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Theme code Index
255 551H
Also known as
Composer/Core Source
Biography:James Oswald
Region
Scotland
Genre/Style
Scottish
Meter/Rhythm
Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of
D
Accidental
2 sharps
Mode
Ionian (Major)
Time signature
3/4
History
Structure
AABB
Editor/Compiler
Biography:James Oswald
Book/Manuscript title
Book:A Second Collection of Curious Scots Tunes
Tune and/or Page number
Year of publication/Date of MS
1744
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
Score
X:1
T:Scots Lament By Mr. Oswald
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
C:James Oswald
B:Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion, Book 2 (1760, p. 19)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
DE|{E}F2 A2 (A>B)|A4 d>e|f3 efa|{a}b4 a2|
Tf3ed2|B3AFA|B2E2 (EF)|E4 (F>G)|
A3 FTE>D|d3e {de}f2|(a<f) (e<d) (e<f)|{f}g4 g/a/b|
a3ABd|A3 Tf(e>d)|{A}B2 d2 (de)|d4:|
|:(fg)|a3 bag|{g}f3e (f/e/)d|e2f2a2|{a}b4 (b/c'/)d'|
(b<a)(g<f)(e<d)|B3 AFA|{A}B2E2 (EF)|E4 (FG)|
A3 FT(E>D)|d3e (d/e/f)|D3d TA>F|E2F2A2|
{AB}=c4 TB>A|F3 dBA|{G}TF2 (ED) (DE)|D4:|]
