Caller Herrin' (Gow, Nathaniel)

Composition Year	1798 ca.
Genre Categories	Pieces; Airs; Songs; For piano; Scores featuring the piano; For 1 player; For violin, piano; Scores featuring the violin; For 2 players; For voice, piano; For voices with keyboard; Scores featuring the voice; English language; For 2 voices, piano (arr); For voices with keyboard (arr); Scores featuring the voice (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr)

Sheet Music

Scores

Complete Score
*#840975 - 2.46MB, 2 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 15×⇩ - Fynnjamin

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Editor	First edition
Publisher. Info.	Edinburgh: Gow & Shepherd, n.d.[ca. 1798].
Copyright	Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Callar Herring. Composed (from the Original Cry of the Newheavn [sic] fish wives, Selling their fresh Herrings in the Streets of Edin[burgh]) by Nath[aniel] Gow. To which is added Three Favourite Tunes
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For 2 Voices and Piano (Shaw)

Complete Score (EU)
*#542198 - 4.05MB, 8 pp. - 0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/27/V - 141×⇩ - Phillip21

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Arranger	Geoffrey Turton Shaw (1879–1943)
Publisher. Info.	London: Novello & Co., No. 1604, 1931.
Copyright	Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag/del]
Misc. Notes	Second voice is a descant. Key F major. Includes Tonic Sol-fa notation
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Lyrics (1)

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General Information

Work Title	Caller Herrin'
Alternative. Title	Callar Herring
Composer	Gow, Nathaniel
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.	ING 1
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.	1798 ca.
Librettist	Carolina Oliphant Nairne (1766–1845) - later song version
Language	English
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period	Classical
Piece Style	Classical
Instrumentation	piano or violin and piano; Song version: voice and piano
External Links	Wikipedia article

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Gow was a violinist and bandleader in Edinburgh, and wrote this piece originally as an instrumental tune, i.e. the original did not include a vocal part. It probably was for violin with some sort of ensemble backing. The words were added later by Carolina Oliphant Nairne (1766–1845). Various publications list the genre differently - it has been published as an air, in a collection of quadrilles, etc. Tagging subject to correction if an original is uploaded.