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Theme code Index
5L5L5L1 427L2
Also known as
Highland Lasses
Composer/Core Source
Region
Scotland
Genre/Style
Scottish
Meter/Rhythm
Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of
A
Accidental
3 sharps
Mode
Ionian (Major)
Time signature
2/2
History
Structure
AAB
Editor/Compiler
Nathaniel Gow
Book/Manuscript title
Book:Sixth Collection of Strathspey Reels
Tune and/or Page number
p.33
Year of publication/Date of MS
1822
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
Score
X:1
T:Highland Fair, The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Country Dance
B:Samuel, Ann & Peter Thompson - Compleat Collection of 200 Favourite Country Dances, vol. 5 (London, 1788, No. 158, p. 70)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:A
A|E2 E>F E>GA>B|(dcBA) (GABd)|cAeA {d}c2 BA|G>AB>c cAA:|
|:f|ecAc eA {d}cB/A/|(ec)(cA) (GB)(Bd)|eAcA eA {d}cB/A/|G>ABd cAA :|]
X:1
T:Highland Fair (Lasses), The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
B:Gow - Sixth Collection of Strathspey Reels (1822)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:A
F|E2 TE>F EFAc|dcB>A GB B>d|cAec dcBA|GABd cAA:||
f|eA (c/B/A) eAcf|eA (c/B/A) GA Bf|eA (c/B/A) eA (c/B/A)|GA Bd cAAf|
eA (c/B/A) eAcf|eA (c/B/A) GA Bf|eA (c/B/A) eAfA|~GA Bd cAA||
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