Annotation:Kate of Aberdeen (1)
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KATE OF ABERDEEN. Scottish, English; Air (cut time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. "Date of Aberdeen" was a favorite song, frequently printed in latter 18th century songsters and issued on songsheets. The melody also appears in instrumental tutors such as Longman, Lukey & Broderip's A Pocket Book for the German Flute (1788) and Preston's New and Complete Instructions for the Hautboy (c. 1780).
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Oswald (Caledonian Pocket Companion, Book 10), 1760; p. 14. Riley (Flute Melodies, vol. 1), New York, 1814; p. 40.
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