Contrivance (The)

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Theme code Index	356L6L 5L57L2
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Composer/Core Source	Nathaniel Gow
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of	A
Accidental	3 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Nathaniel Gow
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Sixth Collection of Strathspey Reels
Tune and/or Page number	p. 18
Year of publication/Date of MS	1822
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CONTRIVANCE, THE. Scottish, Air (6/8 time). A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The melody is attributed by Nathaniel Gow to John MacDonald of Dundee (a dancing master who also composed "Memory of Joys that are past" and "Maids of Arrochar").

Printed source: Gow (Sixth Collection of Strathspey Reels), 1822; p. 18.

X:1
T:Contrivance, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
N:"Very Slow"
B:Gow - Sixth Collection of Strathspey Reels (1822)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:A
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