Captain Douglas's Strathspey

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 Theme code Index    5L13b5 27bL7bL4
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    Alexander Mackay
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Strathspey
 Key/Tonic of    E
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Aeolian (minor)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    SCOTLAND(Western Isles)
 Structure    AAB
 Editor/Compiler    Alexander Mackay
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:A Collection of Reels Strathspeys and Slow Tunes
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 11
 Year of publication/Date of MS    c. 1822
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 Score   (1)   



X:1 T:Captain Douglas’s Strathspey C:Alexander Mackay M:C L:1/16 R:Strathspey B:Alexander Mackay – A Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Slow Tunes… B:Chiefly composed by Alexander Mackay, Musician Islay (c. 1822, p. 11) B: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/104487947 N:Dedicated to the Right Hon. Lady Elinor Campbell of Islay and Shawfield. N:Mackay was born c. 1775 and was a fiddler-composer from Islay. Many of his N:tune titles are reflect Islay settings. N:Printed in Glasgow by J. MacFadyen, 30 Wilson St. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Emin B,2|B,3EE3F G2A2B2d2|F3ED3F (DEFG) A3F|B,3EE3F G2A2B2e2|d3Bd2F2 EEE2 E2:| A2|G2A2B2e2 d3GB3G|F3ED3F (DEFG) A2F2|G2A2B2e2 d3GB3d|F3DA3F EEE2 E2F2| G2A2B2e2 d3GB3G|F3ED3F (DEFG) A2F2|G3BA3c B3ed3f|e2B2d2F2 EEE2 E2||