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Theme code Index
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5531 5531
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Also known as
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Sir Charles Douglass (Reel)
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Composer/Core Source
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Region
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England, Scotland
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Genre/Style
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English, Scottish
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Meter/Rhythm
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Reel (single/double)
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Key/Tonic of
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B
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Accidental
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2 flats
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Mode
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Ionian (Major)
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Time signature
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4/4
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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 & Thomas Preston
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Book/Manuscript title
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Preston's 24 Country Dances for the Year 1804
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Tune and/or Page number
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No. 515, p. 218
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Year of publication/Date of MS
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1804
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Artist
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Title of recording
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Media
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Score (1)
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X:1
T:St. Kilda’s Reel
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Preston’s 24 Country Dances for the Year 1804 (No. 515, p. 218)
N: “With proper tunes and directions to each dance, as they are performed at
N:Court, Bath and all Public Assemblies.”
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Bb
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|:d2 dc BG-GB|dedB G2 GB|dedc BGGB|cdcB AFFA:|]
X:1
T:St. Kilda’s Reel
M:C
L:1/8
S:From Ann Winnington’s music manuscript book (No. 20), from the early 19th century.
N:Winnington was an American, probably a pianist, who resided in England.
K:Bb
f2 fe d(BB)d | f2 fe d(BB)d | f2 fe d(BB)d | cdcB AFFA :|
|: d2 dc BGGB | dedB G2 GB | dedc BGGB | cdcB AFFA :|