Annotation:Duke of Gloucester's Quick March (The)
X:1 T:Duke of Gloucester's Quick March, The M:2/4 L:1/8 R:March B:Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 1 (1782, No. 13, p. 5) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D A/G/|FA d2|cdeg|f(dcd)|e/(d/c/B/) A2| FA d2|cdeg|fd (c/d/e/c/)|d2D:| |:g|fdfa|eceg|fdfa|e/(d/c/B/) A>g| fdfa|eceg|(f/a/)(f/d/) (e/g/)(e/c/)|d2 D:|]
DUKE OF GLOUCESTER'S QUICK MARCH, THE. Scottish, March (2/4 time). D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. The Duke of Gloucester was a title bestowed on members of the English Royal Family. At the time Glasgow publisher James Aird issued his Selection, vol. 1 in 1782 the Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh was Prince William Henry [1] (1743-1805), a grandson of George II and a younger brother of George III. He was a soldier and commanded regiments of Foot Guards, until he was raised to Field Marshall in 1793.
