Lord John Scott Strathspey

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 Theme code Index    1353 51H52
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 Composer/Core Source    John Crerar
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Strathspey
 Key/Tonic of    F
 Accidental    1 flat
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    SCOTLAND(Perth and Kinross)
 Structure    AAB
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X:1 T:Lord John Scott Strathspey C:John Crerar (1750-1840) M:C| L:1/8 R:Strathspey N:A copy of Crerar's handwritten music manuscript of the tune is N:included in Eilidh Scammell's 2013 BA Thesis, "John Crerar, a N:Highland Perthshire fiddler 1750-1840" (p. 30) N:There are no indications of dotted rhythms or 'Scots snaps' in the N:manuscript, but they may have been meant to be added at will by N:Crerar, or as he heard it. Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:F D|Fc Ad cAAd|cAfd cA GF|CFAd Acag|fdcA (AG) F:| c|Afdf cfAe|Acag fdec|Af df cfAd|cA AF (AG) FG| Af df cf Ag|afga fddg|afgd fc Ag|fdfA AG2F||