Highland Chieftain (The)

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 Theme code Index    3H1H53 5533
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    Nathaniel Gow
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Strathspey
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    
 Structure    AB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Niel & Nathaniel Gow
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Third Collection of Niel Gow's Reels
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 1
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1792
 Artist    
 Title of recording    
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    
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X:1
T:Highland Chieftain, The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
N:"Slow"
B:Gow - 3rd Collection of Niel Gow's Reels, p. 1, 3rd ed.  (orig. 1792)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
g|Tf>e{c}d>B AFFd|(A<F)A>E {E}F2 Fg|Tf>ed>B A>B {B}d>B|(A<F)F>D {D}E2 Eg|
Tf>de>f d>fB>d|A>dA>F {F}A2 AB/c/|Td>f {e}dc/B/ AFFd|(A<F)TF>D {D}E2E||
B|A<FTF>B A<FF>d|AF {F}(A>E) {E}TF2 FB|A<FA>B Td>e{e}f>e|{c}d>BAF {F}E2 EB|
(A<F)F>d (A<F)F<B|(A<F){F}A>E {E}F2 F>B|A>B d>f e<fd>B|A>B {A/B/}dF {F}E2 E||
X:2
T:Highland Chieftain, The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
B:Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 4 (1796, No. 67, p. 27)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Emin
g|Tf>ed>B AFFd|(A<F)A>E F2 Fg|Tf>ed>B A>Bd>B|(A<F)TF>D E2 eg|
Tf>de>f d>fB>d|A>dAF A2 AB/c/|Td>f dc/B/ AFFd|(A<F)TF>D E2E||
B|A<FTF>B A<FF>d|AFAE TF2 FB|A<FA>B Td>ef>e|d>BAF E2 EB|
(A<F)F>d A>FF>B|(A<F)A>E F2 F>B|A>Bd>f (e<fd>B)|ABdF E2E||
X:3
T:The Highland Chieftain.
M:C
L:1/8
B:Complete Tutor Violin (c. 1815)
Z:Dr. Evan Jones [Ed.]
K:D
U:T=!trill!
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g | Tf>e{c}d>B AFFd | (A<E)A>E {E} F2 Fg | Tf>ed>B A>B{B}d>B | (A<F)F>D {D} E2 Eg |
Tf>de>f d>fB>d | A>dAF {F} A2 AB/c/ | Td>f {e/}dc/B/ AFFd | (A<F)TF>D {D} E2 E ||
B | A<FTF>B A<FF>d | AF {F} (A>E) {E} TF2 FB | A<FA>B Td>e{e}f>e | {c}d>BAF {F} E2 EB |
(A<F)F>d (A<F) F<B|(A<F) {F} A>E {E} F2 F>B | A>B d>f e<f!fermata!d>B | A>B {AB} dF {F} E2 E |]

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