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MISS COXE [2]. AKA – “Miss Cox.” Scottish, "Slowish" Strathspey. E Flat Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. The tune is attributed by Nathaniel Gow to Scots musician and dancing master Duncan McIntyre (born c. 1765). McIntyre taught Scottish dancing from his residence at 22 Great Marlborough Street, London, towards the end of the 18th century and published in that city a collection of Scottish tunes in 1796 (A Collection of Slow Airs, Reels and Strathspeys). He reportedly journeyed to India around the year 1806 as master of ceremonies to the governor general’s court, but there his trail ends. His cause and date of death is unknown. Gow (1809) gives credit to “Mr. MacIntyre” in the Fifth Collection (1809). Hunter (1979), however, gives composer credit to "Mrs. McIntyre," and says she was one of the many dilettantes 'Ladies resident in the Highlands of Scotland' who contributed to the Gow collections. Several female composers are represented in the Gow collections.

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Printed sources: Alburger (Scottish Fiddlers and Their Music), 1983; Ex. 40, p. 63 (appears as "Miss Coxe's Strathspey"). Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 143. Gow (Fifth Collection of Strathspey Reels), 1809; p. 22. Hunter (The Fiddle Music of Scotland), 1988; No. 184. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; p. 270.

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-'''MISS COXE [2].''' AKA – “Miss Cox.” Scottish, "Slowish" Strathspey. E Flat Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. The tune is attributed by Nathaniel Gow to Scots musician and dancing master Duncan McIntyre (born c. 1765). McIntyre taught Scottish dancing from his residence at 22 Great Marlborough Street, London, towards the end of the 18th century and published in that city a collection of Scottish tunes in 1796 (A Collection of Slow Airs, Reels and Strathspeys). He reportedly journeyed to India around the year 1806 as master of ceremonies to the governor general’s court, but there his trail ends. His cause and date of death is unknown. Gow (1809) gives credit to “Mr. MacIntyre” in the Fifth Collection (1809). Hunter (1979), however, gives composer credit to "Mrs. McIntyre," and says she was one of the many dilettantes  'Ladies resident in the Highlands of Scotland'  who contributed to the Gow collections. I believe Hunter is in error, although there were several female composers represented in the Gow collections. Alburger (Scottish Fiddlers and Their Music), 1983; Ex. 40, p. 63 (appears as "Miss Coxe's Strathspey"). Carlin (The Gow Collection), 1986; No. 143. Gow (Fifth Collection of Strathspey Reels), 1809; p. 22. Hunter (The Fiddle Music of Scotland), 1988; No. 184. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; p. 270.
+'''MISS COXE [2].''' AKA – “Miss Cox.” Scottish, "Slowish" Strathspey. E Flat Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. The tune is attributed by Nathaniel Gow to Scots musician and dancing master Duncan McIntyre (born c. 1765). McIntyre taught Scottish dancing from his residence at 22 Great Marlborough Street, London, towards the end of the 18th century and published in that city a collection of Scottish tunes in 1796 ('''A Collection of Slow Airs, Reels and Strathspeys'''). He reportedly journeyed to India around the year 1806 as master of ceremonies to the governor general’s court, but there his trail ends. His cause and date of death is unknown. Gow (1809) gives credit to “Mr. MacIntyre” in the Fifth Collection (1809). Hunter (1979), however, gives composer credit to "Mrs. McIntyre," and says she was one of the many dilettantes  'Ladies resident in the Highlands of Scotland'  who contributed to the Gow collections. Several female composers are represented in the Gow collections.
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+''Printed sources'': Alburger ('''Scottish Fiddlers and Their Music'''), 1983; Ex. 40, p. 63 (appears as "Miss Coxe's Strathspey"). Carlin ('''The Gow Collection'''), 1986; No. 143. Gow ('''Fifth Collection of Strathspey Reels'''), 1809; p. 22. Hunter ('''The Fiddle Music of Scotland'''), 1988; No. 184. Stewart-Robertson ('''The Athole Collection'''), 1884; p. 270.
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