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 Theme code Index    3H1H53 352H2H
 Also known as    Young Donald is the blithest lad
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/4
 History    
 Structure    One part
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:James Aird
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Selection of Scotch English Irish and Foreign Airs vol. 5
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 50, p. 20
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1797
 Artist    
 Title of recording    
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    
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Donald of Dundee: Annotations


X:1
T:Donald of Dundee
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Vivace”
B:James Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 5 
B:(Glasgow, 1797, No. 50, p. 20)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
(d/e/)|fddB|AFFD| F/G/A/B/ Ad|e3 (d/e/)|fddB|AFFD|
Ade>f|d3 (d/e/)|fff>g|eee>f|ddd>e|c^AFF|
B>cde|fdBg|fBc^A|!fermata!B3c|d>edf|
gfed|dB B/c/d/B/|AFFA|d>edf|gfed|
dBcA|eccA|d/e/f/g/ !fermata!af|eBcA|d3||
X:68
T:Donald Of Dundee. WM.068
M:2/4
L:1/8
Q:1/2=70
S:Wm.Mittell's MS, New Romney,Kent,1799
R:.Scots Measure
O:England
A:Kent
Z:vmp.Chris Partington
K:D
(d/e/)|fddB|AFFD|(F/G/)(A/B/) Ad|e3(d/e/)|fddB|AFFD|Ade>f|d3:|!
|:d/e/|fff>g|eee>f|ddd>e|c^AFF|Bcd>e|fdBg|fBc^A|B3:|!
|:c|d>edf|gfed|dB (B/c/)(d/B/)|AFFA|d>edf|gfed|dBcA|d3:|
X:1
T:Donald of Dundee
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Air
S:John Rook music manuscript collection (Waverly, Cumbria, 1840, p. 60)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
ag|fddB|AFFD|F/G/A/B/ Ad|e2 ea|fddB|AFFD|
dd e/d/e/f/|d2d2::d/e/|fffg|eeef|ddde|cA F2|
B>cd>e|f/e/d/c/ B/e/f/g/|fdcA|B2 AB/c/|ddde/f/|gfef|
dB B/c/d/B/|AFFd/c/|B>cd>e|f/e/d/c/ B(3e/f/g/|
fB d/c/B/A/|d2 dg|fBcA|d/e/f/g/ ag|fBcA|d2d2:|]

Donald of Dundee: Annotations