Miss Betty Robertson's Reel

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 Theme code Index    5535 22H76
 Also known as    Miss Betty Robertson, Miss Betsy Robertson, Kitty Clyde's, Kitty Robertson
 Composer/Core Source    Robert Mackintosh
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
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 Structure    AAB, AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Robert Mackintosh
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Sixty Eight New Reels Strathspeys and Quicksteps
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 39
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1793
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Miss Betty Robertson’s Reel C:Robert Mackintosh M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Robert Mackintosh – “A Fourth Collection of New Strathspey Reels, also some Famous old Reels” (1804, p. 37) N:Dedicated to the Dutchess [sic] of Manchester N:Robert “Red Rob” Mackintosh (c. 1745-1808) was a Scottish violinist and N:composer active in Edinburgh at the end of the 18th century. Originally from N:Tullymet, near Pitlochry, Perthshire. He moved to London in the last decade N:of his life. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G B|d3g BGdB|A(aag) fdef|T(gfg)d ecdB|cADd BGGB| d2 (gd) BGdB|A(aag) fdef|T(gfg)d ecdB|cA (d/c/B/A/ B)GG|| c|BGDG EGDG|ABcB cedc|BGDG EGce|dBcA BGGc| BGDG EGDG|ABcB cedc|BdgB ceag|fdef gGG||


X:1 T:Miss Bettsey Roberson's Reel [sic] M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:J. Anderson - Anderson's Budget of Strathspeys, Reels & Country Dances B: for the German Flute or Violin (Edinburgh, 1820, p. 18) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G B|d3 g BGdB|Aaag fdef|(gf).g.d (Bc).d.B|cAdc BGG:|| c|BGDG EGDG|ABcB cedc|(BG).D.G (EG).c.e|dBcA BGGc| BGDG EGDG|ABcB cedc|(Bd).g.B (ce).a.g|fdef gGG||


X:15 T:Miss Betty Robertsons Reel. Roose.0729 M:C| L:1/8 Q:1/4=100 B:J.Roose MS, Manchester 1850 Z:Village Music Project, Steve Mansfield 2019 K:G B | d3g BG dB | Aaag f>def | gfgd ecdB | cA d/c/B/A/ | BGG :| c | BGDG EGDG | ABcB !wedge!c(Tedc) | BGDG EG ce | dBcA BGGc | BGDG EGDG | ABcB !wedge!c(Tedc) | BgdB cgeg | fadf gGG |]


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