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Theme code Index	1362 1353
Also known as
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Country Dance, Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/2, 4/4
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	David Young
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Drummond Castle Manuscript
Tune and/or Page number	p. 43
Year of publication/Date of MS	1734
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Title of recording
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Tune annotations

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T:King of Damascus Reell. JJo2.085
Z:vmp.Anne Wride 2014 www.village-music-project.org.uk
B:J.Johnson Choice Collection Vol 2 after c1750
M:C|
L:1/8
Q:1/4=125
R:Reel
K:G
g | G/G/G Bd eAAg | G/G/G BG dGBG | cdBd eAAg | G/G/G GE F2 G 😐
|: e/f/ |gage agab | gage gage | gage agab | gage g2 b2 |
G/G/G Bd eAAg | G/G/G BG dGBG | cdBd eAAg | G/G/G GE G2 😐
W:The 1st Man Jump to the 2d Wo. and turn her
W:The 2d Man do the same to the 1st Wo
W:Then hands all four across and go round and turn all your single
W:Then Right and Left and turn your Partners

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T: King of Damascus Reel
P: Longways for as many as will
%R: reel
B: "Caledonian Country Dances" printed by John Walsh for John Johnson, London
S: 1: CCDTB http://imslp.org/wiki/Caledonian_Country_Dances_with_a_Thorough_Bass_(Various) p.51
Z: 2013 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: C|
L: 1/8
K: G
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% Voice 1 is formatted for 4-bar staff lines.
V: 1
g |\
G/G/G Bc eAAg | G/G/G BG dG BG | cdBd eAAg | G/G/G GE E2 G |]
e/f/ |\
gage agab | gage gage | gage agab | gage g2b2 |
G/G/G Bc eAAg | G/G/G BG dG BG | cdBd eA Ag | G/G/G GE G3 |]
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% Voice 2 preserves the original staff breaks.
V: 2 clef=bass middle=d
z | G2zB c2zc | B2G2 z2g2 | efgB c2zB | c2zc dDG |] z | c2z2 c2z2 | c2z2 c2z2 |
c2z2 c2z2 | c2z2 B2gG | z2GB c2zc | B2G2 z2g2 | efgB c2zB | c2zc G3 |]
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%%begintext align
%% The 1st Man Jump to the 2d Wo. and turn her .|
%% The 2d Man do the same to the 1st Wo. :|
%% Then Hands all four across, and go round and turn all four single .|
%% Then Right and Left and turn your Partners :|
%%endtext

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T:King of Damascus
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:John Rook music manuscript collection (1840, p. 2)
N:Rook was a multi-instrumentalist from Waverton, near Wigton, Cumbria
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
g|OG/G/G Bd eAAg|G/G/G BG dGBG|cdBd eAAg|G/G/G GE G3G:|
|:e/f/|gage agab|gage gage|gage agab|gage g2b2O!D.C.!:|

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