Cross of Inverness (The)

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Theme code Index	5L3L6L4L 427L5L
Also known as	Clach na Cudain (2)
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AB
Editor/Compiler	Simon Fraser
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Airs and Melodies Peculiar to the Highlands of Scotland and the Isles (The)
Tune and/or Page number	No. 83, p. 31
Year of publication/Date of MS	1815
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CROSS OF INVERNESS, THE (Clach-Na-Cudainn). AKA and see "Clach na Cudain (2)." Scottish, Reel. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB (Fraser, Hunter, Kerr): AAB (Alburger). "This air celebrates the foundation-stone of Inverness, if it may be so termed, which is still religiously preserved near the cross,--it belongs to the armorial bearing of the town,-- is engraven upon its seal,-- and is the universal toast when drinking the health or prosperity of its community. It was formerly the resting place of the servant girls, in bringing their water-pails from the river,--of course a celebrated rendezvous for obtaining all the news and scandal imaginable" (Fraser). The melody is thought to possibly have been written by Fraser himself.

Source for notated version: Simon Fraser's collection, originally issued in 1815 [Henderson].

Printed sources: Alburger (Scottish Fiddlers and Their Music), 1983; Ex. 102, p. 167. Fraser (The Airs and Melodies Peculiar to the Highlands of Scotland and the Isles), 1815/1874; No. 83, p. 31. Henderson (Flowers of Scottish Melody), 1935. Hunter (The Fiddle Music of Scotland), 1988; No. 195. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 44, p. 7. Köhlers’ Violin Repository, Book 2, 1881-1885, p.167. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; p. 179.

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T:Cross of Inverness, The
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L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection  (1884)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
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