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Theme code Index	1315 6422
Also known as	Bessy Haggice, Bessy's beauties shine sae bright, Bonny Bessy
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Country Dance
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AABBCCDDEE
Editor/Compiler	William McGibbon
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Scots Tunes Book 2
Tune and/or Page number	p. 32
Year of publication/Date of MS	c. 1746
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Tune annotations

X:1
T:Bessy Haggice
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Country Dance
B:John Walsh - Caledonian Country Dances (c. 1745, p. 40)
N:Published in several volumes and different editions, 1731-c. 1745)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
A,2D2D2 (FA)|(BA)(GF) E3A|D2F2 D2A2|(Bc)(dA) F2A2|
B2d2 (FG)(AF)|(BA)(GF) E3A|D2 F2A2 de|f2 D2F2A2:|
|:D2A2d2 (cB)|e2E2E2 (FE)|D2A2 d2(cB)|c2(BA) d3e|
(fd)(ec) (dB)(cA)|(BF)(GA) E3F|(DE)(FG) (AB)(cA)|d2 D2 F2A2:|]

X:2
T:Bessie's Haggies
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
N:"Slow"
S:McGibbon - Scots Tunes, Book II, p. 32 (c. 1746)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
D2 F>E D2A2 | (BA)(GF) TE3F |D2 FE D2A2|(B>cd)A !trill!F2A2 |
B2d2F2A2| (BA)(GF) !trill!E3F |D2F2A2(de)|f2D2!trill!F2A2:|
|:D2A2 (d2!trill!cB)|(c>d) (c/d/e) E3F| D2A2d2(de)|{d}c2 (BA)d3e|
(fd)(ec) (dB)(cA)|(BF)(GA) !trill!E2F|(DE)(FG) (ABc)A | (d>ef)D !trill!F2A2:|
|:d2dd (d/e/f/g/ a)d|(ba)!trill!(gf){f}e3e|fdAd (F/E/F/G/A)F| (B/A/B/c/) (B/c/d/A/) FGAF|
(B/A/B/c/) (B/c/d/A/) (F/E/F/G/) (F/G/A/F/)| BA(G/F/)(d/F/) {F}!trill!E3F|D(D/E/) F(F/G/) A/(c/B/A/) de|{e}f2D2!trill!F2A2:|
|: DDFA d2 !trill!(cB)|c>d (c/d/e) E3F| D(D/E/ F/D/F/A/)|{d}c2 !trill!(BA) (dc)(de) |
(f/d/)!trill!(d/>c/2d/4) (e/c/)!trill!(c/>B/2c/4) (d/B/!trill!B/>A/2B/4) (c/A/!trill!A/>G/2A/4)|(B/F/!trill!F/>E/2F/4)(G/4F/4G/4A/4G/F/) {F}!trill!E3F| 
D/(F/E/)(G/ F/)(A/G/)(B/ A/)(c/B/)(d/ c/)A/B/c/|(d/c/d/)e/ (d/e/f/)D/ !trill!F2A2 :||

X:1
T:Bessie's Haggis
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
N:"Moderato"
B:Davidson's Gems of Scottish Melody (n.d., p. 33)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
D2 F>E D2A2|BAGF TE>DEF|D2 F>E D2A2|B>cd>B F2A2|
B2d2 F2A2|BAGF TE>DEF|D2F2A2 d>e|f2D2F2A2!fine!:||
D2A2 d2 TcB|c>d c/d/e E3F|D2A2d2 de|dcBA d3e|
fdec dBcA|BAGF TE>DEF|DEFG ABcA|d>efD F2A2:|
|:d2 f>e d/e/f/g/ af|bagf Te>def|dfAd F/E/F/G/ AF|
B/A/B/c/ B/c/d/A/ F>GAF|B/A/B/c/ B/c/d/B/ F/E/F/G/ F/G/A/F/|B/c/A/B/ G/A/F/G/ TE>DEF|
DD/E/ FF/G/ A/c/B/A/ d/c/d/e/|{g}f2D2F2A2:|
|:DD/E/ FA d2 cB|c>d c/d/e TE>DEF|DD/E/ FDFA dcde|
dcBA dcde|f/d/Td/>c/d/4 e/c/Tc/>B/c/4 d/B/TB/>A/B/4 c/A/TA/>G/A/4|
BcAB GAFG E>DEF|D/F/E/G/ F/A/G/B/ A/c/B/d/ c/A/B/c/|d/c/d/e/ d/e/f/D/ TF2A2!d.c.!||

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