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Theme code Index	3155 1H3H2H2
Also known as	Bass Reel, New Christenmiss Day
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AB, AAB, AABB
Editor/Compiler	Robert Bremner
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Scots Reels
Tune and/or Page number	p. 91
Year of publication/Date of MS	1757
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T:New Christenmiss Day
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:William Vickers' 1770 music manuscript collection (Northumberland)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
d|B2 GB dgdB|g2 a/g/f/e/ aAAd|B2 GB dgdB|cA d/c/B/A/ BGG:|
|:d|BGdB ecdB|GB dB eAAd|BGdB ecdB|Agfa gGGD|
B,A,/G,/ DG, EG,DG,|B,A,/G,/ DG, EG,G,D|B,A,/G,/ DG, EG,DG,|EGFA GG,G,:|]

X:1
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T:New Christmas
T:Bass Reel, The
L:1/8
M:C
S:Gow - 2nd Repository  (1802)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
c|~B2 GB dgdB|g2 (b/a/g) a(AA)c|B2 GB dgdB|cAdB G/G/G G:|
D|(B,/A,/G,) (DG,) EG,DG,|(B,/A,/G,) (DG,) EA,A,D|(B,/A,/G,) (DG,) EG,DG,|EGFA GG,G,D|
(B,/A,/G,) (DG,) EG,DG,|(B,/A,/G,) DG, EA,A,D|(B,/A,/G,) (DG,) EG,DG,|(E/F/G) (F/G/A) GG,G,||

X:2
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T:New Christmas (Old Scotch)
M:C
L:1/8
Q:"Allegro"
R:Reel
B:Thomas Wilson - Companion to the Ball Room (1816, p. 50)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
d|B2 GB dgdB|gg a/g/f/g/ aAAd|B2 GB dgdB|cA d/c/B/A/ BGG:|
|:D|B,/A,/G, DG, EG,DG,|B,/A,/G, DG, EA,A,D|B,/A,/G, DB, EG,DG,|EGFA GG,G,:|]

X:3
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T:New Christmas
M:C
L:1/8
R:Reel
S:Surenne - Dance Music of Scotland, p. 26  (1852)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
B | GBdg edcB | g2 (3bag aAAB | GBdg edcB | cAdB GGGB | 
GBdg edcB | g2 (2bag aAAB | GBdg edcB | cAdB GG G || 
d | (3BAG dG eGdG | (3BAG dB eAAd | (3BAG dG eGdG | egfa gGGd | 
(3BAG dG eGdG | (3BAG dB eAAd | (3BAG dG eGdG | (3efg (3fga gGG ||

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