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 Theme code Index    5357 6553
 Also known as    Meg Merrilees
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England, Scotland
 Genre/Style    English, Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Country Dance, Hornpipe/Clog, Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    3 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4, 2/2
 History    
 Structure    AB, AAB, AABB, AABB', AABBCCDDEEAABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Muzio Clementi
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Periodical Collection of Popular Dances No. 26
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 2
 Year of publication/Date of MS    c. 1820's
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Meg Merrilies M:C| L:1/8 R:Country Dance B:Clementi & Co. - Periodical Collection of Popular Dances No. 26 (c. 1820's?, p. 2) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Bb de|fdBd fbag|(gf).f.f gfde|fdBd fgfd|(dc).c.c dcde| fdBd fbag|(gf).f.f gfde|fgfd fbfd|(cB)BB B2:| |:f2|efgf efcf|dfBf dfBf|efgf efcf|dB TBA/B/ fBbB| efgf efcf|dfBf dfBf|efgf efcf|dBBB B2:|]


X:2 T:Meg Merrilees M:C L:1/8 R:Country Dance B:Hamilton's Universal Tune Book (1844, p. 36) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A cd|edcd eagf|feee e2 cd|efec efec|cBBB B2 cd| edcd eagf|feee e2 cd|efec BABc|BAAA A2:| |:e|^defe =dcdB|ceAe ceAe|^defe =dcdB|BAAA A2e2| ^defe =dcdB|ceAe ceAe|dcde fefg|baaa a2:||


X:935 T:Meg Merriless. Roose.0935 B:J.Roose, Manchester 1850 N:Meg Merrilies = character from sir Walter Scott. M:C| L:1/8 Q:1/4=120 Z:Village Music Project.Peter Kanssen.2019 K:A cd | ecAc eagf | feee e2cd | ecAc efec | cBBB B2cd | ecAc eagf | feee e2cd | efec BABc | BAAA A2 || e2 | ^defe =deBe | ceAe ceAe | ^defe =deBe | cAAA A2 ce | ^defe =deBe | ceAe ceAc | BABc defg | baaa a2 ||


X:2 T:Meg Merriliees M:C| L:1/8 R:Country Dance B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection (1884) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A cd|edcd eagf|feee e2cd|efec efec|cBBB B2cd| edcd eagf|feee e2cd|efec BABc|A2AA A2|| e|^defe =deBe|ceAe BeGe|^defe =dcdB|BAAA A2e2| ^defe =ceBe|ceAe BeGe|BABc defg|agag a2|]


X:1 T:Meg Merriliees N:Third strain composed by Joseph Lowe M:C L:1/8 N:”For Country Dance of Three Figures” B: Joseph Lowe - Lowe's Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Jigs, B:book 3 (1844–1845, p. 21) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A cd|edcd eagf|(fe)ee e2 cd|efec efec|(cB)BB B2 cd| edcd eagf|(fe)ee e2 cd|efec BABc|{B}A2 AA A2|| e|^defe deBe|ceAe BeGe|^defe =dcdB|(BA)AA A2e2| ^defe deBe|ceAe BeGe|BABc defg|agag a3|| a/g/|(fc)ag f2 ag|(fc)ag fcAF|Eegf e2 ge|(Be)ge bgeg| fgag fcAF|FAcf afcA|BdcB cBAG|FAcA F3||


X:3 T:Meg Merriliees’ Hornpipe M:C| L:1/8 R:Hornpipe B:Köhler’s Violin Repository vol. 2 (1881-1885, p. 156) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A (cd)|edcd Aaga|(fe)ee e2 cd|(ef)ec (ea)ec|(cB)BB [G2B2] cd| edcd Aaga|(fe)ee e2 cd|(ef)ec (BA)Bc|A2c2A2:| |:e2|(^de)fe (=dc)dB|ceAe ceAe|(^de)fe (dc)dB|(BA)AA A2e2| (^de)fd (=dc)dB|ceAe ceAe|(dc)de (fe)fg|(ba)aa a2:|]