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Lord Banff's Strathspey
X:9 T:Lord Banmff's Strapsey [sic] M:C| L:1/8 R:Strathspey/Country Dance B:Tracy’s selection of the present favorite country dances (Dublin, 179?) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:E (G/F/)|E>B,B,>C E>FG>c|BE GF/E/ F>EC>F|E>B,B,>C E>FG>g|f>eg>f ee/e/ e:| B|e>gb>g a>gf>e|f>ag>b f>ec>e|B>eg>b a>gf>e|f>g (b/a/g/f/) e2 e>B| e>gb>g a>gf>e|(3faf (3gbg f>ec>e|d>(c c/B/A/G/) A/B/c/d/ eG|F>EB>G F>E E||
X:1
T:Lord Banff's Strathspey
M:C
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
S:Gow - 1st Repository (1799)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:E
G/F/ | E<B, B,>C E>FG>c | B>(G A/G/)(F/E/) F>EC>F | E<B,B,>C EFGg | f>e{e}g>f f2{ef}e :|
B | e>gb>g (a>g)(f>e) | fa/f/ gb/g/ f>ec>f | e>gb>g (a>g)(f>e) | (f/a/)(g/a/) (b/a)g/f/ {f}e2 e>B|
e>g {eg}b>g (a>g)(f>e)| (f/a/)(g/f/) (g/b/)(a/g/) f>ec>{d}e | B>e (c/B/)(A/G/) A>Bc>A | G>E BG/E/ F2E ||
X:1
T:Lord Banff’s Strathspey
M:C
L:1/16
R:Strathspey
B:John Gow – A Favorite Collection of Slow Airs,
B:Strathspeys and Reels (London, c. 1804, p. 19)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:E
GF|EB,3TB,3C E3FG3c|B3G (AGFE) TF3EC2F2|EB,3B,3C E3FG3g|f3eg3f {f}e4e2:|
B2|e3gb3g a3gTf3e|(3faf (3gbg Tf3ec2f2|e3gb3g a3gf3e|(faga) bagf {f}e4 e2B2|
e3gb3g a3gf3e|(3faf (3gbg Tf3ec3e|B3e (cBAG) A3Bc3A|G3E B3G {G}TF4E2||
X:1
T:Lord Banff’s Strathspey
M:C
L:1/16
R:Strathspey
B: Edmund Lee – “Mrs. Parker’s Selection of Scotch Tunes, Strathspeys and
B:Reels” (Dublin, n.d.—early 19th century, p. 6)
N:The volume appears to be a reprint of a portion of John Gow’s A
N:Favorite Collection of Slow Airs, Strathspeys and Reels (London, c. 1804)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:E
GF|EB,3B,3TC E3FG3c|B3G (AGFE) TF3EC2F2|EB,3B,3C E3FG3g|f3eg3f {f}e4e2:|
B2|e3gb3g a3gf3e|(3f2a2f2 (3g2b2g2 Tf3ec2f2|e3gb3g a3gf3e|(faga bagf) {f}e4 eB|
e3gb3g a3gf3e|(3f2a2f2 (3g2b2g2 Tf3ec3e|B3e (cBAG) A3Bc3A|G3EB3G {G}TF4E2||
X:2
T:Lord Banff's Strathspey
M:C
L:1/16
Q:"Slow"
R:Strathspey
B:J. Anderson - Anderson's Budget of Strathspeys, Reels & Country Dances
B: for the German Flute or Violin (Edinburgh, 1820, p. 19)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
(BA)|GD3D3E G3AB3e|d3B (cB)(AG) A3GE3A|GD3D3E G3AB2b2|a3g b3a a4 g2:||
g3bd'3b (c'3b)(a3g)|(a2c')a g2d'b a3g e3a|g3bd'3b (c'2b2)(a2g2)|ac'(gc') (d'c').b.a g4 (g2d2)|
g3bd'3b (c'2b2)(a2g2)|(ac').b.a b-d'.c'.b a3g e3g|d3g (ed)(cB) c3d e3c|B3G d2(cB) A4G2||