Greig's Strathspey

Find traditional instrumental music


Greig's Strathspey  Click on the tune title to see or modify Greig's Strathspey's annotations. If the link is red you can create them using the form provided.Browse Properties <br/>Special:Browse/:Greig's Strathspey
Query the Archive
Query the Archive
 Theme code Index    5L7bL3b7bL 3b13b7bL
 Also known as    Greg's Strathspey
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Strathspey
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    2 flats
 Mode    Aeolian (minor)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Niel Gow
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Second Collection of Niel Gow's Reels
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 20
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1788
 Artist    
 Title of recording    
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    
 Year recorded    
 Media    
 Score   (1)   




X:2 T:Greig's Strathspey M:C L:1/8 R:Strathspey Q:"Slow" N:"Very Old" B:Gow - 2nd Collection of Niel Gow's Reels, 3rd ed., p. 20 (orig. 1788) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Amin EG TG2 cG TG2|c>GA>G (c/A/).G/.E/ G2|A,A A>B (c/B/).A/.^G/ A2|A,A (A>B) (c/B/)A/^G/ A2| A,c Tc2 eg Tg2|ea Ta>g ec' Tc'2|c'b/a/ Tag/e/ ed/c/ tcd/e/|TA,>B,TC>D T(EA) A2:| |:egTg2 {^f/g/}c'g Tg2| egTg2 {^f/g/}c'g Tg2|ea a>b (a/b/) (c'/b/)a/^g/ a2|AaTa>b (c'/b/)a/^g/ Ta>b| {a/b/}c'>ba>g a>gf>e|Tf>edc (G/E/)G/c/ AB,|TA,>B,TC>D (E/D/)C/D/ TE2|TA,>B,TC>D TEA A2:||


X:1 T:Greg's Strathspey M:C L:1/8 Q:"Slow" R:Strathspey B:Joshua Campbell – A Collection of New Reels & Highland Strathspeys (Glasgow, 1789, p. 5) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Amin (E<G) TG2 (c<E) TG2|T(A>GE)G (c/A/)(G/E/) TG2|A,<A TA2 c<E TA2|(c>E)(A>G) (c>G)A2| C<(cc>)d (e>g) Tg2|(e>a) Ta2 (e>c') c'2|(3c'ba (3gfe (d>cd)e|(C>D) {E}D(C/D/) (E>G) A2|| (e>g) Tg2 {fg}(c'>g) Tg2{fg}|(e/g/^f/g/) (a/g/f/g/) (c'/g/f/g/) (a>g)|(e>a) Ta2{ga} {b}(c'>a) Ta2{ga}| (e/a/g/a/) (b/a/g/a/) (c'/b/a/g/) (a>b)|(c'b)(ag) (ag)(fe)|(f>e)(de) (c/A/)(G/E/) G2|A,>BCD {E}D(C/D/) E2|C>D {E}DC/D/ (E>G) A2||


X:82 T:Greig's Strathspey. WI.082 M:C L:1/8 Q:1/2=60 B:Wm Irwin, Folio MS, c1850. AGG's Transcription R:.Strathspey O:England A:Lake District Z:vmp.Chris Partington.2005 K:C EGG2 cGG2|c>GA>G (c/A/G/E/) G2|A,A A>B c/B/A/^G/ A2|A,A A>B c/B/A/^G/ A2| Cc c2 egg2|eaa>g ec'c'2|c'b/a/ bg/e/ ed/c/ cd/e/|A,>B, C>D EA A2|]


X:1 T:Greig's Strathspey M:C L:1/8 R:Slow Strathspey or Air S:MacDonald - The Skye Collection (1887) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Amin EG TG2 {^F/G/}cG TG2{^F/G/}|c>GA>G (c/A/)G/E/ G2|A,A (A>B) (c/B/)A/^G/ A2|A,A (A>B) (c/B/)A/^G/ A2| Cc Tc2 eg Tg2|ea Ta>g ec' c'2|c'b/a/ Tag/e/ ed/c/ Tcd/e/| TA,>B,TC>D T(EA) A2:| |:eg Tg2 c'g Tg2|eg Tg2 {^f/g/}c'g Tg2|ea Ta>b {^f/g/}(c'/b)/a/^g/ a2|AaTa>b (c'/b/)a/^g/ Ta>b| {a/b/}c'>ba>g a>gf>e|Tf>edc (G/E/)G/c/ A>B,|TA,>BTC>D E/D/C/D/ TE2|TA,>B,TC>D (EA) A2:||