O what needs I my apron wash

X: 144
T: O what needs I my apron wash
O: Old.
R: air
N: This is version 2, for ABC software that understands trailing grace notes and cres/diminuendo symbols.
B: William Christie's "A Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Hornpipes, Waltzes, &c." 1820 p.14 #4 (and top 2 staffs on p.15)
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)!
M: C
L: 1/8
Q: "Andante"
K: Eb
% = = = = = = = = = =
V: 1 staves=2
"_Amoroso."(G>F) |\
E2 (F>G) B2 (GB) | c2 F2 ~[F2D2] (EC) | pE2 (FG) B2 Pc2 | {EF}G4 z2(TF2{.E.F}) ||\
"_cres."E2 (F>G) {G}B2 (GB) | c2 F2 ~[F2D2] {EF}G>F | QE3 qC Q~B,3 qC | (E4 [F2D2]) :|
|: (B3/c//d//) |"_cres."\
[e2G2] ([fd][ge]) {c}B2 (GB) | c2 F2 ~[F2D2] {ef}g>!p!f | {d}[e2G2] ([fd][ge]) B2 c2 | {EF}G4 z2 (B3/!f!c//d//) ||\
(QeqB) (Qfqg) (QeqB) (QGqB) | c2 F2 ~[F2D2] {EF}G>F | QE3 qC ~QB,3 qC | (E4 [F2D2]) :|
% = = = = = = = = = =
% Voice 2 preserves the staff layout in the book.
V: 2 clef=bass middle=d
z2 |\
e2B2 G2E2 | A2A2 B2z2 | e2B2 G2A2 | BEGB e2B2{cd} ||\
e2B2 G2E2 | A2=A2 B2z2 | EFGA BB,BA | G2E2 B2 :|
|: z2 |\
e2b2 g2e2 | a2=a2 b2z2 | e2b2 g2a2 | begb e2 za ||\
g2b2 g2e2 | A2=A2 B2z2 | EFGA GeBA | G2e2 B2 :|
% = = = = = = = = = =

Alternative sources for this tune:

• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/WilliamChristie/CSRHW-abc2/0046