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| Accuracy | Spot checked |
| Depth | Basic |
| Readability | Acceptable |
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| Theme code Index
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5L13b5 27bL7bL4
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| Also known as
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| Composer/Core Source
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Alexander Mackay
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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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Strathspey
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| Key/Tonic of
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E
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| Accidental
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1 sharp
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| Mode
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Aeolian (minor)
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| Time signature
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4/4
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| History
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SCOTLAND(Western Isles)
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| Structure
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AAB
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| Editor/Compiler
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Alexander Mackay
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| Book/Manuscript title
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A Collection of Reels Strathspeys and Slow Tunes
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| Tune and/or Page number
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p. 11
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| Year of publication/Date of MS
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c. 1822
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| Title of recording
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| Score (1)
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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||
