Brechin Castle (1)

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Theme code Index	1113 1127L
Also known as	Miss Douglas of Brigton, Lady Harriot Hay
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Strathspey
Key/Tonic of	B
Accidental	2 flats
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AABB'
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Niel & Nathaniel Gow
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Complete Repository Part 1
Tune and/or Page number	p. 32
Year of publication/Date of MS	1799
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BRECHIN CASTLE. AKA and see "Miss Douglas of Brigton," "Lady Harriot Hay." Scotland, Strathspey. B Flat Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Surenne): AAB (Gow, Hunter): AABB (Honeyman, Kerr's, Skye): AABB' (Athole). A popular and frequently published strathspey. The melody was known by the alternate titles until Gow published it under the "Brechin Castle" title in his 1st Repository (1799). The name Brechin is purportedly derived from Brychan the son of Brychan, who moved to the area from southern Wales. The Round Tower at Brechin probably dates from around c. 990 when Kenneth II took control of the area. Subsequently, around 1150, a cathedral and bishopric were founded there. Hunter (1988) notes that Brechin Castle is the seat of the Earls of Dalhousie.

Source for notated version: Malcolm MacDonald's 3rd Collection (1792) [Henderson].

Printed sources: Gow (Complete Repository), Part 1, 1799; p. 32. Henderson (Flowers of Scottish Melody), 1935. Honeyman (Strathspey, Reel and Hornpipe Tutor), 1898; p. 28. Hunter (Fiddle Music of Scotland), 1988; No. 166. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 1; Set 27, No. 3, p. 17. MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; p. 125. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; p. 278. Surenne (Dance Music of Scotland), 1852; pp. 4-5.

X:1
T:Brechin Castle
M:C
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection  (1884)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Bb
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