Duchess of Athole (Strathspey) (The)

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 Theme code Index    5L326L 5L353, 53H2H6 53H5H3H
 Also known as    Duchess of Athol's Strathspey, Dutchess of Athole's Strathspey (The), Let Us to the Aird
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Strathspey
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    3 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    
 Structure    AB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Niel Gow
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:First Collection of Niel Gow's Reels
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 1
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1784
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Dutchess [sic] of Athole's Strathspey, The M:C L:1/16 R:Strathspey B:James Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 3 (Glasgow, 1788, No. 566, p. 216) N:”Humbly dedicated to the Volunteers and Defensive Bands of Great Britain and Ireland” Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D d2|:A3df3d e3d TB4|A3df2d2 a3d Tf4|g3b fb3 e3d TB4| A3df3d Te4 d4:| |:a3fd'3f gfed TB4|a3fd'3f afab d'4|Tb3ad'2f2 gfed TB4|[DA]3dfd3 Te4d4:| |:.D2.d2.f2.d2 .B2.e2.c2.A2|D2d2f2d2 a2d2f2d2|g2bg f2d'f .B2.e2.c2.A2|D3df2d2 Te4 d4:| |:(defg a).f3 d'e3cA3|defg af3 d'f3af3|g2bg f2d'f B2e2c2A2|d3df3d e4 d4:|]


X:2 T:Duchess of Athol's Strathspey M:C L:1/8 R:Strathspey S:White's Unique Collection (1896), No. 168 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A (E>.A)(c>.A) (B<A) F2 | (E>.A)(c>.A) (e<A) c2 | (d<f)(c<a) (B>A) F2 | (E>.A)(c>.A) B2A2 | (A>A)(c>A) (B<A) F2 | (E>A)(c>A) (e<A) c2 | (d<f)(c<a) (B>A) F2 | (E>A)(c>A) B2A2 || (e>c)(a>.c) (d/c/B/A/) F2 | (e>c)(a>c) (e/c/e/f/) a2 | (f>e)(a>c) (d/c/B/A/) F2 | (E>A)(c>A) B2A2 | (e>c)(a>c) (d/c/B/A/) F2 | (e>c)(a>c) (e/c/e/f/) a2 | (f>e)(a>c) (d/c/B/A/) F2 | (E>A)(c>A) B2A2 ||