Border Reel

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 Theme code Index    3535 4646
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 Region    England, Scotland
 Genre/Style    English, Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Country Dance, Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    3 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8, 12/8
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    David Young
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Drummond Castle Manuscript
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 24
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1734
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Border Reel M:12/8 L:1/8 R:Slide B:David Young – Drummond Castle/Duke of Perth Manuscript (1734, No. 24) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Amix cAA eAA BAA e2c|dBB fBB dBB f2e| cAA eAA cAA Te2c|(de)d (ef)^g (f/^g/a)c TB2A:| |:cAA ef/^g/a cAA e2c|dBB (f/^g/a/g/f/e/) fBB Tf2e| cAA (f/^g/a/g/f/e/) cAA Te2c|d2d (ef)^g (f/^g/a)c TB2A:|]


X:1 T:Border Reel M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Country Dance B:Wright's Compleat Collection of Celebrated Country Dances (1740, p. 71) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A cAA eAA|cAA e2c|dBB fBB|dBB f2e| cAA eAA|cAA e2c|d2e fga|edc B2A:| |:cAA f/g/a/g/f/e/|cAA e2c|dBB f/g/a/g/f/e/|dBB f2e| cAA f/g/a/g/f/e/|cAA e2c|d2e fga|edc B2A:|]


X:2 T:Border Reel M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Country Dance B:John Walsh - Caledonian Country Dances (c. 1745, p. 94) N:Published in several volumes and different editions, 1731-c. 1745) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A cAA eAA|cAA e2c|dBB fBB|dBB f2e| cAA eAA|cAA e2c|d2e fga|edc TB2A:| |:cAA f/g/a/g/f/e/|cAA e2c|dBB f/g/a/g/f/e/|dBB f2e| cAA f/g/a/g/f/e/|cAA e2c|d2e fga|edc B2A2:|]