Sheet Music: A Wife of My Own

TitleA Wife of My Own
Alternate titlesI Have a House of My Own
I Have a Wife of My Own
I Ha'e a Wife o' My Ain
Naebody
ComposerTraditional Scottish
InstrumentationFlute solo
KeyE minor
RangeD4–B5
Time signature9/8
Tempo108 BPM
Performance time1:20
Difficulty levelintermediate
Download printable scorePDF Sheet Music (52 kB) (preview)
Download audio tracksMIDI (change tempo/key) MP3 (657 kB)
Date added2026-10-27
Last updated2026-10-27
Download popularity indexnot yet available
Categories
Jigs, Traditional/Folk

Performances

There are no recordings for this tune yet. Submit yours!

Tuesday 27 October 2026

Tune of the Day: A Wife of My Own

Traditional Scottish slip jig

This 9/8-time jig probably originated in Scotland in the first half of the 18th century, when it started being included in a number of manuscripts. Its earliest known appearance is in the Scottish Drummond Castle Manuscript, which is inscribed “A Collection of Country Dances written for the use of his Grace the Duke of Perth by Dav. Young, 1734”.

O'Farrell's Pocket Companion (1806) gives the tune's provenance as Irish, but this appears to be an isolated opinion.

Other Tunes in the same Categories