Dhu Hill (The)

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 Theme code Index    1544 51H51
 Also known as    Black Hill (The)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    F
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Aeolian (minor)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    
 Structure    AABBCC'
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:James S. Kerr
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Merry Melodies vol. 4
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 254, p. 27
 Year of publication/Date of MS    c. 1880's
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X:1
T:Dhu Hill, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
N:the tune is not in 'D' but in F Phrygian i.e.
N:modal, with two sharps and a tonic of F.
N:It also works in the key of F, with one flat.
S:Kerr - Merry Melodies, vol. 4, No. 254  (c. 1880's)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:F#Phr
F2A cdc | BAG Bcd | c2c fed | cBc F3 :|
|: cBc ABc | dcd B3 | cBc f2f | cAF F3 :|
|: f2d dcB | ABG FGA | B2B cBc |1 d3 A2A :|2 dcB ABG || 


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