"The Maid" and "The Hangman"- Long 1971
[This is a well-organized and straight forward presentation of most of the material available to Eleanor Long by 1970. Although Long organizes the texts in groups, she does not, for the most part, give complete texts. This is one of the weaknesses of the book that I've seen so far. There are a number of pre-1970 versions missing and several recordings; including the first recording, made in 1920.
I'm not sure when or if I will reproduce the book on my site. For now I will do several chapters.
R. Matteson 2015]
CONTENTS
Abbreviations
I. Purpose and Method
II. The Schema
III. The Texts
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Conclusions
VI. The Tunes
Group IA
Groups IB, IC
Group IIA
Groups IIB, IIC, IU
Groups IV, V
Group VI
Conclusions
V. The Symbols
VI. The Tradition in Europe . . . 108
VII. The Source . . . . . . . . . . .122
VIII. Conclusions . . . . . . . . . 131
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Discography . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
LIST OF TABLES
1. Texts, Group A
2. Texts, Group B
3. Texts, Group C
4. Texts, Group D
5. Texts, Group E
6. Tunes, Group IA. Group I: Mid-cadence on V. A: Phrase I cadence on I
7. Tunes, Group IB. Group I: Mid-cadence on V. B: Phrase I Cadence on V
8. Tunes, Group IC. Group I: Mid-Cadence on V. C: Phrase I Cadence on Plagal V
9. Tunes, Group IIA. Group II: Mid-Cadence on II. A: Phrase 1 Cadence on I
10. Tunes, Group IIB. Group II: Mid-Cadence on II. B: Phrase I Cadence on V
ll.Tunes, Group IIC. Group II: Mid-Cadence on II. C: Phrase I Cadence on V
12. Tunes, Group III: Mid-Cadence on IV
13. Tunes, Group IV: Mid-Cadence on III
14. Tunes, Group V: Anomalous and "Borrowed" Tunes
15. Tunes, Group VI: "Slack the Rope, Flangman"