Old Highland Laddie

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 Theme code Index    1133 4233
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 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    March/Marche
 Key/Tonic of    B
 Accidental    2 flats
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    
 Structure    AABBCCDD
 Editor/Compiler    Robert Mackintosh
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:A Fourth Collection of New Strathspey Reels
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 5
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1804
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 Score   (1)   



X:1 T:Old Highland Laddie, The M:C L:1/8 R:March B:Robert Mackintosh – “A Fourth Collection of New Strathspey Reels, also some Famous old Reels” (1804, p. 5) N:Dedicated to the Dutchess [sic] of Manchester N:Robert “Red Rob” Mackintosh (c. 1745-1808) was a Scottish violinist and N:composer active in Edinburgh at the end of the 18th century. Originally from N:Tullymet, near Pitlochry, Perthshire. He moved to London in the last decade N:of his life. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Bb FG|B3c d2d2|e2c2 d4|[G2d2][G2c2][A2c2] Bc|[F2d2][A2c2][F2c2][GB]G|B3c d2d2|e2c2d3c| [G2B2][B,4G4] FG|[D2B2][B,2D2G2][B,2D2G2]:||:df|~g2b2~f2b2|e2c2d4|[G2d2][G2c2][A2c2] [FB]c| [F2d2][F2c2][A2c2][B2f2]|~g2 bg ~f2 b2|e2c2 d4|[G2B2][B,4G4]FG|[D2B2[B,2D2G2][B,2D2G2]:| |:F2|DFBd FBdf|e2c2 d4|[G2d2][G2c2][A2c2][FB]c|[F2d2][F2c2][Ac][ce][Bd][Ac]|Bdfd Bdfb| {f}e2 dc d3c|[G2B2][B,4G4] FG|[D2B2][B,2D2G2][B,2D2G2]:||:f2|gbab dbfd| E2c2d4|[G2d2][G2c2][A2c2]Bc|[F2d2][G2c2][A2c2]Bc|[F2d2][F2c2][A2c2][B2f2]|gabg fgab|{f}e2 dc dedc|[G2B2][B,2G2][B,2G2] FG|[D2B2][B,2D2G2][B,2D2G2]:|