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 Theme code Index    1312 1361H
 Also known as    Lewie Gordon
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:Mr. Geddes
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    
 Structure    One part
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:John Johnson
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Scots Musical Museum vol. 1
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 87
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1787
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 Score   (1)   



X:1 T:Lewis Gordon M:C L:1/8 R:Air S:Gow - 1st Repository (1799) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G G>AB>A GE A2|G>ABd ed {f}g2|edg>B (c/B/)(A/G/) (BA)|G>A{A}B>A GE G2| G{G}AB>A GE A2|G>ABc de/f/ {a}g>f|{f}edg>B (c/B/)(A/G/) (BA)| G>AB>c dD G2|ed{f}g>B (c/B/)(A/G/) (BA)|G>AB>c dDG2||


X:1 T:Lewis Gordon M:C L:1/8 N:”the Variations by William Morrison.” B:William Morrison - Collection of Highland music, consisting of B:strathspeys, reels, marches, waltzes & slow airs (c. 1813, p. 29) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A E|A>B{AB}c>B AF TB2|A>B {d}Tc>{B}A ce Tf2|{f}e{d}c a>c (d/c/)B/A/ !fermata!B2 {efd}{cB}|A>BTc>d e[DG] [C2A2]:| |:e|a>bc'b af Tb2|a>b {ab}c'>a b/a/g/f/ e/d/c/B/|(c/e/)a/c'/ B/d/a/b/ b/>a/ f/4e/4d/4c/4 c>B|A/>{B}c/ B/>{c}d/ c/>{d}e/ d/>{e}f eG{G}A:| |:E|A/>G/A/B/ c/B/A/G/ F/^E/F/A/ G/E/B/G/|A/G/A/B/ c/A/c/d/ e/A/c/e/ a/A/ c/e/|d/B/ f/A/ G/B/ e/=g/ f/A/ G/B/ A/G/F/E/| A/>E/ c/>A/ d/>B/ f/>d/ {d}eG A::a|e/>a/c'/>a/ e/(b/4c'/4)d'/b/ c'/a/ f/b/ (b/4a/4a/4)(g/4 g/4)f/4e/4d/4| c/>a/c'/>a/ e/a/c'/a/ g/a/f/a/ e/a/d/a/|c/4d/4e/4f/4 g/4a/4b/4c’/4 B/4c/4d/4e/4 f/4g/4a/4b/4 c'/4b/4a/4g/4 f/4e/4d/4c/4 c{de}B| A/4B/4c/4A/4 B/4c/4d/4B/4 c/4d/4e/4c/4 d/4e/4f/4d/4 e[EG] [CA]::E|A/4G/4A/4B/4 c/4B/4A/4G/4 F/d/ C/c/ D/B/ C/A/ B,/d/4e/4 {dcBA}G/4B/4| A/4G/4A/4B/4 c/4B/4A/4G/4 F/4G/4A/4F/4 E/4D/4C/4B,/4 A,/A/ C/c/ E/e/ A/a/|d/4c/4d/4/e/4 f/4e/4d/4c/4 B/4c/4d/4e/4 f/4A/4G/4A/4 F/B/4c/4 d/4c/4B/4A/4 G/4A/4B/4A/4 G/4F/4E/4D/4| (3C/4D/4E/4 (3D/4E/4F/4 (3E/4G/4A/4 (3G/4A/4B/4 (3A/4B/4c/4 (3B/4c/4d/4 (3c/4d/4e/4 (3d/4e/4f/4 e[DG][CA]:| |:e|a/4g/4a/4b/4 c'/4b/4a/4g/4 f/d'/e/c'/ d/b/c/a/ Bb/4c'/4 {d'c'ba}g/4b/4|a/4g/4a/4b/4 {b}c'/4b/4a/4g/4 f/a/g/a/ f/a/e/a/ d/a/c/a/| B/4c/4d/4e/4 f/4g/4a/4b/4 c'/4e/4^d/4e/4 f/4A/4G/4A/4 F/Tf/4e/4 d/4c/4B/4A/4 AG/E/|(A/4G/4)(B/4A/4) (c/4B/4)(d/4c/4) (e/4d/4)(f/4e/4) (a/4g/4)(b/4a/4) eG A||


X:1 T:Lewes Gordon M:C L:1/8 R:Air B:Patrick McGahon music manuscript collection (1817, No. 51) N:McGahon was a scribe of Irish language literature who lived in N:Dungooley, County Louth, on the Armagh border. He was a N:teacher with The Irish Society in the early 19th century, but little N:else is known about him. A few tunes in the ms. are written in other N:hands. B:Pádraigín Ní UIallacháin – “A Hidden Ulster” (2003, p. 450) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G G>AB>A G<E {B}A2|G>AB>c de !fermata!g2|e>dgB {Bd}(c/B/)(A/G/) {GB}A2|G>AB>A G<E G2|| {FA}G2 B>AG<E {c}A2|G>AB>c d>e !fermata!g2|e>dgB {cd}(c/B/)(A/G/) {B}A>B|G>AB>c d<D {A}G2||