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Theme code Index
15L5L 15L5L
Also known as
Composer/Core Source
Region
Scotland
Genre/Style
Shetland/Orkney
Meter/Rhythm
Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of
G
Accidental
1 sharp
Mode
Ionian (Major)
Time signature
3/4
History
SCOTLAND(Shetland/Orkney)
Structure
One part
Editor/Compiler
Biography:David Balfour
Book/Manuscript title
Book:Ancient Orkney Melodies
Tune and/or Page number
Year of publication/Date of MS
1885
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
Score 1 )
X:1
T:Air XXIII (untitled)
T:Air [56] (TTA)
M:3/4
L:1/8
Q:"Moderato"
B:David Balfour – Ancient Orkney Melodies (1885)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
V:1
D2|[B,2G2]D2D2|[B,2G2]D2D2|[B,2G2][D2A2][[GB]>[Ac]|[B4d4][G2B2]|[D2A2][D2A2][GB2]|
[A2c2][B3d3][Ac]|[G2B2][B,2G2][D2A2]|D4 [G2B2]|[A2c2][F2A2][F2A2]|[G2B2][B3d3][Ac]|
[G2B2][B,2G2][D2A2]|D4 D2|G2A2B2|[E2c2][C2A2][B,2D2G2]|[C2D2F2][B,2D2G2]||
V:2 clef = bass
z2|[G,,2G,2]z2D,2|[G,,2G,2]z2D,2|[G,,2G,2][D,2A,2][G,B,]>[A,C]|[B,4D4]z2|z6|
z6|z6|z2 D,C,B,,G,,|D,6|[D,,6D,6]|
z6|z2 D,E,D,C,|B,,2D,2G,2|C,4D,2|[D,,2D,2][G,,,2G,,2]||
