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stable version,
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Accuracy | Spot checked |
Depth | Basic |
Readability | Acceptable |
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Theme code Index
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3453 427L5L
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Also known as
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Composer/Core Source
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John Hall
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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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Jig/Quadrille
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Key/Tonic of
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F
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Accidental
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1 flat
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Mode
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Ionian (Major)
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Time signature
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6/8
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History
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SCOTLAND(South Ayrshire)
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Structure
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AABB'
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Editor/Compiler
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John Hall
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Book/Manuscript title
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A Selection of Strathspeys Reels Waltzes & Irish Jigs
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Tune and/or Page number
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p. 22
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Year of publication/Date of MS
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c. 1818
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Artist
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Title of recording
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Record label/Catalogue nr.
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Year recorded
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Media
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Score (1)
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X:1
T:Red Flag, The
C:John Hall
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
B:John Hall – “A Selection of Strathspeys Reels, Waltzes & Irish Jigs” (c. 1818, p. 22)
B: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/104981834
N:”Printed and sold by John Hall, at his Music Room.”
N:Hall (1788-1862) was a music teacher in Ayr, Scotland. His dancing master’s ‘kit’
N:(a small fiddle) used in his dancing lessons, is still preserved.
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:F
B|A2c B2d|cdc ABc|B2A G2F|EGE C2B|
A2c B2d|cdc ABc|BdB G2E|F3 F2:|
|:B|A2c f2a|gaf efg|a2f b2a|gaf edc|
|1A2c f2a|gaf efg|a2f b2a|gfe f2:|
|2Acf Bdf|Acf gab|agf cde fcA F2||