Key signature: Bminor
Submitted on June 30th 2007 by No Cause For Alarm.
This tune has been added to 101 tunebooks.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Sleeping Tune, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: reel
K: Bmin
B2 f2 f2 fe | (3efg gf fecd | e4 e4- | e2 ed efdc |
d4 d4- | d2 dc decB | c4- cBcd | e4- efdc |
B2 f2 f2 fe | (3efg gf fecd | e3 d e4- | e2 ed efdc |
d3 c d4- | d2 dc decB | c4- cBcd | e4- effe |
d2 a2- a2 cd | acda cddB | c2 a4 cB | c2 cB cddc |
B2 a4 BA | B2 BA BcdB | c3 B c3- c/d/- | deed effe |
d2 a2- a2 cd | acda cddB | c2 a4 cB | c2 cB cddc |
B2 f4 BA | B2 BA BcdB | c3 B c3 d | e4 efdc ||
The Sleeping Tune
Written by Gordon Duncan
Posted following a request by king's taxes
THIS IS NOT A REEL - It is more of a slow air or possibly a very slow reel. It is very stately and sombre.
The melody of this tune is so beautiful. I remember hearing it played in a session on a set of border pipes the day Gordon Duncan died and it was so moving.
When playing it don't be afraid to draw it out - particularly the long notes.
# Posted on June 30th 2007 by No Cause For Alarm
this is a great tune. i've always wanted to play it at a session on the uilleann pipes and you know what, maybe i will. thanks for posting it.
# Posted on June 30th 2007 by Kevo32A
Wolfstone playing this tune
http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=Wf7d9c4tNK0
# Posted on June 30th 2007 by Kevo32A
Gordon Duncan Tunebook
Keep an eye out for the new Gordon Duncan tunebook coming out in August. This and many other tunes will be in it. A must for any fan of Gordon's music.
# Posted on June 30th 2007 by No Cause For Alarm
Copyright issues
The Sleeping Tune is definitely composed by Gordon Duncan - it's listed in his book "Gordon Duncan's Tunes". So IMHO it's a copyright infringement to present the sheet music on this site.
# Posted on January 19th 2009 by Pudow
The Sleeping Tune
If you would read the comments above you will see I credited the tune to Gordon Duncan - it was the first thing I did.
I also then went on to mention the tunebook "Gordon Duncan's Tunes", admittedly not by name - but that was because it was not out by that point and a name had not been decided. I would encourage everyone to buy his book - I did. The funds from the sale of the book go to the Gordon Duncan Memorial Trust (http://www.gordonduncan.co.uk/) - a very worthwhile cause.
I am aware of copyright issues but I hope Gordon would not have had an issue with it being posted. If Gordon's family or the Trust were to request its removal then of course it - and all of Gordon's tunes that are on this site - would be removed.
I did not need to check in the tunebook to know who composed this tune.
All this is doing IMHO is spreading awareness of Gordon and his music which may hopefully increase sales of his CDs and tunebook, t-shirts and other assorted paraphanelia.
# Posted on January 20th 2009 by No Cause For Alarm
The Sleeping Tune
I would agree with you there NCFA. Also, his family will benefit from other people recording the tune. Remarkably, one of his tunes, Andy Renwicks Ferret, has been recorded by over 100 artists. The man was a colossus of tune writing.
# Posted on January 20th 2009 by bogman
Sleeping Tune - Session A9 version
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvbVug9ayVo
# Posted on March 29th 2009 by No Cause For Alarm
The Sleeping tune
You have no idea how much it bugs me that u have this down as a reel, it is a SLOW AIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please, please change it!!
# Posted on November 18th 2009 by Euan W
The Sleeping Tune
Dear Euan,
I know it is a slow air! If you read my first comment you will see that I said it was a slow air. Without an actual category on this site for slow airs however there is not much that can be done about that is there?
# Posted on November 18th 2009 by No Cause For Alarm