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|f_tune_title=Boy's Lament for His Dragon (The)
|f_aka=Farewell to Aberdeen, Seventy Second's Farewell to Aberdeen (The), 72nd's Farewell to Aberdeen (The)
|f_aka=Farewell to Aberdeen, Seventy Second's Farewell to Aberdeen (The), 72nd's Farewell to Aberdeen (The), Royal Highlanders' Farewell to Aberdeen (The)
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|f_book_title=Portland Collection vol. 1  
|f_book_title=Portland Collection vol. 1
|f_collector=Susan Songer,
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|f_year=1997
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'''BOY'S LAMENT FOR HIS DRAGON, THE'''. AKA and see "[[Farewell to Aberdeen]]," "[[Seventy Second's Farewell to Aberdeen (The)]]." Scottish, Pipe March. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Composed by William MacKay. 'Dragon' is thought to mean a kite, and Anslem Lingnau points out that in German both the fearsome mythical beast and the flying toy are called "drachen." The melody appears to be earliest published as "[[72nd's Farewel to Aberdeen (The)]]" in Pipe Major William Ross's 1885 collection.  
'''BOY'S LAMENT FOR HIS DRAGON, THE'''. AKA and see "[[Farewell to Aberdeen]]," "[[Seventy Second's Farewell to Aberdeen (The)]],"  "[[Royal Highlanders' Farewell to Aberdeen (The)]]." Scottish, Pipe March. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Composed by William MacKay. 'Dragon' is thought to mean a kite, and Anslem Lingnau points out that in German both the fearsome mythical beast and the flying toy are called "drachen." The melody appears to be earliest published as "[[Royal Highlanders' Farewell to Aberdeen (The)]]" in Pipe Major William Ross's 1885 collection.  
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''Printed sources:'' Cranford ('''Jerry Holland: The Second Collection'''), 2000; No. 89, p. 36. Songer ('''Portland Collection'''), 1997; p. 38. '''William Ross's Collection of Pipe Music''', 1885.  
''Printed sources:''
Cranford ('''Jerry Holland: The Second Collection'''), 2000; No. 89, p. 36.
Songer ('''Portland Collection'''), 1997; p. 38.
Ross ('''Collection [of] Pipe Music'''), 1885; no. 27, p. 126 (as "The Royal Highlanders' Farewell to Aberdeen").
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Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index [http://www.cbfiddle.com/rx/tune/t805.html]<br>
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [http://ibiblio.unc.edu/keefer/b13.htm#Boylafoh].<br>
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''Recorded sources:'' See also listings at: Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index [http://www.cbfiddle.com/rx/tune/t805.html], Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [http://ibiblio.unc.edu/keefer/b13.htm#Boylafoh]. 
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 Theme code Index    51H 4H3H 4H6 2H5
 Also known as    Farewell to Aberdeen, Seventy Second's Farewell to Aberdeen (The), 72nd's Farewell to Aberdeen (The), Royal Highlanders' Farewell to Aberdeen (The)
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:William MacKay
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Pipe, Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    March/Marche
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/4
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Susan Songer
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Portland Collection vol. 1
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 38
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1997
 Artist    
 Title of recording    
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    
 Year recorded    
 Media    
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BOY'S LAMENT FOR HIS DRAGON, THE. AKA and see "Farewell to Aberdeen," "Seventy Second's Farewell to Aberdeen (The)," "Royal Highlanders' Farewell to Aberdeen (The)." Scottish, Pipe March. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Composed by William MacKay. 'Dragon' is thought to mean a kite, and Anslem Lingnau points out that in German both the fearsome mythical beast and the flying toy are called "drachen." The melody appears to be earliest published as "Royal Highlanders' Farewell to Aberdeen (The)" in Pipe Major William Ross's 1885 collection.

Printed sources: Cranford (Jerry Holland: The Second Collection), 2000; No. 89, p. 36. Songer (Portland Collection), 1997; p. 38. Ross (Collection [of] Pipe Music), 1885; no. 27, p. 126 (as "The Royal Highlanders' Farewell to Aberdeen").

Recorded sources:

See also listings at:
Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index [1]
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [2].


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