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| Accuracy | Spot checked |
| Depth | Basic |
| Readability | Acceptable |
| Hero and Leander Click on the tune title to see or modify Hero and Leander's annotations. If the link is red you can create them using the form provided.Browse Properties <br/>Browse/:Hero and Leander
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| Theme code Index
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116 551
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| Also known as
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| Composer/Core Source
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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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Air/Lament/Listening Piece
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| Key/Tonic of
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G
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| Accidental
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1 sharp
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| Mode
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Ionian (Major)
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| Time signature
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3/4
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| History
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| Structure
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AB
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| Editor/Compiler
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William Thomson
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| Book/Manuscript title
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Orpheus Caledonius vol. 2
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| Tune and/or Page number
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No. 40, p. 163
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| Year of publication/Date of MS
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1733
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| Artist
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| Title of recording
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| Score (1)
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X:1
T:Hero and Leander
N:”An Old Ballad.”
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Slow"
B: William Thomson - Orpheus Caledonius, vol. II (1733, No. 40, p. 163)
B: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/91482038
N:Thomson (c. 1695-1753) was a Scottish singer and folk song collector
N:who lived in London for most of his adult career.
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
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