Maids of Arrochar (The)

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 Theme code Index    3335 3H3H2H6
 Also known as    Maid of Arrochar
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:John MacDonald
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
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 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    John Bowie
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:A Collection of Strathspey Reels and Country Dances etc.
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 23
 Year of publication/Date of MS    c. 1789
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Maids of Arrochar, The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig Q:"Slow" B:John Bowie – “Collection of strathspey reels & country dances &c.” B:(Edinburgh, c. 1789, p. 23) F: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/104982670 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:F V:1 F/G/|A>GF AGF|Acc c2 (f/g/)|{fg}a>gf agf|Tg2f d2f| A>GF AGF|Acc c2 (f/g/)|{fg}afd cAc|{A}G2F F2:| |:(c/B/)|Acd Acd|f>ga/g/ fdc|Acd Aca|Tg2f d2c| fac' afc|d>ef/d/ cAF|Afc dAc|{A}G2F F2:| V:2 clef = bass z|F,,3 F,3|F,3E,2D,|B,,3F,3|D,3 B,,B,A,| F,3 C,2A,,|F,,2F,E,2D,|F,2B, A,2F,|C3 F,2:| |:z|F,2B, F,2B,|A,G,F, D,B,A,|F,3 F3|CED B,,G,,A,,| F,,2F, F,2A,|B,G,B, A,3|F,2A, F,2F,,|B,,C,C,, F,,2:|


X:1 T:Maids of Arrochar, The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Slow Air S:MacDonald - Skye Collection (1887) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D D/E/|{DE}F>ED {DE}F>ED|FA[EA] [F2A2] d/>e/|{e}f>ed {de}f>ed| {f}e2d B2{c}d|{G}F>ED {DE}F>ED|fAA A2 d/>e/|(fd)A (BF)A|{F}E2 D D2:| |:A/G/|(FA)B (FA)B|d>ef/e/ (dB)A|(FA)B (FA)f|{f}e2d B2A| ~dfa fdA|B/A/(B/c/)d/B/ AFD|(Fd)A (BF)A|{F}E2D D2:|]


X:2 T:Maids of Arrocher B:Gow Collection Z:Nigel Gatherer M:6/8 L:1/8 K:D D/E/|F>ED F>ED|FAA A2 d/e/|f>ed f>ed|e2 2 B2 d| F>ED F>ED|FAA A2 d/e/|fdA BFA|E2 D D2:| A/G/|FAB FAB|d>e/f/e/ dBA|FAB FAf|e2 d B2 A| dfa fd||B/A/B/c/d/B/ AFD|FdA BFA|E2 D D2:|]