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McFARSANCE'S TES(TA)MENT. AKA and see "MacPherson's Testament," "MacPherson's Farewell/Lament/Rant." Scottish, Air (4/4 time). F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABCD. Earliest known version of "MacPherson's Lament/Farewell," found in the Margaret Sinkler Manuscript, 1710 (for which see "MacPherson's Testament"). See also notes Annotation:MacPherson's Lament for more.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Alburger (Scottish Fiddlers and Their Music), 1983; Ex. 48, p. 72.

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