Lord Balgonie's Favorite

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 Theme code Index    1115L 3b3b42
 Also known as    Lord Balgownie's Favourite, Gloomy Winter, Gloomy Winter's Now Awa, Lord Balgonie's Delight, Mr. Nairne's Strathspey, Reverend Mr. Patrick MacDonald of Kilmore
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Strathspey
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    NONE
 Mode    Aeolian (minor)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    
 Structure    ABC, AABBCC
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Niel & Nathaniel Gow
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Fourth Collection of Niel Gow's Reels
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 36
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1800
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 Score   (1)   



X:1 T:Lord Balgonie's Favorite M:C L:1/8 R:Strathspey Q:"Slow. With Much Expression." N:"A Very Old Highland Tune." B:Gow - Fourth Collection of Strathspey Dances (1800) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Amin E|A2 A>B AG E2|c2 ~c>e {e}d>c B<G|A<A e2 A>G EC|D<D E>^G AA, A,:| |:B,|C2 TC>E {E}D>C B,D|~C>B, A,C B,E [^G,2E2]|c2 Tce {e}d>c Bd|c>A (c/B/)A/G/ (EA)A:| |:B|c<c g2 TB>c d2|{Bd}c>B Ac Be e2|E2 {G}FE/D/ (EA)(Bd)|c>A (c/B/)A/G/ (EA)A:||


X:2 T:Lord Belgonies Favorite (sic) M:C L:1/8 R:Strathspey S:O'Farrell - Pocket Companion, vol. III (c. 1808) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Dmin A | d2 d>e dc A2 | f2 f>a gf e>c | d<d a2 dc AF | GG A^c d2 D || E | F2 FA G>F EG | F>E D>F EA A2 | f2 fa g>f eg | f2 (ed) f/e/d/c/ Add || e | f(a/b/) c'/a/(g/f/) (ef) g2 | f>e df ea a2 | A2 (BA/G/) Ad eg | f(e/d/) (f/e/)d/c/ Add ||