Annotation:Miss Russell of Black Hall's Favorite Dance
X:1 T:Miss Russell of Black Hall’s Favorite Dance M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Country Dance Tune B:Archibald Duff – A Choice Selection of Minuets, Favourite Airs, Hornpipes, Waltzs &c. B:Book First (Edinburgh, c. 1812, p. 7) Q:"Andantino" B: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/105810922 N:Archibald Duff (c. 1770-c. 1840?) was a musician (along with his brother Charles) and dancing N:master, of Montrose and Aberdeen, and is recorded as being a Professor of Music residing at N:Clayills Cottage, Aberdeen in 1837. N:The volume is dedicated to Lady Mary Ramsay of Balmain Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:F .F.F .A.A|.G.G F2|ATB {AB}c2|ATB {AB}c2|.F.F .A.A|.G.G F>A|GFED|C2c2:| .B.B(Bc)|AA TA2|.B.B(Bc)|A2 c>A|.B.B(Bc)|AA A2|(B/c/d/c/) (e/d/c/B/)|A>B c>A| .B.A.B.A|.B.A.B.A|TB>A.B.c|!fermata!d>c (e/d/).c/.B/|.A.B Tc2|.A.B (c>B/2A/4)| .G.G.G.B|A2F2|AB{AB}.c.f|ATB {AB}c>B/2A/4|GGGA|F4|| M:6/8 L:1/8 "Alegro"C|F>GF A2A|D2D G2G|E2E C2C|F2F c2c|F>GF A2A| D2D G2F|E2E DCD|E2F G2F|EGc DF=B|[G,3E3c3] z2A| TB>AB G2G|G2A B!fermata!zA|TB>AB G2G|G2A!fermata!B2{d^c=cB}!fermata!G|F2F FAc| G2G GAB|{d}c2A F>GA|GEC CDE|F2F FAc|G2G GAB|AcA TG>FG|F3F2||
MISS RUSSELL OF BLACK HALL'S FAVORITE DANCE. Scottish, Country Dance (2/4 time). F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABC. See also Archibald Duff's other tune for Miss Russell, "Miss Russell of Blackhall (1)" and Robert Mackintosh's "Miss Russell of Blackhall (2)." See note for "annotation:Miss Russell of Blackhall (1)" for notes on Miss Russell.
