O Uchel Dras Oedd Siencyn

Also known as: Y Gadlys, The Camp, "Of noble race was Shenkin", The War Camp

O Uchel Dras Oedd Siencyn: a Welsh polka in C minor. Sheet music, example chords and playback in any key, at any tempo (3 versions). Alaw werin o Gymru (polca yn C leiaf): y sgôr, cordiau a chwarae mewn unrhyw gywair.

Tune type

polca

Key

C minor

Time signature

4/4

Composer / arranger

Trad

Book

51 Welsh Airs

History

From a facsimile c.1840: A Choice Collection of Fifty-One Welsh Airs adapted for The Harp, Piano-Forte, Harpsichord, Violin, or Flute by Edward Jones "Harper to His Late Majesty King George IV, when Prince of Wales".

Source

https://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/BrianMartin/msg/ejones.abc

X:1
T:O Uchel Dras Oedd Siencyn (version 2)
T:Y Gadlys
T:The Camp
T:"Of noble race was Shenkin"
C:Trad
B:51 Welsh Airs
S:https://trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/abc/mirror/BrianMartin/msg/ejones.abc
A:Wales
H:From a facsimile c.1840: A Choice Collection of Fifty-One Welsh Airs adapted for The Harp, Piano-Forte, Harpsichord, Violin, or Flute by Edward Jones "Harper to His Late Majesty King George IV, when Prince of Wales".
N:I'm not quite sure how Mr Jones thought this was "adapted for  the
N:violin or flute".  Part A is in the treble clef; Part B is in the
N:bass clef and should be played an octave lower than written. BM.
N:.
N:Transcribed by Brian Martin
R:polca
M:C
L:1/8
Q:130
K:Cm
P:A
d2|e2dc =BcdB|c2C2C2z2|z8|z6d2|
e2 dc =BcdB|c2C2C2z2|z8|z6:||
ed|e2e2B2B2|e2e4z2|z8|z6gf|
e2efd2de|cedc=B3G|A2GFG2=B2|c4z2gf|
(eg)fe (df)ed|cdef{G=Bd}g3G|A2GFG2=B2|c6:||
P:B
z2|c2C2G2G,2|C4z2CD|ECFD G2G,2|C2G,2C,2z2|
c2C2G2G,2|C6CD|EDEFG2G,2|C6:||
z2|E4D4|E2E,4z2|E,2E2D,2D2|C,2C2=B,2G,2|
c4_B4|A4G4|F2D2G2G,2|C2G,2C,2z2|
C4_B,4|A,4G,4|F2D2G2G,2|C6:||

Welsh polkas (Polca)