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GEORGE'S SQUARE. Scottish, Reel. F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody was composed by William Marshall and appears fist in his 1781 collection (p. 2). Marshall, Steward of the Household to the Duke of Gordon, dabbled in mathematics, clock making and surveying, in addition to his talents as a fiddler. George Square, Edinburgh, was laid out by the planner James Brown in 1763/64, and has been ever since been one of the most prestigious areas of the city.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1781 Collection, p. 2.

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