This Concertina Book of Music is a collection made in 1886 by A. E. Hayman.
He has written in the inside cover:
“I foul not this book for fear of shame,
For in it is the owner’s name.
When I am dead and in my grave and all my bones are rotten,
Take up this book and think of me
When I am quite Forgotten. A.E.H”
He signs and dates it, “A. E. Hayman, June 13th 1886.”
The book is a collection obviously made by a private individual for their own purposes. It has an eclectic range from folk to classical music to tutorial and exercises, having been drawn together from many sources. Some pieces have piano accompaniment, but much does not.
The book has become legendary among concertina players, so we are pleased to be able to make the complete book available here. It is presented in two parts, as it is a substantial PDF.
The scans of the book have been made provided to the ICA by Alan Day.
Click the headings below to see a searchable index and PDF for each part of the book. Click a title to go directly to the page.
Hayman Concertina Book Part 1
| Title | Author | Arranger |
|---|---|---|
| Adverts | Giulio Regondi | |
| Ah Si Fa Core | Nicolo Silvani | |
| And Doth Not A Meeting Like This Make Amends?, (Moore’s Irish Melody) | ||
| Angiol De Pace (from Beatrice Di Tenda by Bellini) | Bellini | Joseph Warren |
| Aria – “Ah! Per Sempre” | Joseph Warren | |
| Aria – “Vien Diletto E In Ciel La Luna” | Joseph Warren | |
| Au Clair de la Lune | ||
| Auld Robin Gray | ||
| Austrian National Hymn “God Preserve The Emperor” | ||
| Batti Batti | Nicolo Silvani | |
| Batti Batti O Bel Masetto | Mozart | |
| Bolero | Auber | Joseph Warren |
| Bravi Cosa Rara | Mozart | |
| Chorus of Fishermen | Auber | Joseph Warren |
| Ciel Che Feci / E Ciel Pietono (G Verdi) | G Verdi | Joseph Warren |
| Come Paridi | Nicolo Silvani | |
| Deh Vieni Alla Finestra | Mozart | |
| Denmark | Giulio Regondi | |
| Di Pescatori Ignobile (Lucrezia Borgia) (Donizetti) | T I Dipple | |
| Druid’s March | Nicolo Silvani |
Hayman Concertina Book Part 2
| Title | Author | Arranger |
|---|---|---|
| Exercise on Holding Notes with a Moving Passage | ||
| Exercises in A | ||
| Exercises in Bb | ||
| Exercises in C | ||
| Exercises in D | ||
| Exercises in E | ||
| Exercises in Eb | ||
| Exercises in F | ||
| Exercises in G | ||
| Exercises on Chords | ||
| Fantasia on Irish Airs | George Case | George Case |
| French Air | ||
| Gavot in “Achille” | ||
| Gentil Houssard | ||
| Grand March | Mozart | |
| Gypsey Dance – Weber | Weber | |
| I’m Afloat – H. Russell | H. Russell | |
| In My Own Sweet Native Vale – A. Lee | A. Lee | |
| John Anderson My Jo – Scotch Air | ||
| La Biondina |
A conversation about this collection on concertina.net spans several years and can be read at: http://www.concertina.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=10231&st=0
As of 2021, the ICA now has a full copy of the book. This adds another 70 pages to the original showing.
A huge thanks to Alan Day for sharing this precious concertina music collection!