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'''MARQUIS OF LORNE [1], THE.''' Scottish, English; Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Laybourn, Kennedy, Miller & Perron, Raven): AB (Honeyman, Martin). The Marquis of Lorne is name of the heir to the Dukedom of Argyll. The title of this particular piece may refer to the Marquis of Lorne, son of the Duke or Argyll, who married the Princess Louise in 1871. Louise was the 4th daughter of Queen Victoria, the reigning English monarch, and the wedding caused a stir as it was unheard of for the daughter of a sovereign to marry a subject of the realm. Lorne was sworn in as the first Governor-General of Canada in 1878. | '''MARQUIS OF LORNE [1], THE.''' Scottish, English; Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Laybourn, Kennedy, Miller & Perron, Raven): AB (Honeyman, Martin). The Marquis of Lorne is name of the heir to the Dukedom of Argyll. The title of this particular piece may refer to the Marquis of Lorne, son of the Duke or Argyll, who married the Princess Louise in 1871. Louise was the 4th daughter of Queen Victoria, the reigning English monarch, and the wedding caused a stir as it was unheard of for the daughter of a sovereign to marry a subject of the realm. Lorne was sworn in as the first Governor-General of Canada in 1878. | ||
[[File:louise&lorne.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Marquis of Lorne and Princess Louise]] | [[File:louise&lorne.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Marquis of Lorne and Princess Louise]] | ||
See also Irish variants "[[Dunn's Hornpipe]]," "[[ Flowers of Antrim (1) (The)]]" and "[[Sligo Fancy]]." | See also Irish variants "[[Dunn's Hornpipe]]," "[[Flowers of Antrim (1) (The)]]," "[[McDermott's Hornpipe (4)]]," and "[[Sligo Fancy (The)]]." | ||
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MARQUIS OF LORNE [1], THE. Scottish, English; Hornpipe. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB (Laybourn, Kennedy, Miller & Perron, Raven): AB (Honeyman, Martin). The Marquis of Lorne is name of the heir to the Dukedom of Argyll. The title of this particular piece may refer to the Marquis of Lorne, son of the Duke or Argyll, who married the Princess Louise in 1871. Louise was the 4th daughter of Queen Victoria, the reigning English monarch, and the wedding caused a stir as it was unheard of for the daughter of a sovereign to marry a subject of the realm. Lorne was sworn in as the first Governor-General of Canada in 1878.
See also Irish variants "Dunn's Hornpipe," "Flowers of Antrim (1) (The)," "McDermott's Hornpipe (4)," and "Sligo Fancy (The)."
Source for notated version: Donna Hinds/Hebert (Amherst, Mass.) [Miller].
Printed sources: Honeyman (Strathspey, Reel and Hornpipe Tutor), 1898; p. 48. Kennedy (Fiddler's Tune Book), vol. 2, 1954; p. 9. Laybourn (Köhler’s Violin Repository Book 1), 1881; p. 9.. Martin (Traditional Scottish Fiddling), 2002; p. 58. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 1977; vol. 2, No. 7. Miller & Perron (Irish Traditional Fiddle Music), 2nd Edition, 2006; p. 118. Raven (English Country Dance Tunes), 1984; p. 169.
Recorded sources:
See also listing at:
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1]