Birk Hall

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Theme code Index	3115 3147bL
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Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Pipe, Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Strathspey
Key/Tonic of	A
Accidental	3 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AABB'
Editor/Compiler	Robert Ross
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Choice Selection of Scots Reels Country Dances & Strathspeys
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Year of publication/Date of MS	1780
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X:1 T:Birk Hall M:C L:1/8 R:Strathspey S:MacDonald - Skye Collection (1887) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A a|c2 (Ae) A<AeA|c2 (Ae) dB=Ga|c2 (Ae) A<AeA|B=GdB AAA:| B|A<AeA a2 ef|=g2 ed B=GGe|1 A<AeA a2 ef|=g2 dB AAA:|2 A<AeA c2 (Ae)|=g2 (dB) AA A2||

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BIRK HALL. Scottish, Strathspey. A Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB'. Pipe Tune. "From Ross's Collection" (Skye), referring to Robert Ross's Choice Selection of Scots, Reels,Country Dances & Strathspeys (1780). In 1780 Birkhall was a seat of one of the Gordon branches, but it was sold to Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert and has remained in the hands of the British royalty ever since. The name derives from the Scottish birk haugh, meaning 'Birch River-meadow'.

Printed source: MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; p. 10.

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