Beauty of the North (The)

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 Theme code Index    3L135 6L27L5L
 Also known as    Beauties of the North (The), Mais' an Taobh Tuath, Silver City
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Strathspey
 Key/Tonic of    E
 Accidental    1 flat
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    
 Structure    AAB
 Editor/Compiler    Simon Fraser
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Airs and Melodies Peculiar to the Highlands of Scotland and the Isles (The)
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 181, p. 74
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1813 (reprinted 1874)
 Artist    Biography:Angus Cameron
 Title of recording    Scottish Traditional Fiddle Music
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    Olympic 6151
 Year recorded    1978
 Media    
 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Beauty of the North, The M:C L:1/8 R:Strathspey B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection (1884) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Eb E|G,<E E>F G>A B<c|C<C F>E D<B, ~B,2|G,<E E>F G>A B<g| f>d e/d/c/B/ e2e:|| g|e>g B<g e<g b>g|a>gf>e d<BB<g|e<g B>g e/f/g/a/ b<g|a>f e/d/c/B/ e2 e>f| g<eB<G e<BG<E|A>GF>E D<B, ~B,2|G,<EE<A G<eB<g|f>d e/d/c/B/ e2e||


X:1 T:Mais' an taobh tuadh T:Beauty of the North, The M:C L:1/8 B:Manson – Hamilton’s Universal Tune Book vol. 1 (1854, p. 138) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Eb E|G,<ETE>F G>AB<c|C<CTF>E D>B, B,2|G,<ETE>F G>AB<g|f>d (3e/d/).c/.B/ {d}e2e:| g|{d}e>gB<g e<gb>g|{g}a>g{g}f>e d<BB<g|e<gB>gt e/f/g/a/ g<g|{g}a>f (e/de/).c/.B/ {d}e2 ef| g<eB<G e<BG<E|{G}A>GF>E D<B, B,2|G,<EE<F G<eB<g|f>d e/d/c/B/ {d}e2e||


X:1 T:Beauty of the North, The M:C| L:1/16 R:Strathspey B:Elias Howe - Musician's Omnibus Complete (1864, p. 591) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G DG3G3A B3cde3|EA3A3G FD3 D4|DG3G3A B3cdb3|a3f gfed g4 g2:| b2|gb3d3b eg3b3g|a2g2f2f2 fd3d3b|gb3d3b efga b3g|c'3a gfed g4 g2a2| b3gdB3 g3dBG3|c2B2A2G2 FD3D4|DG3G3d Bg3db3|a3f gfed g4g2||