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\n

Carlisle MS<\/p>\n

Vaughan Willams Memorial Library
\nPart of QM 9732
\nOriginal (meaning AGG\u2019s copy) filed with Anne Geddes Gilchrist Manuscript collection AGG\/2\/137
\nIntroduction by Chris Partington, 2005.
\nThis MS was purchased in Carlisle by Charles Lolley and placed in the Frank Kidson Collection.
\nAnne Geddes Gilchrist at some point had access to it, transcribing twenty two of the seventy three tunes she says there was, and made the annotation. The original MS has since disappeared.
\nAlthough it has been referred to in some places as the 1861Carlisle Manuscript or the J.Nicholson MS, due to its inscription as such inside the cover, there is nothing about the contents to suggest anything later than the 1812 mentioned after two of the tune titles. For example, there are no quadrilles, polkas, schottisches etc., and the waltzes are of the early style, being rhythmical rather than lyrical, and are notated in 3\/8, at a period when 3\/4 was still likely to be a minuet. All the personalities too are from this period. It seems likely that AGG thought so too, judging by her cautious introduction.
\nAGG was interested in the Morgiana tunes, the possibility that waltz tunes could be used in a country dance formation (see Madame Catalani\u2019s Waltz and The Three Knights Waltz), and that so could hornpipe tunes (see Calver Lodge).
\nIt is nice to see C. Lolley referred to specifically as a friend of F.Kidson and not just an informant.
\n.
\nAGG\u2019s notes, and the tunes not transcribed, are in normal script, the tunes she transcribed are in Bold, and my editorial comments are in italics.
\n\u201cCarlisle MS
\n(in F.Kidson\u2019s collection)
\nMS \u201cpurchased at Carlisle 1920 \u2013 C. Lolley\u201d
\nContains a date \u201c1861\u201d in pencil on p.1, and inside the end cover:
\n\u201cJ.Nicholson, Jan. the 15th, 1861\u201d
\nAlso in pencil \u201cCharlie\u201d
\n(C. Lolley was a friend of F.K.\u2019s and supplied him with tunes)
\nThe book occasionally contains directions for the dances, from which we learn that a \u201cwaltz\u201d might serve as a country dance tune e.g. \u201cMadame Catalani\u2019s Waltz\u201d (in 6\/8 time) [Ed. In fact it is noted in 3\/8 time, as was normal for the early period waltzes, but it does include directions for a country dance].
\n?46 [or ?96..AGG\u2019s writing not clear] leaves, a few missing as the MS begins at p13 with \u201cLowther Castle\u201d. Seventy three named tunes, with a few later insertions in blank spaces, such as \u201cThe Blue Bonnets Over The Border\u201d \u201cThe Troubadour\u201d etc., and in a different hand.
\nThe long oblong book is ruled in four staves. The music script and manuscript are in the same hand throughout *(except for the few later insertions above mentioned), both very clear, neat, and slender and generally slightly sloped.
\nMany local titles:-
\nLowther Castle,
\nCarlisle Races,
\nThe Cumberland Reel,
\nThe Richardly Quickstep,
\nThe Edenside Ranger\u2019s Quick March,
\nA Trip To Netherby.
\nThe following may also be of local allusion
\nMiss Sara Graham\u2019s Favourite Waltz 6\/8 time Eb
\nMiss Bunch of Brown Park\u2019s Waltz 6\/8 time Bb
\nThe Birthday of The Little Doctor
\nMiss Tilney Long\u2019s Waltz
\nMajor Cawood\u2019s compliments to Miss Warwick
\nMiss Ord\u2019s Reel
\nMiss Ponsonby\u2019s Reel
\nFarewell to Low Houae
\nCalver Lodge
\nCalver Quickstep
\nGeneral graham\u2019s Waltz
\nFlim\u2019s Castle
\nThe tunes begin with:-
\nLowther Castle
\nCarlisle Races
\nCrop The Croppies
\nThe New Grand O.P. Dance
\nThe Recovery
\nCrop The Croppies. Directions are given for this: Hands across, back again, down the mid, up again, poussette. On the opposite page is a jig tune:-
\nPort and Sherry and a Dram of Brandy
\nThe Runaway
\nDon Quixote\u2019s Waltz
\nThe Dutch Skipper (see Kershaw)
\n[Directions(For the New Grand O.P. Dance)] The first lady to promenade round the first gentleman into her place. First gentleman do the same (which forms the O). Down the middle and cast up (to form the P) then the whole of the company foot it in the O.P style.
\nThe Gloucester Waltz p42
\nAn Original Swiss Waltz
\n[Directions to unspecified dance]Change sides, back again, down the middle, up again, turn your partner and swing corners
\nThe Amazon Frigate or Mrs Courteney [How dare you speak of my wife in that manner!]
\n[Directions to unspecified dance] Cast off three couples and back again. Allemande at the top with your partner. Down the middle. Allemande and Pousette.
\nJulia\u2019s Cottage 1812
\nRichards or Persian Dance
\nThe Spanish Patriots-1810
\nMorgiana In Spain in Ld. Wellington\u2019s Camp
\nThe Birthday of the Little Doctor
\nThe Richardly Quickstep
\n(This comes next to Julia\u2019s Cottage with the date 1812)
\nWellington was created Earl, and next Marquis, in 1812.
\nM. Morgiana etc.
\nB.G.? Begin again? The Fine must be at the end of the stave.
\n[Directions] Set and hands four around and back again. Poussette right and left at top.
\nM.. Morgiana in Nova Scotia 6\/8
\nTarry a while with me, my cher pettite. Country Dance
\nLeith Races 2\/4
\nThje Ridicule, a reel
\np60 Major Cawood\u2019s Compliments to Miss Warwick (a reel)
\nNo directions for dancing this
\nMony Musk
\nEpsom Races 6\/8
\nThe Soldiers Joy M W (?)
\nMiss Tilney Long\u2019s Waltz 1812
\nThe Cumberland Reel
\nThe Savage Dance
\nThe Edenside Rangers Quick March
\nThe Miller Of Drone
\nThe Fairy Dance (Neil Gow\u2019s)
\nLead out sides and back again, hands four round wind quite back again right and left (The dotted form)
\n[Red Red Roses]
\nAnother hand has inserted \u201cnear Carlisle\u201d after Netherby
\nFarewell to Low House
\nA Trip To Netherby by Mr Hill
\nThe Marchioness of Douglass\u2019 Favourite
\nMorgiana in France
\nMiss Gayton\u2019s Hornpipe This is \u201cHornpipe as played in Carlisle Theatre\u201d W.Irwin
\nMy Wife a Winsome Wee Thing
\nThe Three Knights Waltz but directions for a country dance
\nFairy Revels (like Fairy dance?)
\nCalver Lodge like hornpipe [country dance from description]
\nMarchioness of Queensbury by Mr Don 9\/8
\nM. .Morgiana in France see also Irwin 2[ie.Folio] the London Morgiana
\nAntinon 2\/4 by Lady Caroline Bertie
\nTank see Kershaw
\nThe directions are:- \u201cfour hands round back again, down the middle up again lead out sides, poussette.\u201d
\nAnd at the bottom of the page :- \u201cHands across, back again, down the middle, up again.
\nThese may have been written earlier. They are not in the same pen.
\nThe Woodbine 6\/8
\nThe Brighton Rondo 6\/8
\nCalver Lodge
\nFlim\u2019s Castle a country dance
\nThe Light Company\u2019s Quick March, this has a bass part
\nMadame Catalani\u2019s Waltz
\nPam Loo or Who\u2019s Lucky 2\/4
\nWhittington\u2019s Cat (Waltz?)
\nDon Whiskerand\u2019s? Waltz Steibelt
\nSilver ?Miners Waltz
\nGeneral Graham\u2019s Waltz
\nThe Light Company\u2019s Quick March
\nLa Belle ?Laitrere
\nThe Rising of the Lark
\nMadame Catalani\u2019s Waltz
\nDirections to Madame Catalani\u2019s Waltz:- Hands across, back again, down the middle up again, allemande. Catalani 1779-1849 debut at Venice 1797. Thirty years triumph all over Europe. \u00a310,000 during 4 months engagement in London 1806. Retired from stage 1827.
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