Funny what you can get up to on a rainy day!
I thought I'd never really find any use for abc which is common currency
on this list and others dealing with traditional music. I downloaded a
copy of ABC2 Win and looked at all the collections on the web that I could
find. I am amazed at the patience of people like Jack Campin, Charles
Gore, Nigel Gatherer and Richard Robinson who have worked their way
through huge collections.
Maybe there is something in this abc format I thought. So I tried a few
tunes from the Calvert Collection of 1799(?). I tried all the features
that were on offer and was very pleasantly surpised. I manged to notate
just about everything I wanted. It seems to cope with most effects.
I then had the idea of doing as the above mentioned abc heroes. Why not
transcribe the whole of the Calvert Collection? After initial enthusiasm -
it is addictive in a way, I began to wonder about the value of such an
enterprise. In many ways the value to us today is that it gives us an idea
of the kind of music played at the time. It is clearly aimed at a well
heeled and musically literate audience. The price of five shilling seems
quite high. Also there are bass parts for almost all the tunes. Many are
fairly pedestrian but some have been well written, by Calvert himself I
would guess. Also several tunes have a second violin part. There are
double stoppings, trills and ties in many of the tunes. Some tunes are
extended by variations. "Flat Keys" are used regularly.
The collection has nothing like the importance of the Aird Collections
which it is suggested Burns used as source for many of his tunes. I am not
sure that abc is the best medium for it as some tunes have second parts
and good bass lines. There is the local interest and 200 year old version
of well kent tunes.
It is also interesteing to see; The Fall of Paris and the Sea Captains -
tunes that appear in O'Neills in very similar versions.
Also odd is the small number of Kelso tunes that do not appear - "We'll
all to Kelso go" which seem like a Northumbrian pipe tune", Kelso Races
(Gow Collection), and Kelso Lasses which I do not have access to.
So, the question is; is anyone interested in this collection enough to
help me out with the abc work? Otherwise I do not think it will ever get
done. If you are prepared to do say ten tunes, I'll send you a photocopy
of the book. You can then email me the section of the abc file. I'll then
splice the offerings together and offer it to the usual sites.
ANyone interested. If you want the photocopies but do not want to any abc
work, just send me a tape of some intersinting Scottish Music - a legal
version - and I'll send you the copy of the Calvert Collection.
Below you will find the abc file I have created. I have stuck to Calvert's
spelling of the titles including the "f" for "s". Rather iritating! For
authenticity change your font to a distressed serif font!
I am new to abc. I formatted the tunes in the way below to help with
inputting the data. I know that there are people who actually read the
stuff by sight straight onto an instrument. That must be really handy.
Also I know that Nigel Gather does it all in a text editor with no abc
software of any kind, That is amazing!
So if you want to comment on my first attempts - please be kind - see below
Philip W
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%A
%Collection
%of
%Marches Quick Steps
%Strathspeys & Reels
%Some Seconds &c Adapted for the
%Violin and Violoncello & Harp
%or
%PIANO FORTE
%by
%THOMAS CALVERT KELSO
%Price ---------- 5/-
%Printed for the Author and to be had at Mr. N. Stewart & Co. Music
%Sellers No. 37 South Bridge Street Edin.r And at Thomas Calvert
%Mufician Kelfo _ Where may be had a Variety of Music and
%Inftruments, Inftruments lent out Tun'd and Repaired.
X: 1
T:God fave the King
M:3/4
L:1/8
S:Thomas Calvert Collection - page 1
K:C
X: 2
T:O'er the Moor for a' that
M:C
X: 3
T:The Berwickshire Yeomanry's March
M:C
S:Thomas Calvert Collection - page 2
X: 4
T:The Lasses of Fifheraw
S:Thomas Calvert Collection - page 2
X: 5
T:The Lafses of the Weft
S:Thomas Calvert Collection - page 2
X: 6
T:The Kelso Volunteers March
S:Thomas Calvert Collection - page 3
X: 7
T:The Kelso Volunteers Quick Step
S:Thomas Calvert Collection - page 3
X: 8
T:Trip to Kelfo
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:jig
B:Thomas Calvert Collection - Page 4
K:A
E| ABA c2 A| e2 A c2 A| BcB d2B| f2 Bd cB | ABA c2 A| e2 A c2 A| fga e2
d| cd B A2 | |
e| aga g2 e| fdf ecA | ABA aga | Acd efg | aga g2 e| fdf ecA
fga e2 d| cd B A2 e|
aga g2 e| fdf ecA | ABA aga | Acd efg | aga geg | fdf ecA | fga e2 d|
cd B A2 ||
X: 9
T:The Roxburghfire Cavalry Yeomanry's March
X: 10
T:The Quickstep
X: 11
T:Mifs Sufanna Rentons Reel
X: 12
The Lady's Delight
X: 13
T:Roxburgh Caftle
M:C
L:1/8
Q:140
R:reel
B:Calvert Collection - Page 6
K:A
cB| AEAc ecec | d2 df ecBA | d2 fd c2 ec | B2 B2 B2 cB|
AEAc ecec | dfdf ecBA | fgaf edcB | A2 A2 A2||
ef/2g/2 | aece Aece | aece Aece | dfdf cece | B2 B2 B2 cB|
AEAc ecec | dfdf ecBA | fgaf edcB | A2 A2 A2||
X: 14
T:Musical Society's March
X: 15
T:The Lafses of the Borders
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:90
R:jig
K:D
F | D2 A2 Bc | dcd AFD | BGE AFD | E2F/2G/2 E/2D/2 ECA,|
D2 A2 Bc | dcd AFA | BcB e2d | cAc d2 ||
A | dcd efg | afd def | geg fdf | ged cBA |
dcd efg | afd def | BcB e2d | cAc d2A |
dcd efg | fgf def | geg fdf | ged cBA |
dBd cAc | BGB AFA | BcB e2d | cAc d2 ||
X: 16
T:Mrs Garden of Troups - Strathfpey
M:C
L:1/8
Q:90
R:Strathspey
B:Calvert Collection - Page 6/7
K:F
C | F>GF>d c>Fd>F | ECC>F E/2F/2G/2E/2 CE| F>GF>d c>FAf |
cf a/2g/2f/2/e/2 ~f2 f ||
cd/2e/2 | f>ca>cb>ca>c | Af b/2a/2g/2f/2 egga |
f>ca>cb>ca>c | Af b/2a/2g/2f/2 f2fc{de}|
f>ca>cb>ca>c | Af b/2a/2g/2f/2 eg gf/2e/2 |
dBdf cAcf | Af a/2g/2f/2/e/2 ~f2 f ||
X: 17
T:Mifs Heron of Heron's Reel
X: 18
T:Babby's Fancy
X: 19
T:Boyne Water
X: 20
T:Mrs Rutherford of Egerton
M:12/8
X: 21
T:Mrs Keir of Millbank's Strathfpey
X: 22
T:Mrs Keir of Millbank's Reel
X: 23
T:Mr Hogert's Hornpipe
X: 24
T:Hume Caftle
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:90
R:Reel
B:Thomas Calvert Collection - Page 9
H:Hume Castle - 6 miles North of Kelso was rebuilt as a folly by the
H:Earl of Marchmont in 1794 - five years before the publication of this
H:collection
K:G
c | BG (3Bcd) ~B2 Bd | egdg BAAc | BGGc Bddg | e/2d/2c/2B/2 Ad BGG ||
c | Bddg egdg | BddB cAAc | Bddg egdg | Bgdg BGGc |
Bddg egdg | BddB cAAc | Bdgb afdg | e/2d/2c/2B/2 Ad BGG ||
X: 25
T:Second to the White Cockade
X: 26
T:The Hermite
X: 27
T:The Charlotte Cottilion
X: 28
T:Mrs Leis Hornpipe
X: 29
T:Banks of Alan
X: 30
T:Tiviot Bridge
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
N:Now known as Teviot Brig. The Teviot flows into the Tweed just West of
N:Kelso. This bridge is almost certinly the one one over the Teviot, a
N:mile out of Kelso.
K:A
f | ecA E2 A | F2A E2A | ABA A2c | {ABc}d2cB2A |
ABA E2 A | F2A E2C | {c}[d2f2]b ecA | ~B2 A/2B/2 [C2A2]||
f | ece ece | fdf fga | ece eca | BGE EGf |
ece fdf |[fg]agf edc| [d2f2]b ecA | ~B2 A/2B/2 [C2A2]||
X: 31
T:Sir Hendry's Strathfpey
X: 32
T:Lord Nelson
X: 33
T:Galfbils Gray
X: 34
T:The Poor Soldier
X: 35
T:Ebden's Quickstep
X: 36
T:Cornhill Dance
X: 37
T:Cubie March
X: 38
T:Quick Step
X: 39
T:Berwick Assembly
X: 40
T:A Favourite German Air
X: 41
T:The Three Captains
M:6/8
L:1/8
B:The Calvert Collection - Page 14
N:Very similar to the "Set Dance" The Three Sea Captains
N: in O'Neills
K:G
X: 42
T:The Loyal Farmer
X: 43
T:The Scotch Militia
X: 44
T:Dainty Davie
X: 45
T:Off Shew Goyes
X: 46
Lord Cornwallis or Rodney's March
X: 47
T:The Theatre
X: 48
T:The Fall of Paris
M:2/4
L:1/16
B:Calvert's Colection - Page 17
N:Very close to "The Downfall of Paris" published by O'Neill, only in
N:that version it is lowered to G
K:D
X: 49
T:Newcaftle Volunteers Quick Step
X: 50
T:The Graces
X: 51
T:Street March
X: 52
T:Soldiers Frolick
X: 53
T:Kelfo Bowling Green
M:12/8
L:1/8
R:jig
B:Calvert Collection Page 19
K:D
F | D2 A AFA D2 D D2 A, | D2 A AFA E2 E E2 F | D2 A AFA BGB AFA | GBG FA
F
E2 E E3 ||
A | B2 c/2d/2 AFA D2 D D2 A | Bcd AFA BG E E2 A |1 Bcd AFA B2 c/2d/2
AFA | GBG FAF E2 E E2 ||2 DA,D EDE FEF G2 A | Bcd AGF E2 E E2 ||
X: 54
T:Shake yourfelfe Irifh
X: 55
T:The Farmers of the Borders
X: 56
T:The Downfhire, Camperdown, Quick Step
X: 57
T:Mr Marshall's Grand Minuet
X: 58
T:A Second to the Royal Quickstep
X: 59
T:The tide come in.
X: 60
T:The Fifhers Rant or the Lafses of Ancrum
% Output from ABC2Win Version 2.1 i on 4/11/2001
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