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Theme code Index
3252 3315L
Also known as
Composer/Core Source
William Christie
Region
Scotland
Genre/Style
Scottish
Meter/Rhythm
Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of
B
Accidental
2 flats
Mode
Ionian (Major)
Time signature
2/4
History
ENGLAND(North East)
Structure
AABB
Editor/Compiler
William Christie
Book/Manuscript title
Book:Collection of Strathspeys Reels Hornpipes Waltzes &c.
Tune and/or Page number
p. 12
Year of publication/Date of MS
1820
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
Score
X:1
T:Sarah Williamson's Lament
N:”Very Old”
N:Christie was a dancing master, fiddler
N:and composer from Cuminestown, Aberdeenshire.
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Air
B:Christie - Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Hornpipes,
B:Waltzes &c. (Edinburgh, 1820, p. 12)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Bb
(B/c/)|.d.d~d (c/>d/)|(f/<d/)T(c/>B/) (G.F)|dd dc/>d/|B>c/2d/4) F(B/c/)|
dd ~d(c/>d/)|(f/<d)T(c/>B/) (G.F)|~(F.d) (Fc)|[D2B2]-[DF]:|
|:~(d/>e/)|ff f!(d/>e/)|(f/d/)T(c/>B/) (G.F)|ff f~(d/>e/)|f2-B z/d/|
~(e/>f/)g/e/ ~(d/>e/)f/d/|{f}(e/d/)(c/B/) (G.F)|(Fd) (Fc)|[D2B2][DF]:|]
