Annotation:Queen's Jubilee (The)

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X:1 % T:Queen's Jubilee, The C:J. Scott Skinner M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Reel Q:"With precision and energy." B:Skinner - The Logie Collection (1888, p. 106) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A e/|{h}ae/d/ {d}cB/A/|d/c/B/A/ G/F/E/g/|{g}ae/d/ {d}cB/A/|d/c/B/e/ c/A/A/:| d/|c/d/e/g/ a/e/c/A/|.d/.c/.B/.A/ .G/.F/.E/.d/|.c/.d/.e/.g/ .a/.e/.c/.A/|.d/.B/.e/.d/ .c/.A/.A/.d/| c/d/e/g/ a/e/c/A/|d/c/B/A/ G/F/E/g/|{g}ae/d/ {d}cB/A/|d/c/B/[e/g/] [c/a/]A/A/||



QUEEN'S JUBILEE, THE. Scottish, Reel (2/4 time). A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Composed by fiddler-composer an dancing master biography:J. Scott Skinner (1843-1927) on the occasion in June, 1887, of the fiftieth anniversary of Queen Victoria's accession to the throne of England. It was celebrated with a banquet to which 50 European kings and princes were invited [1].
Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee Dinner at Buckingham Palace, June 21st, 1887. A painting by Robert Taylor.


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Printed sources : - Skinner (The Logie Collection), 1888; p. 106.

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