Niel Gow's Lament for the Death of His Second Wife

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 Theme code Index    5L126 5236L
 Also known as    Miss Graham’s Delight
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:Niel Gow
 Region    Scotland, Canada
 Genre/Style    Cape Breton/PEI, Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    SCOTLAND(Perth and Kinross), CANADA(Maritimes/English)
 Structure    AAB
 Editor/Compiler    Nathaniel Gow
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Fifth Collection of Strathspey Reels
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 2
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1809
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Niel Gow's Lament for the Death of His Second Wife: Annotations


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T:Niel Gow's Lament for the Death of His Second Wife
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air 
C:Niel Gow (1727-1807)
B:Gow - Fifth Collection of Strathspey Reels (1809)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
N:"Slow and Pathetic"
K:D 
"Slow and Pathetic"D/2B,/2| A,>B,D ~D>ED| (EFA) B2 d| (AFD) (E>DE)|{DE}FDB, B,2 D/2B,/2|
A,>B,D D>ED| (EF)A d2 c/2B/2|(AFD) {=C} B,2  A,| B,DD D2:| 
(A/4B/4c/2)| (dfd) (ecA)| (B/2A/2)(B/2c/2){Bc}d (B/2A/2)(G/2F/2)(E/2D/2)|
E>DE {DE}F>ED|(FD)B, B,2(A/4B/4c/2)|(df)d (ec)A|
(B/A/)(B/c/){Bc}d (B/A/)(G/F/)(E/D/)|E>DE {DE}FDB,|A,DD ~D2 (A/4B/4c/)|
(df)d (ec)A|(B/2A/2)(B/2c/2){Bc}d  (B/2A/2)(G/2F/2)(E/2D/2)|
(F/2D/2)(A/2F/2)(d/2A/2) (B/2A/2)(G/2F/2)(E/2D/2)|{DE}FEE E2 D/2B,/2|
A,>B,D D>ED| (EF)A d2 c/2B/2| (AF)D {=C} B,2  A,| B,DDD2||

Niel Gow's Lament for the Death of His Second Wife: Annotations