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 Theme code Index    3H555 662H1H
 Also known as    Blue Eyed Stranger (1) (The), Cuba March (The), Mill (The), Mill Mill O (The), Mill Oh the Mill (The), Soldier's Return (3) (The)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    
 Structure    AB, AAB, AABBCCDD
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:William Thompson
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Orpheus Caledonius
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 20
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1725
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Millo, The T:Mill Mill O, The M:C L:1/8 B:David Young – “A Collection of Scotch Airs with the latest Variations” (AKA - The B:McFarlane Manuscript (c. 1741, No. 76, p. 124) F: https://rmacd.com/music/macfarlane-manuscript/collection/pdfs/the_millo.pdf N:The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland K:A A>B|(A/B/c) E>F TE2 A>G|TF>E FA TA2 AB|(A/B/c) E2 EcTBA|TF4 A2:| |:B2|ABcd e2 ce|fedc B3c|ABcd efed |Tc4 e3c| ABcd e2 Tce|fedc TB2 AB|(A/B/c) E2 EcTBA |TF4 A2:| |:AB|cBcE FABc|dcBA BcAB|(c/B/c/d/) cE Ec (d/c/B/A/)|TF>E FB A2:| |:B2|ABcd ecde|fedc BcAB|cBcd e>f (e/f/e/d/)|Tc3B (3cdc (3BcB| ABcd ecfe|dcBA FABc|(d/e/f) (c/d/e) (B/c/d) TB>A|TF>E FB A2:| |:(E/F/A/B/)|(cE)(Ec) (B/c/A/B/ c)A|(dc/B/) (cB/A/) FABB,|(Ac)(Ec) (d/B/A/B/) cE|TF>E FA A,2:| |:E2|(Ac)(ea) (ea)(ce)|(fe/d/) TcB ABcA,|AFAB ABcd|edTcB (A/B/c/d/ e)E| (Ac)(ec) (Ac)(ac)|(Ac)(ec) (B/A/B/c/) AB/c/|dcTBA Ec (d/c/B/A/)|T(FEF)B A2:|]


X:1 T:Mill Mill O, The M:C L:1/8 Q:"Slow" B:Oswald - Caledonian Pocket Companion, Book 3 (1760, pp. 4-5) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D d>e|{de}f2 A2A3d|TBABd Te2 de|{de}f2A2 gfed|B4d2:| |:A|(de)(fg) {fg}a2 d2|(ba)(gf) {f}e3A|defg a>b ag|Tf4 a3A| (de)(fg) a2 (ga)|(ba)(gf) e2 de|{de}f2A2 (gf)(ed)|TB4 d2:| |:e|{de}f2A2 AFAd|BABd e>fd>e|{de}f2A2 (a<f)e>d|B4d2:| |:A|(de)(fg) a3b|a<f e>d {f}e3A|(d/e/f) (e/f/g) (f/g/a) bd|Tf4 a3A| (d/c/d/e/) (f/e/f/g/) afga|ba (3b/a/g/ (3a/g/f/ e>fd>e|{de}f2A2 (a<f) Te>d|B2d2:| |:(d<B)|A2 (d<B) (AB)(de)|(3fag (3fed Te2 (d<B)|A2 a>d (b/a/g) (f/e/d)|TB4d2:| |:e|(ga)(ab) (af)(ed)|ba/b/ g/a/f/g/ Te3A|.d(d/f/) .e(e/g/) (fgb).B|Tf4 a3A| (B/d/c/e/) (d/f/e/g/) .f(d/c/d/) .a(d/c/d/)|(d'/c'/b/a/ g/f/e/d/) (e>f)(d>e)|{de}f2A2 (gf)(ed)|B4d2:| P:Giga M:6/8 L:1/8 e|(fed) B2A|ABd efa|(fed) TB2A|gec d2:| |:A|(df/g/a) a2d|baf Te2d|d(f/g/)a afd|bge a2A| (df/g/)a afa|baf efa|(fed) TB2A|gec d2:|]


X:2 T:Mill Mill O, The M:C L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Slow" S:McGibbon - Scots Tunes, book III, p. 76 (1768) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D d>e | f2A2A3d | T(B>AB)d e2 d>e | {d/e/}f2 A2 (gf)T(e>d) | TB4d2 :| |: A2 | d>ef>g {f/g/}a2d2 | (ba)T(gf) {f}e3A | (d>e)(fg) (a>b)(ag) | Tf4 a3A | (de)(fg) a2 (ga) | {g/a/}(ba)T(gf) e2 (de) |{d/e/}f2A2 (gf)T(ed) |TB4 {c}d2 :| |: de | f2A2 AdFA |T(BAB)d (e>f)(d>e) |{d/e/}f2A2 (gf)T(ed) |TB3d2:| |: A2 | (d/4e/4d/4/c/4d/)e/ (f/4g/4f/4e/4f/)g/ adfa |{g/a/}(ba)T(gf) {f}e3A | (d/c/d/)e/ (f/e/f/)g/ a>b a/(g/f/g/) | f>g (f/d/)(f/g/) a3A | d/(f/e/)(g/ f/)(a/g/)b/ afga |{g/a/}ba (3b/a/g/ (3a/g/f/ (e>f)(d>e) |{d/e/}f2A2 (gf)T(e>d)|TB4d2 :|


X:1 T:Mill Mill O M:C L:1/8 R:Air S:O'Farrell - Pocket Companion, vol. II (c. 1806) duett Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D d>e | f2 A>B A3d | B>ABd {f}e2 d>e | {d/e/}f2 A2 gfed | B3cd2 :| zA | (defg) a3a | bagf e3A | (defg) (a>bag) | {g}f2 fg a2 zA | defg a3 g/a/ | (bagf) {f}e2 d>e | f2A2A2 {g}f/e/d | B3cd2 ||