Black Girl is not Cheerful (The)

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 Theme code Index    1552 1127bL
 Also known as    Cha n eil fonn aira n ighean duibh, Duchess of Gordon (1) (The)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Pipe, Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Strathspey
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Mixolydian
 Time signature    4/4
 History    
 Structure    AAB
 Editor/Compiler    Daniel Dow
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:A Collection of Ancient Scots Music
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 26
 Year of publication/Date of MS    c. 1775
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 Score   (1)   



X:1 T:Cha n eil fonn aira n ighean duibh T:Black girl is not Cheerful, The M:C L:1/8 R:Air B:Daniel Dow - Collection of Ancient Scots Music (c. 1775, p. 26) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Gmin V:1 A|G/G/G d2 Td>cAg|G/G/G G2 TA>GFA|G/G/G d2 T(d>cd)g|fdTc>A G2-G:| ^f|g>ab>a g>(d d>=e)|f>gfc A>FF>^f|g>ab>a gddg|f<dTc>A G2-G^f| g>ab>a g>dd>=e|f>gf>c TA>GF^f|g>ab>a Tg>fa<g|f<dTc>A G2-G|| V:2 clef = bass z|G,2G,2G,2D,2|G,,2=E,2F,2D,2|G,,2G,2G,2B,,2|D,2D,,2G,,3:| z|B,2G,2B,2B,2|A,2A,2F,2D,2|G,2G,2B,2G,2|D,2D,,2G,,2D,2| G,2G,2B,2B,2|A,2A,2F,2D,2|G,,2G,2G,2G,2|D,2B,,2G,,3||


X:1 T:Black Girl is not Cheerful, The M:C| L:1/8 R:Strathspey B:John McLachlan - Piper’s Assistant (1854, No. 15, p. 9) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Amix B|A<A e2 e>dBg|A<A A2 TB>AGB|A<A e2 e>dBa|ged>B A2A:| g|afg>e a>eef|g>ag>d B>GGg|a>fg>e a>eef|g<ed>B B<AAB| A<aag a>eef|g>ag>d B>AGg|a>fg>e Tf>de<a|g<eg>B B<AA||


X:1 T:The Black Girl is not Cheerful M:C L:1/8 R:Slow Strathspey K:Gmin A|G/G/G d2 Td>cAg|G/G/G G2 TA>GFA|G/G/G d2 Td>cdg| fdTc>A (G2G):||^f|g>ab>a g>dd>=e|f>gfc A>FF>^f| g>ab>a gddg|f<dTc>A (G2 G)^f|g>ab>a g>dd>=e| f>gf>c TA>GF^f|g>ab>a Tg>fa>g|f<dTc>A (G2G)||