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'''MISS JEANIE MAXWELL'S MINUET.''' AKA and see "[[Duchess of Buccleuch's Minuet (The)]]." Scottish, Minuet. Composed c. 1766 by the gentleman fiddler and composer [[Biography:Thomas Erskine]], the Earl of Kelly [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Erskine,_6th_Earl_of_Kellie]. Later Ms. Maxwell married and Kelly changed the name of the tune to "[[Duchess of Buccleuch's Minuet (The)]]". Such name changes informed the public of the matches young women made, while a popular tune helped keep their names in the public eye. | '''MISS JEANIE MAXWELL'S MINUET.''' AKA and see "[[Duchess of Buccleuch's Minuet (The)]]." Scottish, Minuet. Composed c. 1766 by the gentleman fiddler and composer [[Biography:Thomas Erskine]], the Earl of Kelly [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Erskine,_6th_Earl_of_Kellie]. Later Ms. Maxwell married and Kelly changed the name of the tune to "[[Duchess of Buccleuch's Minuet (The)]]". Such name changes informed the public of the matches young women made, while a popular tune helped keep their names in the public eye. | ||
[[File:erskine.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Thomas Erskine, the Earl of Kelly]] | [[File:erskine.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Thomas Erskine, the Earl of Kelly]] | ||
See also fiddler-composer John French's tune for her, "[[Miss Jean Maxwell of Monreith's Reel]]." | |||
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MISS JEANIE MAXWELL'S MINUET. AKA and see "Duchess of Buccleuch's Minuet (The)." Scottish, Minuet. Composed c. 1766 by the gentleman fiddler and composer Biography:Thomas Erskine, the Earl of Kelly [1]. Later Ms. Maxwell married and Kelly changed the name of the tune to "Duchess of Buccleuch's Minuet (The)". Such name changes informed the public of the matches young women made, while a popular tune helped keep their names in the public eye.
See also fiddler-composer John French's tune for her, "Miss Jean Maxwell of Monreith's Reel."
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