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Theme code Index
1L32L4 1L363
Also known as
Composer/Core Source
James Porteous
Region
Scotland
Genre/Style
Scottish
Meter/Rhythm
Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Country Dance
Key/Tonic of
A
Accidental
3 sharps
Mode
Ionian (Major)
Time signature
6/8
History
Structure
AAB
Editor/Compiler
James Porteous
Book/Manuscript title
Tune and/or Page number
Year of publication/Date of MS
c. 1821
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
Score
X: 1
T:Old Spedlings Castle's Ghost's Dance. WI.040
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:3/8=120
S:Wm Irwin, 1838 MS, AGG's Transcription
R:.Air
O:England
A:Lake District
Z:vmp.Chris Partington.2005
K:A
A,2A cBA|B,2B dcB|A,2A cBA|fed cBA|!
A,2A cBA|B,2B dcB|fed cBA| GFE DCB,|!
A,2A cBA|B,2B dcB|A,2A cBA|fed cBA|!
A,2A B,2B|C2c D2d|fed cBA|E2G A3:|!
"Hold A as drone 4 bars"\
[A2a2]a -afa|g2g -geg|a2a -afa|g2g -geg|!
"Hold E as drone 2 bars"\
[E2d2]d -dBd|c2c -cAc|fed cBA|Bcd efg|!
"bowed drone, etc"[Aa]aa aaa|[GBg]gg ggg|[Af]ff fff|[eg]gg ggg|!
[df]ff fff|[Ec]cc ccc|gab efg|aed {d}cBc|]
