Annotation:Illumination--February 1781 (The)

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 ILLUMINATION - 9th FEBRUARY 1781, THE. Scottish, Reel. G Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833), it first appears in his 1781 collection (p. 8). The title refers to an item in the liturgy of the Episcopal Church, to which Marshall staunchly subscribed.  Source for notated version:  Printed sources: Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1781 Collection, p. 8. McGlashan (A Collection of Reels), c. 1786; p. 8.  Recorded sources:

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