Mr. James MacLachlan's Rant

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 Theme code Index    1153 51H46L
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    Alexander Mackay
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    SCOTLAND(Western Isles)
 Structure    AABCCD
 Editor/Compiler    Alexander Mackay
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:A Collection of Reels Strathspeys and Slow Tunes
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 33
 Year of publication/Date of MS    c. 1822
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 Score   (1)   



X:1 T:Mr. James MacLachlan's Rant C:Alexander Mackay M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B:Alexander Mackay – A Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Slow Tunes… B:Chiefly composed by Alexander Mackay, Musician Islay (c. 1822, p. 33) B: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/104487947 N:Dedicated to the Right Hon. Lady Elinor Campbell of Islay and Shawfield. N:Mackay was born c. 1775 and was a fiddler-composer from Islay. Many of his N:tune titles are reflect Islay settings. N:Printed in Glasgow by J. MacFadyen, 30 Wilson St. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D B|D2 D>B A>FF>B|AB/c/d>F (G/F/E/D/) B,E|D2 D>B A>FF>B|(d/c/B/A/) (Bc) d2 d:| A|d>eTf>e f>ae>f|(d/c/B/A/) d>F E2 E>A|d>eTf>e f>ae>f|(d/c/B/A/) dF A2 AB/c/| d>eTf>e f>ae>f|(d/c/B/A/) d>F E2 E>G|F>AG>B A>cB>g|(fe/d/) (ed/c/) d2d|| |:B|A>D (G/F/E/D/) B,EEF|A,>D (G/F/E/D/) Td>ed>B|A>D G/F/E/D/ B,EE>F|D/C/B,/A,/ B,>C D2D:| A|d>eTf>e fdec|(d/c/B/A/) d>F E2 E>A|d>eTf>e f>de>c|(d/c/B/A/) d>F A2 (AB/c/)| dfBd AdFA|GBAF E2 E>G|(3FGA (3GAB (3ABc (3Bcd |(3def (3ABc d2d||