Music in the SCA (fwd) (Long listing)

[Kate Akers]

On Wed, 24 Apr 1996, Matthew Allen Newsome wrote:

> I noticed you listed Wraggle Taggle Gypsy among the period songs in 
> that book, Pendar.  I didn't know it was period.  I love the song, 
> though.  Could you give a date for it?  Also, Hind Horn was mentioned.  
> Does it give the music to the song?  If so, could you snail mail it to 
> me (I've been wanting to perfrom that one, but could never find the music).
> Aye,
> Eogan

The Digital Tradition database has music for two versions of Hind Horn. 
If you have an .au player, you can listen to them.

http://web2.xerox.com/digitrad/song=HNDHORN2
http://web2.xerox.com/digitrad/song=HNDHORN3

I've run across no less than 5 versions of this song, so there's probably 
as many possible variations on the tune. According to F.J. Child the 
Story of Horn, on which the song is based, dates from at least the last 
half of the 13th c. (earliest manuscript version).


-Kate