Johnny Lad

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Theme code Index	1H3bH4H7b 1H3bH2H1H
Also known as	Johnnie Lad
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	1 flat
Mode	Aeolian (minor)
Time signature	4/4, 2/2
History
Structure	AB, AAB, AABB
Editor/Compiler	William Christie
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Collection of Strathspeys Reels Hornpipes Waltzes &c.
Tune and/or Page number	p. 19
Year of publication/Date of MS	1822
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Score (1)

Johnny Lad: Annotations

X:1 T:Johnny Lad N:Christie was a dancing master, fiddler N:and composer from Cuminestown, Aberdeenshire. M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Christie - Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Hornpipes, B:Waltzes &c. (Edinburgh, 1820, p. 19) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Dmin A|~d>efa gece|defd {f}e2 d^c|defd gece|Td>cAc {c}d2d:| c|~A2 FA {A}G2 Gc|{c}A2 Ac defd|cAFA {A}G2 Gc|T(A>G)Ac {c}d2 Td>c| TA2 FA {A}G2 Gc|{c}A2 Ac defg|aAFA {A}G2 Gc|{B}A>GAc {c}d2d|]

X:1 T:Pipe Reel N:A version of "Johnny Lad" M:C L:1/8 R:Pipe Reel B:Finlay Dunn & George Farquhar Graham – “Celtic Melodies, Being a B:Collection of Original Slow Highland Airs, Pipe-Reels, and B:Cainntearachd, vol. 1” (Edinburgh, c. 1830, No. 60, p. 34) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G B2 GB A2 GA|{c}BABd e>f g2|B2 GB A2 GA|{c}BABd e2 z2| B2 GB A2 GA|{c}BABd e>f g2|B2 GB A2 GA|{d}BABd e3||f| efge fddf|efge f2 ed|efge fddf|{f}edBd e3f| efge fddf|efge f2 ed|efge agfd|{f}edBd e>f g2||

X:1 T:Johnny Lad N:”Very Old” M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B: Joseph Lowe - Lowe's Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Jigs, B:book 2 (1844–1845, p. 14) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G d|B2 BG A2 Ad|B2 Bd efge|B2 BG A2 Ad|BABd e2 ed| B2 BG A2 Ad|B2 Bd efge|B2 BG A2 Ad|BABd e2e|| B|efge fddf|efge f2 df|efge afge|dBB^d e2 eB| efge fddf|efga {g}f2 df|efge afge|dBBd efge||

X:2 T:Johnny Lad M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Kohler's Violin Repository, vo. 2 (Edinburgh, 1881-1885, p. 118) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Emin |:B|(ef)ge (af)df|(ef)ge f2 ed|(ef)ge (af)df|(ed)Bd e2e:| |:d|B2 BG A2 Ad|(BA)Bd (ef)gd|B2 BG A2 Ad|(BA)Bd e2 e:||

Johnny Lad: Annotations