I have recently been trying out some medieval tunes rather than traditional Irish. There’s one particular tune I don’t seem to be able to locate- Merry Milkmaids We, Can anyone help? I have a program called noteworthy which can convert midis into sheet music, so I am after sheet or midi.
Cheers!
hmmm, what are some other medieval tunes you play?
Medieval is going back a bit.
This is about as far back as I go.
(Well, there’s “The Witches” which is 1520 they tell me…)
Check this out:
https://www.adgproductions.com/ssl/productdetails.asp?CATALOGNO=ADG073&searchFor=mandolin
There’s a second volume too. Although it’s for mandolin, that’s right in the range of a D whistle and works quite nicely.
Perhaps you’re looking in the wrong places: that song is from the Rennaissance.
But you’re right; I can find lots of recordings, but no midis or sheetmusic.
A number of medieval tunes are playable on whistle in transpostion. The music of the time was fairly diatonic, and the medieval version of the recorder was much closer to the whistle than it’s baroque cousin.
You can try some recorder books of period specific tunes. There are tons of early music sites online, give them a shot first !!
Thanks for that. I have the song on a CD that claims to be medieval, but has little detail in the sleeve. Anything else you can tell me about that tune/era?
There’s a Merry Merry Milkmaids on this page. It is the same?
markbell, you are my hero!!!
If it’s Playford, it’s not even Renaissance, it’s the 17th century, which would have to be baroque.
Thanks for the site!!!
Certainly English Renaissance style, regardless of the year. Decent arrangements, and nicely notated (even in NWC, so you can change the key!)
<Snivells miserably, comparing his link with Markbells…>
Sorry! I missed yours! I think that’s the same tune too. You may also be promoted to Hero.
of course you know he’s just being polite..
This fellow seems to have had a busy time making medieval midis.
http://www.curtisclark.org/emusic/medieval.html
Maybe of interest.
That’s fine with me!
celebrate the diversity 
well, somebody needs to balance this place out
You mean of course you know she’s being polite. And no, she’s not!! 
You guys are all unreal!! Thanks for all the excellent sites!