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'''BRAES OF EWES, THE.''' English, Scottish; Air (3/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody was included in a production of Shakespeare's MacBeth, in which most of the music, including this air, was composed by cellist and composer James Oswald [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Oswald_(composer)] (1710-1769). Oswald, originally from Edinburgh, had established himself in London, where presumably his MacBeth was staged. | '''BRAES OF EWES, THE.''' English, Scottish; Air (3/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody was included in a production of Shakespeare's '''MacBeth''', in which most of the music, including this air, was composed by cellist and composer James Oswald [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Oswald_(composer)] (1710-1769). Oswald, originally from Edinburgh, had established himself in London, where presumably his MacBeth was staged. | ||
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BRAES OF EWES, THE. English, Scottish; Air (3/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody was included in a production of Shakespeare's MacBeth, in which most of the music, including this air, was composed by cellist and composer James Oswald [1] (1710-1769). Oswald, originally from Edinburgh, had established himself in London, where presumably his MacBeth was staged.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Oswald (Caledonian Pocket Companion, Book 2), 1760; p. 7.
Recorded sources: