Maria Elena

This is a Mexican song from 1932 by Lorenzo Barcelata, named after the wife of the president of Mexico from 1928 to 1930, Emilio Portes Gil (best known for standing up to the US and giving asylum to the defeated General Agusto Sandino of Nicaragua).  The tune, with both Spanish and English words, became a popular hit in both Mexico and the US, with successful new versions coming out for decades.

Los Indios Tabajaras

MIDI

ABC:

X:0
T:Maria Elena
Z:Jack Campin, http://www.campin.me.uk
F:http://octunes.blogspot.com
C:Lorenzo Barcelata
M:C|
L:1/8
Q:1/4=112
K:C
zc  Bc BA |c6      E2|G4- GB  B_B|A8-  |A2
zd ^cd c=c|B6      D2|G4- GB  GB |E8-  |E4
    z2 G2 |e4- ec  dB|c2 C4   EG |B6 A2|F4
    z2 G2 |d4- dB  cA|B2  D4  EF |B6 A2|E2
zc  Bc BA |c6      E2|G4-  GB B_B|A8-  |A2
zd ^cd c=c|B8        |E2 ^G4  E2 |c8-  |c4
    z2 c2 |d4- dc  dc|d4   zc d^d|e8-  |e4
    zE Gc |A4- A^F Ad|B4   zG Be |c8-  |c2|]

Welcome Christmas Morning

A waltz tune for Scottish danceband, by the accordionist Jimmy Shand.  This is not taken from a score: it's the way I play it, with the ornaments left out, but I prefer it in B flat.  It's played in a lot of different ways in Scotland.

MIDI

ABC:

X:0
T:Welcome Christmas Morning
Z:Jack Campin, http://www.campin.me.uk
F:http://octunes.blogspot.com
C:Jimmy Shand
M:3/4
L:1/4
Q:3/4=60
K:C
   C3|E2 G|e2 d|c3  |c3  |e2 d|c2 G|A G2 |
[1 E3|E2 C|G2 A|G3  |A2 d|d2 e|d3- |d3  :|
[2 A3|c2 f|e2 d|e2 c|B2 G|A2 B|c3- |c3  ||
%
|: e3|e2 G|e2 d|c3  |c3  |e2 d|c2 G|A G2 |
[1 A3|A3  |G2 C|E3  |D2 d|d2 c|B2 G|A2 c:|
[2 A3|c2 f|e2 d|e2 c|B2 G|A2 B|c3- |c3  |]

La Rotta

This is often played after Lamento di Tristan - it follows it in the same manuscript.  Its range is one note less so it's playable on more instruments, including some types of mediaeval bagpipe.

MIDI

ABC:

X:0
T:La Rotta
T:AABBA
Z:Jack Campin, http://www.campin.me.uk
F:http://octunes.blogspot.com
M:2/4
L:1/16
Q:1/4=132
P:AABBA
K:DDor
[P:A] AB|c2Bc A2d2|   dcBc A2AG|
      [1 GFFE DEFD|   E6      :|\
      [2 GFFE EDDC|   D6      |]
[P:B] DE|F2FG A2AB|   c2Bc A2AG|
         GFFE EDDC|[1 E6      :|\
                   [2 D6      |]

Lamento di Tristan

A slow mediaeval Italian dance tune.  The structure isn't very clear from the manuscript: what I've suggested in the MIDI file is using the B section as a coda.

MIDI

ABC:

X:0
T:Lamento di Tristano
Z:Jack Campin, http://www.campin.me.uk
F:http://octunes.blogspot.com
M:2/4
L:1/8
Q:1/4=104
P:ABCB
K:DDor
P:A
|: A2B2|c3B |c2d2|edcB|A4- |A2Bc|
   d2d2|c3B |cBcd|edcB|A3G |
   AGAB|ABAG|F3E |FEFG|AGFE|D4  |
[1 E2F2|GAGF|E4- |E2FE|DCD2|E4- |E4:|\
[2 E2D2|EDC2|D4- |D4 ||
P:B
|: A2G2|F3E |FEFG|AGFE|D4  |
[1 E2F2|GAGF|E4- |E2FE|DCD2|E4- |E4:|\
[2 GFED|EDC2|D4- |D4      |]
P:C
|: D2E2|F3E |FEFG|AGFG|A4- |A4  |
   d2d2|c3B |cBcd|edcB|A3G |
   AGAB|ABAG|F3E |FEFG|AGFE|D4  |
[1 E2F2|GAGF|E4- |E2FE|DCD2|E4- |E4:|\
[2 E2D2|EDC2|D4- |D4      ||

Edinburgh klezmer tunes blog

Heads-up for another blog I've just started:

http://edinburghklezmertunes.blogspot.com/

It's for tunes played at the fortnightly Edinburgh klezmer session.  A fair number of the tunes work on ocarinas, though I mostly use G clarinet and C melody saxophone there.

Reel Eugene

I got this Quebecois reel from Nigel Gatherer's forum, where he provides it in staff notation with mandolin tablature.  He got it from a Commando Trad flashmob performance in Montreal.  It works at the original pitch if you play it on a G ocarina - the low F sharp at the end of the first part first time through needs to go up an octave, unless you have an unusually good subhole note.

MIDI

ABC:

X:0
T:Reel Eugene
Z:Jack Campin, http://www.campin.me.uk
F:http://octunes.blogspot.com
C:Arthur Pigeon
S:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ni3x-uwAumo
S:http://www.nigelgatherer.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=716
M:C|
L:1/8
Q:1/2=112
K:BMin
B3 c dcB2|e3 f gfe2|f2fg fede|    fbbB b2b2  |
B3 c dcB2|e3 f gfe2|f2fg fedc|[1 TB4  [F4f4]:|\
                              [2  B4   A4   ||
f3 e d2B2|A2df b2f2|a3 g e2c2|    Aceg f2de  |
f2fe d2B2|A2df b2f2|a3 g e2c2|    Acec d4   :|