Ancient Scotish Melodies, from a Manuscript in the Reign of King James VI: With an Introductory Enquiry Illustrative of the History of the Music of Scotland |
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Aberdeen afterwards ALACE alluded ancient tonality antiquity appear bagpipe ballad Branle Burney's cadences called Canto Fermo chant character church clavichord collection Complaynt Complaynt of Scotland composed composition crwth Currant dance Dissertation doubt Dr Burney ecclesiastical Edinburgh England English Enquiry favourite Fermo Forbes's Cantus France French Gregorian chant harp Hawkins Highland Hist honour instrument introduced Irish Italian Item James James VI John Skene King Lady Lilt Lord lute menstrales mentioned minstrels mode modern modulation monochord music of Scotland musicians national music nature observe original performed persons popular present Prince probably Psalm Queen readers reign remarks Ritson sang says scale Scotish airs Scotish melodies Scotish music Scotish Song Scotish tune Scots sing Sir John sixteenth century specimens style sung supposed tablature thair thou tion Tom D'Urfey Tytler verses vocal Welsh words written
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Page 17 - Tis true, I cannot go so far as he who published the last edition of him ; for he would make us believe the fault is in our ears, and that there were really ten syllables in a verse where we find but nine : but this opinion is not worth confuting...
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Page 349 - Dool and wae for the order, sent our lads to the Border ! The English, for ance, by guile wan the day ; The Flowers of the Forest, that fought aye the foremost, The prime of our land, are cauld in the clay. We'll hear nae mair lilting at the ewe-milking; Women and bairns are heartless and wae; Sighing and moaning on ilka green loaning — The Flowers of the Forest are a
Page 264 - This night is my departing night, For here nae langer must I stay; There's neither friend nor foe o' mine, But wishes me away. What I have done thro' lack of wit, I never, never, can recall; I hope ye're a' my friends as yet; Goodnight and joy be with you all!
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Page 112 - But this was soft music compared with that of his heroic daughter, Elizabeth, who, according to Hentzner, used to be regaled during dinner " with twelve trumpets and two kettle-drums; which, together with fifes, cornets, and sidedrums, made the hall ring for half an hour together.
Page 305 - Lord and Groom, Lady and Kitchen-Maid, no distinction. So in our Court, in Queen Elizabeth's time, Gravity and State were kept up. In King James's time things were pretty well. But in King Charles's time, there has been nothing but Trenchmore, and the Cushion-Dance, omnium gatherum, tolly-polly, hoite cum toite.
Page 17 - The verse of Chaucer, I confess, is not harmonious to us; but 'tis like the eloquence of one whom Tacitus commends, it was auribus istius temporis accommodata: they who lived with him, and some time after him, thought it musical; and it continues so, even in our judgment, if compared with the numbers of Lidgate and Gower, his contemporaries: there is the rude sweetness of a Scotch tune in it, which is natural and pleasing, though not perfect.
Page 31 - Pultenham says that one Gray grew into good estimation with the Duke of Somerset for making certain merry ballads, whereof one chiefly was the hunte is up, the hunte is up.
Page 16 - Tom observed to me, that after having written more odes than Horace, and about four times as many comedies as Terence, he was reduced to great difficulties by the importunities of a set of men, who, of late years, have furnished him with the accommodations of life, and would not, as we say, be paid with a song.