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335 212
Also known as
Composer/Core Source
William Christie
Region
Scotland
Genre/Style
Scottish
Meter/Rhythm
Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of
G
Accidental
1 sharp
Mode
Ionian (Major)
Time signature
3/4
History
SCOTLAND(North East)
Structure
AABB
Editor/Compiler
William Christie
Book/Manuscript title
Book:Collection of Strathspeys Reels Hornpipes Waltzes &c.
Tune and/or Page number
p. 24
Year of publication/Date of MS
1820
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
Score 1 )
X:1
T:Will ye go to the Broom
N:William Christie (1778-1849) was a dancing master, fiddler
N:and composer from Cuminestown, Aberdeenshire.
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Old”
Q:"Andante"
B:Christie - Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Hornpipes,
B:Waltzes &c. (Edinburgh, 1820, p. 24)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
~G>A|B2B2 (d>B)|TA2 {GA}G2 {B}TA2|{GA}G2g2d2|{d}e4 (d>e)|
g2d2e2|d2G2 (G>B)|(A>G)E3TF|[B,4G4]::~d>e|
g2 ~(g>a) {ga}b>g|{f}Ta4 {ga}g2 (eg)|(dB0 (gf)(ed)|{d}e4 (d>e/2f/4)|
(gf) (ed) (Bg)|{e}d2G2 (G/A/B/c/)|{B}(A>G) E3TF|[B,4G4]:|]
