Merry May the Pair Be

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Theme code Index	1135 1135
Also known as	Gu ma mear a charaid
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	A
Accidental	3 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/2
History
Structure	AB, AA'B
Editor/Compiler	Simon Fraser
Book/Manuscript title	Book:The Airs and Melodies Peculiar to the Highlands of Scotland and the Isles
Tune and/or Page number	No. 100, p. 38
Year of publication/Date of MS	1816
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Merry May the Pair Be: Annotations

X:1 T:Merry May T:Merry May the Pair Be M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B:Elias Howe – Musician’s Omnibus Nos. 6 & 7 (Boston, 1880-1882, p. 596) B: http://ks4.imslp.net/files/imglnks/usimg/c/c7/IMSLP601433-PMLP562790-ONeill_Rare_Medium_M40_M8_v6.7_text.pdf Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D d2 dd' fdgf|d2 dd' fdad'|d2 dd' fdaf|geef gabd'| d2 dd' fdaf|d2 dd' fdad'|d2 dd' fdec|dEEF GABc|| ddcd BdAG|FDAD BDAc|ddcd BdAF|GEFF GABc| ddcd BdAG|FDAD BDAg|fdad d’daf|gebe g’egb||

X:1 T:Merry May the Pair Be M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection (1884) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A A2Aa cAec|A2Aa cAea|1 A2Aa cAec| dBBc defa:||2 A2Aa cABG|AB,B,C DEFG|| AAGA FAED|CA,EA, FA,EG|AAGA FAEC|DB,B,C DEFG| AAGA FAED|CA,EA, FA,Ed|cAeA aAec|dBfB bBfa||

X:1 T:Merry may the pair be M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B: James Barry music manuscript collection (No. 100, p. 25) N: Barry (1819-1905) was a prosperous dairy farmer, miller and fiddler N:who lived at Six Mile Brook, Pictou County, Nova Scotia. F: https://jamesbarrymusic.ca Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A {G}[C2A3] Aa (cA)ec|{G}[C2A2] Aa (cA)ea|{G}[C2A2] Aa (cA)ec|dBBc defa| {G}[C2A2] Aa (cA)ec|{G}[C2A2] Aa cAea|[C2A2]Aa (cA)BG|AB,B,C DEFG|| A2 GA (FA)ED|CA,EA, FA,EG|AAGA FAEC|DB,B,C EEFG| AAGA FAED|CA,EA, FA,Ed|cAeA aAeA|dBfB bBfa||

X:1 T:Merry May the Pair Be M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Laybourn - Köhlers’ Violin Repository, Book 3 (1885, p. 205) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A {G}A2 (Aa) cAec|{G}A2 (Aa) cAea|{G}A2 (Aa) cAec|(dB)Bc (de)fa| {G}A2 (Aa) cAec|{G}A2 (Aa) cAea|{G}A2 (Aa) cABG|AB,B,C DEFG|| AAGA FAED|CA,EA, FA,EG|AAGA FAEC|DB,B,C DEFG| AAGA FAED|CA,EA, FA,Ed|(cA)(eA) (aA)(ec)|(dB)(fB) bBfa!D.C.!||

Merry May the Pair Be: Annotations