St. Kilda's Reel

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 Theme code Index    5531 5531
 Also known as    Sir Charles Douglass (Reel)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    England, Scotland
 Genre/Style    English, Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    B
 Accidental    2 flats
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:John & Thomas Preston
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Preston's 24 Country Dances for the Year 1804
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 515, p. 218
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1804
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 Score   (1)   



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 f2 fe dB-Bd|f2 fe dB-Bd|f2 fe dB-Bd|cdcB AF-FA:| |: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 :|