Five comments
~ an Orkney barndance
Really a ‘gan ainm’, but they’ve given it a name here, where you can find another transcription, closer to the first one transcribed here:
"Traditional Scottish Fiddling"
Compiled by Christine Martin
Taigh na Teud Music Publishing, 2002
http://www.scotlandsmusic.com/
ISBN: 1-871931-38X
http://www.scotlandsmusic.com/tutors.htm
Page 103: "Orkney Polka"
Notes: "This is an old Orkney dance tune whose original name has been lost."
Also notated with swing and 4/4, the tempo they give is ~ at 2/2 = 80 beat per minute…
I guess they also hadn’t a name for it, so for now, unless we hear otherwise in the future, the geographic tag goes nicely with the swing…
“Orkney Barndance” ~ A & D
I’ve given two distinctly different takes on the tune, the second is within the D limitation of some instruments… I’d love to see other takes on this tune…
“An Orkney Barndance / Schottische” ~ minus the ‘>’ & ‘(3’
X: 1
T: An Orkney
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: barndance / schottische
K: A Major
|: CD |
E2 c2 c2 B^A | B2 F2 F4 | E2 G2 G2 EG | FE^DF E2 C=D |
E2 c2 c2 B^A | B2 F2 F3 A | GABc defG | A2 c2 A2 :|
|: cd |
e2 a2 c2 ED | CEAB c2 Bc | d2 f2 G2 EG | AGAB c2 cd |
e2 a2 c2 ED | CEAB c3 A | GABc defg | a2 A2 A2 :|
X: 2
T: An Orkney
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: barndance / schottische
K: D Major
|: FG |
A2 f2 f2 e^d | e2 B2 B2 ed | c2 e2 c2 Bc | BA^GB A2 F=G |
A2 f2 f2 e^d | e2 B2 B3 A | ^GABA =gecA | d2 f2 d2 :|
|: fg |
a2 d2 f2 ag | fAde f2 ef | g2 b2 c2 Ac | dcde fefg |
a2 d2 f3 a | fdAd f2 ed | cdef gABc | dfec d2 :|
There are also a few other possibilities given above, as usual…