Cumh Easpuic Earra-ghaeidheal

X:11
T:Cumh Easpuic Earra-ghaeidheal
T:Lament for the Bishop of Argyll
Z:Jack Campin, http://www.campin.me.uk/
F:Jack Campin's Nine-Note Tunebook
% last edit 03-02-2013
H:A fiddle pibroch from the 18th century, a tone higher in the MS.
H:Probably for the harp originally; unplayable on the pipes.
N:This uses a high G, which the SANS chalumeau will produce (with
N:luck) by overblowing (split thumbhole, all fingerholes closed).
S:McFarlan MS (1740) book III #34 p20
P:ABCDA
M:6/4
L:1/8
K:CMix
P:A
Q:3/4=40
L:1/8
|:F2F3 C TD4C2|F2F3 G TA4 G2 |\
  F2F3 C TD4C2|D2F3 c TA4(GF)|
  B2B3 c Td4c2|A2A3 c TA4 F2 |\
  G2G3 A  B4D2|B2B3 c  d4 c2 |
  A2A3 g  A4g2|G2G2GA  F4 G2 |\
  A2A2Ac TG4A2|F2F2GF TD4 C2:|
P:B
M:9/8
L:1/8
Q:3/8=60
|:(F2C)  F2C   TD2C | (F2C)  (F2G) (TA2G)|\
  (F2C) (F2A) (TD2C)| (A2C)  (F2c) (TA2F)|
  (B2A) (B2c)  (d2c)|(TA2G)  (A2c)  (A2F)|\
  (G2F) (G2A)  (B2D)| (B2A)  (B2c)  (d2c)|
  (A2G) (A2g)  (A2g)| (G2F)  (G2A)  (F2G)|\
  (A2G) (A2c)  (G2A)| (F2c) (TA2F)  TD2C:|
P:C
M:C|
L:1/8
Q:1/2=50
|:FFFC DDDC|FFFG AFFG |FFFA DDDC|FFFc AAAF |
  BBBc dddc|AAAc AAAF |GGGA BBBD|BBBc dddc |
  AAAg AAAg|GGGA FFFG |AAAc GGGA|FFFG DDDC:|
P:D
L:1/16
Q:1/2=45
|:FFFF F2C2 DDDD D2C2|FFFF F2G2 AAAA A2G2 |\
  FFFF A2C2 DDDD D2C2|
                      FFFF F2c2 AAAA A2F2 |\
  BBBB B2c2 dddd d2c2|AAAA A2c2 AAAA A2F2 |
  GGGG G2A2 BBBB B2D2|BBBB B2c2 dddd d2c2 |\
  AAAA A2g2 AAAA A2g2|
                      GGGG G2A2 FFFF F2G2 |\
  AAAA A2c2 GGGG G2A2|FFFF F2G2 DDDD D2C2:|

Alternative sources for this tune:

• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/campin.me.uk/Chalumeau_55/0026

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