Mr. William Haig's Strathspey

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 Theme code Index    1515 427L4
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Strathspey
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    
 Structure    AAB
 Editor/Compiler    Alexander Mackay
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:A Collection of Reels Strathspeys and Slow Tunes
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 17
 Year of publication/Date of MS    c. 1822
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 Score   (1)   



X:1 T:Mr. William Haig's Strathspey M:C| L:1/16 R:Strathspey B:Alexander Mackay – A Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Slow Tunes… B:Chiefly composed by Alexander Mackay, Musician Islay (c. 1822, p. 17) 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 f2|D2F2A2F2 (DEFG) A3F|G2F2E2D2 (CDEF) G3E|D2F2A2F2 (DEFG) A3g|f3ec3e d4 d2:| f2|(defg) a3d A3df3a|g2f2e2d2 (ABcd) e3c|(defg) a3d A3d f3a|g3b A3c d4 d2f2| (defg) a3d A3df3a|g2f2e2c2 (ABcd) e3c|d3fB3d A2B2G2A2|F3d E3c d4 d2||