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 Theme code Index    1331H 137L2
 Also known as    Garland House (The), Garthlands, Garthland's House (2), Garthland's Strathspey
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:James MacDonald
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Country Dance, Strathspey
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    
 Structure    AAB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Niel Gow
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Second Collection of Niel Gow's Reels
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 1
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1788
 Artist    
 Title of recording    
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    
 Year recorded    
 Media    
 Score   ()   



Garthland: Annotations


X:2 T:Garthland's Strathspey M:C L:1/8 R:Strathspey S:Gow - Second Collection of Strathspey Reels (1788) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G D|G2 BG B<d g2|G2 {c}BA/G/ FAAB|G2 BG B<d g2|c<A {c}BA/G/ DGG:| d/c/|Bddg {b}ag/f/ Tg2|B<G d>G FA Ad/c/|Bddg {b}ag/f/ Tg2|cA de/c/ B(G G)d/c/| Bddg {b}ag/f/ g>c|B<G d>G F(A A)B/c/|{e}d>cBA .B(G.F>E)|FD de/c/ BGG||

X:1 T:Garthland's Strathspey M:C L:1/8 R:Strathspey B:Joshua Campbell – A Collection of New Reels & Highland Strathspeys (Glasgow, 1789, p. 40) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G B|G2 (B>G) DG Bg|G2 {c}BA/G/ TF(AA)B|T(G/F/G/A/) (B>G) Bd g(f/e/)|T(c/B/c/A/) d/B/A/G/ D(GG):| c|B(dd)g {b}ag/f/ g2|B(c/e/) (d/B/)(A/G/) TF(AA)B/c/|B(dd)g {b}ag/f/ g2|T(cB/A/) de/c/ B(GG)d/c/| B(dd)g {b}ag/f/ (g>d)|BGdG TF(AA)B/c/|(e/d/)c/B/ (d/c/)B/A/ (c/B/)A/G/ (B/A/)G/F/|(E/F/)G/A/ (G/E/)D/C/ TB,(G,G,)||

X:1 T:Garthland M:C| L:1/8 R:Country Dance Tune B:Cahusac - "Twelve Country Dances for the Year 1792" (p. 8) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G V:1 D|G2 BG Bd g2|G2 (c/B/A/G/) FAA>B|G2 BG Bd g2|cA c/B/A/G/ DGG:| d/c/|Bddg b/a/g/f/ g2|BGdG FAA d/c/|Bddg (b/a/g/f/) g2|cA de/c/ BGG d/c/| Bddg b/a/g/f/ gc|BGdG FAA B/c/|dedB ceAc|FADc BGG|| V:2 clef = bass z|G,DB,D G,B,G,B,|G,DB,G, D,A,F,D,|B,,G,,B,,G,, B,,G,,B,,G,,|C,2D,2 G,,D,G,,:| z|g,DB,D C,DB,D|G,3B, A,3F,|G,2B,2 D,D, G,2|A,2F,2G,2G,,2| G,2B,2 DD, E,F,|G,2B,,G,, D,2D,,2|G,,2B,2A,,2F,,2|D,,2D,,2G,,2G,,||

X:3 T:Garthland's Strathspey M:C L:1/8 R:Strathspey B:Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 4 (1796, No. 21, p. 8) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G D|TG2 BG B<d g2|G2 (c/B/A/G/) FAAB|G2 BG B<d g2|c>A (c/B/A/G/) DGG:|| d/c/|Bddg (b/a/g/f/) g2|B<Gd>G FA Ad/c/|Bddg (b/a/g/f/) Tg2|cA de/c/ BG Gd/c/| Bddg (b/a/g/f/) g>c|B<Gd>G FA AB/c/|{e}d>cBA BG F>E|FD de/c/ BGG||

X:1 T:Reel, A T:Garthland M:C| L:1/8 N:A reel setting of Niel Gow’s “Garthland's Strathspey.” S:The Buttery Manuscript (c. 1784-1820, No. 513) N:John Buttery (1784-1854) joined the 34th Regiment in Lincoln, N:Lincolnshire, England, in 1797 and served as a fifer until discharged in N:1814. His large ms. contains marches, duty calls, dance tunes and airs. N:EASMES identifies this as the Fife MS. and suggests a date of 1780, see N:https://www.cdss.org/elibrary/Easmes/Index.htm Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G D|G2 BG Bdg2|G2 BA/G/ FAA>B|G2 BG Bd g2|cAdc BGG:| d/c/|Bddg {g}ag/f/ g2|BGdG FAA (d/c/)|Bddg {g}ag/f/ g2|cA de/c/ BG Gd/c/| Bddg {g}ag/f/ g>c|AGddG FA AB/c/|dedc ceAc|FADc BGG:|]

X:1 T:Garthland’s Strathspey M:C L:1/8 R:Strathspey C:James McDonald B:Davie's Caledonian Repository (Aberdeen, 1829-30, p. 35) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G D|G2 B>G B<d g2|G2 c/B/A/G/ FAAB|G2 B>G B<d g2|c>A c/B/A/G/ DG G:| c|Bddg b/a/g/f/ g2|B<Gd>G F(AA)d/c/|Bddg b/a/g/f/ g2|(cA) de/c/ B(GG)d/c/| Bddg b/a/g/f/ g2|B<Gd>G F(AA)B/c/|d>cBA B<GF>E|(FD) de/c/ BG G||

X:4 T:Garthlands, The M:C L:1/8 R:Strathpsey S:John Rook's music manuscript collection (Cumbria, 1840) K:G D|TG2 c/B/A/G/ B<d Tg2|G2 c/B/A/G/ FAAB|G2 BG B<d g2|(e/d/c/B/) c/B/A/G/ DG G:|| d/c/|Bddg b/a/g/f/ Tg2|.BG.dG FA Ad/c/|Bddg b/a/g/f/ g2|cA d/e/d/c/ BG Gd/c/| Bddg b/a/g/f/ gd|B>Gd>G FA AB/c/|d>cB>A B>GF>E|F>D de/c/ BGG||

X:3 T:Garthland Strathspey. Roose.0362 B:Roose MS, 1850 Z:Village Music Project 2019 John Adams Q:1/2=50 M:C L:1/8 K:G D|G2BG B<d g2|G2{c}BA/G/ FAAB|G2BG B<d g2|c>A {c}BA/G/ DGG:| |:d/c/|Bddg {b}ag/f/Mg2|B<Gd>G FA-Ad/c/| Bddg {b}ag/f/ g2|cA de/c/ BG Gd/c/| Bddg {b}ag/f/ g>c| B<Gd>G FA AB/c/| {e}d>cBA B>GF>E| FD de/c/ BGG:|

X:1 T:Garland House, The M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B:Stephen Grier music manuscript collection (Book 2, c. 1883, No. 139, p. 30) B:http://grier.itma.ie/book-two#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=29&z=96.6375%2C214.9159%2C2408.9821%2C1234.6572 N:Stephen Grier (c. 1824-1894) was a piper and fiddler from N:Newpark, Bohey, Gortletteragh, south Co. Leitrim. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G G2 BA/G/ Bd g2|Gc BA/G/ FAAB|G2 BA/G/ Bd g2|cedc BG G2| Bd g2 ag/f/ g2|BGdG EAAc|Bd g2 ag/f/ g2|cedc BG G2| Bd g2 ag/f/ g2|BGdG EAAc|dcBA BGFD|cedc BG G2||

X:1 T:Garthlands M:C L:1/8 R:Strathspey B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection (1884) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G D | G2 B>G B<d g2 | G2 BA/G/ F<A A>B | G2 B>G B<d g2 | c<A BA/G/ D<GG :| d/c/ | B<d d>g ag/f/ g2 | B<G d>G F<A Ad/c/ | B<d d>g ag/f/ g2 | c>A de/c/ B<G Gd/c/ | B<d d>g ag/f/ g>c | B<G d>G F<A AB/c/ | d>cB>A B>G F>E | F<D de/c/ B<GG ||

Garthland: Annotations

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