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The melody was first printed in Charles and Samuel Thompson's Compleat Collection, vol. 3 (London, 1773). As with numerous other tunes from the Thompson's 1773 collection, it was entered into the 1780 music manuscript copybook of fiddlers John and William Pitt Turner (Norwich, Conn.).
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'''ALDRIGE'S RANT.''' AKA and see "[[Highland Reel (A)]]." Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. The melody was first printed in Charles and Samuel Thompson's '''Compleat Collection, vol. 3''' (London, 1773). As with numerous other tunes from the Thompson's 1773 collection, it was entered into the 1780 music manuscript copybook of fiddlers John and William Pitt Turner (Norwich, Conn.). Glasgow publisher James Aird included the tune in his '''Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 5''' (1797, No. 12, p. 5) as the generically-titled "[[Highland Reel (A)]]."
 
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ALDRIGE'S RANT. AKA and see "Highland Reel (A)." Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. The melody was first printed in Charles and Samuel Thompson's Compleat Collection, vol. 3 (London, 1773). As with numerous other tunes from the Thompson's 1773 collection, it was entered into the 1780 music manuscript copybook of fiddlers John and William Pitt Turner (Norwich, Conn.). Glasgow publisher James Aird included the tune in his Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 5 (1797, No. 12, p. 5) as the generically-titled "Highland Reel (A)."

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