Mrs. Rait's Strathspey

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 Theme code Index    136L5L 1353
 Also known as    Mrs. Rait of Anniston's Strathspey
 Composer/Core Source    James Boick
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Strathspey
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    3 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
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 Structure    AAB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Robert Purdie
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Tom Thumb: A Favorite Dance
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 2
 Year of publication/Date of MS    c. 1810
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Mrs. Rait of Anniston's Strathspey C:James Boick M:C L:1/16 R:Strathspey B:Robert Purdie - "Tom Thumb: A Favorite Dance" (Edinburgh, c. 1810, B:a single-sheet issue of 2 pages). Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A E2|AA3Tc3A F4 F3E|AA3Tc3A e3Ac3e|c3e {d}Bc2BA {G}F4 F2E2|(AB).c.d e2c2 A4 A2:| cd|e3ATc3e {d}c2BA TB2cd|e3Ac3e Ta3ec2d2|eA3c3e {d}c2BA TB3c|.A.B.c.d e3c {B}A4 A2cd| eA3c3e {d}c2BA B2cd|.e2.A2.f2.A2 .g2.A2.a2.f2|e3Ac3e {d}c2BA TB3c|.A.B.c.d e3c A4 A2||


X:1 % T:Mrs. Rait's Strathpsey M:C L:1/8 R:Strathspey B:Milne – Middleton’s Selection of Strathspeys, Reels &c. for the Violin (1870, p. 30) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A E|A<Ac>A F2 (E>F)|A<Ac>A (e>A)(c>A)|c>e d/c/B/A/ F2 (E>F)| A/B/c/d/ e>c (A2A):|f|e<Ac>e d/c/B/A/ B(c/d/)|e<Ac<e a<Ac>e| E<Ac<e d/c/B/A/ F>E|(A/B/c/d/) e>c A2 A<f|e<Ac>e d/c/B/A/ B(c/d/)| E<A f<A g<A a<A|c>e d/c/B/A/ F2 F>E|A/B/c/d/ e>c (A2 A)||


X:1 T:Mrs. Rait's Strathspey M:C L:1/8 R:Strathspey B:Moffat - Dance Music of the North (1908, No. 20, p. 8) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A E|A<A c>A F2 (E>F)|A<A c>A (e>A)(c>A)|c>e d/c/B/A/ F2 (E>F)|A/B/c/d/ e>c A2-A:|| f|e<A c>e d/c/B/A/ B(c/d/)|e<A c<e a<A c<e|e<A c<e d/c/B/A/ F>E|A/B/c/d/ e>c A2 (A<f)| e<A c>e d/c/B/A/ B(c/d/)|e<A f<A g<A a<A|c>e d/c/B/A/ F2 (F>E)|A/B/c/d/ e>c A2-A||