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'''MISS CATHERINE MAXWELL'S MINUET.''' Scottish, Minuet. [[biography:Thomas Alexander | '''MISS CATHERINE MAXWELL'S MINUET.''' Scottish, Minuet. [[biography:Thomas Alexander Erskine]], Sixth Earl of Kelly [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Erskine,_6th_Earl_of_Kellie], a gentleman fiddler and composer, wrote this minuet in the 1760's. Later Ms. Maxwell became Mrs. Fordyce and [[Biography:Robert Mackintosh]] wrote a strathspey for her, published in 1792 (see "[[Mrs. Fordyce of Ayton's Strathspey]]"). See also Abraham Mackintosh's "[[Miss Catherine Maxwells Scots Measure]]" and his father's (Robert Mackintosh) "[[Mrs. Fordyce of Ayton's Strathspey]]." See [[Annotation:Mrs. Fordyce of Ayton's Strathspey]] for more on Catherine Maxwell. | ||
[[File:erskine.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Thomas Erskine (1732-1781) , 6th Earl of Kelly]] | [[File:erskine.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Thomas Erskine (1732-1781) , 6th Earl of Kelly]] | ||
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MISS CATHERINE MAXWELL'S MINUET. Scottish, Minuet. biography:Thomas Alexander Erskine, Sixth Earl of Kelly [1], a gentleman fiddler and composer, wrote this minuet in the 1760's. Later Ms. Maxwell became Mrs. Fordyce and Biography:Robert Mackintosh wrote a strathspey for her, published in 1792 (see "Mrs. Fordyce of Ayton's Strathspey"). See also Abraham Mackintosh's "Miss Catherine Maxwells Scots Measure" and his father's (Robert Mackintosh) "Mrs. Fordyce of Ayton's Strathspey." See Annotation:Mrs. Fordyce of Ayton's Strathspey for more on Catherine Maxwell.
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