Doideag Mhuileach

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 Theme code Index    7bL5L3L5L 7bL3L7bL7bL
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    Alexander Mackay
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    C
 Accidental    NONE
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    
 Structure    AA'BB'
 Editor/Compiler    Alexander Mackay
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:A Collection of Reels, Book:Strathspeys and Slow Tunes
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 16
 Year of publication/Date of MS    ca. 1822
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 Score   (1)   



X:1 T:Doideag Mhuileach M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Alexander Mackay – A Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Slow Tunes… B:Chiefly composed by Alexander Mackay, Musician Islay (c. 1822, p. 16) 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:Amin c|G2F E2D|C2D E2A|G2E CDE|G3 G2A|G2F E2D | CDE c3|AGE DEG|A3 A2c|G2F E2D|C2D E2A| G2E CDE|c3 c2d|E2c d2B|c2A G2c|AGE DEG| A3 A2{B}||e|c2d efg|edc {c}B2G|AcA AGE|A3 G2A|c2d efg| edc {c}B2G|ABc EFG|A3 A2B|c2d efg|edc {c}B2G| AcA AGE|c3 c2d|efg edc|BAG ABc|AGE DEG|A3 A2{B}||