Annotation:Brechin Lilt
X:1 T:Brechin Lilt, The M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:James Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion vol. 2 (1760, p. 146) F: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/94600836?mode=transcription Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A A2 Ac TBABc|A2 Ac e2a2|A2 Ac TBABc|Aaag Tf2e2:| |:(ag)(fe) fc c2|(af)(ec) B2a2|A2 =g2 (fa)(ec)|(fa)(ec) TB2 A2:|
BRECHIN LILT. Scottish, Reel (cut time). A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Oswald also employed the melody for his Airs for the Seasons, Summer (2nd Set), in a piece called “The Thistle” where it appears as “Brilliante.”
