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|f_book_title=Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music vol. 1 (The) | |f_book_title=Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music vol. 1 (The) | ||
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'''BIRTHDAY, 1790, THE'''. Scottish, Strathspey. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Composed by Lord MacDonald, the melody appears in Nathaniel Gow's 1797 collection. While any birthday may have been referenced in the title, the King's birthday was important to the Scottish gentry of the day. Henry Cockburn (1779-1854), writing in his book '''Memorials of His Time''' (published posthumously in 1856), explains: | '''BIRTHDAY, 1790, THE'''. Scottish, Strathspey. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Composed by Lord MacDonald, the melody appears in Nathaniel Gow's 1797 collection. While any birthday may have been referenced in the title, the King's birthday was important to the Scottish gentry of the day. Henry Cockburn (1779-1854), writing in his book '''Memorials of His Time''' (published posthumously in 1856), explains: | ||
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<blockquote>Another [test of loyalty] was keeping the King's birthday. This day was the 4th of June, | <blockquote>Another [test of loyalty] was keeping the King's birthday. This day was the 4th of June, | ||
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claret at this and all other municipal festivals. The vow, however, was not kept; and so the | claret at this and all other municipal festivals. The vow, however, was not kept; and so the | ||
French were not ruined. (pgs. 63-65)</blockquote> | French were not ruined. (pgs. 63-65)</blockquote> | ||
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''Printed source:'' Glen ('''The Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music'''), vol. 2, 1895; p. 8. | ''Printed source:'' Glen ('''The Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music'''), vol. 2, 1895; p. 8. | ||