Annotation:Lord Dalkeith's Reel (1)
X:1 T:Lord Dalkeith’s Reel [1] M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel C:Ignatius Sancho B:Sancho – Twelve Country Dances for the Year 1779. Set for the Harpsichord (1779, p. 5) N:”Humbly Dedicated to the Right Honourable Miss North by her N:most obedient Servant Ignatius Sancho.” Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Bb (B/A/B/F/) GB|(c/d/e/c/) AF|(B/A/B/F/) GB|(e/c/A/c/) B2:| |:[B2g2] e/c/e/c/|[B2f2]d/B/d/B/|[B2g2] e/c/e/c/|AF B2:| |:B/f/B/f/ B/g/B/g/|B/a/B/a/ bB|B/f/B/f/ B/g/B/g/|B/a/B/a/ b2:|]
LORD DALKEITH'S REEL [1]. English, Reel (2/4 time). B Flat Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. "Lord Dalkeith's Reel [1]" was composed by Ignatius Sancho, a former slave who became emancipated and found advancement and patronage from the wealthy Montagu family, serving Lady Mary Churchill, Duchess of Monagu, as a butler, and later as valet to her son-in-law, George Brudenell, 4th Earl of Cardigan. Sancho published four collections of minuets, country dances and songs in the second half of the 18th century.
Lord Dalkeith was the son of Henry Scott, 3rd Duke of Buccleuch and Lady Elizabeth Montagu.
