Maggie Brown's Favorite

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 Theme code Index    516L6L 25L11
 Also known as    Maggie Brown, Margrett Brown's Favorite, Margaret Brown's Favorite, Miss Brown's, Miss Brown's Fancy (2), Miss Margaret Brown (Now Lady Camden), Peggy Browne, Planxty Browne, Planxty Maggie Brown
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:Turlough O'Carolan (?), Biography:Nathaniel Gow (?)
 Region    Scotland, Ireland
 Genre/Style    Irish, Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Jig/Quadrille, Set Dance
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
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 Structure    AAB, ABB, AABB, AA'AA"B, ABC
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Niel & Nathaniel Gow
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Third Collection of Niel Gow's Reels, Book:p. 29
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 29
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1792
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 Score   (1)   




X:3 T:Miss Margret Brown's Favorite M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Gow - Third Collection of Niel Gow's Reels, p. 29 (1792) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G g|dBG TG>AB|E2E TE2c|AFD DEF|G2G TG2g| dBG B>cd|E2E TE2c|AFD DEF|TG3 G2:|| g/a/|bgb afd|efg {f/g/a/}g>fe|DBg dBG|AFD D2g/a/| bgb afd|efg {a}gfe|(fa).f (ge).^c|d2d Tce=f| (ec).e (dB).d|(ca).c (Bg).B|(Ac)e dBG|FAF DEF| G>AB EFG|ABc def|(gd)B (cA).F|TG3 G2||


X:1 T:Miss Margt. Brown’s Favourite T:Maggie Brown’s Favorite M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Air B:Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs (vol. 4, 1796, No. 167, p. 63) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G g|dBG G>AB|E2E TE2c|AFD DEF|G2G TG2g| dBG TB>cd|E2E TE2c|AFD DEF|G3 G2:|| g/a/|bgb afd|efg g>fe|dBg dBG|AFD D2 g/a/| bgb afd|efg gfe|(fa).f (ge).^c|d2d Tde=f| (ec).e (dB).d|(ca).c (Bg).B|Ace dBG|FAF DEF| TG>AB EFG|ABc def|(gd).B (cA).F|G3 G2||


X:1 T:Miss M. Brown’s Favourite M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:John Rook music manuscript collection (Waverton, Cumbria, 1840, p. 233) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G g|dBG G>AB|E2E E2c|AFD DEF|G2G G2g| dBG B>cd|E2E E2c|AFD DEF|G3 G2:| g/a/|bgb afd|efg g>fe|dBg dBG|AFD D2 g/a/| bgb afd|efg gfe|faf ge^c|d2d de=f| (ec).e (dB).d|(ca).c (Bg).B|Ace dBG|FAF DEF| GAB EFG|ABc def|(gd).B (cA).F|G3 G2||



X:1 T:Planxty Browne T:Maggie Brown’s Favorite M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Lively" S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 692 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G g|dBG GAB|E2E E2c|AFD DEF|G2G G2g| dBG Bcd|E2E E2c|AFD DEF|G3 G2|| g/a/|bgb afd|efg gfe|dBg dBG|AFD D2 g/a/| bgb afd|efg gfe|faf ge^c|d2 d de=f| ece dBd|cac BgB|Ace dBG|FAF DEF| GAB EFG|ABc def|gdB cAF|G3 G2||


X:3 T:Maggie Brown's Favorite L:1/8 M:6/8 K:G dBG GAB|E2E E2c|AFD DEF|G2G G2g| dBG Bcd|E2E E2c|AFD DEF|GBA G3:| [|ga|bgb afd|efg gfe|dBg dBG|AFD Dga| bgb afd|efg gfe|faf gc^c|d3 de=f| ece dBd|cac BgB|Ace cBG|FAF DEF| GAB EFG|ABc def|gdB cAF|G3 g2g|]


X:4 T:Maggie Brown's S:Mike Rafferty R:set piece / single jig Z:Lesl M:6/8 K:G gge||dBG GAB|cBc E2B|AFD DEF|GAF G2e| dBG GAB|cBc E2B|AFD DEF|GAF G2a|| |:bgb afd|efg gfe|dBe dBG|AFd d2a| bgb afd|efg gfe|(3fga f ge^c|d3 def| e^ce dBd|cAc BGB|A2e dBG|(3FGA F DEF| G2G EFG|ABc def|gdB cAF|1 G~G2 G2a:|2 G~G2 G2e|| "repeat from beginning and use this as last ending:" |GBd G3||