Sward House

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 Theme code Index    311H5 4327L
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:John Clark
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    SCOTLAND(Central Scotland)
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:John Clark
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:A Collection of New Strathspey Reels & Country Dances
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 14
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1795
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Sward House C:John Clark M:6/8 L:1/8 B:John Clark – Collection of New Strathspey Reels & Country Dances (1795, p. 14) B: https://hms.scot/prints/copy/4/ N:Clark was a fiddler-composer from Perth, although little is known N:about him. His volume was published by Anderson’s music shop in Perth. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Gm c|(B/c/d)B GBd|gfg dBG|cec BdB|ABG FED| (B/c/d)B GBd|gfg dBG|AFD Ddc|BcA G2:| |:d|dBd ege|fag fed|gfg dBG|ABG AFD| EGc FAd|eaf gfe|dBG Ddc|BcA G2:|