Highland Chieftain (The)

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Theme code Index	3H1H53 5533
Also known as
Composer/Core Source	Nathaniel Gow
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Strathspey
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Niel & Nathaniel Gow
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Third Collection of Niel Gow's Reels
Tune and/or Page number	p. 1
Year of publication/Date of MS	1792
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Year recorded
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Score ()

X:1
T:The Highland Chieftain.
M:C
L:1/8
B:Complete Tutor Violin (c. 1815)
Z:Dr. Evan Jones [Ed.]
K:D
U:T=!trill!
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g | Tf>e{c}d>B AFFd | (A<E)A>E {E} F2 Fg | Tf>ed>B A>B{B}d>B | (A<F)F>D {D} E2 Eg |
Tf>de>f d>fB>d | A>dAF {F} A2 AB/c/ | Td>f {e/}dc/B/ AFFd | (A<F)TF>D {D} E2 E ||
B | A<FTF>B A<FF>d | AF {F} (A>E) {E} TF2 FB | A<FA>B Td>e{e}f>e | {c}d>BAF {F} E2 EB |
(A<F)F>d (A<F) F<B|(A<F) {F} A>E {E} F2 F>B | A>B d>f e<f!fermata!d>B | A>B {AB} dF {F} E2 E |]

X:2
T:Highland Chieftain, The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
N:"Slow"
B:Gow - 3rd Collection of Niel Gow's Reels, p. 1, 3rd ed.  (orig. 1792)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
g|Tf>e{c}d>B AFFd|(A<F)A>E {E}F2 Fg|Tf>ed>B A>B {B}d>B|(A<F)F>D {D}E2 Eg|
Tf>de>f d>fB>d|A>dA>F {F}A2 AB/c/|Td>f {e}dc/B/ AFFd|(A<F)TF>D {D}E2E||
B|A<FTF>B A<FF>d|AF {F}(A>E) {E}TF2 FB|A<FA>B Td>e{e}f>e|{c}d>BAF {F}E2 EB|
(A<F)F>d (A<F)F<B|(A<F){F}A>E {E}F2 F>B|A>B d>f e<fd>B|A>B {A/B/}dF {F}E2 E||

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