My Tunes
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, including the notation but PLEASE ALWAYS give credit.
X:1
T:Granta Sticks
C:Stephanelli
R:morris
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Dm
"Dm" D2 F2 A3 G | "Dm" FG"C"EF "Dm"D3 D | "Dm"D2 F2 A3 A | "Gm"BAGB "Am"A3 A |
"Dm" D2 F2 A3 G | "Dm" AB"C"GA "Dm" F3 G | "F" AGFA "C" GFEG | "Dm" F2 D2 D4 |
"Dm" A2 d2 d3 e | "Dm" f2 d2 d3 e | "Dm" fedf "C" edce | "Gm" d2 c2 B3 A |
"Dm" A2 d2 d3 e | "F" f2 a2 a3 f | "C" g2 e2 "Gm" dcBc | "Dm" d2 D2 D4 ||
Written with a dance for Granta Blue Morris. I don't remember the inspiration, beyond "I need to write a Stick Dance!"
X:1
T:Indecision
C:Stephanelli (Jan 2017)
M:9/8
L:1/8
K:G
|: "G" GAB d2 e dcA | "C" E2 c-c2 d c2 A | "G" GAB d2 e "F" =fed | "Dm" =f2 e-e2 d c2 A :|
|: "D/F#" ^fgf fef edB | "Dm/F" =fgf fef edc | "D/F#" ^fgf fef edB | "G" dBA BAG "D/F#" ^F3 :|
|: "G" GBB GBG =FED | "D" Add ^fed AG^F | "G" GBB GBG =FED | "Em" EGB "D" AG^F "G" G3 :|
Inspired by a period of indecision, as I feel was suitably demonstrated by the F/F# battle throughout this tune.
X:1
T:Jaws, Claws, and Printed Paws
C:Stephanelli (2nd June 2015)
M:4/4
R:march
L:1/8
K:Bm
|: "Bm" B2 c2 d2 ec | "Bm" B2 A2 B2 cA |"G"B2 c2 d2 ec | "G"BG B2 B2 "F#"^A2 |
"Bm"B2 c2 d2 ef | "A"gfed e2 cA | "G"Bccd deec | "Bm" BF B2 B4 :|
|: "D"f2 d2 f2 ga | "Em"g2 e2 g4 | "A"e2 c2 e2 fg | "Bm"f2 d2 f4 |
"G"d2 B2 d2 ef |"A"e2 c2 e2 fg | "D"agfe "G"dcBA | [1"A"Bc d2 "D"d4 :|[2 "Bm" BF B2 B4|]
Inspired by the 30 Days Wild Challenge run by The Wildlife Trust and represented what I found that day.
X:1
T:Katie's Chicken
C:Stephanelli (20 Sep 2018)
R:polka
M:2/4
L:1/16
K:Em
|: E2B2 B2E2 | BAGF EFGA | B2E2 E2B2 | c3B AGFG |
E2B2 B2E2 | BAGF EFGA | B2e2 f3e | d4 ^d4 :|
|: e2B2 f2B2 | g2B2 f2B2 | efe^d efgf |
eBBB fBBB | gBBg a3g | edBA BcGF | E4 ^D4 :|
Inspired during the CUCB Tour to the Lake District when we took a trip to a farm in the Lake District. A few of us stayed in the pouring rain helping the farm workers to put the animals to bed. I have two very distinct memories - me getting to blanket up and lead a Shire Horse out to his field and Katie easily catching a chicken that didn't want to go into it's coop!
X:1
T:Knitting Hornpipes 1 - A Knitter's Woes
C:Stephanelli
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:hornpipe
K:Am
|: A>G| "Am" E>AA>G A>cd>e | "Dm" f>gf>d "Em" e2 d>e |"F" f>AA>g "C" f>GG>e |"Dm" f>ed>A "Em"G2 A>G|
"Am"E>AA>G A>cd>e | "Dm" f>gf>d "Em" e2 f>g | "F" a>ef>d "Em" g>de>B | "Am" c>AA>G A2 :|
|: e>g | "Am" a>AA>g "G" f>GG>e |"F" d>FF>G A2 d>e | "Dm"d>A"Em"e>A "F" f>A"G"g>A |"Am"a>gf>e "Dm"d2 e>g |
"Am"a>AA>g "G"f>GG>e | "F" d>FF>G A2 d>e |"Dm"f>ef>d "Em"e>de>B | "Am"c>AA>G A2 :|
Can be played as a tune or sung as a song! Lyrics below the dots.
X:1
T:Knitting Hornpipes 2 - A Knitter's Paradise
C:Stephanelli
R:hornpipe
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:G
|: G>F | "G" D>GB>d "C"e>fg>f | "G" d>BB>G "D" A2 B>c | "C" d>gg>c "G" B>gg>B | "D" A>GF>G A2 B>A |
"G" G>FG>B "C" c>de>c | "Em" d>BB>G "D" A2 c>d | "G" e>gg>d "C" c>gg>B | "D" A>a g>f "G" g2 :|
|: g>f | "C" e2 "D" d2 "Em" B2 "G/F"G2 | "D" F>GA>B A2 G>A | "G" B>gf>A G>ed>F | "C" E>GA>B "D" A2 G>F|
"Em" E2 G2 "Bm" B2 d2 |"C" e>fg>a "Bm" b2-b>g | "G" f>BA>e "D" d>GF>c | "G" B>DE>F G2 :|
Inspired by the knitting when it's going well! Written to complement Knitting Hornpipes 1 - A Knitter's Woes.
X:1
T:Loss
C:Stephanelli
R:waltz
M:3/4
L:1/4
K:Cm
|: "Cm" c2 B | "Fm" A2 G | "Eb" E2 F | "Gm" G3 | "Cm" E2 F | "Gm" G2 A/G/ | "Bb" F E B, | "Cm" C3 |
"Cm" !tenuto!c g !tenuto!B | "Fm" !tenuto!A f !tenuto!G | "Eb" E2 F | "Gm" G3 | "Cm" E2 F | "Gm" G2 A/B/ | "Bb" f e d | "Cm" c3 :|
|: "Eb" !tenuto!e g !tenuto!e | "Gm/D" !tenuto!d g !tenuto!d | "Cm" !tenuto!c g !tenuto!c | "Bb" B2 A | "Ab" A3/2 c/ e | "Eb" g f e | "Gm" d3/2 e/ B | "Cm" c3 |
"Eb" !tenuto!e g b | "Gm/D" !tenuto!d g b | "Cm" !tenuto!c g b | "Bb" B2 A | "Fm" A3/2 c/ e | "Cm" g f e | "Bb" f e d | "Cm" c3 :|
Inspired by a period of grief.
X:1
T:Luna-Mouse In A CUCB Mug
C:Stephanelli (August 2020)
R:march
M:4/4
L:1/4
K:G
|: D | "G" G>G G/A/B/c/ | "Em7" d B B>c | "D" A F F/G/A/G/ | "Bm" F D D D |
"G" G>G G/A/B/c/ | "Bm" d f f>f | "F#m" e/d/c/B/ "A" A/^c/e/c/ | "D" e d d :|
|: e | "Bm" f>f f/e/d/^c/ | "Em" B G G>B | "F#m" A F F/G/A/G/ | "D" F D D e |
"Bm" f>f f/e/d/^c/ | "Em" B G G>B | "F#m" A/G/F/E/ "D" D/F/A/F/ | "G" A G G :|
Inspired by our darling mouse, Luna, enjoying a cool ceramic mug in the middle of a hot summer!
X:1
T:Melancholy
C:Stephanelli
R:waltz
M:3/4
L:1/8
K:F#min
"F#m" F4 A2 | "Bm/F#" B4 d2 | "C#m/E" c3 B A2 | "F#m" F6 | "F#m" F4 A2 | "C#m/E" c4 e2 | "D" f3 e d2 | "A" e6 |
"D" f3 e f2 | "A/C#" e3 d e2 | "Bm" d3 c d2 | "F#m/A" c3 A c2 | "Bm" d3 c B2 | "F#m/C#" c3 B A2 | "C#" B2 A2 G2 | "F#m" F6 ||
"F#m" F4 fe | "D" f2 e2 d2 | "A" E4 ed | "E" e2 d2 c2 | "Bm" D4 dc | "D" d2 c2 B2 | "A" c2 B2 A2 | "Bm" B2 c2 d2 |
"F#m" F4 fe | "D" f2 ^g2 f2 | "A" e4 ed | "E" e2 f2 e2 | "Bm"d2 c2 B2 |"F#m" c2 B2 A2 | "C#"B2 A2 G2 | "F#m"F6 ||
Originally written in F minor on the piano but I generally play it in F# minor as it fits nicer on my recorder. Inspired by a melancholy mood.
X:1
T:Memorium
C:Stephanelli (25 Aug 2018)
R:air
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:Gmaj
G>E | D<G G>A B2 A>B | A<B G>E D2 E>D | D<E G>A B<d d>e | d2 B2 B2 d>B |
d<B B>d e2 d>e | d<e d>B A2 B>A | G<E E>G A<B B>d | B2 G2 G2 :|
|: B>d | e<g e>d e2 d>B | B<d B>A B2 B>A | G<E E>G A<B B>d | d2 e2 e2 g>e |
g<e e>g a2 g>a | g<a g>e d2 e>d | B<A A>B d<e e>d | B2 G2 G2 :|
Best played on Grandad's old F whistle, but no-one else can join in! A very slow tune in memory of my paternal grandparents.
X:1
T:Multicoloured Jazz Menace
R:hornpipe
C:Stephanelli (2014/2015)
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:E
|: "E" E2 G>A B2 A>G| "A" A>B A>G- G>A G>F | "E" E2 G>A B2 c>d | "F#m" e>f g>f- f>g f>e |
"B" d>e f>e- e>f e>d | "E" c>d e>d- d>e d>c |"B" B>c B>A G>A G>F | "E" E2 "B" B2 "E" E4 :|
|: "E" E2 G>B- B>e B>G |"Edim7" E2 =G>B- B>=d B>=G | "E" E2 G>B- B>e B>G | "B" B>c B>A G>A G>F |
"E" E2 G>B- B>e B>G | "F#m" F2 A>c- c>f c>A | "B" B>c B>A G>A G>F | "E" E2 "B" B2 "E" E4 :|
|: "A" A2- A>A- A>G A>c | "B" B2- B>B- B>^A B>=d |"C#m"c2- c>c- c>^B c>e | "B" d>e d>c B>c B>_B |
"A" A2- A>A- A>G A>c | "B" B2- B>B- B>^A B>=d |"B/D#" ^d>c B>A G>A G>F | "E" E2 "B" B2 "E" E4 :|
Inspired by a colourful, bouncy, hop-step loving friend!
X:1
T:Paul's Hornpipe
R:hornpipe
C:Stephanelli
M:4/4
L:1/8
K:D
|: "D" d2 e>f g2 f>e | "A" f2 e>d - d>cB>A | "G" G2 A>B c2 B>A | "A" c2 B>A - A>F E2 |
"D" d2 e>f g2 f>e | "G" a2 g>f - f>ed>c | "A7" g>g - g>f - f>ed>c | "D" d>ed>c d4 :|
|: "G" d>d - d>d - d>cB>c | "A" e>e - e>e - e>dc>d | "D" f>f - f>f - f>ed>e | "A" a2 g2 "D" f2 g2 |
"G" d>d - d>d - d>cB>c | "Em" e>e - e>e - e>dc>d | "A7" g>g - g>f - f>ed>c | "D" d>ed>c d4 :|
Inspired by Paul. Surely that's obvious?
X:1
T:The Red Kite Soars
C:Stephanelli (Feb 2017)
M:5/4
L:1/4
K:F#m
|: "F#m" F2 FEA | "C#m" G2 ECE | "F#m" F2 EFB | "C#m" c4 c |
"D" d2 dcA | "F#m" FG A2 c | "C#m" B2 AGE | "F#m" F3-F2 :|
|: "F#m" fe f2 b | "D" ag f2 e | "C#m" fe g2 a | "Bm" b2 a g2 |
"F#m" fe f2 c' | "D" d'2 c' a2 | "C#m" fgage | "F#m" f3-f2:|
Don't rush, keep it relaxed.
Inspired by a soaring Red Kite.
X:1
T:Savages 1
R:polka
C:Stephanelli (2014)
M:2/4
L:1/8
K:Gm
T:Hulawoka
|: "Gm" BG GG | "Gm" BG GG | "Dm" de fd | "F" cA F2 |
"Gm" BG GG | "Gm" BG GG | "Dm" de fe | "D" d2 d2 :|
|: "Cm" eg eg | "Dm" df df | "Cm" ce ce | "Bb" d2 B2 |
"Cm" eg eg | "Dm" df df | "Cm" cd ef | "Gm" g2 g2 :|
I recall that myself and my friend were annoyed and decided we wanted to be threatening and go after some people that annoyed us. That's obviously frowned upon so I wrote a couple of tunes instead.
X:1
T:Savages 2
R:polka
C:Stephanelli (2014)
M:2/4
L:1/8
K:C
|: "C" ce ee | "C" ce ee | "G" Bd dd | "G" Bd dd|
"C" ce ee | "C" ce ee | "G" df ed | "C" c2 c2 :|
|: "C" ge ce | "C" (3[c2e2g2][c2e2g2][c2e2g2] | "G" fd Bd | "G" (3[B2d2f2][B2d2f2][B2d2f2] |
"C" ge ce | "C" (3[c2e2g2][c2e2g2][c2e2g2] | "G" df ed | "C" c2 c2 :|
I recall that myself and my friend were annoyed and decided we wanted to be threatening and go after some people that annoyed us. That's obviously frowned upon so I wrote a couple of tunes instead.
