Braes of Glenorchy (2)

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Theme code Index	5157b 47bL24
Also known as	Braigh Ghlinn Urchaidh, Jolly Corkonian (The), Hills of Glenorchy (1), Old as the Hills (2)
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Jig/Quadrille, March/Marche
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	NONE
Mode	Mixolydian
Time signature	6/8
History
Structure	AAB, AABB
Editor/Compiler	Alexander Mackay
Book/Manuscript title	Book:A Collection of Reels Strathspeys and Slow Tunes
Tune and/or Page number	p. 3
Year of publication/Date of MS	c. 1822
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Braes of Glenorchy (2): Annotations

X:1 T:Braes of Glenorchy [2] M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Alexander Mackay – A Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Slow Tunes… B:Chiefly composed by Alexander Mackay, Musician Islay (c. 1822, p. 3) B: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/104487947 N:Dedicated to the Right Hon. Lady Elinor Campbell of Islay and Shawfield. N:Mackay was born c. 1775 and was a fiddler-composer from Islay. Many of his N:tune titles are reflect Islay settings. N:Printed in Glasgow by J. MacFadyen, 30 Wilson St. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion N:The tune is written with one flat, but since there are no B flat notes in the N:composiiton, it effectively is in G mixolydian. K:Gdor c|d2G GAc|d3>cd (f2c)|A2F FAF|BAB (c2f)| d2G GAc|dcd (f2g)|fdf cAF|(G3 G2):| f|gag gfd|(g2g) g2a|fgf fcA|(f2f) f2a| gag gfd|(g2g) g2a|fdf cAF|G2-G G2f| gag gfd|(g2g) g2a|fgf fcA|(f2f) f2a| gag gfd|cde f2g|fdf cAF|G2G G2||

Braes of Glenorchy (2): Annotations