Countess of Breadalbane

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Theme code Index	113L1L 4L6L4L2
Also known as	Countess of Breadalbane's Favorite Strathspey
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Strathspey
Key/Tonic of	B
Accidental	2 flats
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
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Editor/Compiler	Biography:Malcom MacDonald
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Fourth Collection of Strathspey Reels (A)
Tune and/or Page number	p. 1
Year of publication/Date of MS	1797
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COUNTESS OF BREADALBANE. AKA - "Countess of Breadalbane's Favorite Strathspey." Scottish, Strathspey. B Flat Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. The melody appears in Malcolm McDonald's 1797 collection, a volume dedicated to the Countess of Breadalbane.

Printed source: Glen (The Glen Collection of Scottish Dance Music), vol. 2, 1895; p. 30. MacDonald (A Fourth Collection of Strathspey Reels), 1797; p. 1. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; p. 294.

X:1 T:Countess of Breadalbane M:C L:1/8 R:Strathspey B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection (1884) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Bb F | ~B>cBF D/E/F/D/ B,>D | E>F G/F/E/D/ E>Cc>G | ~B<F G>B F>BE>g | f>B e/d/c/B/ F<B~B :| g | f2 e/d/c/B/ f>Bb>B | e>f e/d/c/B/ A<c c>g | f2 e/d/c/B/ f>Bb>B | f<B e/d/c/B/ Fg | f2 e/d/c/B/ fd | e>f e/d/c/B/ A<c c>d | ~B>cB>F D/E/F/D/ B,>g | f>B e/d/c/B/ F<B~B ||

X:2 T:Countess of Breadalbane's Favorite Strathspey M:C L:1/8 R:Strathspey N:"Slow" S:MacDonald - 4th Collection of Strathspey Reels (1797) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Bb F | B>cBF D/E/F/D/ B,>D | E>F G/F/E/D/ ECcG | BFGB FBEg | f>b e/d/c/B/ FB B :| g | f2 e/d/c/B/ fdbd | e>f e/d/c/B/ Accg | f2 e/d/c/B/ fdbd | f>B e/d/c/B/ FBBg | f2 e/d/c/B/ fBbd | e>f e/d/c/B/ Acc>d | B>cBF D/E/F/D/ B,>g | f>B e/d/c/B/ FBB ||

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