Put Me in the Big Chest

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 Theme code Index    5L133 526L1
 Also known as    Put Me in the Great Chest, Beaton's Last, Big Coffin Reel, Lying in the Coffin, Lying in the Casket, Miss Hopkin's Reel, Old Time Wedding Reel (3), Primrose Girl (1), Put Me in the Box, Rose in the Garden (1), Cuir Sa' Chiste Mhóir Mi, Miss Cruickshank's Reel
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Canada
 Genre/Style    Cape Breton/PEI
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    CANADA(Maritimes/English)
 Structure    AABBCC
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Kate Dunlay & David Reich
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Traditional Celtic Fiddle Music of Cape Breton
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 42
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1986
 Artist    Biography:Dan J. Campbell and Angus Allan Gillis
 Title of recording    Medley Of Old Time Wedding Reels
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Celtic 011 (78 RPM)
 Year recorded    1935
 Media    
 Score   (1)   





X:1 T:Put Me in the Big Chest T:Cuir a Chiste Mhoir Mi S:K.E. Dunlay & D.L. Reich, Traditional Celtic Fiddle Music of Cape Breton M:C| L:1/8 R:reel Z:transcribed by Jack Campin K:Amix % A lydian/major/mixolydian pentatonic; G and D gaps F|EFAB c2cf|ecBA F/F/F AF|EFAB c/c/c cf|ecBc A/A/A AF| EFAB c2cf|ecBA F/F/F AF|EFAB cB cf|ecBc A/A/A A|| c|efec eAAc|efec BABc |efec efaf |ecBc A/A/A A:|]


X:2 T:Old Time Wedding Reel #3 T:Put Me In the Big Chest T:Cuir's a' Chiste Mhoir Mi R:Reel A:Cape Breton S:Sandy MacIntyre N:From the playing of Sandy MacIntyre Z:Transcribed Nov 20 1998 by Wil Macaulay P:ABCB M:C L:1/8 K:A P:A F | EFAB c2cf | ecBA F/F/F AF | EFAB cBcf | ecBc A/A/A A :| P:B c | efec eAAc | efec BABc | efec efaf | ecBc A/A/A A :| P:C F | EFAB c2cB | c2cB ce fz | EFAB cBcf | ecBc A/A/A A :|]