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Theme code Index	5551H 51H2H2
Also known as	Lord MacDonald (4), Leather Breeches, Leather Britches, McDonald's Reel, Virginia Reel Part 1
Composer/Core Source
Region	Canada, United States
Genre/Style	Contra, Old-Time, Québécois/Acadian
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/2
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:George Reed
Book/Manuscript title
Tune and/or Page number
Year of publication/Date of MS	1812
Artist	Arthur Joseph Boulay
Title of recording	Virginia Reel Part 1
Record label/Catalogue nr.	Victor 216419 (78 RPM)
Year recorded	1923
Media
Score ()

Tune annotations

X:1
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T:Virginia, or Lord MacDonald's Reel
M:C
L:1/8
Q:"Allegretto"
S:Published, perhaps as single sheet, by George P. Reed, 
S:17 Tremont Row, Boston, Ma., 1812
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
B|Od3e d>Bg>B|dBgB aAAB|d^cde dBgB|ABcB ABGG:|
|:B|D>GB>G A>GB>G|D>GB>G A>GA>B|D>GB>G A>GB>G|D>ED>A, B,G,G,G|
D>GB>G A>GB>G|D>GB>G A>GEc|(BAGF) (GFED)|E>FGA BGG:|
|:B|d3e d>Bg>B|d>Bg>B aAAB|d^cde dBgB|ABcB ABGG:|
|:g|d>gb>g a>gb>g|d>gb>g a>ge>g|d>gb>g a>gbg|d>edc BGG g|
d>gbg a>gbg|d>gbg a>gea|.b.a.g.f .g.f.e.d|.e.f.g.a bggbO||

X:1
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T:Virginia Reel Part 1
S:Arthur-Joseph Boulay
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Reel
D:Victor 216419 (78 RPM), A.J. Boulay (1923)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
B-|Bcde d2 g2|d2 gfaf g2|Bcde d2dd|cBAc BA G2|
GABc d2g2|d2 gfaf g2|Bcde d2dd|cBAF G2 ef||
|:g2bg agbg|dgbg agef|g2bg agbg|dedc BA G2|
g2bg agbg|dgbg a2 aa|\
M:5/4
L:1/8
abag f/g/f d3f|1 gaba gf g2 ef:|2 gaba gf g2 g2||
M:C|
L:1/8
GABc d2 g2|d2 gfaf g2|Bcde d2dd|cBAc BA G2|
GABc d2g2|d2 gfaf g2|Bcde d2dd|cBAF G2 DF||
|:G2 BG AGBG|DFGB AGEF|G2 BG AGBG|DEDC B,A,G,2| 
G2 BG AGBG|DFGB A2AB|cBAF GFED|EFGA B/c/B AF|\
M:2/4
L:1/8
|1 G2 DF:|2 G2D2||

X:2
%
T:Virginia Reel [1]
M:C
L:1/8
B:Ford - Traditional Music in America (1940, p. 108)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
B|d3e dBgB|dBgB aAAB|d3e dBgB|AcBA BGGB|
Bdde dBgB|dBgB aAAB|Bdde dBgB|AcBA BGG:|
|:B|dgbg agb|dgbg ageg|dgbg agbg|dedc BGGd|
dgbg agbg|dgbg ageg|bagf gfed|efga bgg:|]

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