The Gleeman
Notes on Barbara Allen
References:
- Air; Kidson (1891)KTT, p37 ("Another
termination").
- Text; Percy (1823)PRP, vol IV, pp25-27,
entitled "Barbara Allen's Cruelty".
Comments:
The air is the same as the previous one, but with the variant ending
recorded by Kidson. The only think Kidson gives about its source is
that it "is heard in
the West Riding of Yorkshire".
It should be noted that the score for the complete air (with
alternative termination) is not in Kidson - all he provides is the
fragment; as below;
I have made the replacement to provide the complete air. (Note - the
fragment above is in the public domain).
The text is the same as for the previous variant.
