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 Theme code Index    5651H 5323
 Also known as    Captain Cook's Death
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:Lucy Johnston of Hilton
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
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 Structure    AB
 Editor/Compiler    Edward Riley
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Riley's Flute Melodies vol. 1
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 351, p. 95
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1814
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Highland Mary [4] M:C L:1/16 B:Edward Riley – “Riley’s Flute Melodies vol. 1” (New York, 1814, No. 351, p. 95) B: https://archive.org/details/flutemelodies0000rile/page/n107/mode/2up Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G B2c2|d4 e3d d4 g2e2|d4 B2G2 {B}A4 B2c2|d4 {f}e3d d4 gd3|dB3 A3B G4 B2c2| d4 e3d d4 gfge|{e}d4 B2G2 {B}A4 B3c|d4 {f}e3d d4 ge3|dB3 A3B {A}G4:| |:d3e/f/|g2f2e2d2 d4 c2e2|{e}d4 {c}B2{A}G4 {B}A4 d3e/f/|g2f2e2d2 {^c}d4 =c2e2|dB3 A3B {A}G4 d3e/f/| g2f2e2d2 d4 c3e|{e}d4 B2G2 {G}A4 B2c2|d3e d2c2 B2d2 !fermata!g2 {fg agf}e4|dB3 A3B {A}G4:||


X:1 T:Highland Mary [4] M:C L:1/16 R:Air C:”Comp’d by Miss Lucy Johnson" N:The composer was Lucy Johnston of Hilton, who titled the tune "Captain N:Cooks Death." Q:"Andante" S:John Rook music manuscript collection (1840, p. 40) N:Rook was a multi-instrumentalist from Waverton, near Wigton, Cumbria Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G B2c2|d4 e3d d4 g2e4|d4 B2G2 {B}A4 ~B2c2|d4 {f}e3d d4 g3d|dB3A3B G4 ~B2c2| d4 e3d d4 (gfge)|{e}d4 B2G2 {B}A4 B3c|d4 {f}e3d d4 gd3|dB3 ~A3B {A}G4|| d3e/f/|g2f2e2d2 d4 c2e2|{e}d4 {c}B2{A}G2 {A}A4 (d3e/f/)|g2f2e2d2 d4 c2e2|dB3A3B {A}G4 (d3e/f/)| g2f2e2d2 d6 c3e|{e}d4 {c}B2{A}G2 {G}A4 B2c2|d3e d2c2 B2d2!fermata!g2e2|dB3A3B G4||