Annotation:Miss Garden of Troup's Favorite (1)
X:1 T:Miss Garden of Troup's Favorite [1] C:Robert Mackintosh M:C L:1/16 R:Strathspey Q:"Slow" B:Robert Mackintosh – “A Fourth Collection of New Strathspey Reels, also some Famous old Reels” (1804, p. 4) N:Dedicated to the Dutchess [sic] of Manchester N:Robert “Red Rob” Mackintosh (c. 1745-1808) was a Scottish violinist and N:composer active in Edinburgh at the end of the 18th century. Originally from N:Tullymet, near Pitlochry, Perthshire. He moved to London in the last decade N:of his life. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Bb B2|FB3{Bc}d3B c3AB3F|G3BF3B GFED C2 FE|DB,3{Bc}d3B c3AB3F|GE3~F3E D2B,2B,2:| fe|df3Bg3 ce3Af3|Bd3 G2cB A2(F2F2B2)|GB3Ec3 FA3DB3|EG3 TF3E D2B,2B,2fe| df3Bg3 ce3Af3|Bd3 G2cB A2F2F2B2|GB3eg3 f3dBF3|EG3F2e2|d2B2B2|| P:Variations |:FE|D2 FB ~d3B c2Ac B3F|(GBAB) (FBAB) GFED (CGFE)|DFTBc T(dcdB) T(cBcA) T(BABF)|(GFGE) (FGFE) D2B,2B,2:| fe|(defd) (Bged) (cdec) (Afdc)|(BABG) (edcB) (AF=EF) (DFBF)|(GABG) (Ec=Bc) (FGAF) (DBGF)|(EDEC) (FGFE) D2B,2 B,2fe| (defd) (Bged) (cdec) (Afdc)|(BABG) (edcB) (AF=EF) (DFBF)|(GEGB) (GBeg) fedc (BABF)|(EGFE) (FAce) dB B2||
MISS GARDEN OF TROUP'S FAVORITE [1]. Scottish, Strathspey. B Flat Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Composed by Biography:Robert Mackintosh ("Red Rob", c. 1745-1808), appearing in his Fourth Book of New Strathspey Reels (London, 1802). See note for "annotation:Mr. F. Garden Junr. of Troup's Strathspey" for more on the Garden family and Troup House.
