Annotation:Honorable James Ramsay's Reel (The): Difference between revisions

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HONORABLE JAMES RAMSAY'S REEL, THE. Scottish, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. The reel was composed by Niel Gow Jr. (c. 1795-1823), the son of Nathaniel Gow (1763-1831) and grandson of Niel Gow (1727-1807). Niel Jr. was a physician and a talented amateur musician and composer, but died young. His collection was published posthumously.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Gatherer (Gatherer's Musical Museum), 1987; p. 6. Niel Gow Junior (Collection of Slow Airs, Reels, Strathspeys), 1837.

Recorded sources:

Tune properties and standard notation

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-'''HONORABLE JAMES RAMSAY'S REEL, THE'''. Scottish, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Composition credited to Niel Gow Jr. by Gatherer.
+'''HONORABLE JAMES RAMSAY'S REEL, THE'''. Scottish, Reel. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. The reel was composed by Niel Gow Jr. (c. 1795-1823), the son of Nathaniel Gow (1763-1831) and grandson of Niel Gow (1727-1807). Niel Jr. was a physician and a talented amateur musician and composer, but died young. His collection was published posthumously.
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-''Printed sources'': Gatherer ('''Gatherer's Musical Museum'''), 1987; p. 6. Niel Gow Junior ('''Collection of Airs, Reels, Strathspeys'''), 1837.
+''Printed sources'': Gatherer ('''Gatherer's Musical Museum'''), 1987; p. 6. Niel Gow Junior ('''Collection of Slow Airs, Reels, Strathspeys'''), 1837.
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