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John Harle THE BALLAD OF JAMIE ALLAN A Folk Opera (2005) Vocal score

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THE BALLAD OF JAMIE ALLAN A Folk Opera JOHN HARLE (2005) COMMISSIONED BY THE SAGE, GATESHEAD

First performance: 21 April 2005, at The Sage, Gateshead, with Omar Ebrahim, Sarah Jane Morris (voices), Kathryn Tickell (Northumbrian pipes), Neill MacColl (guitar), Steve Lodder (piano/keyboards), and the Northern Sinfonia conducted by John Harle.

Libretto by Tom Pickard. Video and photographic footage by Tom Pickard. The Northumbrian pipe passages in the sections marked ‘Jamie’s Lament’, ‘Jamie’s Jig’, and ‘Hawthorn Lament’ are composed by Kathryn Tickell. All other music composed by John Harle. Orchestration: Solo Contralto (ANNIE) Solo Baritone (JAMIE ALLAN) Solo Northumbrian Pipes Flute, doubling Piccolo and Alto Flute Clarinet, doubling Bass Clarinet and Eb Clarinet Percussion (one player – Vibraphone, Glockenspiel, Tam-tam, Orchestral Bass Drum, Snare Drum, Pedal Bass Drum, Large Suspended Cymbal, Sizzle Cymbal, Low Tomtom, High Triangle, Large Tambourine, Cabasa, Mark Tree ) Harp Guitar (amplified) Piano / Synthesiser (sound names refer to presets on the Korg Triton) Violins 1 Violins 2 Violas Cellos Double Basses (1st to be amplified)

Duration: approx. 80 minutes

THE BALLAD OF JAMIE ALLAN JOHN HARLE q. = 92 staccato sempre

                                    str ff p ff p      3

                               f staccato               

                                                                 p f f

                                                

          

     





                     

 

                                                 

                           

                   

                                        

                   

     

                                                             

                                                          

A                                    ff p                            

                              ff p f pno, WW                         

                                                                 

  28

JAMIE



                            30

JAMIE





psy

  -



 

 the

                 

f staccato

                



per

                         



 



and

you

were

                             

  

JAMIE



 

ding

 

high

 

         



 

sad - dled

                              35         gel

 

             

 

ding



your

         2



                  

   

and

lau

 -

                                                                        

    38

JAMIE

 

ghing

   

the

                            

     41

JAMIE

   2

   

  

 



                                      

2  2      

you cursed us

 

on the Gates - head

                                        

    

          

     





road



                          

    45

JAMIE



    



                                                    47

JAMIE



cold wind told the

                        





tale

                                                                      





 



     

JAMIE

    52

JAMIE

 

                Venomously

the de - vil rides be - side you





    

   

and he

                                                       

breathes the stink



C  

         of

          

 

jail!



    





                 p ff   



                             

ff p

     



 

 

                                   

     







                 

                61             

    



                         

       

  

         

               

                        ff                     



     





 



 

 

 



 





  

 

JAMIE



the





psy

  -

per

                                    f staccato e marcato                        66

JAMIE



 



and

you

were

 

 ri



ding



high

                                                                          68

JAMIE



 2

sad - dled



  on

                              

 



your

               



 gel

 -



ding

                    

    71

JAMIE

  

 

   



and laugh

                         

  

     74

JAMIE

 

  78

JAMIE

  bor

ing

 





the

 





 

   2

you

                  

 -





 

2  2    

took me at the

                                                                  

 



                                          

           

 

    



der

                                                                

   81

JAMIE

  2







cold wind tells the

tale

                                                              

   83

JAMIE

     

  





 



 



TAPE - WIND FX

   

     f

 

 





 

 

 

 

 

     



 









 





                                                         

     86

JAMIE

                Venomously

the de-vil rides be - side you

  

     mp       



 

      

            

  

 



  

and he drinks the hang - man's



                   

JAMIE



 

                         



q = 60



ale!



   

     



 



    94







   





 p

 







       solo Cb, pizz





                

        





 3

                    3

pp misterioso

  

   99



  



 





  

            

 3

           sim. 3







3 3 3 3                                                   3 3 3 3

  

  



  

 

   



         3



3                                                    3

101

   



          

 



  



  

    

                      3           

103

   

      



  



  

      

  



SPOKEN   105

JAMIE



Rain against the window and the wind growls. It's a familiar voice and smells of the river. 3

             3  3                                     3 3 3

  

  

  



  



  

   



     

107

JAMIE

   



I'm old and dying and the manacles chafe my wrists and ankles. 3

3 3 3 3                                               3 3 3

   

  

  

       

109

JAMIE

  

  



 



   



The wind finds its way through thin cracks in the cement and under the cell door, 3

       3     3                                3

  



  

      



  

  

  



 



   111



blowing chaff amongst the rats. 3

             3

                    3

                     3  3 113 3 3                               3 3    

   mf

115

 

           

         3

117

    



F     

119

         mf

p 3



JAMIE

   

 







freely  

  

 3

    

      p        

 

 



 



 Pipes solo



 



 







 

      

  



121







 

      

 

  



                        

122

  



  123

 3

JAMIE

                   



     

        

JAMIE

 







G p (intense, whispering)       

   



120

   

the

JAMIE

 



     

wind comes in waves like the

          freely 

 



    

134

   

 

     138

JAMIE

         mf subito

  

    



 



 

 





  

      

      

    

 

 

 

    

    mp

  

      

    

    

 p 

 

 

 



  

     

  







q = 72

sea





129





125



  

(sim.)

      

hey up,

hey up and a



 

     141

JAMIE





way.

         





     

 153



 

   

 

       

TAPE - WIND FX



     

              



 



 



  pipes                       

alto flute / guitar

mf subito

 

  





            



     





     

 hp

   



      

 

  





 

 

145



 

alto fl. & guitar mf

   

149

  



 

    



  

 (Spoken)   158

JAMIE



The wind finds its way through thin cracks in the cement and under the cell door,





        

 

  

ENTER ANNIE (SJM) AS IF GHOST

160

JAMIE



blowing chaff amongst the rats.







165



TAPE SPOKEN VOICE: Ralph Soulsby





    

         

  





   













JAMIE AND ANNIE EMBRACE AS IF IN DREAM

 

   









 





 

Durham to wit:: the examination of Matthew Robinson of the parish of Gateshead in the said county of

 

       



 



      

   

    

    

  

 

H q. = 92    

170



Durham, taken and made upon his oath before Richard Prosser, Doctor of Divinity, and Richard Kerfield,

str          pp    

173



    

   







    



176



  







     





    

           



the sixteenth day of May in the year of our Lord, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Three . . .

  

178



          











clerk of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for the said county of Durham,

 

   

     

 



 



The informant upon his oath saith that between the hours of ten in the evening . . .

                             



 

180



 

182





  

  

                  

  



                      



              molto cresc. 

I 184





                      

186



       p        ff 

                                  ff p f   

188

 





                  

                       

J q = 136    



        

   

                ff

  192

JAMIE



190

tutti

 

TAM-TAM



      





   

  

       

 





         





JAMIE boldly f

 

The                                 

                              

   194

JAMIE

for

  





mant fur - ther

           f       

 



 

     

 

saith

 

      



On the twen

 

       

 



 

     

           

 

  



ty fourth

      

 



 

     

in -



 



JAMIE

197   

March

JAMIE

                  

and

      

  

 

  

    

           

was get -ting

203   

  

  

 

    





child

  

  

   

  

  

     



his

  

 

      

    

  

pro

      

 

    

  

 

    

 

cee

     

     

  

 

    

        

 

  





   

 

    



  

     

  

 

      



  

per - sons

     

  

 

     

  

 -

     



house when

two

  

  

 

ling

         

  

      

dwel

ding there

the in - form - ant then

 



saw

     

             



     

  



dark

205

JAMIE



re - turn - ing

                  200      it

JAMIE



 

    

  



- man - ded

   

                  

 the

 



 

   

 



JAMIE

208   

tra

     K 210    

JAMIE





vell - ers

gone

        

himwe

                 

  

   216

JAMIE

for

     

    



were

lost

and

wan

 

  

    

 

    





mant

     

     



    



Fell

  





   



213   

       



                

  

told

JAMIE

  

  

     

  

    



you

            

  

  

 

    

  

 

    



did

yell

         

        

high

           

    



     

 

  



ting Gates - head

                       

the

    



    

 want

 

  

    

  

     

  



 

low

the in -

  

   



 

     

    

  

  218

JAMIE











both

are

haunts

rogues

and

       JAMIE

  

220   

vil

        222

JAMIE

  

  

 

JAMIE

 

 





 

   

lains like

      

  

 An

  



 

nie

     

look

      

       



          

      

223

   

that

   



    

    

    

    



   

         





sel,

Young

     

  

          





turned

  

   scol

    

      

 



  

  



ded him

                           

  225

ANNIE

JAMIE









  

         

           Hey up and a - way          

  

Hey up and a - way





                        

   230

ANNIE

JAMIE



      



 

             

    

Hey up



 

      



Heyup

hell.

228

JAMIE



              

ANNIE

      

ANNIE

Hey up

      



Heyup

Hey up



                         

                     f

  

 

              Hey up

Hey up



  

   

 

  

 

           Hey up and a -way         Hey up and a -way



                                                                        

                         

        

233

   

 

  

       

235

 

  

          237

ANNIE

 

  

Then

                240

ANNIE

shut

  



it in

                 

  

                    

 

     

 



   f       

 



                

   

                

L 

                  

 

         





Matt - hew slammed the

gate

  



 





fa -

ces

           

 

      





 

       

  the

 



 

     

           



 



wind

        

 

        



blew

 

      

 



 

     

  

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sleet







all

neet

wor

scran

                 

   246

ANNIE



gate

       

 





was

shut,

 

      



     

 



the

    

bolt

 

      

then

                     

  

ANNIE

slept



  

there warm

             

 

      

 

 

     



       





till

day,

 



 

in - to

 

       

 





tra - ces

the

  

     

  

     

 

sent

us on

our

his

feat - her

                     

 dawn

  

            

                     

With the

     



 

 

 

  

     

  

 

                   

  

fell

 

         

on - ly

  







was drawn, he

   

way

252

was

                      



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ANNIE

 

  



bed

and

  

 

  

    

 





hishorse was

                     

 



 

         

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ANNIE

gone

ANNIE

                    258     

 

                  261    

 

sun

ANNIE

was

gun -





and

     

nin'

264

ANNIE

 

call

     



out for

 

       

  

his

 

    

  



    

  

 



    

 

          

 

       

 

 



 

     



hue,

nag,

                     

and a

  

 

    

  

Al -

lan

  

  the

    

  

 

    

  



Ro -bin - son





raised

                                   



got

                            

 





             

had stopped,Matt -hew

he raised

                    

    

hail



was Ja - mie



the

      

  

           



 









cry,

                      

spe

     

 

         

   



cial word

        

 



 

       

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

put

      

   



   269

ANNIE

JAMIE





lad.

     



bout

    







   272

JAMIE



  

catch

     

         



       Hey up

  





uish

    





       Hey up



Hey up



                                                

a - way

          Hey up and





      



           Hey up and

rog

      

      



Hey up

                       

ANNIE



a - way



                        



                     f

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

      

 

      

274

ANNIE

JAMIE



Hey up

    



      



      

JAMIE

         



Hey up and a -way



                                                  277                         

 

  

      

279

Hey up and a -way

Hey up



 



Hey up

          

  

 

  

                 N 281        He

                                



      

                  

 

                                            

asked

 

                    

  

theturn - pike

  

   f       

  

 





 

cap - tain

 

  

               

did you

 

     

 



   284

JAMIE

  

see

 

him come this

           

JAMIE

287   

was

  

  



290

JAMIE

 





u - pon

           





  



six

years

 



 

 

 



strong

old and

 



 

  

 high

 

  

 



 

  



When he

         

  

    

way

 

    

  

     

 





and stur - dy

       

    

 

   

    in the back and

  

 



came past

 

        

 



 

 

  





bay.

He's

 

  

   

 

              

 

 

the shoul der

  

                                                         

    

  

   293

JAMIE

slack,

 



  

JAMIE



did

 



Did

   

  

you see him

                         

            

 





you

let

him

pass,

            

296   

   

 

    

         

  

  







come

this

way

and

 

 

                     

  I

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

   298

JAMIE

  

saw

 

your gyp - sy

           



  

 



 

 

   





pi - per

 

  

          

 



 





and

     

  

 

  



was ri - ding

 

        

 



 

 

  

JAMIE

301   



high

 

sadd - led

           

   304

JAMIE

  



lau - ghing

 

 



     



the

 



 

                      

JAMIE

307   



bor - der

 

 







road, a

 

 

        

 

 

         



your

 



 

gel

 

 

   

  





ding

and

          

 



 

  



 



 

    



  took the

 





 





cold

wind

his

tail,

the

 

 

                                               



 

               



    

 

 

   

         

    

  

   310

JAMIE

 







vil

rode

 

              

 



312

JAMIE

 

 

ANNIE

JAMIE



   

314

 

Nor



hind

him

and then



         

 

  



   

      





thern

trail.

Hey up

       



 





  



   



       

   





   

     

Hey up



    

  

burnt

  



   

       Hey up

       Hey up





   

 

   

          

Hey up and a -way

         

Hey up and a -way



 







317

ANNIE

JAMIE



  

 

319

JAMIE



Hey up

      



                           

ANNIE

      

   



  

  



 

Hey

  



             

  

    322





 

  

 

   



                         

   

Hey

 

and

   

Hey

and

a - way





 

a - way



 

                                           

        

   

 

  

Hey



321

 

Hey up



     

  

 

                

     

  

   

 

  

  pipes 3

         

     

35 POCO PIU MOSSO

q = 136

                                       





   

















324

3 3 3 3 3 3 3     3                                      

328



sim.

 



 3













3 3  3                                3

332





 















3 3 3 3                                  

336



 















 3

                              

340

 

















3 3 3 3 3 3 3            3                                         3

344

349

 





 3  3  3                        



354

 

 3





light comp, with fill-in figures

SYNTH







 





etc.





  







 





             3



3 3 3 3 3                                      3

synth sim. 3 3

   3                     

362





3        



3 3 3      3  3 3  3                          

358























 3  3                  3





367

  



     



 







                   3

   











Q 3

                               mf               

372

3 3 3 3 3 3 3     3                                          

376

3 3  3                                     3

380





 

384

 















3 3 3 3                                             3

Poco piu mosso q = 144

+ fl 8va higher 3 3

                                                   

388

3 3 3 3 3 3 3     3                        

392

3 3  3                                             

395

3 3 3 3 3                                 

398



 











3 3 3 3                                     

401

S 404

 

Poco piu mosso q = 152

                                           3

3 3 3 3 3 3 3     3                          3

408

3 3                            3                

414

 



417

 

411



3 3 3 3   3                                      3

             3

3              3

   

3                        

419



   



q = 88



 



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  

guitar



 

  



      

    

   

 

  





   

  

ANNIE



    



sound



deep

                 

 

wa -ters

   



sang

    





 



   

  





sleep

   

 



432

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 

The

    

         

  

 

  

 

   



  





 

so I

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foll

    

owed





 

 

  



the

stream

















 



 

for

 







439

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

 

thief

  

fol



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

ran







un - der



lowed



ground

 

 



 a

    



     

  

  



  



that

     

 

  

by the



dark stream

 











sound

deep

    

  



     445

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

wa - ters

    



    

lo - ver

    

    

           

U     

 





found.



   

449

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was



 



                  

       

 

    

  

sound



fast

                

 

wa - ter

    



that



that

         

runs

     



   

  

 

 





    

453

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  



blood

  

 







that

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

played



the



mu - sic







that



un - der

                          

   460

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 

stood

      

when I



heard

   



  



the

dark



thought

     

  

would

 







 drown



 

 

     



 





mu - sic

    

463

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





the

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

sound



of deep

              

 



wa - ters

 

lo - ver

    

  







was

found.



 

 

 



469

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  

 

  472

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  

  



   

   



 

  

 

 

 



 



  

  

 



through a

          

   



  

 

  

    

    

    



 

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pool



 



dark wa - ter

                  

  





run



fresh





from the

fell

            

   



ranthe

 

 

478

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

to a

deep

                       

 

fast



 



run - ning

  



wa - ters

 



soun -ding



481

ANNIE

 

well

     



by the sound



   



dark

     

 





laugh - ter

and

     

 







   484

ANNIE

thyme

    







co - vered

ground

      

    



 



in the fast

 



run - ning

        

 



487

ANNIE



wa - ters

    



    

 

lo - ver

   



  

  

494 Molto rall.

        

   



   

     

  

   

 







found.

 

    

was

 

491

ANNIE



          

        





      

 

    

  



   

 

   

   

q = 120

498





      

CABASA



pno / hp





   

      

501

JAMIE







  505

JAMIE

Matt -hew crossed the bor - der

he took the qui - et









  

   

 



 

loo -king for a

   



    

    

roads

      

 

       

 



  

  

 

      

      

  

JAMIE



  

str / WW

 



    

   



   

tin - ker

man of no a -



  

    













 



510

JAMIE

  



bode

then creep- ing down

  515

JAMIE

 

 



JAMIE



    

    519



     

pno / hp

and



heard the sound of

 



  



  



Thief Sike

  

    



pipes

that



o - ver Lid -del

 

 

whit - tled

in - to

 



  



      He rode up La - dy

 

     CABASA



laugh - ter

  

 







  

q = 136



Know



     

  



PIU MOSSO



 

 

X 

Wat -ta

  

   



 





   

   

     





mp  

 

   

  

522

JAMIE







and down to Harts -garth Flow

 

525   



 

  

JAMIE



 



 



      528

JAMIE



    

Rea - gill

   



     

snow

thought

      









         

 



Boggs still

  

    







deep







 



 



    



     

trot - ted through the

 









  



 

  

 



win - ter

     



he caught a





sight

down



 

cresc.

 



 



 



   



JAMIE

531      

on the Win - dy

Slack













 



      

JAMIE

534   

Star - cleugh Edge

              

  

  

  

537

ANNIE

JAMIE

   



   

   

Hey

   

Hey

        

   



  





   



but

he reached the

 







     

 

when

   

  f   





was

way

off

track

    

 



  

   



   

 

     

   

          

            

     



             

Hey

  



   

                



      

The de -vil on their

      

The de -vil on their

                        

   540

ANNIE

JAMIE



back.

 

back.

 









543

ANNIE

JAMIE



 

   

         

       

   

 



 





 

de - vil

 

on their back.

The

de - vil

on their back.

 

     

        



    

Hey

  

     Hey up

     Hey up



    

The





545



    

                  

    

  





               







              

     

 

 

                 

 

 

 



                                          547                                  vln / cl / pno                                         

52 PIU MOSSO

JAMIE

Y q = 156 549       He

 

then



went



 to



               



ther

 

Lane



SNARE DRUM

                                      f staccato                        551

JAMIE





 



and

the

 

 Ligh

             

  

ten

 





Hill





                                    

                                       

     553

JAMIE

 

  

          

  

     

   



He thought

      

                 

caught

whiff

      

        

      

                

         



   

    556

JAMIE

  

 

 

   



A - long

        

the

                                                                               



  

    

     



Cum - cleugh



       

  

Gill

                     

              563

JAMIE

    

 

         

 

559

JAMIE

 



  -

2 2    

heard I was at

     

                                                                   

  Lang

     

burn







     

    



Shiel

               

            



                 

                                  

     

                      

  2   2   2    566

JAMIE



 

 

and with the Con - sta - ble gave

chase

       

                 

       

  

                                                       

   568

JAMIE

 



  





                                            



                

     570



long

        



They rode hard and they rode

    



JAMIE







But





                 

    

they could

   

 

      



not keep

            





 

  

   a

 

  

    572

JAMIE







pace





    574

  

 

       SNARE DRUM

     

 

  

  





 





 

   

    

  

 

    

 

  

   

                                     f                                

576

 





 

        

    

 



                                               

   578

JAMIE



When



 

they

found



was

slee

               



  -

ping

                                  f staccato                   

   580

JAMIE

 u

 



pon



 

bed

             



  

 2  



hea - ther

 







                                                                     p



      582

JAMIE

  

  

               585

JAMIE

 

 

They



  

put

     

      

   

 



gun

       2

         

    and tied



        

                



   

 

 

 

 

                                                                             



       



gainst



         

 

        

   

      

                 

  

 



JAMIE

     

  

     588

ther

  In the

                     

2  2   

     

good name of his

     

                                                                                     592

JAMIE



  ma

  -



jes

    595







                

                  

JAMIE



 

ar - rest you

     

       

    

                 

                                    

      I

    

 

 



for this

 

horse



  

     

                      



 For

              

                                                 

  597

JAMIE

 

this

                

                                     

                                



  599

JAMIE





 



Horse!

                

                                                       pno / hp

        ff    

601

 



    

                     



  





    



  

  

  603

JAMIE





 



 



TAM-TAM

    

 

  

  



   



 



    610

 

sad -dled on your

colla voce

  

   

am the

ri -ding high

 



gel - ding

and













      str    

WW / hp / pno

       

  

lau -ghing by



a tempo













colla voce







sff









  









 



and I am







str

    

Molto intenso

fff



gyp - sy pi - per

 



 



606

JAMIE



scrape across surface





JAMIE

AA q = 100  

 

and

sff

 

 by

 

 

  614

JAMIE





      

WW / hp / pno



    

you howked me







 

str

the



 

 



 

bor





der









  

  











 











  619

JAMIE



   616

JAMIE



 

 



  

cold windtells the



  

          





de - vil rides be - side you

 



tale

spitting with hate!

the

fff



    







and





   621

JAMIE





drinks

the





hang



 

man's

         

 623         q = 88

   

pipes

   



634

  





 

Meno Mosso

629



ale

      





 

   

   

 



 

 



      

   





     





   



 



  





 



 



 

 





  

638

      

 

    

641

  

   + guitar            645

ANNIE

    

cas - tle

      





                 

old





Dur - ham town

             

             

CC     







             

648

ANNIE





                    

          





    





went

the

             



 

And I asked

 



  

  

the







   652

ANNIE



gate -house

Would







they bring him down

              

    



smi -les



 





he said please step dear wit - hin

             

    



 





The

     

656

ANNIE

   jai

lor





  

   

here's your proud

       

 





gip - sy

       

 







660

ANNIE

pi - per

     



and

      

 

here he

   



will



swing.



  

 

        

            

   664

ANNIE



        

 



 

    

 

        

             

667

ANNIE

  

 



DD   



 

ANNIE

his



   

 



damn



   

  





          

  

  

He's been

670

trou





   

ble





        



and

   

  

de - ser

 



  



 

birth





  

grief





from

      





ter



 

and







   673

ANNIE



thief

and

 



   





ma - ny things worse

          

















and

here

will

stay

     

 

tra - veller

     





    

  





     

chained up

 

  



in hea - vy

       



 

your

 

   

        

  



but we have

        mp sostenuto   

677

ANNIE





681

ANNIE

   

ir - on

    



till his 'si - zes

     



   



day

     

            

  

 



  

   685

ANNIE

  

  



  

    

  

    

   

 

691

ANNIE

bab

/ guitar WW      

         

   

  

what



and

             





        



can

    







swal - low

   

    

  



his

 

  

If he hangs

 





  

But

    

        

  

EE      

688

ANNIE



 

 







 



 

  

  



   694

ANNIE



ripe fruit

 



    



chard

tree

    

  

 

698

ANNIE

get to play





All

day

and

    

 





For the farm



you

  

neet



will

  

  

                                   



And who





 



   

  

  

 



 

 



lads and

        



702

ANNIE

las- ses

    



 That

      

     get

    

in the



wheat

+ str

          mf        

 + pipes

            

   706

ANNIE



           

                              

FF                                      

709





           

  



    

715

            

    

                      



  



     

    







 

        

 

      

  

   

       

    

 

    



 

Pipes

712

  

    



           

   718

ANNIE

  

   



722

ANNIE



   

      f

   725

ANNIE

  



  

   



   

sim

   

     

  

  

  



    

  

   



  



 

             

       



 



       



                             



 

  



  

   





            

 



 

    

     





GG   

  



  



 

728

ANNIE

 f sost.

  

   731

ANNIE

  

 

 

     

    733

ANNIE



 

 

 



       3

 





                 

 

 

  



       









   

  





 







 





        

    

 

    

     736

ANNIE

     



 

739

ANNIE

    

             

    

     

     

    

    



 



  3

              

  

       

 

  



  and

    



      

        742

ANNIE



found



  

 f 



    





 

grief

 





 



 



748

  

    p     

   

753



   757

    

 

      

767



  

  

  

  

 

      



 



  

 

   



 

  



  

  

 

 





     

      

 

  

 

       

 





  

 

 

   

 

 

 

  

    



  

     

   



  

   762



 

  



THE BALLAD OF JAMIE ALLAN PART TWO JAMIE

   

q = 100





                 mp                5

ANNIE

JAMIE

 



When the jud - ges

  Piano

 







      the gen - try

  

   

                                                                





laid on







clean out their pri - son



    10

ANNIE

JAMIE

 

 

Dur -ham

           

fine pro -

    

came to

  





- vi - sion



 



  



they drank





  

totheir





health

and

                                                   

  14

ANNIE

JAMIE







  

  spoke



 

with - out ta



to their

  

ANNIE

JAMIE



   

 sen - tence 

 

JAMIE





    Al - lan





king a



breath

sang a

                        

   



death

               f          

ANNIE

  

 

wealth

                       18    

  

 



  Ja -mie

   

  

 

     





   



stood be -fore them



  



  

at the age

se -ven -ty

   he'd

                                        

     27

ANNIE



stole a horse from



 



Gates - head where

 



they

had



plen - ty

                                                              

   31

JAMIE



  

  

he rode

it to





Scot - land





  

sell

it for

                                                          35

ANNIE

JAMIE



 



 



fol -lowed by



 

the

   pos -se



     

who knew where he would



 

scran

            

 



                         

 

       

   





       

B 

ANNIE

       f

       43

ANNIE

JAMIE

  

   







   











ANNIE

JAMIE





 















flo - wing robes so









his

The judge put

his

 



 

 

       The



lang



judge put



lang



  

The Forceful - Gothic!



best black act his







flo - wing robes so



Forceful - Gothic!

    

   

best black act his







  

     

   



  

 

             

 





                                        

gan

  





      

          ff

     

The



     

 

   52

ANNIE

JAMIE

judge put on

his

judge put on

his

 



  

best black act and





        56







 



          



 

     

told them he will hang







  

best black act and

      

 

ANNIE



   

          told them he will hang        

     

       



The judge put on his best black act his black cap and his cloak

JAMIE

              

The judge put on his best black act his black cap and his cloak

 



 



 

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ANNIE

    

           







sfp



Vicious

       

Here's a

rope to

stroke



 

 

 







    

his



throat

sfp

  

 







       

his

  



wind -pipe

   



till he

  

     

ANNIE





          

chokes





sfp

 

  70

ANNIE

JAMIE

  



   



           

    



 

 

    

  

an ho -nest man,

my lord

  

   



His

   met



name

was ne -ver





                  

     

   

 

  



  



 

ANNIE

  



 

C 









  

          

and he sold

the crea -ture



to me on the

  





told

 

     

 

Aln - wick

 Road

                                

 

     



   

 

  78

ANNIE

JAMIE





 

 



  

   





his

legs

are old and





ter when I rode

    





    



  





came









   



with

the

        

con - sta - ble

   

  

long



pos - se

  

   



      



  

   

  

tired

JAMIE



                                      la

JAMIE

    

 

then

   

ANNIE



 



       that

   





fired

         



 

  87

JAMIE



         mp     

  92

ANNIE

JAMIE





    with in -tent

                 

 to











 

thought that they

          



were rob - bers

                          

    

     





so he rode the crea - ture

hard



to hide at





steal

                                                              96

ANNIE

JAMIE



 Lang - burn   

 

Shiel

 



    The

clerk



 stood

                                               

  100

ANNIE

JAMIE





  up







    

and

rang

a hea -vy bell









Lord

  

will now ad



                                     

   

  

    



 

     

you,

will you

greet the Earl

104

ANNIE

dress

             

 



  



  

 

  

 

    

       

   





Hell



      f

     

 

                                             

107

    

 

  

  



   110

ANNIE

JAMIE







 





   114



JAMIE



best black act his







    119

   

judge put on his

JAMIE

   

  

judge put on his

   







      

   

best black act and



  

best black act and









flo -wing robes so



As before



flo -wing robes so







    

  

ANNIE



    

best black act his

As before



                 

ANNIE





 

  



The judge put

his

The judge put

his

 

  









      

lang

    

The





lang



      

          ff

       

     



       

The

 

 



 



told him he must hang

      

 



told him he must hang





     

        

   

   



  

    

 

123

ANNIE

JAMIE

   

 



 

JAMIE

his



best black act, his

 

black cap and his

The

judge put

his

best black act, his

black cap and his

 













               cloak

Here's a

 

 





sfp



       130

ANNIE

JAMIE





 

  





  

Here'sa f

     



  



 



   



your wind -pipe till you

 



 



Here'sa





 



rope to stroke your throat,

 



sfp



 





choke

 

 



judge put



cloak





The

127

ANNIE







F  

  



stroke your throat, your

  



rope





 

     

rope

f rowdy!

      3



stroke your throat, your

  

  

   3

 

  

   133

ANNIE



wind - pipe

JAMIE







till



wind - pipe

   

   3

  



 



  

  

 

nough JAMIE



for

  nough



for

rough

hemp



rough

 



and their



3  



gyp - sies



gyp - sies



rope

fine



hemp

rope

fine

and their

3  

 

   3

 

 

 

 

ilk



 

ilk

 e -

 

   3

  3

 



pay



pay

 

       

     3



  



                3



              



you choke

135

ANNIE



you choke

till

 

3    

 

  

 

   3

  



   137

ANNIE



hang

JAMIE







hang





3      

 



 



gen - tle - man and

dan





gle





 

silk

the



 

                      

 





  

  

gen - tle - man and

 

  

dan

3 

 

 

gle

 

silk

the

 

3 

  3

139

ANNIE

  

judge JAMIE





ga - thered up



         3

  

ga - thered up

   3





his

      

  



his

  

judge



 

     3



flo - wing

gown

flo - wing

gown

  





  3

 





      3

 

     3

 

 

    141

ANNIE

 

fetch

JAMIE



   

fetch

   

  

 

 

3 

  







and



tek



him



and

tek

him

the

fe - lon

the

fe - lon



  



      

3 

 

               3 

3 

 

 

3  



 

 

143

ANNIE

JAMIE









down,

the

per's



pipes

will

stop their sin -

ging

down,

the

per's

pipes

will

stop their sin -

ging

 





       

               

  

   3

 

 

  3

 

     3

 



  

 

  



   145

ANNIE

JAMIE











when the

 

       

  

 



 



pi - per and the rope are swin - ging

when the

pi - per and the rope are swin - ging

  

PIPES







C / G drone

p                        

  

 

 

  

 

 

 





 

 





147

ANNIE

JAMIE





  

 

     





  3



 

 



  148

ANNIE





 

  

 

the judge stood up

JAMIE









G 

 





      152



 

fell

JAMIE



 





 

   



 



   



          ff

  

    

Al - lan





  

 





andthe



 

his cham -bers

andthe

 

 





 

his cham -bers

 

 

          

 

  



my Lord went to

 

 

Al - lan

 

my Lord went to

 



Ja - mie



fell

 

and

 

Ja - mie



 





and

 



the judge stood up

     

ANNIE

  







       156

ANNIE

pi per

JAMIE

to his





to his





161

cham - bers

 



TAM-TAM











and

the

 

      



 



 - per

 p still





his





   

 

p reflectively

 





my Lord went to his







 



   

 

 





cell

 





cell

       pi per

JAMIE



 



   164

JAMIE











hell.

    



 











 

H 

 

freely

  

  

 

   spoken    

 





173

JAMIE



 





 

 







 

The wind comes in waves. It rolls and shifts and tastes of salt. We take up the old conversation neither of us understands.



 

 

 



 

  179

JAMIE





 









 

    

 



 

 





   



   



They

185

JAMIE









 

 

 

 







showed me clemency and my sentence was commuted to transportation.  









 

 

 

 



 





190



 

 

 

 

 

 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 



 

      195

JAMIE



 



When I asked young Annie Bennet to marry me she refused. A week later I asked her to collect something from an old friend of mine from Rothbury who was a captain of a ship moored at South Shields.



 

 

 



     202

JAMIE



 









 





   207



 

He took her with courtesy but before she knew it the crew had slipped the line and the boat was drifting on the tide.



JAMIE



  

Once it had passed





 



the bar it became clear to her that she was at sea and when she rushed on deck found me grinning there, so I introduced her to the crew as 'my wife'.



 

 

 

   212

JAMIE





 



 



 

 

I q = 92       

  228



 









 



 







 



 

  

 



 



 



 







She is my niece.



219





 

 

I asked my

  

 

     235

JAMIE



She flew at me with a rage worse than any storm I've known. Then she was becalmed and we married on the waters.

 

JAMIE



love

    



   





 

my bride

  

 

  

   

  

  

       



and come with me on the swel ling tide

 

 

JAMIE

241      

to sail the

   

    

     

sea



I said I





  

 



 

not



 

his bride



  

red -



would



254

ANNIE



 

ning tide





and the o -cean's wide

248

ANNIE









and sailed me

 

 

 

   

 

   

    

so he stole me



 out

 



a - way



  on the

 

      tothe o - cean

 



wide

 



  260

JAMIE



     

JAMIE

267   

 







JAMIE

 



 

 





love



but

the

  

 











 

my love would bless when I





 





crim

 



son

 

 



dress,

 



I thought my love



270



 

  

  

  

 

 

brought







crim - son



dress

did

  

 3



not

im -

  273

JAMIE







press



   

a - way boys





  

       

   

JAMIE

287   

wide





  



 







 

a - way

  



 







way



  



 

 



    3

To sea and the o - cean

 







 



a -

way

boys

 

a - way

 



a - way boys



   

a - way boys



        

a - way

 

 

280

JAMIE



 



  



  





 





   291

JAMIE





 















  























 3   3   3 

CYM.

  

 

JAMIE

295   

storm

blew up

      



  

JAMIE

299   



and

         3

  





       



ripped

and













tossed,

 









         3





  







horse,

  

she

        



 



ra - ging

     

course





        

 

we changed









she

 

 

    

    



 

    

JAMIE

raged

and threat - ened my de - mise

          3



  3

     



 

JAMIE









  

 

  

love





   

 

she





   





  

 



    3 









  









did des pise



   





   



   



  

love

    

   



   



 





   









306

ANNIE



   

  

303

  

310

ANNIE

said

JAMIE



  

 I



would

 

 

not



his



 





bride



   

    

  





calmed

 

on the

swel - ling

    

   



 

  

     319

ANNIE

 





plays

       

tide

 

     

  drove

   

 

then

fell be -

    

  

 



 

   

315

ANNIE





     





the

 

 the

              



 



     



mu - sic my mad pi - per

          

 

 storm

    

 

   

100

   322

ANNIE

 



and stills

  



  

the

waves

   



  





  



a - way boys

     

 

a -

   



  326

ANNIE



way





330

ANNIE

way

   

a - way

                     

    







 

boys

                 



  To



sea and

    the o - cean

                                           

   335

ANNIE

wide

101

       

A - way boys a - way

  

 

  



 



We swore a



 

vow

 

vow

 









u - pon



We swore a

 

u - pon









the waves





swore



 we

  a

 

swore

                              p         

    

 

340

JAMIE



                    



 

ANNIE





345

ANNIE

JAMIE























love

be - yond

the



grave

 



love



that

love

be - yond

the

grave

love

that

 

                                               

102

   349

ANNIE

JAMIE



   

    

death

 

couldnot de -

stroy

death

couldnot de -

stroy



          





  

JAMIE



   

 



       356

ANNIE

JAMIE





way

 

way

  



     

way

 



a -

way



   



       

a -

a - way boys



 

   



a - way boys

353

ANNIE

  

   









  

a - way



boys

 



 

a - way

boys

a -

 





 

a -



      



      

   

     a - way boys     a - way

                            

 

boys

   

      

103

 







360

ANNIE

JAMIE

  way   way

                                    363

ANNIE

JAMIE





 



that



death

 

could

 

not



love

that

death

could

not



 

365

stroy





stroy

   









 

   



love



JAMIE

 

 

ANNIE









              a - way boys

a - way boys

way

a - way boys

way





             



    

 

   

 

a - way boys

          

104

  370

ANNIE

JAMIE





 

way

 







     a - way boys    



a - way

way

                                  374

ANNIE

JAMIE





 

way

 



way

 

   

boys

      

 a





 love

that

love

that



                                                 378

ANNIE



death couldnot de stroy

JAMIE





 

    

    

a - way boys

   

   

   

a - way boys

     

death couldnot de stroy

  

 

 







a - way boys

 



 



 

105

383

ANNIE

JAMIE



 





 





way

        a - way boys a - way        

way

a - way boys a - way

                                    388

ANNIE

JAMIE





  



 

   

     



 

   

        a - way boys

a -

way

a - way boys

a -

way

                         

  394

ANNIE

JAMIE



   



    

      



         

  







   

 



  

(spoken)

       



 

The wind's in a hurry tonight.

   

106

  



  

 

 

   

 

 

402

JAMIE









It hassles the door but never the lock. It lifts the slates but nver the roof. It jabs the window and shoulders the door like a bailiff, or soldiers hunting deserters.

 



  



  

 

  

411

JAMIE



     

   

 



 



There was another petition against the transportation, pleading my age and health and fearing my death at sea. It could have been no worse than this jail. There have been many petitions,

 

 

  



 

 

417

JAMIE

















 

many gentlemen have interceded for my life.

 

  

    

  

  

 

107



P Allegro q = 156 422                            str ff p p ff         staccato sempre

424



TAPE -SPOKEN VOICE: RALPH SOULSBY



                                     f staccato                  426



                                 p

429

 















                         





                                               

 









 

 



                                            

108 432

 



                     

436

  







 

  





                       

 

                                      440



 

 

     

   











                                      

 

 

             

    



                           



                                                   442

 



                       



                                                                   

109 444

   



                   p             ff ff p                   446





  p                       ff          

448





                                             450

JAMIE







 



    

It would be





(spoken)



 

       

          















            

110

   452

JAMIE



a drummer. I told him you've spoiled the best pipe hand in England.







                   

                         454









457

  







                                                   460

 

   







                                                                                   

  



 







                          

 

 









                     

                                         





                  



 

111 464

  

 

                         

          

467

 



 

            





                    



                                                   469



  

          

         





                                                                    471

   



                                    p ff ff p f                           

112 473





 



 











 

  474

JAMIE





(spoken)





A great object, you see, not even a subject. They



S.D.

 



     

  

       

  



     



    





                                  

   476

JAMIE

    



damaged me hand but it didn't stop the music. It made me unfit for the army though,



           

 

     

 

 

                                                             

113

   478

JAMIE



so that put an end to my many lucrative join ups and jump outs. They paid five



 

 

 

        

 

 

  

 

 

 

          

   480

JAMIE

 

 



  

 

 



 

 





 

 

 



guineas - so the more regiments you could join the more money you could make.



 

     

       

 

 

 

 

 

           

 

        

   482

JAMIE

    

                        

I joined up with two different recruiting parties on the same day, once. It was fast





     

 

 

        

                                                                    LOW TOM

 

  

             

114

   484

JAMIE

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money when you were hungry and prepared to take a risk.



         

 



  

 

 

       

   

                 

                                                           486





 





 

     

 

  

    





 

      



 



 

    

  



                                         488





               





 

       490







       

           

 

  



       

                          

 

  

  

   

                                   

    

    

           

 

  

     

                     

492





 









    

 

 



  





 

  



  

  

   



  

join

   



     

   496

paid

      

the







   



S q = 164        said

JAMIE









  

  



ar - my



  







five









  

       







and

 

 

 

  







  

 

   

 

b   

495

JAMIE

 



493

JAMIE



115

       

 

They



      

 

      

 

  

re - cruit





 

  



  

  they



 



 





 

bought

new

suit,







  



  

 

 

 



shil - lings,

they

116

  







join

the

ar - my









  





plen - ty

  











  





 

















   



  



  



  



497

JAMIE

said

  

   

498

JAMIE

  

499

JAMIE

mar - ching



and













  



  





and

arms



  







glo - ry

dril - ling



 



re - cruit

  there's

 



 

 



 



 

full

loot,

 





 



 



  



 

 



 

wern't worth

the

shil - ling,

But

117

  





 

let

the

  

 

500

JAMIE

      



    

 

gets

think

was



 



 



 



  



  





 











  



  



  





  













cor - po - ral

one

  











  



  



  

502

un - til

- ver

 



late

 



  



slipped the





 

eight,

 



pipes





 

wil - ling



played them

JAMIE





501

JAMIE



 



the







 

118

  



 

   



 

got

drunk,





 



  



 

   

503

JAMIE

ser - geant



504

JAMIE

   505

JAMIE

ran

  the





cor - pu - lent



 





  



  









found

was











  



  

















and

ran

mor - ning





them through dit - ches

  









   



  



do - ing



the





 

 

 



 

 skunk,

bunk,

  



 

 

 



 



 

them

cluffs,

 





 



 

  



 



but

119

JAMIE

506   



these

sons











 





  



  



  



  



and

I'm



507

JAMIE



JAMIE

     



and

I'm



had - n't

the



run - ning while they



run - ning while they

   

     

   





puff,

I'm

 



 



their gun - ning,

         

 







just

 

  

508



bit - ches

  

  



 I'm

   

 do



their gun - ning,

   

 I

120

   509

JAMIE

went



the

run,

it's

  

  510

JAMIE

 

JAMIE

511   



hot

the

trot

and

 

 

 



and slash     

  





 

flash,







bat - tle

won,

was

  

 

 



    

 

  



 

 

 

 



 

I dodged their best shot

    



     

chromatic cluster



 



   a

 

    



 

  













gen - tle - man's

121

JAMIE

512   











suit,

 

cut - ting



      3

    513

JAMIE







  



T SLEIGHBELLS     



514

                  517

  









    

 

 



ar - my









  



  







   3



 

 





         

            

dash



 



     









   



 



 



re - cruit!



    



 

                      



 

  

                     



  

 

122

520

 









                   523

 





     





526



 



 

  











 

       



 

            

  



  

   



 



 









                        





 









                                                 529

 

  

  













                   

         

  

 

 

 

123

532











   

pipes



      

  

                 

                                    535



     



          

                                         538





 

  



540

  

    







 



 



   



 



  



 



    



 



    



   

    

 

   

 



 



 

 

















 



   



 

124

  541

JAMIE





     



They











b            b                                    

U     







join

the

ar - my

543

JAMIE

said

   





     



   544

JAMIE



  





and







 

  



  





 

bought

new

suit,

 



five

  









   



  



  



shil - lings,

 



re - cruit



paid





   

  they



 



  they

 



 

 

 

125

  







join

the

ar - my

  







   



  





plen - ty

  











  





 



   



545

JAMIE

said

546

JAMIE

  

547

JAMIE

mar - ching



and

















  



  





and

arms



  







glo - ry



 



re - cruit

  there's

 



 

 



 



 

full

loot,

 





 



 



  



 

 



dril - ling wern't worth

  the









  



  



the



shil - ling,





  



 

126

  





 

can

tell

  





548

JAMIE



you

just



 



 









  



  













 



back

the

note

   















 



  



  















 



for

the

cash

old

stoat

  







you







  



  

 



  





  

   549

sent

  

   550

JAMIE





JAMIE



 

thanks



horse with

was - n't



wil - ling,

 I







 





said





  I



 

127

JAMIE

551   

did

JAMIE



of - ten





name









   



  



  











war

of - fice

552   

 



   



   553

de - ser - ters,









  



  



















night



with

the

wind

  



rode through the

  





   





  

  



the





 

 

 



 



be - came known

  

book

JAMIE



blo - wing







tome.

  



 

 

 

 



 

fast

the

 



 

 

128

JAMIE

554   



troo - pers

gave chase



 







  



  



  



and

I'm

  

JAMIE

     



and

I'm



  

 



run - ning while they

   



       

 

  so

   





last





 



their gun - ning,

    

 



al - ways come

run - ning while they

 

  

556



 









  

but



  







555



they





JAMIE





I'm

 I'm

   



their



gun - ning, they

   

129

   557

JAMIE

took

    



out

their

     558

JAMIE



JAMIE



was

   

and fired

    

 

 - way



  

 



 

the

dark,



 

dash



but

   



 



   a

  

    



    





chromatic cluster

  

 



with the bright mor -ning lark,

 

slash and

  

pis - tols





 

559   



 

  





 



gen









 -



tle - man's

130

JAMIE

560   





suit

 





        V    

562

     



   



SLEIGHBELLS



 



                   565

 





 

 

dash









ar - my









  

          

            



   

561







  



cut - ting

     

 

JAMIE



 

  



 

 





 

    3





re - cruit!



    



 

                 



 

  

                     



  

 

131

568

 









                  

571

  





         



            

574





 





   577

 

 

 



  

   

  





 



  









 

       



  

     

 





 



                        



 









           

                     

 











                   

         



  

 

 

 

132

580











   

pipes



         



        

 



    

                                   583



     



          

    



                                             586





 

  



588

  

    







 



 



  

 

 



  



 



 



 







 



      

   

 



 

 



 

 















   



 

133

  589

JAMIE





  



  

   

  







the

hills

   















    



  



  



  

W     

hid

  



  











  

592

peo - ple

  





                         

591

JAMIE

     



b    

JAMIE





  









a - round Roth - bu - ry







just

gave

them

right

run







  



 town



   



And

the







a - round, have

you

 



 

 

134

   593

JAMIE

seen

  

   

JAMIE



him

they







axed, could







you

say

he's





 





  he's

 



 

 



 



  



  



  





 



 





 

slip - py

eels

and

flash

trout,

  





 



 

 





   



  



  



595   





 



 





looked

the

fells

and

down

 





 



 

   



  







a - bout,



594

JAMIE



we've

 



 

 

 



 



 

the

dales







 

  



  

and



 



135

  













 

that

catch

sight

his

tail

  













 



 

   



  



  



 





 

you

tried

over



  









596

JAMIE

all

   597

JAMIE



peo - ple



re - plied "Have

 

he's





 



  



  



  





 

sleek

fox

and

runs

hare"



 



 



  





 

     

  

  the

there?,

 

598

JAMIE







  there's



 

136

JAMIE

599   



no - one

can

see







him

when

comes







   



  



  



  









 

all



and

cats

   

dogs



   601

word

qui - et

 

 



 



 

ground

  



 

 

 

 



 









  



  







 



 





that

was





 

   



  

 

the





  

   



a - round



 



got

 

a - round



600

JAMIE



 



JAMIE



but

a - bout

and

  





 



 

  



 



137

JAMIE

602   



the





gave













 





  



  



  



  



and

I'm

  

   604

     



 



and

I'm



sol - diers

run - ning while they

 

  

JAMIE



flame

603

be - trayed



old



JAMIE







     

 



 

     

   



rout

I'm

 



 



their gun - ning

 I'm

 

 

run - ning while they

 



 

 do



their gun - ning

   



was

138

   605

JAMIE



ly - ing

    



bed

JAMIE





tried

es - cape

608





the

door

but



 



  

 



 

     

       

     



 



the floor.

  

  

 

   

  



  

    

 

         



 



 

 

was kicked to

  

 

 

  

and they kicked in





 

  

 

  







 

   

   



606



 

    



  

    

   

 

gli ss.



 

139

X q = 84     

609

is gl

 

  



  

gli ss

 gli





ss.





  

         611                               

613



 

     

          

               

     

  

    

  

     

  

    

               

     

  

    

       615                                  

   

  

    

  

   

  

    

140

    617                     

    

619



 

         

         

 

  

     

  

    621                   

     

 

 

            





    

            



     

  

      

  

   

     

                                  



Y q = 84                           624         

 

 

 

 

141

Z q = 128

  627

ANNIE





          







 

  

f rowdy!



  630

ANNIE



fetch

 

   

    

 



fetch



 

 

   

the man

  

 





 



a - way

  

 

 

   

 



they say

 



 



  

 





 

to camp

and

             3

 



a - way

Fetch him back

      3

 

 

        

           

   3



they say



the man

      3



 

Fetch

632

ANNIE



a - way

    

 



theman





a - way

    





    

  



Fetch theman

     



(sprechgesang)

  

 

   3

  

142

  634

ANNIE

 

tie him



 

     







pi - vot



  



  

 



  

    

 

nail

and



ri - vet

 

    

 



fetch

   

 



the man

 3     



with his







a - way

        3

3   

Fetch

  

 

 



the man

      3

a - way

 3  

    3



     

   

 



the man

 

 

Fetch

   

 





638

ANNIE



                blood,



Paint the cob - bles black

636

ANNIE



                      

 



they

say

   3

   

  



a - way



say

            3

 

3     3

 

143

640

ANNIE



fetch





the man

a - way

  3



fetch



 

     3

 



   

 

 



 

  



fetch the man

  

 

he stays

  



 

Flay him till

  

 



they say

  



 





a - way

 

Fetch him

    

  

 

 

 

 

 

he stays

 

 

                 3



        

   



a - way

till





644

ANNIE



                      

theman

        



Flayhim

642

ANNIE

 

             

    







his

 

 



re - gi - ment and

      3

  

3 

 

say

  

 

     

144

  646

ANNIE

 



tie him

   

 



   



whip him till





    



 

 

   3

  

    3





skin,



  

 



        

till

  

 



 



 



he stays,

  



 

fel - la,

   3



  



                      

fetch the man





Flay him

650

ANNIE



 

 

he squeal.

 

 

 





         

            

 

   

 



    

648

ANNIE



Bend him, break him, rip his

  



wheel,

 

    







a - way,

  

 

Fetch the man

      3

a - way,

   



 

fel - la,

 

    3

145

  652

ANNIE



       fetch the

  

  

man

  



Fetch

a - way.

      

   3





 

  

 

654

ANNIE

way

   



say,



fetch the man

 



S.D.

 

        LOW TOM

  

 

 

   



man







way.....





    

the







 



a -





   





658

ANNIE



 











 





146

THE BALLAD OF JAMIE ALLAN PART THREE q = 60

  

Tape



SPOKEN VOICE:





When I first saw him at the Kelso races he wore the Northumberland livery, a Blue

   Piano

  







Tape



  





Vcl

vla





  





 





coat with a silver crescent on his arm. He was an admirable piper but a desperate reprobate. The

 









  

 

 



Tape

vln

 



 















last time I saw him he was in absolute beggary and had behaved so ill at my uncle's house that the old

     

 

           

 

          

 



       

      

147

Tape







Gentleman, himself a most admirable piper, would not give him Quarters though I interceded earnestly for him,





 

   

     

         

Tape





    

 

   

 



 



"the Knave", as Davie tells Justice Shallow, "being my very good friend." He was then quite like a



   



  

Tape



 

  











 







  

 

 







 





pauper with his wife and an ass in true gypsy fashion. Walter Scott, Abbotsford, Melrose.

           

   

 

 



 

  









  





148

Meno mosso

A q = 52 3             31

ANNIE



The ri - ver is dark

 



 

      34

ANNIE

cal ling

 



tell

 

   

Ja -mie pack your bags and roam

          



 

    

 

         



Leave my

house

and leave my

 3         like the fox,

    

home

 

   

   

  

 

and



 

  





 



      

Cur - lews are



        with no -thing to



with peat from the fell

 

ANNIE



       

   







you shall grieve

  

   

 

149

  3        42

ANNIE

JAMIE

   



Like the fox

you shall



              45

ANNIE



 

 





 

JAMIE



   bride

 

  

love

For you to

love

          

  

 



The bor - der is



   

3        



wide

With ma - ny a

wide

wa - ter

     

 

With ma - ny a

  

wa - ter

     3

and ma -ny a

     3

and ma -ny a



 

For you to

    

     



 



           



The bor - der is



 

bride

     

        the bor - der is





ANNIE





grieve

        the bor - der is

long,

 



 

long,

JAMIE



   

 

                     3

and live be -

side

       and live be -

 



side

    

And

drown in the run - ning

And

drown in the run - ning

        

       



150

   52

ANNIE

 3      

   

And    

tide

JAMIE

tide



  



grieve JAMIE



  





 

      mor - ning

toolo -ving to tell

 

  



 

      3

 

  

       3

 

  3

   



      3

Good - bye to the drink,

 

 

   3

Good -bye tothe

 

Good - bye to the drink,

 

Good -bye tothe

ri - ver, Good -bye to the fell





toolo -ving to tell

 



 

ri - ver, Good -bye to the fell

      

 3         

mor - ning



 

    

      

     

    



3 3                   

Good -bye tothe

JAMIE

 



you shall

Good -bye tothe

         

ANNIE









Like thefox

ANNIE



youshall grieve

   



    

     

           

like the fox,

    

    

 

           3

good - bye to the

craic Good

good - bye to the

craic Good



         

  

 

151

    64

ANNIE

 3      

   

    

bye to the nights with you onmy back

JAMIE

          



And

bye to the nights with you onmy back

  

   

 

     



ANNIE

Like the fox,

  

 

  

     

     black

  

 



you shall

  

 

  

 

       







       



    

      

3         

Thecur -lews are cal - ling

  



The ri -ver is

  

  





grieve

withpeat from the fell



  



You shall grieve

  

   

 

ANNIE





  3       

    

like the fox,

    



  



 

with no - thing to

152

     74

ANNIE





 

tell

 

Leave me

  



 

     77

ANNIE

 

 

        

now

and

grieve



              

   

sleep

 

 

  



 3     

all

keep

I'll

And

     3

And likethe fox

  

  

      

you shall

 

                 

   

   



 









grieve

  

 

  

you shall



  



Your

like the fox

  



 

 



 

let





      

      

 

thie - ving words are

ANNIE



                 



 

 



 



153

C 89

Tape







 



SPOKEN VOICE:





There is a hawthorn by a wall that looks down to the valley. Its berries are

    



  

 

Tape

    

    

fl.

       

















red, its thorns are sharp, it's where we said we'd marry. Its blossom is white and the hail makes sharp weather. Without her now I'll make my bed in the bleeding

     3

    

Tape









 

    



101

     3





tutti



    

 

 

   



    3

   

        

   



(+8va sopra)

heather.

  

       



                



      

  



     





   

 

 

154

D Piu Mosso

    104

JAMIE



 

   

JAMIE



 

haw - thorn

 

hill

     

   



a 3



haw - thorn

it sets its 3

112    



wind

roots

 that's 3

blo - wing 3

                

a -gainst the 3



the wor -ry -ing

       

    

its ber -ries are

its blos -som so

3 3                      3

wind

   

3 3  3                                       3

    

that's 3

      



                       3





                                                               

gro wing

JAMIE

 

there is 3



 

           

   



on a 3

109

JAMIE





106



There is

                 

  



red,

3  3                 

  

155

    115

JAMIE

white



thought

                    3

    119

JAMIE

       



haw - thorn

  

that it was

sno wing

 



there

 3  3 3  3                            

          

     



 



hill





there is



haw - thorn



still

3                                                   3  3  3  3   



    122

JAMIE

  







  

                                                              3

    125

JAMIE

 



grow ing

  









                                                



156

   128

JAMIE

   



   3

E     

  



 



131

JAMIE





haw - thorn

   



wall

JAMIE

val - ley



JAMIE

red

  

       3

mar - ry

                  

 

that looks down 3



to the 3

its thorns are

sharp

    it's where we

3 3 3 3  3                                            

    

we'd



    





                                         

its ber -ries are



said



                   137    

    

134

There is

    

by a 3

    



  

 



     

    

 

                            

 



       

    

its ber -ries are

its blos -som is

3 3                      3

red

3  3                 3

  

157

    140

JAMIE

white







and

the

hail

     



makes sharp 3

                            3

     143

JAMIE

  

out 3





 

her

now

I'll

  

wea - ther

with -

3 3  3  3                          

make my

 





bed

in 3

the 3

                                                       146

JAMIE



blee



ding



hea 3

                         



ther 3

3                   3

    148

JAMIE



come with me

     

 









oh come with me

come with me

 



 

  





 





dar

      



 -

ling







  

158

JAMIE

150     

come with

            152

JAMIE

 me

 



ber -ries are

red

 

  

send me

      



JAMIE



  

 



  



the

  

   

 



  

   

    

  



me down don't



  



  

 are



  

 

 



ling

the

 

 



craa - wing

don't

  

 

  me



  



e - xile

 

snar



cor - bies



 

 



 

te - thered wind

   



 

  

the thorns are sharp and the

out don't cut

    156





154     

  



  



oh come with



     

JAMIE



 

 

 dar



     





ling

the

 

 

 

 



  

                               

      



         

thorns turn red kill the blos - som dead and the cru -el wind is snar - ling



 

   

          

 

159

  

160

 

  



G             3

         



               

  

163



     3



                3

      



                3

                

172

 



 

        

                            3

     

169

                         

       3

  

                 3 3 3             



 





          3       3

           3        

                                   3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3                    

175



                            166

 



160

     179

JAMIE

   



H Meno Mosso q = 92    

There is a

 



   



183

JAMIE

 

187

         

    191

hail



   





   

its ber -ries are



   

 

    

     

makes sharp

     

to the

 

its thorns are sharp

    



mar - ry

JAMIE

that looks down

 

       



    



it's where we said

we'd



                      

  

  

wall

      

its ber - ries are red

        

JAMIE

by a

 

   

val ley

 

   

haw - thorn

 

     

 

red

 

itsblos -som is white

andthe

     

 

wea ther

       

  

     

  

   







 

with - out

    



   



 her

      

 



161

    195

JAMIE

    198

JAMIE

I'll make my

bed





 

hea

  

 -

in the

blee





ther

 

pipes - freely 

      



 

         

212



 

   





  

 

 

      

  

207

- ding

 

I Free time - colla parte 201



                

         now



    

    

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  





  

   





         

  

3                

 

      



          





   

        

  

162

J      



217



   

   



223

        



  

  

        

228

    231

     

  

   



   

       







 

   

 



      

   

 



  

             

 

  

3               

 

 

    

 

  

 

  



 

  

 

 

The Ballad of Jamie Allan K q = 104

                   glock

235

  238

 

   

+ picc.                    

   

163

241



                  

     244

  247



   

                    

   

                  

     250

+ solo vln 8va basso

   

L       

    

    

         

 

pipes

253

                      

+ vlns

 

256

                       

259



 

                

+ fl, hp

  

 

164

M   262         

 

  

                

 

   266

ANNIE



     





 

They said no jail could hold him at the age of twen - ty five

but

    

    



 

      

    





269

ANNIE

 



     

now he is past se - ven ty and chained up

   

  



  

 

272

ANNIE



mo - ney

 in





the street



to his lies



  







      

 

his wife and child are beg -ging

for

 



      

 



while

lies



  



Dur - ham

 

 jail

 be -

 

   

 

    

   

 

 



  



 



165

   274

ANNIE

    

neath a JAMIE



cold crime sheet





   276



wind sings JAMIE









    





  



wind sings

   



 

  

 

mie Al -

   -

mie Al -

  

 



cold crime sheet

 



  



lan O

  lan O



 



      

  

   

  





 



  

mie Al - lan O



The wind sings

The

    



The wind sings

   

 



 

  

The

  

  

 





 

    

be - neath a



 

ANNIE

 



       

  

  

 

 

  

N 280

pipes

                                              

  

283



                   

  

 

  





 

  



                                + solo vln

    

  

 

 

  





166

  286

ANNIE





   288

 



Aln -wick

like she did be - fore

  



trade is

sweet a - mour



plou - ghing for



  

she's li -ving with a ma - dam





the court

  



  her

  

 

    

wo - man of lewd re - pute

 

      

294



   

  

 



  



the mu - sic that she plays

       

  

ANNIE

     



 

  

291

  



 

        



 



  

 

    

  

ANNIE

 



      

daugh -ter lives in





            His            

    O

ANNIE



    



that

hang



 

     

       a

 

bout





the duke

 

  that

  

167

         296

ANNIE

hang a JAMIE



  

bout the duke

 



The wind sings

  







 

 



 

    

300

ANNIE

JAMIE





Al - lan O

   

304



 



    

  

 

      



  



 

             





   

fl, glock, pipes, vlns

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                  

  

 

                                    

    

pipes

307

   



mie Al - lan O The wind sings Ja - mie

    

 



mie Al - lan O The wind sings Ja - mie

   -





      

   

        

   

                  

Al - lan O

    





Thewind sings

 

  



 

  

 

 

  





                + vlns

 

  

 

168

310





  



   

    

                        



   312

ANNIE



 

 

 









   



 







was



   313

ANNIE



horse thief



  

his

ma -jes -ty



  the



dukes and earls



 



he ponced

but

                                  solo vln

   



 

  

 



mer - cy

there

was

 



when he asked for

  



315

ANNIE



 

   no



  



was

res - ponse

                                   

 



 

 



  

169

   317

ANNIE

horse thief





his



ma - jes - ty

 for



earls and dukes he played



but

he's

                             

      

 



319

ANNIE



 





 



dy - ing

cell

that

dukes



  

 

     and

  



 



earls have made

that

                                    

 

  



321

ANNIE

    

dukes JAMIE



and

 



earls have made





 



  





  

 





The

wind

sings

  The



 



wind





sings

                            

   

 

   

mie

  

  

170

   323

ANNIE

Al JAMIE



  Al





lan





lan



 

The wind



 

    

 

  













sings



The wind

 





sings

 

 

 



   

 

 





mie

- lan

 





mie

- lan

     

 

 









Rfl, hp, pipes, vlns  326                        329



  



  

  

    

  



                                  

   

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

  

                           pipes                                              

332

171

335

                        

338

+ vlns

                        

   341

ANNIE



                            

  

  



     



  



 

343

ANNIE



beg - gars with



S 



played his

pie

for





his bunce





 



cut -throats

and

                 

 

 

solo vln

       

  

                                               



   



 



played for dukes and



 



 



dy - kers

his

                                    

 



  

 

 



172

   345

ANNIE



 

counts

    

haut - bois

for



played his



tune

for



sol - dier boys

                                     

  

 



  





 

the

line

347

ANNIE



blee - ding

 



played his

 



  

 

tune

for

ge - ne -rals

their



                                    

 

  

   



349

ANNIE

buc - kets of JAMIE







red wine



  

  their

 

 



   

buc - kets of





 



red wine





The



  The

                                                     

173

   351

ANNIE



wind sings JAMIE











wind sings

  

   







  

 -

  

 



 

mie Al -

  

mie Al -

  

 



lan O

  lan O



The wind sings



 

    

 Ja





The wind sings

mie

 

mie

  

 

  

 

  

   

 







  

    



  

 



Al - lan

 

 

  

  

  

  355

JAMIE

 

  



      ma - jes - ty

   

 



 







   

 

de - ser - ter

 

     



the





king

 

     

  



I was horse thief to his

 



                         

360

JAMIE





    



  



 

I played pipes for



 

     

     

174

    364

JAMIE

du -chess

 

  

   368

JAMIE

and

made her



     

  



  

  



  



sing



was horse thief





piped



his





  



but I'm ly - ing

this





  





 



   





 



 



      

  

  

  

   

  

U 



cell





  

 

     





 

for dukes and earls



372

JAMIE



poor heart

 

ma - jes - ty



    



and

dy - ing

 

   



    









shite

 





they said no



 



  

  

  

alto flute





 



 

  jail could

175

     376

JAMIE

     

hold me

at the age

  

381

JAMIE

 

thedoors





 

386

JAMIE

  

   

  



lock

  

 

four







 

but now that



   











must

die



  

old and frail

 

 

  



  

and can - not pick the





 



daugh -ters

 









   

 

when jai - lers'wives and

 



o - pened up



for - ty





 

  



 





Dur - ham

 









jail



but

 

176

     391

JAMIE

will not





for





got









V 398



                  

picc, glock, pipes, solo vln

   

  

  



    

  



 - glock)            ( - picc,                                 

401

   

 

 

 

  

 

 

  





                                

404

   

 



 

 



  

177

406



                                                

  

409

 



                

  412

ANNIE

  

 

    

  

 

  



  









 

JAMIE









  

W    The



  The



wind sings



wind sings

                                       

  

  



                            

più f

  

  

  











 

 Ja

mie

 Ja

  -

mie

   

  



178

   415

ANNIE

   

       

 

  

 

  

Al - lan O The wind sings Ja - mie Al -lan O The wind sings Ja - mie Al - lan O The JAMIE



 

    

       

 

Al - lan O The wind sings Ja - mie Al -lan O

    

  







JAMIE





wind sings

       





 

 



   420

ANNIE

                

 



  

 

   

  

Thewind sings Ja - mie Al - lan O The

                

 

  

    





 

   

      

 

  



mie Al - lan O

    

mie Al - lan O

     

  

 

   

  

 

 

  

pipes



         

 

                    + hp + vlns

424

  

 

179

427



               

  

430



 

                   + fl + glock

  

 

         pipes                                    

433

 

  

  

 

 

  

  

                                            

436



+ vlns

  

  



   

  

 

 

  

 

180

                                           

439

  

442

  

   

  



  

  





                                                  + hp + vlas

   

  

 

445

                    

  448

ANNIE

JAMIE







  

  

 

  

 

                                 

  



 



 



  

  

 





The wind sings Ja

 

  

 

    







 



  - mie

 

The wind sings Ja - mie                                                                  

181

   451

ANNIE

 

Al JAMIE



  Al -

lan O

The wind sings

 



The wind sings

  



 





  

 

  







 

Al -

  lan O

        



 

 

The wind sings

 





The wind sings

   

    

 

   

mie

 

   

lan O



  

Al -

    



      

455

JAMIE

 



  

ANNIE

lan O

  

mie

  

  

Al - lan

  

   

 

 

 

  

   

  





mie Al - lan

 

 



  

 

  

  -



  

 

  



         

                      

mie

 

459

  

mie

mie Al - lan

 



       



The wind sings

  



Al - lan

 



The wind sings

     -



    