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Theme code Index
11111 5522
Also known as
Boston O'Connor , Casey's Pig
Composer/Core Source
William Marshall
Region
Scotland, Canada
Genre/Style
Cape Breton/PEI, Scottish
Meter/Rhythm
Strathspey
Key/Tonic of
G
Accidental
1 sharp
Mode
Ionian (Major)
Time signature
4/4
History
Canada /Maritimes (English)"Canada/Maritimes (English)" is not in the list (IRELAND(Munster), IRELAND(Connaught), IRELAND(Leinster), IRELAND(Ulster), SCOTLAND(Argyll and Bute), SCOTLAND(Perth and Kinross), SCOTLAND(Dumfries and Galloway), SCOTLAND(South Ayrshire), SCOTLAND(North East), SCOTLAND(Highland), ...) of allowed values for the "Has historical geographical allegiances" property.
Structure
AA'BBCC
Editor/Compiler
William Marshall
Book/Manuscript title
Book:1781 Collection
Tune and/or Page number
Year of publication/Date of MS
1781
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
Score
X:1
T:Duke of Gordon's Birthday, The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection (1884)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
B|G>DG>B G>D G<B|d>Bd>B A/A/A A>B|G>DG>B G>DG>B|
|1 d>cB>A G/G/G G:|2 D>CB,>A, G,/G,/G, G||:d|g>ab>g d/d/d d2|
g>ab>g e/e/e e>f|g<be<g d<gB<g|A>GA>B G/G/G G:|
|:D|G>DG>D G>DG>B|d>Bg>B A/A/A AB/A/|G>EG>B G>D E/E/E| D>CB,>A, G,/G,/G, G,:||
X:2
T:Duke of Gordon's Birthday
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Pipe Strathspey
S:Robert Millar music manuscript collection (1820)
S:"As played by J. Buchannan Piper to the Marquis of Huntly"
N:Millar was a Highland piper "Forfar Reg. and Piper to the Aberdeen Highland Society"
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:A
A>AA>c A>AA>c|e>ca>c B>B B2|A>AA>c A>AA>c|e>dc>B A>A A2:|
|:a>ca>c e>e e>f|a>ga>e f>f f2|a2 f<a e<a c>A|TB>AB>c A>A A2|
a>ca>c e>e e>f|a>ga>e f>f Tf2|a2 f<a e<a c<a|B>AB>c A<A A2:||
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