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'''SIR ALEX. McDONALD'S REEL.''' AKA – “Sr. Alexander McDonald’s Reel.” AKA and see “[[Braes of Mar (1) (The)]]. | '''SIR ALEX. McDONALD'S REEL.''' AKA – “Sr. Alexander McDonald’s Reel," "Sir Alexander Macdonald's Reel.” AKA and see “[[Braes of Mar (1) (The)]],” “[[Johnny Will You Marry Me]]," "[[Johnny Won't You Marry Me]],” “[[Lord MacDonald (1)]],” "[[Strath Spray's Rant]]." Scottish, Reel (cut time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. The melody appears in the '''Drummond Castle Manuscript''' (in the possession of the Earl of Ancaster at Drummond Castle), 1734, inscribed "A Collection of the best Highland Reels written by David Young, W.M. & Accomptant." The reel also was printed in Robert Bremner's 1757 collection, where he directs: “In this Reel the 1st part is played twice over between the 2nd & last parts,” and it can also be found in James Gillespie's '''Gillespie Manuscript of Perth''' (1768, p. 93) as "Sir Alexr MacDonald's Rant." Somewhat later it was printed in James Aird’s '''Selections of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 1''' (Glasgow, 1782). English printings include Charles and Samuel Thompson’s '''Compleat Collection, vol. 3''' (London, 1773), Straight and Skillern’s '''Two Hundred and Four Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1''' (London, 1775), and Longman and Broderip’s '''Compleat Collection of 200 Favorite Country Dances''' (London, 1781). Versions in manuscript form can be found in the 1780 copybook of military fiddler [[biography:John Buttery]] and in John Rook’s 1840 music manuscript (Cumbria), Jeremiah Brown’s (Seabrook, N.H.) 1782 commonplace book, and the 1788 commonplace book of fiddler John and William Pitt Turner (Norwich, Conn.). The latter probably copied it from the Thompson’s 1773 collection, along with numerous other tunes from the publication. | ||
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<font color=red>''Printed sources''</font> : - Aird (Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 1'''), 1782; No. 70, p. 25. Straight and Skillern ('''Two Hundred and Four Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1'''), c. 1775; No. 153, p. 77. Thompson ('''Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 3'''), 1773; No. 135, p. 70. | <font color=red>''Printed sources''</font> : - Aird (Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 1'''), 1782; No. 70, p. 25. Bremner ('''A Collection of Scots Reels'''), 1757; p. 22. Cumming ('''A Collection of Strathspey or Old Highland Reels'''), 1782; No. 15, p. 6. Straight and Skillern ('''Two Hundred and Four Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1'''), c. 1775; No. 153, p. 77. Thompson ('''Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 3'''), 1773; No. 135, p. 70. | ||
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SIR ALEX. McDONALD'S REEL. AKA – “Sr. Alexander McDonald’s Reel," "Sir Alexander Macdonald's Reel.” AKA and see “Braes of Mar (1) (The),” “Johnny Will You Marry Me," "Johnny Won't You Marry Me,” “Lord MacDonald (1),” "Strath Spray's Rant." Scottish, Reel (cut time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. The melody appears in the Drummond Castle Manuscript (in the possession of the Earl of Ancaster at Drummond Castle), 1734, inscribed "A Collection of the best Highland Reels written by David Young, W.M. & Accomptant." The reel also was printed in Robert Bremner's 1757 collection, where he directs: “In this Reel the 1st part is played twice over between the 2nd & last parts,” and it can also be found in James Gillespie's Gillespie Manuscript of Perth (1768, p. 93) as "Sir Alexr MacDonald's Rant." Somewhat later it was printed in James Aird’s Selections of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 1 (Glasgow, 1782). English printings include Charles and Samuel Thompson’s Compleat Collection, vol. 3 (London, 1773), Straight and Skillern’s Two Hundred and Four Favourite Country Dances, vol. 1 (London, 1775), and Longman and Broderip’s Compleat Collection of 200 Favorite Country Dances (London, 1781). Versions in manuscript form can be found in the 1780 copybook of military fiddler biography:John Buttery and in John Rook’s 1840 music manuscript (Cumbria), Jeremiah Brown’s (Seabrook, N.H.) 1782 commonplace book, and the 1788 commonplace book of fiddler John and William Pitt Turner (Norwich, Conn.). The latter probably copied it from the Thompson’s 1773 collection, along with numerous other tunes from the publication.