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Theme code Index	11H65 153b2
Also known as
Composer/Core Source	J. Scott Skinner
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of	C
Accidental	3 flats
Mode	Aeolian (minor)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AAB
Editor/Compiler	J. Scott Skinner
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Harp and Claymore Collection
Tune and/or Page number	p. 11
Year of publication/Date of MS	1904
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Sadness of Life (The): Annotations

X:1 % T:Sadness of Life, The M:C L:1/8 R:Air – “Pastoral” Q:"Eerie and hopeless" S:Skinner – Harp and Claymore (1904) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Cmin G, | C2 (cG) (A{B/A/}G/F/) {F}G2 | C2 (GF) (E{F/E/}D/C/) (DG,) | (C2 c)G (A{B/A/}G/F/) GE | (F/D/A/F/ D/=B,/G,/G/) ({G}C2C) :| g | (c'/g/e/f/ g/e/c/d/) (e/c/G/=B/ c/G/E/F/) | (G/E/C/=B,/ C/E/G/C/ ) =B,/D/G/=B/ d/g/=b/d'/ | (c'/g/e/f/ g/e/c/d/) (e/d/G/=B/ c/G/E/C/) | (F/D/A/F/ D/=B,/G,/G/) ({G}C2 C)g | (c'/g/e/f/ g/e/c/d/) (e/c/G/=B/ c/G/E/F/) | (G/E/C/=B,/ C/E/G/C/ ) (=B,/D/G/[A,/A/] G/F/E/D/) | (C/D/E/C/ F/D/G/E/) (A/F/=B/G/ c/G/E/C/) | (F/D/A/F/ D/=B,/G,/G/) ({G}C2C) ||

Sadness of Life (The): Annotations