Battle of Harlaw (The)

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 Theme code Index    1H51H1 1H372
 Also known as    Desperate Battle (The), Cath Gailbheach (An)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Pibroch
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    
 Structure    AABBCCDDEEFFGGHHIIJJKKLLMMNNOOPPQQRRSST
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:David Johnson
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Scottish Fiddle Music in the 18th Century
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 57, pp. 135-137
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1984
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Battle of Harlaw M:C L:1/8 S:Rowallan ms (1620) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:F [Ff]cAc fcFc|[Fcf]cAc [Ce]cG[cf]|[Ce]cAc [A,A]A,A,A|[Ce]cAc [Ce]cGc| d/e/f [A,2A2] e/f/g G,2|d/e/f/e/ f/e/d/c/ [Ce]cGc|[Ce]cGc [Ae]cAc|[Ae]cAc|d/e/f e/f/g fcAc| d/e/f/e f/e/A/c/ [Ce]cAc|f2c2A2c2|[G,2d2b2] g2 d4|[C2_e2]c2G2c2|[C4_e4][F4f4]||


X:2 T:Battle of Hara Law T:Battle of Harlaw M:C L:1/8 R:Air B:Daniel Dow - Collection of Ancient Scots Music (c. 1775, p. 28) N:A one-strain tune and twenty variation sets, the first seven of N:which are given here. Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D V:1 f|d3A TB3A|df2D2 A3f|d2A TB3A|A2F2 TF3E|F3A {FA}B3F|A2E2TE3D| E2E2e3f|d2D2A3::f|d3e dcBA|d2D2 A3f|d3e dcBA|d2F2 Tc3e| c2F2 dcBA|d2E2 TB3A|B2E2 dcBA|d2D2A3::f|dcBA BABc|d2D2 A3f| dcBA BABc|d2F2Tc3e|dcBA BABc|d2E2 B3e|dcBA TfeTfe|d2D2A3:| |:f|dcBA dcBA|d2D2 A4g|dcBA dcBA|d2F2 Tc3A|defd efge|d2E2 TB3A| defd efge|d2D2A3::f|dcBA dcBA|d2D2 A3f|dcBA dcBA|d2 F2 Tc3e| dcBA dcBA|d2E2 TB3e|dcBA FATfe |d2D2A3::f|dAFA TBAFA| dAFA D3f|dAFA TBAFA|dAGA TF3A|dAFA TBAFA|dAFA E3A| dAFA dfAf|dAFd A3:||:f|dAFA DAFA |dAFA D3f|dAFA DAFA| dAGA TF3A|dAFA DAFA|dAFA E3A|dAFA DAFA|dDFG A3:| V:2 clef = bass z|D,2D,2G,2G,2|F,2F,2F,2D,2|D,2D,2G,2G,2|F,2D,2A,2A,,2|D,2D,2G,2D,2|A,,2A,,2A,,2B,,2| C,2A,,2A,2A,2|F,2D,2D,3:|