<title> Castles and Courts</title>

<H1> Transcribed by Cynthia J Crawford</h1>

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To order <Castle and Court Music of Scotland> please send a check or

money order for $18.00 plus $3.00 shipping and handling to:

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Dragon Tales/Creature Kinships

P.O. Box 347

Norwich, Vermont 05055 U.S.A.

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If ordering from Canada, add $3.00 U.S.dollars shipping and handling

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<h1>Answers to frequently asked questions:</h1>

This is a book of music transcribed from the Straloch and Rowalllan

lute manuscripts with a short introduction, bibliography, discography and

music reference. I expect to write more about this music for

various journals at a later date. I will post a notice when that occurs.

There will be a short article (from my introduction) in the upcoming

Scottish Harp Journal, with one musical sample.

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The music is transcribed directly from the lute tablature, and trans-

posed from mostly F and Bb key signatures, to C and G with one F key sig.

IMO it ranges from quite easy to moderately difficult. A lot depends on

how you play it, i.e. fast, embellished, etc. It is lovely just as it is

for beginners, and can be played with great virtuosity, as can be heard

on various recordings. This is some of the music on Robin Williamson's

two albums "Legacy of the Scottish Harpers", on Scottish lute recordings

by Ronn McFarlane, Jakob Lindberg, Paul O'Dette, the Baltimore Consort,

and the Rowallen Consort, with Bill Taylor, wire harp. and Robert Phillips,

lute.

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My husband, Wayne Cripps, has published all of the music in 2 volumes

written in lute tablature in original keys. My intention is to make the

music available to a broader range of players, in keys common to most

harp players,( myself being a harpist.) The notation is in treble and

bass clef. I have avoided those pieces with a lot of chromatic changes-

perhaps in a later book...

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You can order Wayne's books through Dragon Tales. They are $18.00

each plus appropriate postage. (see above). Ask for Straloch or Rowallen.

(or both).

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Thank you for your interest. I have had many requests for info. and orders.

I will try to answer individual questions not covered in this message as

soon as possible.

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If you want to chat about something please feel free to contact me at

cindy@cs.dartmouth.edu

<H1>The Music</h1>

<h2>Straloch</h2>

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<li>Canaries

<li>A Port

<li>Port Preist

<li>I long for the wedding

<li>Gray Steel

<li>The Canaries

<li>Hench me Malie Gray

<li>Shoes rare and good in all - Lilt Ladie Ann Gordonn

<li>A daunce, grein grews ye rshes

<li>Hunters Careire

<li>Its a wonder to see.

<li>The old man

<li>An thou wer myn own thing

<li>port Rorie Dall

<li>Port Jean Linsay

<li>Ladie Laudians Lilt

<li>A Port

<li>I Long for thy virginitie.

<li>Gallua Tom

<li>Whip my taudie

<li>Wo betyd thy waerie bodie

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<h2> Rowallan </h2>

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<li>Curent

<li>Gabot

<li>Untitled

<li>Curent (volte)

<li>Swit Saint Nikcolas

<li>Corne Yards

<li>Untitled

<li>Ane Scottis Dance

<li>I never knew I loved thee

<li>Battle of garlan

<li>Untitled

<li>In ane inch I warrant

<li>Katherines Bairdie

<li>Untitled

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