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Theme code Index	5566 5521
Also known as	McFarsance's Tesment, McFarsance's Testament, MacPherson's Rant, MacPherson's Farewell, MacPherson's Lament
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Strathspey
Key/Tonic of	C
Accidental	NONE
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AB
Editor/Compiler
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Andrew Adam's Music Book (Sinkler ms.)
Tune and/or Page number
Year of publication/Date of MS	1710
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
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MacPherson's Testament: Annotations

X:1
T:MacPherson's Testament
M:C
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
B:Sinkler Manuscript (1710)
N:This is the earliest instance of a tune written in strathspey rhythem;
N:i.e. with dotted eighth notes and their inversion (the "Scots-snap").
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:C
C2|F>A F>A G>A G>A|F>d F>c D2 CD|F>A F>A G>A G>A|F>D E>D C3||
f|c>F c>A cGGd|c>F c>F D2|Df|c>F c>A cGGA|FD E>D C3||
f|ccaf gfaf|gfaf d2 df|ccaf gfaf|gfaf c3||
f|c>F c>A cGGd|c>F c>F D2 D>f|c>F c>A cGGA|F>C E>D C3||

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