Black Girl is not Cheerful (The)

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Theme code Index	1552 1127bL
Also known as	Cha n eil fonn aira n ighean duibh, Duchess of Gordon (1) (The)
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Strathspey
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	2 flats
Mode	Aeolian (minor)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AAB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Mary Ann Alburger
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Scottish Fiddlers and Their Music
Tune and/or Page number	Ex. 43, p. 66
Year of publication/Date of MS	1983
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BLACK GIRL IS NOT CHEERFUL, THE (Cha n eil fonn aira n ighean duibh). Scottish, Slow Strathspey. G Minor. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. An anonymous composition from Donald Dow's (1732-1783) Collection of Ancient Scots Music. As "Duchess of Gordon (1) (The) it was published in Niel Gow's First Collection (1784).

Printed source: Alburger (Scottish Fiddlers and Their Music), 1983; Ex. 43, p. 66.

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