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Birnam Wood
X:1 T:Birnam Wood M:C| L:1/16 R:Strathspey Q:"Slow" B:Archibald Duff – Collection of Strathspey Reels &c. (1794, p. 16) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D defe d3A B/d3/B2 AGFE|DFAB defd Te3dB2d2|defe d3ABd3 {B}A3g| {g}f2ed Bgfe|f2d2 d4:|A,(DFD) G(DFD) B(DFD) A(DFD)| (dcd)A {A}G/F/3 {F}E/3D/ {C}B,2E2 E2D,B,|A,DFD GDFD BDFD ADFD|.d.f.B.d .F.A.G.B, A,2E2 D2CB,| A,DFD GDFD BDFD ADFD|dcdA {A}G/F/3 {F}E/3D/ {C}B,2E2 E2FE| DAFd Afda fd'af gecA|BGdB cAge f2d2 d4||
X:1
T:Birnam Wood
M:C
L:1/8
R:Slow Strathspey
S:Gow - 3rd Repository (1806)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
A|(d/e/f/)e/ d>A {Bc}d>B A/G/F/E/|(D/F/)(A/B/) (d/e/f/)d/ {f}e>d Be|(d/e/f/)e/ d>A {B}d2 A>g|
(g/f/)(e/d/) B/g/f/e/|fdd:|z|(A,/D/)(F/D/) (G/D/)(F/D/) (B/D/)(F/D/) (A/D/)(F/A/)|{e}d/>c/d/A/ (G/F/)(E/D/) B,EE D/B,/|
(A,/D/)(F/D/) (G/D/)(F/D/) (B/D/)(F/D/) (A/D/)(F/A/)|d/f/B/d/ (F/A/)G/B,/ A,DD {E}E/C/4B,/4|(A,/D/)(F/D/) (G/D/)(F/D/) (B/D/)(F/D/) A/D/F/A/|
{e} d/>c/d/A/ {A}G/>F/{F}E/>D/ BEE F/E/|D/A/F/d/ A/f/d/a/ f/d'/a/f/ g/e/c/A/|B/G/d/B/ c/A/g/e/ fdd||
X:1
T:Birnom Wood
M:C
L:1/16
R:Strathspey
B:John Gow – A Favorite Collection of Slow Airs,
B:Strathspeys and Reels (London, c. 1804, p. 29)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
(defe) d3A Bd3 {B}AGFE|D(FAB) (defd) Te3dB2e2|(defe) d3A Bd3 A3g|{g}f2ed (Bgfe) f2d2d2:|
A,(DFD) G(DFD) B(DFD) A(DFD)|(dcdA) {A}G>F{F}TE>D {C}B,2E2 E2DB,|A,(DFD) GDFD BDFD ADFD|.d.f .B.d .G.B, A,2D2D2 (D2CB,)|
A,(DFD) G(DFD) B(DFD) A(DFD)|(dcdA) {A}G>F{F}TE>D {C}B,2E2 E2FE|DAFd Afda fd’af gecA|BGdB cAge f2d2e2||