Mrs. Smith's Strathspey

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 Theme code Index    5314 5366
 Also known as    Jessie Smith, Miss Jessie Smith
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Strathspey
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    
 Structure    AAB
 Editor/Compiler    Alexander Mackay
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:A Collection of Reels Strathspeys and Slow Tunes
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 24
 Year of publication/Date of MS    c. 1822
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Mrs. Smith’s Strathspey T:Jessie Smith T:Miss Jessie Smith M:C L:1/16 R:Strathspey B:Alexander Mackay – A Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Slow Tunes… B:Chiefly composed by Alexander Mackay, Musician Islay (c. 1822, p. 24) B: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/104487947 N:Dedicated to the Right Hon. Lady Elinor Campbell of Islay and Shawfield. N:Mackay was born c. 1775 and was a fiddler-composer from Islay. Many of his N:tune titles are reflect Islay settings. N:Printed in Glasgow by J. MacFadyen, 30 Wilson St. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D B2|A3FF3E D3A (GFED) |A2F2F2A2 B4 (Bcd2)|A3FF3E D3F (GFED)|G3BA3F E4E2:| e2|d3df3d B2e2 (dcBA)|d3df3d B4 B2e2|d3df3d e2f2d2A2|B2d2 (BAGF) E4 E2e2| d3df3d D3A (GFED)|d3df3d B4 B2g2|(3f2e2d2 (3c2d2e2 (3d2c2B2 (3A2B2c2|d2B2 A2F2 E4E2||