General McDonald

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 Theme code Index    3H1H1H1H 3H1H3H4H
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Pipe, Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Joseph Lowe
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Lowe's Collection of Reels Strathspeys and Jigs Book 4
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 19
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1844-45
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 Score   (1)   



X:1 T:General McDonald M:C L:1/8 B:Joseph Lowe - Lowe's Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Jigs, B:book 4 (1844–1845, p. 19) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:C f|ec~c2 Gc ~c2|ec ~c2 (eg)ga|ec~c2 (Gc)EG|F_ED_B, DFF:| f|(ec)gc (ac)gc|(ec)gc (eg)ga|(ec)gc (ac)gc|(d/c/_B) fB (df)fg| (e/d/c) gc (ac)gc|(ec)gc (ef)ga|ecdB cGAF|(D/_E/F) _BF DB,B,||


X:1 T:General McDonald M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B:John McLachlan - Piper’s Assistant (1854, No. 85, p. 49) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D g|:fA d2 dA d2|fA d2 faga|fAd2 dA d2|eA c2 egfg| fA d2 dA d2|fA d2 faga|fA d2 AA d2|eA c2 egfg:| |:fdad fgaf|fdad faga|fdad fdad|ecgc egfg| fdad fgaf|fdad faga|afge fdaf|ecgx efga:||