Annotation:Duchess of Gordon (3) (The)
X:1 T:Dutchess of Gordon's Strathspey, The T:Duchess of Gordon (3) (The) M:C L:1/16 R:Strathspey B:William Campbell – “Campbell’s 1st Book of New and Favorite Country Dances & B:Strathspey Reels for the Harp, Piano-Forte & Violin, with their Proper Figures, as B:Danced at Court, Bath, Williss’s, & Hanover Square Rooms” (Soho, London, B:edition of c. 1793, first published c. 1786, p. 13) F: https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/6/61/IMSLP655929-PMLP1052069-campbells1stbook00camp.pdf Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:E V:1 c2|BE3B3G|BE3Ee3|BE3B3G FA3Ac3|BE3G3e|c3eB3c|BG3B3a ge3 e2:| g2|eB3GB3 EB3e3c|BE3B3G Ff3fg3|eB3GB3 F3BE3g|ec3B3G Be3eg3| eB3GB3 EB3e3c|BE3B3G F3aTg3f|gb3fg3 e3cB3G|Bc3e3f g2e2 e2|| V:2 clef = bass z2|E,4E,4E,4E,4|E,4E,4A,4A,,4|E,4E,4E,4E,4|B,,4B,,4E,4E,2:| z2| E,4E,4E,4E,4|E,4E,4B,4B,,4| E,4E,4E,4E,4|E,4E,4E,4E,4| E,4E,4E,4E,4|E,4E,4B,4B,,4|E,4B,,4E,4E,4|B,4B,,4 E,4 E,2||
DUCHESS OF GORDON [3], THE. AKA - "Dutchess of Gordon's Strathspey (The)." Scottish, Strathspey (whole time). E Major (Stewart-Robertson: D Major (Stewart). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Surenne): AAB (Campbell, Gow, Stewart-Robertson). Composed by Donald (or Daniel) Dow (1732-1783). The tune is a close variant of "Duchess of Gordon (2) (The)," differing somewhat in the second strain.
