Sheet Music: Oh! Lassie, Art Thou Sleeping Yet?

TitleOh! Lassie, Art Thou Sleeping Yet?
Alternate titlesThe Muckin' o' Geordie's Byre
The Stone Barn
The Scotch Lassie
ComposerTraditional Scottish
InstrumentationFlute solo
KeyC major
RangeE4–G5
Time signature6/8
Tempo108 BPM
Performance time0:35
Difficulty leveleasy
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Date added2017-05-02
Last updated2017-05-02
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Categories
Celtic Music, Jigs, Traditional/Folk

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Tuesday 2 May 2017

Tune of the Day: Oh! Lassie, Art Thou Sleeping Yet?

Traditional Scottish jig

According to musicologist Samuel Preston Bayard, this tune dates from around 1760 or earlier, and has since been a favorite among both fiddlers and fifers. The title is the first line of poet Robert Burns's song “O Let me in this ae Night”, whose lyric was given final form in 1795.

The more famous tune “The Muckin' O' Geordie's Byre” appears to be a variation of this melody.