When will ye wed me with a ring.

X: 022
T: When will ye wed me with a ring.
O: Old.
R: air
N: This is version 2, for ABC software that understands dim/crescendo symbols.
B: William Christie's "A Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Hornpipes, Waltzes, &c." 1820 p.2 #2
S: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/120545033
Z: 2023 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
U: p=!crescendo(!
U: P=!crescendo)!
U: Q=!diminuendo(!
U: q=!diminuendo)!
N: The 2nd strain has initial repeat but no final repeat symbol; not fixed.
M: C
L: 1/8
Q: "Larghetto"
K: G
% = = = = = = = = = =
V: 1 staves=2
"_Dolce."D |\
~G2D>E G2{B}d2 | {d}(cB)(AG) (E2.D2) | {B}c2~c>d {cd}e2.d2 | {F}G2(e>d) d3B ||\
"^cres:"{d}(c>B)cd {cd}e2d2 | {d}(cB)(AG) QE2qD z/E/ | G2D>E G2{Bc}d>c | B2(TA>G) G3 ::
B |\
!f!~d2Bd g2(Bd) | {d}(cB)(AG) Q(E2.qD2) | ~d2(Bd) g2({ga}!p!b>a) | {a}g2(e>d) d3d ||\
p{f}(e>d)ef P{f}g2(Bd) | {d}(cB) {B}AGQE2qD z/E/ | {F}G2D>E G2{Bc}d>c | B2(TA>G) [G3B,3] |]
% = = = = = = = = = =
% Voice 2 preserves the staff layout in the book.
V: 2 clef=bass middle=d
z |\
G2B>c B2G2 | A3B c2B2 | cCEG c2B2| (GB) (c>B) [G3g3]=f ||\
e3d c2B2 | FGAB c2Bz | GgBc BGBc | d2D2 G3 ::
z |\
G2g2 b2g2 | fgab c'2b2 | g2G2 B2d2 | (gb) (c'>b) gGgb ||\
c'bc'a g2G2 | FGAB c2Bz | GgBc BGBc | d2D2 G3 |]
% = = = = = = = = = =

Alternative sources for this tune:

• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/WilliamChristie/CSRHW-abc2/0005

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