My Compositions

Here you'll find music that I've composed. These are generally folk tunes and are provided in abc format. PDFs available upon request, I will gradually add the sheet music to the tunes here. I have recorded some of the tunes and you can find them on SoundCloud. Some of them are bad MIDI files but I am intending to re-record those and record the rest of them in time.

You can filter these tunes using the "select tag" option.

Any of my tunes can be used for non-profit use, the notation but PLEASE always give credit.

waltz

X:1
T:A Hot Summer's Waltz
C:Stephanelli (May 2017)
R:waltz
M:3/4
L:1/8
K:F
"F" F3 E FA | "C4" G2 F2 C2 | "F"F3 E FA | "Am" c6 | "Bb" d3 d cA | "Gm" cA G2 FG | "Am" AG F2 "C" C2 | "Bb" D6 |
"F" F3 E FA | "C4" G2 F2 C2 | "F" F3 G Ac | "Bb" d6 | "F" f3 d cA | "Am" cA G2 Ac | "Bb" dc A2 "C" GA/G/| "F" F6 ||
"F" f3 a b/a/g | "Gm" f2 d2 c2 | "Dm" f3 a b/a/g | "Am" a6 | "Bb" b3 a gf | "F" dc A2 Ac | "Bb" dc A2 d2 | "C/G" e6 |
"F" f3 a b/a/g | "Gm" f2 d2 c2 | "Dm" f3 a b/a/g | "A/C#" a6 | "Bb" b3 a gf | "Dm" dc A2 Ac | "Bb" dc A2 "C" GA/G/ | "F" F6|]

Inspired by a hot day in early summer.

waltz

X:1
T:A New Hope
R:waltz
C:Stephanelli (~2014)
M:3/4
L:1/8
K:Am
|: "Am" A4 c2 | "G" d4 g2 | "F" f3 e d2 | "Dm" d6 | "Am" A4 c2 | "G" d4 g2 | "F" a3 b a2 | "Dm" a6 |
"Am" a3 g f2 | "G" g3 f e2 | "F" f3 e d2 | "Em" e6 | "Am" A4 c2 | "G" d4 g2 | "F" f3 e d2 | "E"e6 :|
K:A
|: "A" A4 e2 | "C#m/G#" d3 c B2 | "F#m" c4 G2 | "D"A6 | "A" A4 e2 | "E/G#" d3 c B2 | "C#m/G#"c3 d e2 | "F#m" f6 |
"F#m" fg ag f2 | "E" ef gf e2 | "D" fg ag fe | "F#m" f6 | "F#m" fg ag fe | "D" de fe dc | "E" Bc dc BG | "A" A6 :|

Inspired by that feeling when a glimmer of hope makes things seem not so bad. I think I was in the middle of my final year of university...I probably wrote this around about 2014ish.

reel

Honestly, I don't remember what I was agitated about, but the vibes are real.

morris dance

X:1
T:Bug Hotel
C:Stephanelli
R:morris
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
P:A
|: D2 | G2 AB A2 Bc | d2 B2 G2 AB | cBAG FGAB | A3 B A2 |
D2 | G2 GA B2 cd | e2 c2 A2 Bc | d2 c2 A2 F2 | G3 A G2 :|
P:B
|: d2 | e2 e2 c3 c | d2 d2 B3 B | cBAG FGAB | A3 B A2 |
d2 | e2 e2 c3 c | d2 d2 B3 B | c2 A2 G2 F2 | G3 A G2 :|

Written with a morris dance for Granta Blue Morris, inspired by a theme at a Folk Festival we were dancing at.

Ahhh, May Week. Inspired by a post-May-Ball-gig session (at some ridiculous hour of morning - 5am possibly) of coiling some cables on the roadside while sorting out the kit for the next May Ball gig.

reel

X:1
T:Colin, The Happy Mouse
C:Stephanelli
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:D
|: "D"{DFA}d3 c- cdcd | "G" B3 A- AGBd | "A" ecAB- BAGF | "Em" EDFE "A/C#"GFAG |
"D" d3 c- cdcd | "A" e3 d- defg | "D" afd"G"g- gfed | "A"fdec "D"d4 :|
|: "Bm" B3 c- cBcd | "F#m/C#"edcd- dcBc | "Bm/D" edcd- dcBc | "Edim7th" gfed "F#"fedc |
"Bm" B3 c- cBcd | "F#m/C#" edcd- dcBc | "D" agfe "G" gfed | "A" fdec "D" d4 :|

Inspired by our happiest of mice, Colin. Also the very first pet mouse we ever had, rest in peace, my heart-mouse.

five-time

Inspired on the CUCB Tour in 2023 to the Yorkshire Dales.
The Llama in question is small, cute and rainbow coloured and belongs to another member of the band.

Inspired by a trip on a canal boat, while sitting on the peaceful bows of the boat, away from all the engine noise, watching the water slide past quietly.

reel

Part of a set inspired by the band's favourite hot beverages at the time. This is for P, who generally likes his tea "warm and wet". This has been tested by giving him coffee and custard mixed together to the approximate shade of brown that looks like tea. He drank it very happily only pausing to note it didn't quite taste right when there was a lot of giggling going on. This has happened twice, the last time being on his wedding day!

reel

X:1
T:King's Oolong
T:For Fluidic Folk Ceilidh Band
C:Stephanelli
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Em
|: BA | "Em" G3 F E2 D2 | "Am" E2 A2 A2 GA | "Bm" B3 c BAGF | "Am" G2 A2 A2 BA |
"G" G3 F E2 D2 | "C" EFGA B2 cB | "Am" cBAG "Bm" BAGF | "Em" G2 E2 E2 :|
|: d2 |"C" e4 "D" f4 |"Em" g3 f g2 d2 | "C" e2 ef "Em"gfed | "Am" e2 c2 A2 d2|
"C" e4 "D" f4 | "Em" g3 a g2 d2 |1 "C" e2 e2 fedc | "D" d2 f2 "G" g2 :|2 "C" edcB "D" dcBA | "G"B2 G2 G2 ||

Part of a set inspired by the band's favourite hot beverages at the time. This one is for N.

reel

X:1
T:Mint Tea
T:For Fluidic Folk Ceilidh Band
C:Stephanelli
R:reel
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:C
|: BA | "D" A3 G ^FGAB | "Am" c2 A2 B2 A2 | "G" GABc d2 e2 | "Bb" f2 (3efe d2 BA |
"D" A3 G ^FGAB | "C" c2 G2 cdef | "G" gfed "Am"fedc | "D" d2 A2 A2 :|
^cd | "Am" c2 A2 "D" d2 A2 | "E" e2 A2 "F" f2 g2 | "A" a2 (3gag f2 e2 | "C" e3 f g2 f2 |
"E" e2 A2 "F" f2 A2 | "G" g2 A2 "Am" a3 g | "Dm" fedc "E" edcB | "Am" c2 A2 A2 de |
"Am" cAA2 "D" dAA2 | "E" eAA2 "F" fddg | "A"a2 (3gag f2 e2 | "C"e3 f g2 f2 |
"E" eAAA "F" fAAA | "G"gAAg "Am" a3 g | "Dm" fedc "E" edcB | "Am" c2 A2 A2 ||

Part of a set inspired by the band's favourite hot beverages at the time. This one is for T and myself, combining our two varieties of bounce and craziness!