Annotation:Bridge of Turk (1) (The)
X:1 T:Bridge of Turk [1], The M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:David Young - The Drummond Castle Manuscript, Part 2 (1734, No. 15) B:https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~rja14/musicfiles/manuscripts/drummond2.pdf Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Amix edef gg a/g/f/e/|d2 dg BG B2|eAea fAfa|eAea (TcA) Tc2:| |:d3a Tc3a|B3g (BG) B2|eATcA eAfA|eAaA (TcA) Tc2:| |:e/e/e/e/ ef g/g/g/g/ Tge|d/d/d/d/ dg (BG) B2|e/e/e/e/ ea f/f/f/f/ fa|e/e/e/e/ ea (TcA) Tc2:| |:d/d/d/d/ da c/c/c/c/ ca|B/B/B/B/ Bg (BG) B2|(A/B/c/d/ e2) (A/e/f/^g/ a2)|(A/B/c/d/ e2) (TcA) Tc2:| |:e/e/e/e/ e/e/e/e/ g/g/g/g/ g/g/g/g/|d/d/d/d/ d/d/d/d/ (BG) B2|e/e/e/e/ e/e/e/e/ a/a/a/a/ a/a/a/a/|e/e/e/e/ e/e/e/e/ (TcA) Tc2:| |:d/d/d/d/ a/a/a/a/ c/c/c/c/ a/a/a/a/|B/B/B/B/ g/g/g/g/ (BG) B2|e/A/A/A/ f/A/A/A/ a/A/A/A/ f/A/A/A/|e/A/A/A/ f/A/A/A/ (TcA) Tc2:| |:e/e/e/e/ eA|g/g/g/g/ ge|d/d/d/d/ dB (GB)(GB)|e/e/e/e/ eA a/a/a/a/ aA|e/e/e/e/ ec (Ac)(Ac):| |:d2 df c2 ce|BGBg BG B2|Ac/d/ e Aa/g/ a2|Ac/d/ e2 (TcA) Tc2:| |:Ac/d/e2 Af/g/ a2|Ae/f/ g2 (BG) B2|Ac/d/ e2 Af/g/ a2|Ac/d/ e2 (TcA) Tc2:| |:dd/d/ df- cc/c/ ce-|BB/B/ Bg BG) B2|Ac/d/ eA aAfA|Ac/d/ eA (TcA) Tc2:| |:A e2c Af2d|Bg2d (BG) B2|Ae2c Aa2c|Ae2A (TcA) Tc2:| |:da2d ca2c|Bg2d (BG) B2|(fA)(eA) (TfA)(aA)|(TfA)(eA) (TcA) Tc2:| |:Aece aecA|Bgdg (BG) B2|Aece aecA|BaeA (TcA) Tc2:| |:df/g/ af gefd|Bgdg (BG) B2|(f/g/a) ef deTcA|dBae (TcA) Tc2:| |:(eA)(eA) (fA)(fA)|(dG)(dG) (BG)(BG)|(eA)(eA) (aA)(aA)|(eA)(eA) (TcA)(TcA):| |:d2 (a/g/f/e/) c2 (a/g/f/e/)|B2 (a/g/f/e/) (BG) B2|(A>c)(B>d) (Tc>e)(d>f)|(e>g)(f>a) (eA) Tc2:|]
BRIDGE OF TURK [1], THE. Scottish, Reel (cut time). A Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCCDDEEFFGGHHIIJJKKLLMMNNOOPP (2 strains plus variation sets). The tune appears in the Drummond Castle Manuscript (1734, No. 15), with variations, a MS inscribed "A Collection of the best Highland Reels written by David Young, W.M. & Accomptant." The volume is sometimes called The Duke of Perth Manuscript after its dedicatee.
