Highland Mary (4)

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 Theme code Index    5651H 5323
 Also known as    Captain Cook's Death
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:Lucy Johnston of Hilton
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
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 Structure    AB
 Editor/Compiler    John Rook
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:John Rook music manuscript collection
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 40
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1840
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Highland Mary [4] M:C L:1/8 R:Air C:”Comp’d by Miss Lucy Johnson" N:The composer was Lucy Johnston of Hilton, who titled the tune "Captain N:Cooks Death." Q:"Andante" S:John Rook music manuscript collection (1840, p. 40) N:Rook was a multi-instrumentalist from Waverton, near Wigton, Cumbria Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G Bc|d2 e>d d2 ge|d2 BG {B}A2 ~Bc|d2 {f}e>d d2 g>d|d<BA>B G2 ~Bc| d2 e>d d2 (g/f/g/e/)|{e}d2 BG {B}A2 B>c|d2 {f}e>d d2 g<d|dB {A}G2|| d>e/2f/4|gfed d2 ce|{e}d2 {c}B{A}G {A}A2 (d>e/2f/4)|gfed d2 ce|d<BA>B {A}G2 (d>e/2f/4)| gfed d3 c>e|{e}d2 {c}B{A}G {G}A2 Bc|d>e dc Bd!fermata!ge|d<BA>B G2||