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| Theme code Index | 4465 3576 |
| Also known as | Old Woman in the Glen (1) (The) |
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| Region | Scotland |
| Genre/Style | Scottish |
| Meter/Rhythm | Air/Lament/Listening Piece |
| Key/Tonic of | F |
| Accidental | 1 flat |
| Mode | Ionian (Major) |
| Time signature | 4/4 |
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| Structure | AB |
| Editor/Compiler | Elias Howe |
| Book/Manuscript title | Book:1000 Jigs and Reels |
| Tune and/or Page number | p. 125 |
| Year of publication/Date of MS | c. 1867 |
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BARBARA ALLAN [1]. AKA and see "The Old Woman in the Glen [1]." Scottish, Air (4/4 time). Appears in the McFarlane MS., 1740, in drawing room style. See Charles Seegar's "Versions and Variants of Barbara Allen" (1966) for a thorough ethnomusicological treatise on this tune family.
Printed source: Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels) c. 1867; pg. 125.
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