I have finally finished the transcription I've been having all these problems with. It might be interesting to use it as a test case, as it's thrown up more problems than anything else I've tried to code in ABC, and I doubt if BarFly will be the only application that creaks a bit trying to process it.
In one place I gave up on trying to copy Corri's notation: ABC doesn't have a turn-with-a-sharp construct and BarFly can't reliably align multi-part music with gracenotes, so they had to go, and for the sake of consistency I decided to go the whole hog and write out all the ornamentation explicitly. Tempos are pure guesswork.
X:0 T:Oh Callar Spirlings C:The Common Cry of the Edinr. Fish Wives M:3/4 L:1/4 Q:1/4=96 K:D Minor A |d d ^c |d2 =B |c c= B |c2 ^c |d d ^c |d2 |] w:Oh Cal-lar Spir-lings Oh Cal-lar Spir-lings Oh Cal-lar Spir-lings X:1 T:Oh Callar Spirlings (theme) C:Domenico Corri V:1 V:2 bass transpose -24 middle = d M:3/4 L:1/16 Q:1/4=96 "Andante" K:D Minor [V:1] "^P."A2|[d4F4] [d4F4] [^c4G4] |[d8F8] [=B4F4]|[c4G4] [c4E4] [=B4G4F4] |[c8E8] [^c4G4E4] | [V:2] z2| d4 d'4 a4 | d'4 d4 g4 | e4 c4 g4 | c'4 c4 a4 | % [V:1] [d4A4F4] [d4A4F4] [^c4G4E4]|[d8A8F8] [a4f4]|"^F."[a3f3][ge] [f4d4] f/e/f/e/f/e/d/e/| d4 D4 z2 || [V:2] f4 d4 a4 | d'4 d4 f4 | g4 a4 [A4^c4e4g4] | d2A2`F2A2 D2 || X:2 T:Oh Callar Spirlings (variation 1) C:Domenico Corri V:1 V:2 bass transpose -24 middle = d M:3/4 L:1/16 Q:1/4=96 K:D Minor [V:1] "^P."A2|[d4F4] [d4F4] [^c4G4] |[d8F8] [=B4G4F4]| [V:2] z2| dafa dafa Aaea | dafa dafa Ggdg | % [V:1] [c4G4] [c4E4] [=B4G4F4]|[c8E8] [^c4G4E4]| [V:2] cgeg cgeg Ggdg | cgeg cgeg ^caea | % [V:1] [d4F4] [d4F4] [^c4G4E4]|[d8A8F8] "^F."[a4f4] | [V:2] dafa dafa Aaea | dafa dafa FdAd | % [V:1] [a3f3][ge] [f4d4] [e4^c4] | d4 D4 z2 || [V:2] GdBd Afdf Ae^ce | d2A2` F2A2 D2 || X:3 T:Oh Callar Spirlings (variation 2) C:Domenico Corri V:1 V:2 bass transpose -24 middle = d M:3/4 L:1/16 Q:1/4=96 K:D Minor [V:1] A2|"^P."dAFA dAFA "^F."GA^cA |dAFA DFAd c=BAG| [V:2] z2| d4 f4 a4 |d'4 d4 g4 | % [V:1] "^P."cGEG cGEG "^F."FG=BG |cGEG cGce ged^c| [V:2] e4 c4 g4 |c'4 c4 a4 | % [V:1] "^P."dAFA dAdf eA=B^c|dAdf adfa d'afd| [V:2] f4 d4 a4 |d'4 d4 f4 | % [V:1] "^F."adbd afeg fd^ce |dAFA D4 z2 || [V:2] g4 a4 A4 |d4 zdAF D2 || X:4 T:Oh Callar Spirlings (variation 3) C:Domenico Corri V:1 V:2 M:3/4 L:1/16 Q:1/4=112 K:D Minor [V:1] "^P."a2|d'a3```````````d'a3 d'/^c'/d'/c'/d'/c'/=b/c'/|d'a3```d'a3 c'/=b/c'/b/c'/b/a/b/| [V:2] z2|f2``````````d2`f2d2``g2```````````e2 |f2`d2``f2d2```g2`````````f2 | % [V:1] c'g3```````````c'g3 c'/=b/c'/b/``c'/b/a/b/ |c'g3```c'g3 e'^c'`````=ba | [V:2] e2``````````c2`e2c2``f2```````````d2 |e2`c2``e2`c2``e2````````^c2 | % [V:1] d'a3```````````d'a3 d'/^c'/d'/c'/d'/c'/=b/c'/|d'2a2`(f'2d'2`a2)````````f2 | [V:2] f2``````````d2`f2d2``g2```````````e2 |f2`d2 f4 z4 | % [V:1] "^F." a/b//a//g/a/bg f2d2``e2^c2 |d8 D2 || [V:2] G2``````````B2 A4 A,4 |D2`A,2`F,2A,2 D,2 || X:5 T:Oh Callar Spirlings (variation 4) C:Domenico Corri V:1 V:2 bass middle=D transpose -12 M:3/4 L:1/16 Q:1/4=92 m:S = (6:4:6 K:D Minor [V:1] A2|Sd^c`dA`Bc Sda```gf```ed S^cd`````eA`Bc |Sd^c`fe``fe Sa^g`ad'^c'd' f'2 z2 | [V:2] z2|[d2f2][d2f2] [d2f2][d2f2] [A2e2g2][A2e2g2]|[d4f4] z4 z2 (3GA=B | [V:1] Sc=B`ce`de Sg^f``gc'`=bc' d'2 z2 |Sd^c`dA`=Bc Sda``gf``ed Scd`````eA```Bc | [V:2] [c4e4] z4 z2 (3A=B^c | d2[d2f2] [d2f2][d2f2] [A2e2g2][A2e2g2]| % [V:1] Sd^cd`ABc Sda```gf```ed S^cd`````eA```Bc |Sd^c`fe``fe Sa^g`ad'^c'd' f'2 z2 | [V:2] d2[d2f2] [d2f2][d2f2] [A2e2g2][A2e2g2]|[d4f4] z4 z2 (3GA=B | [V:1] Sbab``d'c'b Sag```fe```fg S fe`````d^c``de |Sdf``af``ad' d4 z2 || [V:2] G4 A4 A,4 | D4 SD,F,A,D`A,F, D,2 || X:6 T:Oh Callar Spirlings (variation 5) C:Domenico Corri V:1 V:2 bass M:3/4 L:1/16 Q:1/4=66 K:D Minor [V:1] "^With expression, & P." A2 | d/e/d/^c/de fdef eA=Bc | d/e/d/^c/de f/g/f/e/fa gGA=B | [V:2] z2 | [D4F4] [D4F4] [A,4E4G4] | [D4F4] [D4F4] [G,4D4F4] | % [V:1] c/d/c/=B/cd ecag gfed | e/f/e/d/ef gc'e'd' ^c'a=bc' | [V:2] [C4E4] [C4E4] [A,4E4G4] | [C4E4] [C4E4] [^C4A4] | % [V:1] d'/e'/d'/^c'/d'f' e'd'c'd' c'_bag | f/g/f/e/fa z/e/d/^c/df z/B/A/^G/Ad | [V:2] [D4F4] D,4 A,4 | D4 D,4 A,4 | % [V:1] Bbag f/g/f/e/fa gA=B^c | dAFA D4 z2 || [V:2] G,4 A,4 A,,4 | D,4 D,A,,F,,A,, D,,2 || X:7 T:Oh Callar Spirlings (variation 6) C:Domenico Corri V:1 V:2 bass M:3/4 L:1/16 Q:1/4=104 N:bar 6 upper part is printed |Ff`dd' ^cc'=cc' =Bb`_Bb| K:D Minor [V:1] "^F."\ A2|Dd`Ff Aa3- ag`fe |dd'Aa Ff``Dd A,A=B,B | [V:2] z2|D,4 z2 D,F, A,2A,,2|D,4 D,,4 z2 G,2 | % [V:1] Cc`Ee Gg3- gf`ed |cc'Gg Ee``Cc A,A^Cc | [V:2] C,4 z2 C,E, G,2G,,2|C,4 C,,4 z2 G,2 | % [V:1] Dd`Ff Dd`Ff Aa`Gg |Ff`dd' ^c^c'=c=c' =B=b`_B_b| [V:2] F,2D,2 F,2D,2 ^C,2A,,2|D,4 z4 z4 | % [V:1] adbg fd`a2- agfe |ed^cd A2``F2 D2 || [V:2] z2 G,2 A,4 A,,4 |D,2A,2 F,2`A,2 D,,2 || X:8 T:Oh Callar Spirlings (variation 7) C:Domenico Corri V:1 V:2 M:3/4 L:1/16 Q:1/4=80 K:D Minor [V:1] "^P."A2|d^cdf dcdf e2c2 |"^F."e/d/^cde "^P."fefa gfed | [V:2] z2|DAFA DAFA EAGA | DAFA FAFA =B,GDG | % [V:1] c=Bce cBce d2B2 | d/c/=Bcd "^P."edef ged*c | [V:2] CGEG CGEG DGFG | CGEG CGEG ^CAEA | % [V:1] d^cdf dcdf edec | e/d/^cde g/f/efg a=b^c'd'| [V:2] DAFA DAFA EAGA | DAFA DAFA G,DAD | % [V:1] bd'bg f2a2 agfe | ed^cd d2d/e/d/^c/ d2 || [V:2] G,EB,E A,FDF A,GEG| DAFA DAFA D2 || X:9 T:Oh Callar Spirlings (variation 8) C:Domenico Corri V:1 V:2 bass middle=d transpose -24 M:3/4 L:1/16 Q:1/4=84 N:bar 7 is printed |g4 a4 [^A4c4e4g4]| K:D Minor [V:1] "^F."A2|[F4d4] "^P."[F4d4] [G4^c4] |"^F."[F4d4] "^P."[F4d4] [F4G4=B4] | [V:2] z2| d^cde f2d2 e2A2 | d^cde f2d2 g2``````G2 | % [V:1] "^F." [E4c4] "^P."[E4c4] [D4=B4] |"^F."[E4c4] [E4c4] [E4G4^c4] | [V:2] c=Bcd e2c2 d2G2 | c=Bcd e2d2 ^c2``````A2 | % [V:1] [F4d4] [F4d4] [G4^c4] | [F4d4] [F4d4] z2"^P."[f2a2]| [V:2] d^cde fefg agfd | d^cde fefg a2 z2 | % [V:1] [f3a3][eg] [d4f4] f/e/f/e/f/e/d/e/| d8 z2 || [V:2] g4 a4 [A4^c4e4g4] | zd^cd AdFA D2 || X:10 T:Oh Callar Spirlings (variation 9) C:Domenico Corri V:1 V:2 bass M:3/4 L:1/16 Q:1/4=84 K:D Minor [V:1] "^P."A2|(3dfa (3dfa (3dfa (3dfa (3ega (3ega|(3dfa (3dfa (3dfa (3dfa (3dfg (3dfg | [V:2] z2| D4 D4 ^C4 | D4 D4 =B,4 | % [V:1] (3ceg (3ceg (3ceg (3ceg (3dga (3dga|(3ceg (3ceg (3ceg (3ceg (3ega (3ega | [V:2] C4 C4 =B,4 | C4 C4 ^C4 | % [V:1] (3dfa (3dfa (3dfa (3dfa (3ega (3ega|(3dfa (3dfa (3fad' (3fad' (3ad'f' (3ad'f'| [V:2] D4 D4 ^C4 | D4 D4 F4 | % [V:1] "^F." (3bge (3bge (3afd (3afd (3ge^c (3gec|(3dAF (3AFD (3FDA, (3DA,F, D,2 || [V:2] G4 A4 A,4 | D,4 z4 D,,2 || X:11 T:Oh Callar Spirlings (variation 10) C:Domenico Corri V:1 V:2 bass m:Tn2 = o//n//o//n//o//n//m//n// M:3/4 L:1/8 Q:1/4=96 K:D Minor [V:1] "^P."\ A,|D2 D2 ^C2 |D2 D2 =B,2 | C2 C2 T=B,2 | C2 C2 ^C2 | [V:2] z |D,A,F,A,E,A,|F,A,`D,A,F,G,| E,G,``````C,G,````D,G, | E,G,``C,G,`G,A,| % [V:1] D2 D2 ^C2 |D2- DE``FG |[FA]>[EG] [D2F2] [^C2E2]|([^C2E2] D2) z || [V:2] F,A,D,A,E,A,|F,A, D,2 z2 |G,2 A,2 A,,2 | D,2 A,,2 D,,|| X:12 T:Oh Callar Spirlings (variation 11) C:Domenico Corri V:1 V:2 bass M:3/4 L:1/16 Q:1/4=84 K:D Minor [V:1] a2|"^F."(d/^c/d/e/f/e/f/g/) .a.a.a.a "^P."(a^g=ge) |f4 zfad' f'2"^F."=B2 | [V:2] z2| [D,4A,4] [F,4A,4] [^C,4A,4] |zD,F,A, D4 z2 G,2| % [V:1] (c/=B/c/d/e/d/e/f/) .g.g.g.g "^P."(g^f=fd) |e4 zegc' e'2"^F."^c2 | [V:2] [C,4G,4] [E,4G,4] [=B,,4G,4]|zC,E,G, C4 z2 A,2| % [V:1] d/^c/d/e/f/e/f/g/ aaaa a^g=ge |f4 zfad' f'4 | [V:2] F,4 D,4 ^C,4 |zD,F,A, D4 zDA,F, | % [V:1] "^P."zbge zafd zge^c |zdAF D4 z2 || [V:2] G,4 A,4 A,,4 |D,4 zD,A,,F,, D,,2 || X:13 T:Oh Callar Spirlings (variation 12) C:Domenico Corri m:S = (6:4:6 V:1 V:2 M:3/4 L:1/16 Q:1/4=96 K:D Minor [V:1] "^F."a2|Szfad'af Szfad'af Szga^c'ag|Szfad'af Szfad'af Szfg=bgf | [V:2] z2| D4 f'4 A4 | D4 f'4 G4 | % [V:1] Szegc'ge Szegc'ge Szfg=bgf |Szegc'ge Szegc'ge Szga^c'ag | [V:2] C4 e'4 G4 | C4 e'4 A4 | % [V:1] "^P." Szfad'af Szfad'af Szga^c'ag|Szfad'af Szfad'af Szfad'af | [V:2] D4 f'4 A4 | D4 f'4 F4 | % [V:1] "^F." Szdgbgd Szdfafd Sz^ceace |Szdfafd SzFAdAF y [K:Dm bass] SzF,A,DA,F,|{^C,}D,4 D,4 D,4 |D,8 |] [V:2] G4 f'4 e'4 | d'4 D4 y [K:Dm bass] D,4 | D,,4 D,,4 D,,4|D,,8|]
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