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This is the
stable version,
checked on
17 October 2022.
| Accuracy | Spot checked |
| Depth | Basic |
| Readability | Acceptable |
| Presto (1) Click on the tune title to see or modify Presto (1)'s annotations. If the link is red you can create them using the form provided.Browse Properties <br/>Browse/:Presto (1)
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| Theme code Index
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1H52H4H 3H4H77
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| Also known as
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| Composer/Core Source
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| Region
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Scotland
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| Genre/Style
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Scottish
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| Meter/Rhythm
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Country Dance
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| Key/Tonic of
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D
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| Accidental
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2 sharps
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| Mode
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Ionian (Major)
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| Time signature
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2/4
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| History
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| Structure
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AABB
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| Editor/Compiler
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James Aird
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| Book/Manuscript title
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Selection of Scotch English Irish and Foreign Airs vol. 3
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| Tune and/or Page number
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No. 416, p. 160
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| Year of publication/Date of MS
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1788
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| Artist
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| Title of recording
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| Score ()
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X:1
T:Presto [1]
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Country Dance
B:James Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 3 (Glasgow, 1788, No. 416, p. 160)
N:”Humbly dedicated to the Volunteers and Defensive Bands of Great Britain and Ireland”
N:'Presto' is a musical direction, indicating a fast tempo (168–200 bpm)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
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