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Theme code Index	153b1 153b2
Also known as	Major Malley's Reel, Major Malley's March, Major Molle's Birthday, Major Moll's Reel, Major Mole
Composer/Core Source	Biography:Andrew Gow
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	B
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Aeolian (minor)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AAB
Editor/Compiler	Nathaniel Gow
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Fifth Collection of Strathspey Reels
Tune and/or Page number	p. 15
Year of publication/Date of MS	1809
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Tune annotations

X:1
T:Major Molle's (of the 9th Regt. of Foot) Reel
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
N:"This may be Played Slow"
C:Andrew Gow (1760-1803)
B:Gow - Fifth Collection of Strathspey Reels (1809)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Bmin
B(ff>)e dcB^A|B(ff>)e Td2c2|B(ff>)^g (a/g/f/g/) af|ecAc {f}e2 dc:||
B>F F/F/F dBc^A|B>F F/F/F ~d2 cd|B>F F/F/F dBce|(cAA>)c {f}e2 dc|
B>F F/F/F dBc^A|B>F F/F/F ~d2 cd|Bff>^g (a/g/f/g/) af|ecAc {f}e2 dc||

X:3
T:Major Molle's Birthday
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:A Companion to the reticule (1833, p. 25)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Bmin
Bf-f>e (ed)(B^A)|Bf-f>e Td2c2|Bf-f>^g a/g/f/g/ af|ecAc {f}e2 (dc)||
B<F F/F/F dBc^A|B>F F/F/F ~d2 cd|B>F F/F/F dBce|cA-A>c (f)e2 (dc)|
B>F F/F/F dBc^A|B>F F/F/F ~d2 cd|Bff>^g (a/g/f/g/) af|ecAc {f}e2 dc||

X:3
T:Major Molle
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Stewart-Robertson: The Athole Collection (1884)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Amin
c | Aeed cBA^G | Aeed c2B2 | Aee^f gfge | dBGB edcB :|
AE E/E/E cAB^G | AE E/E/E c2Bc | AE E/E/E cABd | BGGB d2cB | 
AE E/E/E cAB^G | AE E/E/E c2Bc | Aee^f gfge| DBGB edcB ||

X:4
T:Major Malley's March
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:March
D:Battlefield Band, Home Is Where the Van Is
Z:Nigel Gatherer
K:Ddor
DA A>G|FE DC|DA A>G|F2E2|DA A>B|cA/B/ cA|G>E CE|G2 FE:||
D(A A)A/A/|FD EC|DA A/A/A|F2 EF|A(A A)A/A/|FD EF|G>E CE|G2 FE|
D(A A)A/A/|FD EC|DA A/A/A|F2 EF|DA A>B|cA/B/ cA|G>E CE|G2 FE||

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