The Traditional Tunes of the Child Ballads, Volume 1
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The Traditional Tunes of the Child Ballads, Volume 1

  1. 504 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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The Traditional Tunes of the Child Ballads, Volume 1

About this book

This is the musical counterpart to the famous Francis James Child collection of English and Scottish ballads from the 13th to the 19th centuries. Professor Child's canon established the texts; Professor Bronson's work provides both tunes and texts.

Originally published in 1959.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Introduction
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. 1. Riddles Wisely Expounded
  6. 2. The Elfin Knight
  7. 3. The Fause Knight upon the Road
  8. 4. Lady Isabel and the Elf Knight
  9. 5. Gil Brenton
  10. 6. Willie's Lady
  11. 7. Earl Brand
  12. 7. Appendix the Lady and the Dragoon
  13. 9. The Fair Flower of Northumberland
  14. 10. The Two Sisters
  15. 11. The Cruel Brother
  16. 12. Lord Randal
  17. 12. Appendix Billie Boy
  18. 13. Edward
  19. 14. Babylon
  20. 16. Sheath and Knife
  21. 17. Hind Horn
  22. 18. Sir Lionel
  23. 19. King Orfeo
  24. 20. The Cruel Mother
  25. 22. St. Stephen and Herod
  26. 24. Bonnie Annie
  27. 25. Willie's Lyke-Wake
  28. 26. The Three Ravens
  29. 27. The Whummil Bore
  30. 31. The Marriage of Sir Gawain
  31. 32. King Henry
  32. 33. Kempy Kay
  33. 34. Kempion
  34. 37. Thomas Rymer
  35. 38. The Wee Wee Man
  36. 39. Tam Lin
  37. 40. The Queen of Elfan's Nourice
  38. 41. Hind Etin
  39. 42. Clerk Colvill
  40. 43. The Broomfield Hill
  41. 44. The Twa Magicians
  42. 45. King John and the Bishop
  43. 46. Captain Wedderburn's Courtship
  44. 46. Appendix Riddle Song
  45. 47. Proud Lady Margaret
  46. 49. The Two Brothers
  47. 51. Lizie Wan
  48. 52. The King's Dochter Lady Jean
  49. 53. Young Beichan