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| Depth | Basic |
| Readability | Acceptable |
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| Theme code Index
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3H2H1H1H 3H3H65
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| Also known as
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| Composer/Core Source
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Auld Hobbie o' Skelfhill
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| Region
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Scotland
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| Genre/Style
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Scottish
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| Meter/Rhythm
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Air/Lament/Listening Piece
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| Key/Tonic of
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C
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| Accidental
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NONE
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| Mode
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Ionian (Major)
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| Time signature
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4/4
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| History
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| Structure
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One part
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| Editor/Compiler
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William Thomson
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| Book/Manuscript title
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Orpheus Caledonius vol. 2
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| Tune and/or Page number
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No. 35, p. 141
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| Year of publication/Date of MS
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1733
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| Title of recording
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| Score (1)
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X:1
T:Bonny Lass of Branksome, The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
C:Attribued in other sources to "Auld Hobbie o' Skelfhill"
N:A 180 line broadside ballad first published around the turn of the 18th century.
B:William Thomson - Orpheus Caledonius, vol. II (1733, No. 35, p. 141)
B: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/91482038
N:Thomson (c. 1695-1753) was a Scottish singer and folk song collector
N:who lived in London for most of his adult career.
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:C
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