Captain Byng

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Theme code Index	71H31 42H76
Also known as	Colonel Byng's Favorite, Taoiseac Buinge (An), Capt. Bing
Composer/Core Source	Nathaniel Gow
Region	England, Scotland, Ireland
Genre/Style	English, Irish, Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Polka, Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4, 2/4
History	SCOTLAND(Central Scotland), ENGLAND(North West)
Structure	AAB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Niel & Nathaniel Gow
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Fourth Collection of Niel Gow's Reels
Tune and/or Page number	p. 4
Year of publication/Date of MS	1800
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Captain Byng: Annotations

X:1 T:Captn. Byng M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B: Joseph Lowe - Lowe's Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Jigs, B:book 1 (1844–1845, p. 11) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G g|fdgd BGGB|cAag fdef|{a}gfgd BGGB|cAdB G2 G:| c|BGdG BGGB|cAeA cAAc|BGdG BGGB|cAdB G2 Gc| (BG)dG BGGB|cAeA cAAc|BGdB ecdB|cAdB G2G||

X:1 T:Capt. Bing M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel S:John Rook music manuscript collection (Waverton, Cumbria, 1840, p. 157) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G g|fdgd BGGB|cAag fddg|fdgd BGGB|BAdc G2 z:| c|BGdG BGGB|cAeA cAAc|BGeG BGGB|cAdB G2 Gc| BGdG BGGB|cAeA cAAc|BGdB ecdB|cAdc BG G2||

X:1 T:Captain Byng M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection (1884) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G g|fdgd BGGB|cAag fdef|gfgd BGGB|cedc BGG:| c|BGdG BGGB|cAeA cAAc|BGdG BGGB|cedc BGGc| BGdG BGGB|cAeA cAAc|BGdB cedc|BdAc BGG||

X:2 T:Captain Byng M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Polka K:G g2 g>e | dB GA/B/ | cA a>g | fd ef | fg g>e | dB GA/B/ | cA dF | AG G2 :| |: BG dG | BG GA/B/ | cA eA | cA A>c | BG dG | BG GA/B/ | cA dF | AG G2 :||

Captain Byng: Annotations