Foss's Lament

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Theme code Index	1H653 2511H
Also known as
Composer/Core Source	Duncan McKercher
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	2 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History	SCOTLAND(Perth and Kinross)
Structure	AABCBC
Editor/Compiler	Duncan McKercher
Book/Manuscript title	Book:A Collection of Original Strathspeys and Reels
Tune and/or Page number	p. 20
Year of publication/Date of MS	c. 1830
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Foss's Lament: Annotations


X:1
T:Foss's Lament
C:Duncan McKercher
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
N:The volume was dedicated to the Highland Society of Scotland
N:”This tune is particularly requested by several Gentleman,
N:to be called, Foss’s Lament.”
N:The title is probably associated with Jospeh Stewart of Foss (1768-1835)
B:Duncan McKercher – A Collection of Original Stathspeys and Reels (Edinburgh, c. 1830, p. 20)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
"Very Slow"A|d>fd B>AB|A>BA F>ED|EF(A/B/) A>FE|D>dd d2:|
|:OA|def/g/ f>ed|e>fa bag|a>ba {g}fed|B>ee e2B|
e/e/ef edB|fef/e/ dBA|=c2B A>Bd|AFD {F}ED||
c|d>Dd BDB|ADA F>ED|EFA/B/ {B}A>FE|Ddd d2O:|

Foss's Lament: Annotations