Annotation:Mrs. Gordon of Park
Tune properties and standard notation
MRS. GORDON OF PARK. Scottish, (Slow) Strathspey. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Composed by William Marshall (1748-1833). A Scottish fiddler and composer, Marshall is most famous for his many fine strathspeys. Marshall worked for much of his life for the Duke of Gordon as the Steward of his Household, and it is fortunate that the Duke was an enthusiastic supporter and patron of Marshall’s music.
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Henderson (Flowers of Scottish Melody), 1935. Marshall, Fiddlecase Edition, 1978; 1845 Collection, p. 27. Neil (The Scots Fiddle), 1991; No. 59, p. 82.
Recorded sources: