Loch of Forfar (1) (The)

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 Theme code Index    15L3L5L 15L33
 Also known as    Blair's Favourite
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:William Allen
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Strathspey
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    3 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
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 Structure    AAB
 Editor/Compiler    William Christie
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Collection of Strathspeys Reels Hornpipes Waltzes &c.
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 7
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1820
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Loch of Forfar [1], The N:William Christie (1778-1849) was a dancing master, fiddler N:postmaster and composer from Cuminestown, Aberdeenshire. M:C L:1/16 R:Strathspey B:Christie - Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Hornpipes, B:Waltzes &c. (Edinburgh, 1820, p. 7) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A B2|{G}A3E EEE2 C3E~E3F|A3E EEE2 A3d Tc3B|{G}A3E EEE2 C3EE3F| DDD2 (D3E) {F}=G4G2:|B2|AAA2 T(c3A) e3Ac3A|AAA2 T(c3A) {c}e4 Tf4{ef}| .e2(.A2.c2.e2) .a2.e2.c2.A2|EEE2 (E3F) {F}=G4 G3B|AAA2 T(c3A) e3A {d}c3A| AAA2 T(c3A) {c}e4 Tf4{ef}|e2fg (ag).f.e (fe).d.c (dc).B.A|EE3 TE3F {F}=G4 G2||


X:1 T:Loch of Forfar [1] M:C L:1/8 R:Strathspey B:Davie’s Caledonian Repository (Aberdeen, 1829-30, p. 26) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Ador ^c|A>E E/E/E ^(C>E)E>F|A>E E/E/E (A>d)^c>B|A>E E/E/E (^C>E)E>F| D/D/D (D>E) {F}G2G:|B|A/A/A ^c>A e>Ac>A|A/A/A ^c>A c<e Tf2| e>A^c>e a>ec>A|E/E/E (E>F) {F}G2 G>B|A/A/A ^c>A e>Ac>A| A/A/A ^c>A c<e Tf2|ef/^g/ (a/g/).f/.e/ (f/e/).d/^.c/ (d/c/).B/.A/|E/E/E E>F {F}G2G||


X:1 T:Loch of Forfar [1], The M:C L:1/8 R:Strathspey S:Glen Collection, vol. 2 (1895) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A B|A>E E/E/E C~EE>F|A>E E/E/E c>dcB|A>E E/E/E C>EE>F| D/D/D D>E [B,2=G2][B,G]:| B|A/A/A c>A e>Ac>A|A/A/A c>A e2f2|eAcA a>ecA|E/E/E E>F =G2 G>B| A/A/A c>A e>Ac>A|A/A/A c>A e2 f2|ef/g/ a/g/f/e f/e/d/c/ d/c/B/A/|E<E E>F =G2G||