Queen's Grand March

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 Theme code Index    1H1H55 3135
 Also known as    Queen's March--Louth
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    March/Marche
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:James Aird
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Aird's 6th and Last Volume of Scotch English Irish and Foreign Airs
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 158, p. 63
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1803
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Queen's Grand March M:C L:1/8 R:March B:Aird – Sixth and Last Volume of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs (1803, No. 158, p. 63) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D (AB/c/)|d4 A3G|F2D2F2A2|d2 df e2 eg|gfed cABc| d4 A3G|F2D2F2A2|d3 e fagf|{f}e6:| |:ef|g3e dcBA|f2d2f2d2|g3e dcBA|a2f2a2f2| d3f e3f|dcBA a3g|f2 fg e2 ef|d2 d>d d2:|]


X:1 T:Slow March, A T:Queen's Grand March M:C| L:1/8 R:March S:The Buttery Manuscript (c. 1784-1820, No. 543) N:John Buttery (1784-1854) joined the 34th Regiment in Lincoln, N:Lincolnshire, England, in 1797 and served as a fifer until discharged in N:1814. His large ms. contains marches, duty calls, dance tunes and airs. N:EASMES identifies this as the Fife MS. and suggests a date of 1780, see N: https://www.cdss.org/elibrary/Easmes/Index.htm Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D ABc|d4 A4|F2DD F2A2|d2 d>d e2 e>f|gfed dcBA| d2 d>d A2 A>A|F2 DD F2A2|defg aagf|e2 e>e e2:| |:ef|g3e dcBA|f2d2 f2d2|g3e dcBA|a2f2a2f2| d4e4|f d/c/B/A/ a>a g|f2 f>g edef|d2 d>d d2:|]


X:1 T:Queen’s Grand March M:4/4 L:1/8 B:William Killey Flute Book (mid-19th century, No. 21) N:Killey was from Jurby, Isle of Man. According to Ian Radcliffe, the N:ms. was started in 1825 by a David Caine, and passed to Killey in N:1836. F:https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=killey%20flutebook Z:Ian Radcliffe K:D (AB/c/)|d4 A3G|F2DS2F2A2|d2 (df) e2 (eg)|gfed cABc| d4 A3G|F2D2F2A2|d3e fagf|e2 e>e e2:| |:ef|g3e dcBA|f2d2f2d2|f3e dcBA|a2f2a2f2| d3f e3f|dcBA a3g|f2 fg e2 ef|d d>d d2:|