1830 poem

1831 play 'The Fire Raiser!'

[pipe and tabor heard in distance.]

" Arise, awake!—be glad, be gay'
For here are the merry sons of May !
Step, Squeak, pipe—beat, tabor—and bellow,…
Ruth. I thought I heard the sound of pipe and tabor ; —’tis melted into air like joy,
who seldom comes, and when he comes he stays not!...

[pipe and tabor heard, again].
But ’tis May-time, I must be merry—Ha ! the pole is ungarnished yet, I must away for blue-bell and primrose…”

‘The fire raiser! or, the Prophet of the moor! : a melo-drama, in three acts / by George Almar, Esq. author of Pedlar's acre... ; printed from
the acting copy, with remarks, biographical and critical, by D-G. ; to which are added, a description of the costume,-cast of the characters,
entrances and exits,-relative positions of the performers on the stage,-and the whole of the stage business, as performed at the Theatres Royal,
London ; embellished with a fine engraving from a drawing taken in the theatre.’by Almar, George

1832 play
“…There, there, get you gone all to the lawn,
and be as merry as good cheer, strong beer,
and the pipe and tabour can make you….”

'The Agreeable Surprise' : a comic opera, in two acts by John O'Keeffe

1832 poem Clonmel Herald - Saturday 17 November 1832

1833 newspaper article

“…Even there Genius was happy, and diffused happiness ;
at its bidding was heard pipe, tabor, and dulcimer ;
and to its lips “warbling melody” life floated by,
in the midst of all oppression…”

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine 1833-10: Vol 34

1833 comic opera:
Chorus of Villagers.

“Come, Hymen calls, no longer stay;
The hour is come, we must be
While pipe and tabor gaily play,
To mirth and pleasure let us on !...”

‘Fra-Diavolo, or, The inn of Terracina : a comic opera in three acts’,
by Auber, D. F. E., Lacy, M. Rophino,;Scribe, Eugène, page 63

1835 story 'The Overseer’s Daughter'
“…a field hard by was crowded with booths, tents, caravans, stalls, and other appendages of a fair. The sounds,
likewise, that fell upon her ear all denoted a scene of revelry and dissipation. Drums were beating, clarionets sounding,
bugles ringing, fifes screaming, and the pipe and tabour were heard only at intervals over the shouts of children, and
the loud murmur of hundreds of talkers….”

‘The Chronicles of Waltham’ by Gleig, G. R. (George Robert) - CHAPTER II. SEEK AND FIND.

1836 poem ‘Ode: to the Moon’Kendal Mercury 30 April 1836

1840 essay‘On the Origin of the Romance Literature of the 12th and 13th Centuries chiefly with reference to its Mythology’
“…the pipe and tabor, and all manner of minstrelsye,'' are constantly heard under the green shade,
" when the wethur is cler and bryght,"

Two lectures read before the Essay Society of Exeter College, Oxford, by Richard John King , Exeter College (University of Oxford ). essay soc

1840 play review:
“…he well knew what would please the frequenters of the theatre, and what himself. There is one character in it,
that is the one character, to which all the rest must play up. Macready knew that it would be his—that he would
be as the man playing the pipe and tabor to the dancing dogs around him….”

The Metropolitan 1840-07: Vol 28 Iss 111 ‘Glencoe ; or, the Future of the Macdonalds ; a Tragedy in Five Acts.’ by T. N. 'Tatrourp;
first represented the 23rd of May, 1840.

1841 poem ‘The Indispensibles’Morning Advertiser 11 September 1841

unknown date: burlesque
“The next was a young shepherd, a buxom young lad, 
And many's the frolic together we've had,
He used me so kindly, he shoved it in tight,
And he played a sweet tune on his Tabarin pipe.”

1842 'The Pied Piper of Hamelin'
by Robert Browning in 'Dramatic Lyrics'
 XIV The place of the children's last retreat,
They called it the Pied Piper's Street,
Where any one playing on pipe or tabor
Was sure for the future to lose his labor.

1843 newspaper column: 'May'
“Come May, blithe maiden, hand girl to that queenly damsel, Spring; … as in reluctance to o'erveil the happy group,
and stop the merry dance unwont to stay the pipe and tabor, bag-up the capering fiddle, or part the sighing swain
from doting maiden. Welcome, welcome, smiling May; blush, blush, blush; shine, shine…”

Illustrated London Life  07 May 1843

1843 play newspaper report
“HAYMARKET. On Tuesday evening, a piece in two acts, called ‘Who's your Friend? or The Queensbury Fete,’
was produced at this theatre, and obtained decided success….The appearance of Chloe (Lady Bab Blazon),
and Lubin (Viscount Leatherhead), two substantial specimens of pastoral swains, is the signal for the commencement
of the sports; and the pipe and tabor summon to the amusements all…”

Pictorial Times 26 August 1843

1844 letter to the Editor:Hereford Journal 10 January 1844

1844 story ‘The Friar’s Study’
“…A sudden flourish from the pipe and tabor of Miles interrupted the Friar, who silenced the Minstrel
by an angry look:… flourish from the pipe and tabor of Miles momentarily distracted his attention;…”

‘Truths and Fictions of the Middle Ages: The Merchant and the Friar’ by Sir Francis Palgrave

1845 story
“…Then a dance was called for  and the Brigadier's daughter and Handsome Hervey were commanded
to tread a measure. To make things as characteristic as possible, Philip Dormer had provided himself
with a pipe and tabor, and a pretty rustic dance was now danced to that very rustic accompaniment…
.Each shepherd danced a measure with his shepherdess, and the pipe and tabor player was kept in pretty
active employment providing music for them….”

'Maids of Honour: A Tale of the Court of George I.' by Robert Folkestone Williams

1845 newspaper editorial:
“…If the ship of liberality were to enter our ports, … the pipe and the tabor, the song and the dance, would
inspirit even lassitude to new feats and grateful activities. But, the picture is a very different one!...”

Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper 30 November 1845

1846 newspaper political comment: ‘Claims of the Country Party’Douglas Jerrold's Weekly Newspaper 19 September 1846

1846 newspaper political comment:
“FREE TRADE HOLIDAY.
We are fond of holidays; everybody is fond of a holiday; …Our worthy Mayor is aware of this.
He too is fond of a holiday; like ourselves he loves to see the masses in their moment of recreation-…
To a Sergeant with Mace, he would prefer a Sergeant with Tabor and Pipe, and would much
rather be encircled by a wreath of flowers than a chain of gold…”

Leeds Intelligencer 01 August 1846

1848 review of ‘The White Lady of Avenel’
‘The opera commences with a chorus: "So gaily, so gaily the pipe and tabor sound," sung
by the peasantry, who are about to celebrate the christening of Dickson's (Mr. O'Donnell) child,
an exceedingly animated and sprightly composition.’

Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper - Sunday 13 August 1848

1848 ‘An Uninvited Guest’; report of a Court Hearing:
‘passionate love for music and dancing. was going home through the Hotwell-Road when ” The sound of minstrelsy;
The pipe and tabor and the tinkling cymbal struck on his ear." He could not resist the temptation; the sounds
evidently issued from a window some fifteen feet above him ; but. in such cause, difficulties were as nothing,
and so, hoping that the window might be connected with a tavern, he began to clamber the wall, and attained
the required elevation. His appearance through the aperture was differently hailed—one cried. Come in. drink
and be merry,” while others shouted, Peck him over,” Down with the window and chop his head off,” and
fearing that one or other of the threats against him might put into execution, he made his way into the room....’

Bristol Mercury - Saturday 01 January 1848

1848 operetta
GENERAL CHORUS.

“Laws we heed not, priests we need not,
While our hands are free ;
Fools may labour,—pipe and tabor,
With the bowl for me.”

The Andalusian; or, the young guard : an original operetta, in two acts / by George Soane, A. B

1848 newspaper political comment ‘Postscript, London’

Evening Mail 02 February 1848

1849 ‘The Trumpeter’s Wedding’ at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London
“The parties march to the church to the sound of pipe and tabor”

Globe - Thursday 22 March 1849

1850 essay‘The Polka’
‘..‘ Do you think, because you have corns, there shall be no more pipe and tabor?” Poor Virtus indignans,
touched in so tender a point, limped off to its proper sphere in the back drawing-room: where it finds rest
for its sore feet beneath the Card-table;…”

The Musical World 1850-06-29: Vol 25 Iss 26

‘Oranges and Lemons, in Household Words ; 25’ conducted by Charles Dickens

1854 story - wedding procession
“…The merry notes of the pipe and tabour, the roll of the drums
, and the flourish of the wind-instruments, mixed with the pealing
of the bells, and the joyful acclamations of the peasantry announcing
the near approach of Lord Mowbray and his bride…”

‘ELLEN CLARE’.by Miss Agnes Strickland,.Chambers's Pocket Miscellany
by Chambers W. and R ., ltd

1854 essay ‘Oranges and Lemons’
“…with the bright blue sky above, the rich green turf
below, the Merry sound of pipe and tabor, the song
of birds of gorgeous plumage, the laugh of children
around and about, the fragrant perfume of orange,
and citron, and myrtle…”

Household Words. A Weekly Journal.
Conducted by Charles Dickens 1854-04-01: Vol 9 Iss 210

1855 book review
YEAR-BOOKS. ‘Literally Literal Diversion’. (J. & C. Mozley.)

“…the compiler writes :‘‘ No light labour to the sound of pipe
and tabour the present compilation !—a labour truly still of love,
as cooing (wooing) is to dove, and eke of exultation (though not
of exaltation) as the author’s own creation! His time to fill up,
and to fill up old Time!” With this introduction we quit him,
unable to guess why a book so ridiculous should have been published….”

The Athenaeum 1855-12-15: Iss 1468

1856 The Witches Sabbath
 “They dance to the sound of the tabor and flute, and
sometimes with the long instrument they carry at the neck,
and thence stretching to near the girdle, which they beat
with a little stick”

'THE WORSHIP OF THE GENERATIVE POWERS':
BY THOMAS WRIGHT

1856 poem 'THE WORKINGMAN'
“…Wouldst thou be an idle drone,
Living on another's labor ?
Be a giant lazzarone^
Nodding to a pipe and tabor?...”

'Poems' by B. Hallock

1856 poem 'Didactic?'
“…They must want who will not labour ;
Action hath no time for fear ;
Joy attends not " pipe and tabor”
Purpose high, alone, can cheer….”

"I TOO" by Beelzebub

1860 opera, from the Flower Duet:
“No more of this—you see they come,
With cheerful pipe and tabor drum,
To hail my love their vintage queen.
And garland her with crown of green.”

'The night-dancers, a grand romantic opera, partly founded
on the story of Giselle ... as performed at the Royal English
Opera, Covent Garden' by Soane, George

1861 Prologue  at the Princes Theatre, Glasgow:

'Sections 9ÔÇô10' - by John Edmund Reade
“...With his wallet stuffed, and eye
Twinkling through its corner sly.
There the Minstrel, with his tabor,
And his tabor-stick and pipe,
Calls up each rejoicing neighbour
For the song and revel ripe....”

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'Master Hugues Of Saxe-Gotha'
by Robert Browning
XXVI.

“Who thinks Hugues wrote for the deaf,
Proved a mere mountain in labour?
Better submit; try again; what's the clef?
'Faith, 'tis no trifle for pipe and for tabor---
Four flats, the minor in F….”

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