Boy's Lament for His Dragon (The)

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Theme code Index	51H 4H3H 4H6 2H5
Also known as	Farewell to Aberdeen, Seventy Second's Farewell to Aberdeen (The), 72nd's Farewell to Aberdeen (The)
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Pipe, Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	March/Marche
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/4
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Susan Songer
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Portland Collection vol. 1 (The)
Tune and/or Page number	p. 38
Year of publication/Date of MS	1997
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BOY'S LAMENT FOR HIS DRAGON, THE. AKA and see "Farewell to Aberdeen," "The Seventy Second's Farewell to Aberdeen." Scottish, Pipe March. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Composed by William MacKay. 'Dragon' is thought to mean a kite, and Anslem Lingnau points out that in German both the fearsome mythical beast and the flying toy are called "drachen." The melody appears to be earliest published as "The 72nd's Farewel to Aberdeen" in Pipe Major William Ross's 1885 collection.

Printed sources: Cranford (Jerry Holland: The Second Collection), 2000; No. 89, p. 36. Songer (Portland Collection), 1997; p. 38. William Ross's Collection of Pipe Music, 1885.

Recorded sources: See also listings at: Alan Snyder's Cape Breton Fiddle Recording Index [1], Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [2].

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T:The Boy's Lament for his Dragon
T:The 72nd's Farewell to Aberdeen
Z:Nigel Gatherer
L:1/8
M:2/4
B:The Jimmy Shand Bagpipe March Book
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