MacPherson's Rant (1)

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Also known as	MacPherson's Lament, Macpherson's Testament, MacPharson's Rant
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double), Strathspey
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AB, AABB, AABBCC, ABCB
Editor/Compiler
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Margaret Sinkler manuscript
Tune and/or Page number
Year of publication/Date of MS	1710
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
Score ()

X:1
T:Macpherson's testament
M:C
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
S:Margaret Sinkler manuscript
N:parts of the tune are noted in dotted time, while other 
N:passages are straight--strathspey rhythm throughout the 
N:tune is implied
N:Play ABCB
B:Johnson - Scottish Fiddle Music in the 18th Century (1984, No. 23)
K:F
C2|F>AF>A G>AG>A|F>dF>c D2 C>D|F>AF>A G>AG>A|F>DE>D C3||
f|c>Fc>A c<GG>d|c>Fd>F D2 D>f|c>Fc>A c>G G>A|F<D E>D C3||
f|c<ca>f g>fg>f|g>fa>f d2 d>f|c<ca>f g>fa>f|g<fa>f c3||

X:1
T:MacPharson's Rant
M:C
L:1/8
S:William Vickers' 1770 music manuscript collection (Northumberland)
N:Matt Seattle finds the third strain to be in need of "extensive correction";
N:the version given here is as it appears in the manuscript.
F:http://www.asaplive.com/archive/detail.asp?id=R0310903
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion 
K:F

X:1
T:MacPherson's Rant
M:C
L:1/8
S:Skinner - Harp and Claymore (1904)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion 
K:G
D | G>AGB | A/G/A/B/ AG/F/ | G>A (B/A/).G/.F/ (E2 E) D | G>A GB A/G/A/B/ A(G/F/) | 
G>E (A/F/G/E/) (D2D) || B | .d.G.d.e .B.A.A.B | dG de E2 E2B | 
dG de BAA (G/F/) | G>E A/F/G/E/ (D2D) d | g>agb a/g/a/b/ a(g/f/) | 
g>a (b/a/g/f/) (e2e) d | g>agb a/g/a/b/ a(g/f/) | g>e (a/f/g/e/) (d2d) ||

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