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Theme code Index	5357 6553
Also known as	Meg Merrilees
Composer/Core Source
Region	England, Scotland
Genre/Style	English, Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Country Dance, Hornpipe/Clog, Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	A
Accidental	3 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4, 2/2
History
Structure	AB, AAB, AABB, AABB', AABBCCDDEEAABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Muzio Clementi
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Periodical Collection of Popular Dances No. 26
Tune and/or Page number	p. 2
Year of publication/Date of MS	c. 1820's
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Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
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Tune annotations

X:1
T:Meg Merrilies
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Country Dance
B:Clementi & Co. - Periodical Collection of Popular Dances No. 26 (c. 1820's?, p. 2)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Bb
de|fdBd fbag|(gf).f.f gfde|fdBd fgfd|(dc).c.c dcde|
fdBd fbag|(gf).f.f gfde|fgfd fbfd|(cB)BB B2:|
|:f2|efgf efcf|dfBf dfBf|efgf efcf|dB TBA/B/ fBbB|
efgf efcf|dfBf dfBf|efgf efcf|dBBB B2:|]

X:2
T:Meg Merrilees
M:C
L:1/8
R:Country Dance
B:Hamilton's Universal Tune Book (1844, p. 36)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:A
cd|edcd eagf|feee e2 cd|efec efec|cBBB B2 cd|
edcd eagf|feee e2 cd|efec BABc|BAAA A2:|
|:e|^defe =dcdB|ceAe ceAe|^defe =dcdB|BAAA A2e2|
^defe =dcdB|ceAe ceAe|dcde fefg|baaa a2:||

X:2
T:Meg Merriliees
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Country Dance
B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection (1884)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:A
cd|edcd eagf|feee e2cd|efec efec|cBBB B2cd|
edcd eagf|feee e2cd|efec BABc|A2AA A2||
e|^defe =deBe|ceAe BeGe|^defe =dcdB|BAAA A2e2|
^defe =ceBe|ceAe BeGe|BABc defg|agag a2||

X:3
T:Meg Merriliees’ Hornpipe
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Hornpipe
B:Köhler’s Violin Repository vol. 2 (1881-1885, p. 156)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
(cd)|edcd Aaga|(fe)ee e2 cd|(ef)ec (ea)ec|(cB)BB [G2B2] cd|
edcd Aaga|(fe)ee e2 cd|(ef)ec (BA)Bc|A2c2A2:|
|:e2|(^de)fe (=dc)dB|ceAe ceAe|(^de)fe (dc)dB|(BA)AA A2e2|
(^de)fd (=dc)dB|ceAe ceAe|(dc)de (fe)fg|(ba)aa a2:|]

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