Annotation:Highland (form)

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 HIGHLAND. A dance form with accompanying music in 4/4 time. The name Highland is a regional name in northern Ireland (where Scottish influence is strong) for the dance form elsewhere most often called a schottische. It is also sometimes called a German (although this form is slightly different-see note for 'German'), and elsewhere in Ireland is called a fling, highland fling or highland schottische. According to Caoimhin Mac Aoidh (1994) highlands were adapted by Donegal fiddlers from strathspeys and reels, and are played much slower than a reel but faster than a Scots strathspey. When borrowed from a strathspey the triplets tend to be simplified, but the "Scottish snap" is retained, unlike a German. In previous times the Highland/Fling/German form was to be heard played over much of Ireland, however, in the 20th century they were increasingly confined to the northern counties, principally in Donegal.  Source for notated version:  Printed sources:  Recorded sources:

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