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Theme code Index
1122 5226L
Also known as
Bolloon (The) , Lady John Scott
Composer/Core Source
Region
Scotland
Genre/Style
Scottish
Meter/Rhythm
Strathspey
Key/Tonic of
A
Accidental
3 sharps
Mode
Ionian (Major)
Time signature
4/4
History
Structure
AAB, AABB'
Editor/Compiler
Alexander McGlashan
Book/Manuscript title
Book:A Collection of Reels
Tune and/or Page number
p. 32
Year of publication/Date of MS
1786
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
Score 1 )
X:1
T:Bolloon (sic), The
T:Balloon [1], The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
S:McGlashan - Reels (c. 1786)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:A
A<EA<c B>A B<c|e<c B>A B>A F2|A<EA<c B>AB>c|e<c B>c A/A/A A2:|
A/a/g/a/ f/e/d/c/ d/e/f/e/ d/c/B/A/|B/c/d/c/ d/c/B/A/ B>G F2|A/a/g/a/ f/e/d/c/ d/e/f/g/ ac|B>ABc A/A/A A2|
A/a/g/a/ f/e/d/c/ d/e/f/e/ d/c/B/A/|B/c/d/c/ d/c/B/A/ B>A F2|A<EA<c B>ABc|e<c B>c A/A/A A2||
Sheet Music for "The Bolloon (sic)" The Bolloon (sic) Balloon [1], The Strathspey Source: McGlashan - Reels (c. 1786) Transcription: AK/Fiddler's Companion
X:1
T:Balloon, The
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
B:Joshua Campbell – A Collection of New Reels & Highland Strathspeys (Glasgow, 1789, p. 11)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
(A>E)(A>c) T(B>A)Bc|e<cTB>A T(B>A) F2|A>EA>c T(B>AB)c|e<cB>c A/A/A A2:|
A/(a/g/a/) (f/e/d/c/) (d/e/f/e/) (d/c/B/A/)|(B/c/d/c/) (d/c/B/A/) T(B>A) F2|A/(a/g/a/) (f/e/d/c/) (d/e/f/g/) ac|T(B>AB)c A/A/A A2|
A/(a/g/a/) (f/e/d/c/) (d/e/f/e/) (d/c/B/A/)|(B/c/d/c/) (d/c/B/A/) T(B>A) F2|A>E)(c>A) (e>c)(a>f)|Te>cB>c A/A/A A2||
Sheet Music for "The Balloon" The Balloon Strathspey Book: Joshua Campbell – A Collection of New Reels & Highland Strathspeys (Glasgow, 1789, p. 11) Transcription: AK/Fiddler’s Companion
