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 Theme code Index    11H1H3H 2H747
 Also known as    Miss Watson's Reel, North Bridge of Edinburgh (The)
 Composer/Core Source    William Marshall
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Strathspey
 Key/Tonic of    C
 Accidental    3 flats
 Mode    Aeolian (minor)
 Time signature    4/4
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 Structure    AAB
 Editor/Compiler    William Marshall
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:1822 Collection
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 28
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1822
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BELHELVIE HOUSE. AKA and see "Miss Watson's Reel," "The North Bridge of Edinburgh" (Gow). Scottish, Strathspey. C Minor. Standard tuning. AAB. Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833), appearing in his First Collection, 1781. The Gows' title is "The North Bridge of Edinburgh," under which name it was published in Repository, Part First, 1799. Belhelvie is a manor house located near the town of Newburgh in Aberdeenshire, built in 1783 for Harry Lumsden, an advocate and tax collector in Aberdeen.

Printed source: Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1822 Collection, pg. 28.

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