MacPherson's Blade

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Theme code Index	1H151 6427L
Also known as
Composer/Core Source	J. Scott Skinner
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece, March/Marche
Key/Tonic of	E
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Aeolian (minor)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AAB
Editor/Compiler	J. Scott Skinner
Book/Manuscript title	Book:The Scottish Violinist
Tune and/or Page number	p. 41
Year of publication/Date of MS	1900
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X:1
T:MacPherson's Blade
C:J. Scott Skinner
M:C
L:1/8
R:'Marching Air'
N:"With fierce energy and defiance."
B:Skinner - The Scottish Violinist (1900, p. 41)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Emin
{^d}e2 .E/.F/.G/.A/ .B.B, .E2|.c>.B.A.G FE^DB|{f}g2 .G/.A/.B/.c/ dDGB| ([Be]f/g/) f{a}g ([B2e2][Be]):||
B|(ef/g/) (fb) (b2 e)A|(de/f/) (ea) (a2 d)B|(ef/g/) f{a}g e/f/g/e/ bB|.e/.B/.G/.E/ .B.^d {d}[B2e2]-[Be]B|
(ef/g/) (fg) (e2 e)A|(de/f/) (ef) (d2d)e/f/|.g/.f/.e/.d/ .g.G .A.c .B.^d|.e/.B/.G/.E/ .B.B, [G,2E2]-[B2e2]||
"variations"
.e/.B/.G/.E/ .B,/.E/.G/.E/ .B.B, .E2|.c/.d/.B/.c/ .A/.B/.G/.A/ F/G/E/F/ .^D.B|.g/.d/.B/.G/ D/G/B/G/ .d.D.G.B|
e/f/g/e/ .f.B {B}e2-e:||B|e/f/g/e/ f/B/^d/B/ e/f/g/e b/e/g/e/|d/e/f/d/ e/A/c/A/ d/e/f/g/ a/d/f/d/|
e/f/g/e/ f/B/^d/B/ e/f/g/a/ bB|.e/.B/.G/.E/ .B.^d e2-[Be]B|e/f/g/e/ f/B/^c/^d/ e/f/g/a/ b/^c'/^d'/e'/|
d/e/f/d/ e/A/B/c/ d/e/f/g/ a/b/^c'/d'/|.g/.f/.e/.d/ c/B/A/G/ A/B/c/A/ .B.^d|.e/.B/.G/.E/ .B.B, [G,2E2]-[B2e2]||

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