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'''MRS. MARY GRANT McINNES--DANDALEITH'''. Scottish, Strathspey. F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Composed by William Marshall (1748-1822). A Scottish fiddler and composer, Marshall is most famous for his many fine strathspeys. Marshall worked for much of his life for the Duke of Gordon as the Steward of his Household, and it is fortunate that the Duke was an enthusiastic supporter and patron of Marshall’s music. | '''MRS. MARY GRANT McINNES--DANDALEITH'''. AKA and see "[[Highland Skip (1)]]," "[[Honorable George Baillie's Strathspey]]." Scottish, Strathspey. F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Composed by William Marshall (1748-1822). A Scottish fiddler and composer, Marshall is most famous for his many fine strathspeys. Marshall worked for much of his life for the Duke of Gordon as the Steward of his Household, and it is fortunate that the Duke was an enthusiastic supporter and patron of Marshall’s music. Niel Gow (1727-1806) printed the tune as "[[Honorable George Baillie's Strathspey]]" in his '''First Collection''' (1784) in which it is attributed to Gow. It is hard to understand this is not a work of deliberate plagiarism, despite the fact that Marshall himself did not publish the tune except in his posthumous collection. | ||
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Revision as of 13:20, 23 November 2011
Tune properties and standard notation
MRS. MARY GRANT McINNES--DANDALEITH. AKA and see "Highland Skip (1)," "Honorable George Baillie's Strathspey." Scottish, Strathspey. F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Composed by William Marshall (1748-1822). A Scottish fiddler and composer, Marshall is most famous for his many fine strathspeys. Marshall worked for much of his life for the Duke of Gordon as the Steward of his Household, and it is fortunate that the Duke was an enthusiastic supporter and patron of Marshall’s music. Niel Gow (1727-1806) printed the tune as "Honorable George Baillie's Strathspey" in his First Collection (1784) in which it is attributed to Gow. It is hard to understand this is not a work of deliberate plagiarism, despite the fact that Marshall himself did not publish the tune except in his posthumous collection.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1845 Collection, p. 1.
Recorded sources: