Behind Yon Hills

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Theme code Index	5155 3b117bL
Also known as
Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of	E
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Aeolian (minor)
Time signature	2/2
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Alexander Mackay
Book/Manuscript title	Book:A Collection of Reels Strathspeys and Slow Tunes
Tune and/or Page number	p. 6
Year of publication/Date of MS	c. 1822
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Behind Yon Hills: Annotation

X:1 T:Behind Yon Hills N:”Very Old” N:A penciled note in John Glen's copy of Mackay's collection reads "Nanny G" M:C| L:1/8 R:Air? B:Alexander Mackay – A Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Slow Tunes… B:Chiefly composed by Alexander Mackay, Musician Islay (c. 1822, p. 6) B: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/104487947 N:Dedicated to the Right Hon. Lady Elinor Campbell of Islay and Shawfield. N:Mackay was born c. 1775 and was a fiddler-composer from Islay. Many of his N:tune titles are reflect Islay settings. N:Printed in Glasgow by J. MacFadyen, 30 Wilson St. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Emin GA|B2E2 BcBA|G2E2E2 DE|G3A BABd|e2A2A2 GA| B2g2B2 AG|AGAB g3f|eged BABd|e2E2E2:| |:GA|d3e dBde|g2d2d2 gf|e3f gfga|{a}b2e2e2 dc| B2g2B2 AG|AGAB g3f|eged BABd|e2E2E2:|]

Behind Yon Hills: Annotation