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| Accuracy | Spot checked |
| Depth | Basic |
| Readability | Acceptable |
| Sicilian Air Click on the tune title to see or modify Sicilian Air's annotations. If the link is red you can create them using the form provided.Browse Properties <br/>Browse/:Sicilian Air
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| Theme code Index
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5511 2217L
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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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Air/Lament/Listening Piece
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| Key/Tonic of
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G
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| Accidental
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1 sharp
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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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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. 7
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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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| Score (1)
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X:1
T:Sicilian Air
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Air
B:John Hall – “A Selection of Strathspeys Reels, Waltzes & Irish Jigs” (c. 1818, p. 7)
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:G
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