MacIntosh's Lament

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Theme code Index	3333 3211
Also known as	Cumha Mhic a h-Arasaig, McIntosh's Lament
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of	A
Accidental	3 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History	SCOTLAND(Highland)
Structure	One part
Editor/Compiler	Biography:James Oswald
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Caledonian Pocket Companion Book 10
Tune and/or Page number	p;. 18-19
Year of publication/Date of MS	1760
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MacIntosh's Lament: Annotations

X:1 T:MacIntosh's Lament M:C L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Slow" B:Gow - Sixth Collection of Strathspey Reels (1822) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A c2 c>c c2c2|c2 B>A A4|B2 AB c2c2|{d}c2 B>A F4| A2 E>F A2A2|A2 F>E E4|F2 E>F A3c|{c}B2 A>F4| A2 A>B c2c2|c2 B>A A4|{c}B2 A>F F4|A2 F>E E4| F2 E>C C2 E2|A,6 AB|c2 e>c TB2A|[C8E8A8|| P:Variation 1st c2 (3ABA c2 (3ABA|c2 (3ABA c2 (3ABA|B2 (3ABA c2 (3ABA|B2 (3FGF B2 (3FGF| A2 (3EFE A2 (3EFE|A2 (3EFE A2 (3EFE|F2 (3EFE A2 (3EFE|B2 (3FGF B2 (3FGF| A2 (3ABA B2 (3BcB|c2 (3cdc A2 (3ABA|B2 (3BcB F2 (3FGF|A2 (3ABA E2 (3EFE| F2 (3FGF CC E2|A,6 AB|c2 ec TB3A|[C8E8G8]|| M:6/8 L:1/8 P:Variation 2nd c2 A c2A|c2A c2A|B2A c2A|B2F B2F|A2E A2E| A2E A2E|F2E A2E|B2E B2E|A2~(A B2)B| c2(c A2)(A|B2)(B F2)(F|A2)(A E2)(E|F2)(F C2)E| A3 z2 A/B/|c>dc TB2A|[C3E3A3]|| P:Variation 3rd AB|.c<(cA) .c>(cA) .c<(cA) .c<(cA)|.B<(BA) .c<(cA) .B<(BF) .B<(BF)|.A<(AE) .A<(AE) .A<(AE) .A<(AE)| .F<(FE) .A<(AE) .B<(BF) .B<(BF)|AAA BBB ccc AAA|BBB FFF AAA EEE| FFF C>E A,2 AB|.c<(c>A) TB4 A2|A4|| M:3/4 L:1/8 P:Variation 4th c2 A>B c2|c2 B>A A2|B2 A>B c2|{c}B2 A>F F2| A2 E>F A2|A2 F>E E2|F2 EF A>c|{c}B2 A>F F2| A2 A>B c2|{d}c2 TB>A A2|{c}B2 A>F F2|{G}A2 F>E E2| F2 E>C C>E|A,4 AB|cc TB3A| [C4E3A4]||

X:1 T:Cumha Mhic a h Arasaig T:MacIntosh’s Lament N:”As performed on the Large Bagpipe.” M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Air Q:”Slow” B:Patrick MacDonald – “Collection of Highland Vocal Airs” (Edinburgh, 1785, pp. 38-39) N:MacDonald was Minister of Kilmore in Argyleshire. The volume is N:dedicated to the ‘Gentlemen of the Highland Society in London’. F:https://www.google.com/books/edition/A_Collection_of_Highland_Vocal_Airs_To_w/XCvLHYWLkFcC?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Amix f2 ff f2|Tf2 ed d2|e2 de f2|e2 dB B2|Tf>e de f2|Te2 dB B2|{e}(dB) (AB) d2|{e}d2 TB>A/B/4 d2| f2 ff f2|Tf2 ed d2|e2 de {de}f2 |Te2 dB B2|T(f>e) (de) {de}f2|Te2 dB B2|(dB) (AB) d2|dB AB {AB}d2| {e}(dA) (BA) d2|Tf2 ed Td2|Te2 de {de}f2|Te2 dB B2|d2dd e2|f2 Tf2a2|e2Te2f2|{e}d2 (BA) A2|A>A B>d fd|Ted4 d2!fermata!|| P:1st Variation in Moderate time M:6/8 Tf2d Tf2d|Tf2e d2d|Te2d Tf2d|Te2d Bde|Tf2d Tf2d|Te2d B2B|ddAA ddA|ddA ddA|Tf2d Tf2d| Tf2e d2d|Te2d Tf2d|e2d Bde|Tf2d Tf2d|Te2d B2B|ddA ddA|ddA ddA|BBA ddA|Tf2e d2d| Te2d Tf2d|Te2d B2B|ddA eeA|ffA aaA|eeA Tf2e|{e}d2B A2A|TB2A f2d|Te3d3|| P:Continued f<fd f<fd|f<fd f<fd|eed ffd|eeB eeB|ffd ffd|eeB eeB|ddA ddA|ddA ddA| ffd ffd|ffd ffd|eed ffd|eeB eeB|ffd ffd|eeB eeB| ddA ddA|ddA ddA|BBA ddA|ffe d2d|eed ffd|eed B2B|ddA eeA| ffA aaA|eed Tf2e|ddB A2A|BBA ffd|Te3d3|| P:2nd Variation somewhat quicker. TfAA TfAA|TfAA TdAA|TeAA TfAA|TeAA TBAA|TfAA TfAA|TeAA TBAA|TdBA TdBA| TdBA TdBA|TfAA TfAA|TfAA TdAA|TeAA TfAA|TeAA TBAA|TfAA TfAA|TeAA TBAA| TdAA TdAA|TdAA TdAA|TBAA TdAA|TfAA TdAA|TeAA TfAA|TeAA TBAA| TdAA TeAA|TfAA aAA|TeAA TfAA|TdBA AAA|TBAA fdd|Te3 d3|| P:Repeated a little quicker. Tf>AA Tf>AA|Tf>AA Tf>AA|Te>AA Tf>AA|Te>AA TeAA|TfAA TfAA|TeAA TeAA| TdBA TdBA|TdBA TdBA|TfAA TfAA|TfAA TfAA|TeAA TfAA|TeAA TeAA|TfaAA TfAA| TeAA TeAA|{e}dAA TdAA|TdAA TdAA|TBAA TdAA|TfAA TdAA|TeAA TfAA| TeAA TBAA |TdAA TeAA|TFAA aAA|TeAA TfAA|{e}dBA AAA|TBAA Tfdd|Te3 d3|| P:3rd Variation quicker Tf>Ae/e/ Tf>Ae/e/|TF>Ae/e/ {e}d>Ae/e/|Te/>Ae/e/ TF>Ae/e/|Te>Ae/e/ TB>Ae/e/|{a}f>Ae/e/ f>Ae/e/| Te>Ae/e/ {e}TB>Ae/e/|{e}d>Ae/e/ Td>Ae/e/|Td>Ae/e/|Td>Ae/e/|Tf>A e/e/ Tf>Ae/e/|f>Ae/e/ Td>Ae/e/| Te>Ae/e/Tf>Ae/e/|Te>Ae/e/ TB>Ae/e/|{a}f>Ae/e/Tf>Ae/e/|e>Ae/e/ {e}TB>Ae/e/|{e}Td>A e/e/ Td>Ae/e/| Td>Ae/e/ Td>Ae/e/|{e}B>A e/e/{e}d>Ae/e/|{a}f>Ae/e/ {e}d>Ae/e/|Te>Ae/e/ Tf>Ae/e/ Te>Ae/e/ {e}B>Ae/e/|{e}d.Ae/e/ Te>Ae/e/| TF>Ae/e/ a>Ae/e/|Te/>Ae/e/Tf>Ae/e/|Te>Ae/e/ A>Ae/e/|TB>Ae/e/ Tf>Ae/e/|Te3d3|| P:Repeated Tf>AA/e/ Tf>AA/e/|Tf>AA/e/ Td>AA/e/|Te>AA/e/ f>Ae/e/|Te>AA/e/ Te>AA/e/| t>AA.e Tf>AA/e/|Te>AA/e/ Te>AA/e/|Td>AA/e/ Td>AA/e/|Td>AA/e/ d>AA/e/| Te>AA/e/ Te>AA/e/|{e}d>AA/e/ Td>AA/e/|Td>AA/e/ d>AA/e/|{e}B>AA/e/ {e}d>A/e/|{a}f>A/e/ {e}d>AA/e/| {f}Te>A/e/ Tf>AA/e/|Te>AA/e/ B>AA/e/|{e}d>A/e/ Te>AA/e/|Tf>AA/e/ aA>AA/e/| Te>AA/e/ Tf>AA/e/|Te>AA/e/ TA>AA/e/|TB>AA/e/ Tf>A/e/|Te3d3||

X:1 T:MacIntosh’s Lament T:”The same Air contracted, and set with variations for the Violin” T:Scordatura tuning: AEac# M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Slow" N:Scordatura tuning: AEac# S:”Communicated by Mr. Campbell of Ardchattan.” B:Patrick MacDonald – “Collection of Highland Vocal Airs” (Edinburgh, B:1785, p. 40 ) N:MacDonald was Minister of Kilmore in Argyleshire. The volume is N:dedicated to the ‘Gentlemen of the Highland Society in London’. F:https://www.google.com/books/edition/A_Collection_of_Highland_Vocal_Airs_To_w/XCvLHYWLkFcC?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Amix [c2e2] TB>A {AB}[c2e2]|[c2e2]TB>A D2|[A2G2] TB>A/B/4 {AB}c2|[c2e2]TB>A E2|[G,2D2A2e2] TB>A/B/4 c2|[c2e2] TB/>A/2B/8 c2|[c2e2]TB/>A/2B/8c/A/ E2|[G2A2] (EA) (Dc)| {AB}T[D4B4]{AB}A2:||:[M:6/8]Tc2A Tc2A|TB2A D2A|TB2A {AB}[c2e2]A|TB2A E2A|T[c2e2]AT[c2e2]A|TB2A E2A| |1 [G2A2] D G,Dc|T[D3B3]{AB}A3:|2 GE/F/G DA/B/c|TB3A3||[M:C](DAcA) (DAcA)|(DAcA) TB>A/B/4cA| (DAcA) (DA[ce]A)|(DA[ce]A) (TBAEA)|(DA[ce]A) (DAcA)|DAcA TBAEA|G>D/E/4G G>D/E/4G| TE>D/E/4G G>D/E/4G|TE>D/E/4G D>A/B/4c|T[D2B2] {AB}A2:||:[M:3/4][c2e2] B>A {AB}c2|[c2e2]B>A G,2|A2 TB>A/B/4 {AB}c2|[c2e2]TB>A E2| [A2g2] e>A [c2e2]|[c2e2] TB>A/4/B/8c/8A/8 E2|G>E DA[ce]A|T[D4B4]A2:||:[M:6/8]Tc2A Tc2A|TB2A G,2A|TB2A Tc2A|TB2A A,2B| Tc2A D2A|TB2A E2G|B>D/E/4G G>D/E/4G|TE>D/E/4G G>D/E/4G|E>D/E/4G G,>A/B/4c|TB3A3:| |:[M:6/8]Tc>AA Tc>AA|Tc>AA Tc>QA|TB>AA Tc>AA|TB>EE TB>EE|Tc>AA Tc>AA|TB>EE TB>EE|TG>DD G>DD|E>DD G>DD| TB,G,G, Tc>AA|B3A3::c2A G,2A|TB>A/B/4c/A/ G,2A|T[c2e2]A G,2A|TB>A/B/4c/A/ A,2B|T[c2e2]A D2A| B>A/B/4c/A/ E2B|G>D/E/4B G>DE/4G|TE>DE/4G G>D/E/4G|TD>D/E/4G G,>Ac/A/|TB3 A3::[M:2/4]Tc/[A/e/](c/A/) TB/[A/e/]T(c/A/)| TB/[A/e/]Tc/A/ B/[A/e/]TB/A/|c/[A/e/]Tc/A/ B/[A/e/]Tc/A/| TB/[A/e/]Tc/A/ TB/[A/e/](E/A/)| TB/[A/e/]Tc/A/ B/[A/e/]TB/A/| B/[A/e/]TB/A/|TB/A/E/B/|T[A/G/]D/[A/G/]D/ T[E/A/]D/T[E/A/]D/| T[E/A/]D/T[E/A/]D/ T[E/A/]D/T[E/A/]D/|[c/e/]A/Tc/A/ TE/D/TE/D/|[c/e/]A/Tc/A/ TB/>A/B/4 A::([G,/D/]A/e/A/) ([G,/D/]A/[c/e/]A/) |([G,/D/]A/e/A/) (B/>TA/4B/8c/A/)| ([G,/D/]A/e/A/) ([G,/D/]A/e/A/) |([G,/D/]A/e/A/) TB/A/E/B/|([G,/D/]A/e/A/) ([G,/D/]A/e/A/) |([G,/D/]A/e/A/) TB/A/E/B/|G>D/E/4G G>D/E/4G|TE>D/E/4G G>D/E/4G|E>D/E/4G G,>A/B/4c|T[D2B2][G,2D2A2]!D.C.!:|

X:1 T:Mackintosh’s Lament M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Adagio" N:”This Highland Tune was here put down, as a specimen of this N:kind of music, it differs from a set, formerly printed, in a N:Valuable Collection.” N:Scordatura tuning AEAc# B:Robert Riddell – Collection of Scotch Galwegian Border Tunes (1794, pp. 32-33) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A [G,Dc]cc Tc3|GGG TG3|[G,DB]BB TB3|BEE TE3| [G,Dc]cc Tc3|BAB Tc3|TBEE TE3|GDD TD3| G,2E A/B/cA|TB3A3:||:Tc2A Tc2A|Tc2A Tc2A|TB2A Tc2A| TB2A TE2D|G2D G2D|G2D G2D|Tc2A Tc2A|Tc2A Tc2A| TB2A Tc2A|TB2A TE2D|Tc2A Tc2A|TB2A TE2D|TG2D TB,2G,| TA,3G,2::Tc2A A/B/cA|Tc2A A/B/cA|T2A A/B/cA|TB2ATE2D| TBA/B/cA|TB2AE2D |TG2D D/E/F/G/D|TG2D D/E/F/G/D| Tc2A A/B/cA|c2AA/B/cA|TB2A A/B/cA|TB2A E2D| Tc2A A/B/cA|TB2A TE2D|G2D D/E/F/G/D|A,3G,3:| [G3D3c3e3][G3D3c3e3]|[G3D3c3e3][G3D3c3e3]|[G3D3B3][G,3D3B3]|[G,3D3B3][G,3D3B3]| [G3D3c3e3][G3D3c3e3]|[G3D3c3e3][G3D3c3e3]|[G3D3B3][G,3D3B3]|[G,3D3B3][G,3D3B3]| [G,3G3]B,2D|EDC B,A,G,|CDE B,CD|TA,3 G,3:| g2A a2A|g2A c2A|g2A a2A|g2A c2A| E>(Bc/B/) E>(Bc/B/)|D>(Ac/A/) D(Ac/A/)|C>EG/E/ B,>DG/D/|TA,3G,3:| |:D<Ac/A/ D>Ac/A/|D>Ac/A/ D>Ac/A/|E>B/c/B/ E>Bc/B/|E>Bc/B/ E>Bc/B/| D>Ac/A/ D>Ac/A/|E>Bc/B/ E>Bc/B/|C>EG/E/ B,>DG/D/|TA,3G,3:| M:12/8 L:1/8 gAA aAA gAATcAA|gAA aAA gAA TcAA| Ecc A,cc G,cc G,cc|Ecc A,cc G,cc G,cc| ECC CEG DB,B, B,DG|CEG B,DG TA,3G,3:| M:6/8 L:1/8 Ed/d/d/d/ Dd/d/d/d/|Ed/d/d/d/ Dd/d/d/d/|Ed/d/d/d/ Dd/d/d/d/|EC/C/C/C/ CE/E/G/E/| DB,/B,/B,/B,/ B,D/D/G/D/|CE/E/G/E/ B,D/D/G/D/|TA3 G,3:| gA/A/A/A/ aA/A/A/A/|gA/A/A/A/ cA/A/A/A/|gA/A/A/A/ aA/A/A/A/|gA/A/A/A/ cA/A/A/A/| Ec/c/c/c/ Ec/c/c/c/|Dc/c/c/c/ Dc/c/c/c/|EC/C/C/C/ CE/E/G/E/|CE/E/G/E/ CE/E/G/E/| DB,/B,/B,/B,/ B,D/D/G/D/|B,D/D/G/D/ B,D/D/G/D/|CE/E/G/E/ B,D/D/G/D/|TA3G,3:| M:C L:1/8 T(c>A)T(c>A) T(c>A) T(c>A)|T(B>A)T(c>A) T(B>A) T(E>D)|T(c>A)T(c>A) T(B>A)T(E>D)|TGDB,G, TA,2G,|| P:"Slow and Plaintive, as it represents the death of the Chieftan" cc/4B/4A/B/c/ cc/4B/4A/B/c/|cc/4B/4A/B/c/ cc/4B/4A/E/A/|cc/4B/4A/B/c/ cc/4B/4A/B/c/| cc/4B/4A/B/c/ cc/4B/4A/E/A/|cc/4B/4A/B/c/ cc/4B/4A/B/c/|AE/4E/4D/E/A/ AA/4E/4E/D/E/|| cc/4B/4A/B/c/B/ cc/4B/4A/B/c/B/|cc/4B/4A/B/c/B/ cc/4B/4A/E/A/E/| AE/4E/4C/E/A/E/ AE/4E/4C/E/A/E/|CC/4C/4E/C/E/C/ B,B,/4B,/4G/B,/G/B,/|TA3 G,3|| M:12/8 L:1/8 Dcc Dcc Dcc Dcc|EBB EBB EBB EBB| Dcc Dcc Dcc Dcc|CEA B,DG A,3G,3:| |:Dc/c/c Dc/c/c Dc/c/c Dc/c/c|EB/B/B EB/B/B EB/B/B EB/B/B| Dc/c/c Dc/c/c EB/B/B EB/B/B|CE/E/A B,D/D/G |TA,3 G,3:| |:B,G,G, B,G,G, B,G,G, B,G,G,|BAA EAA BAA EAA| B,G,G, B,G,G, B,G,G, B,G,G,|GEE GDD GEE GDD|EAA eAATB3A3||

MacIntosh's Lament: Annotations