Mr. John Simson Largy's Jig

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Theme code Index	5122 5151H
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Composer/Core Source	Alexander Mackay
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Jig/Quadrille
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History	SCOTLAND(Western Isles)
Structure	AAB
Editor/Compiler	Alexander Mackay
Book/Manuscript title	Book:A Collection of Reels Strathspeys and Slow Tunes
Tune and/or Page number	p. 5
Year of publication/Date of MS	c. 1822
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Mr. John Simson Largy's Jig: Annotation

X:1 T:Mr. John Simson Largy's Jig C:Alexander Mackay M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Alexander Mackay – A Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Slow Tunes… B:Chiefly composed by Alexander Mackay, Musician Islay (c. 1822, p. 5) 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:G e|dBG GBG|ABA ABe|dBG GAB|def gfe| dBG GBG|ABA ABd|efg dBG|ABd e2:| g|def gdB|Bcd dec |def gdB|Bcd e3| def gdB|Bcd dec|ded BgB|ABd e3| def gdB|Bcd dec|def gdB|Bcd e3| def gag|fed efg|ded BgB|ABd e2||

Mr. John Simson Largy's Jig: Annotation