John McNeil's Reel

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Theme code Index	1L3L6L3L 13L6L3L
Also known as	Betty's Fancy (2), Big John McNeil, Big John McNeill, Big John McNeal, John McNeilis
Composer/Core Source	Biography:Peter Milne, Biography:Banchory, Biography:Aberdeenshire
Region	Scotland, Ireland, Canada
Genre/Style	Cape Breton/PEI, Irish, Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Reel (single/double), Strathspey
Key/Tonic of	A
Accidental	3 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4, 2/2
History	SCOTLAND(North East), CANADA(Maritimes/English)
Structure	AB, ABB'
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Peter Milne
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Middleton's Selection of Strathspeys Reels &c. for the Violin
Tune and/or Page number	p. 23
Year of publication/Date of MS	1870
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John McNeil's Reel: Annotations

X:1 T:John McNeil’s Reel C:Peter Milne M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Milne – Middleton’s Selection of Strathspeys, Reels &c. for the Violin (1870, p. 23) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A C|A,2 CE (FE)CE|AECE FECE|A,2 CE (FE)CE|FAGF EDCB,| A,2 CE (FE)CE|AECE FEDC|B,DCE DFE=G|FA^GB cAA|| f|eAfA eAca|eAfA e2 (f/ga)|eAfA eAce|dfca B2 (d/e/f)| eAfA eAca|eAfA e2 (e/f/g/)|agag fedc|BAGF EDB,|| |"last time"agaf ecde|fagb a2 a||z/a/|[A6a6]||

X:1 T:John McNeil's Reel C:Peter Milne B:Moffat - Dance Music of the North (1908, No. 31) M:C| L:1/8 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A .C||!Coda!A,2 CE (FE)CE|AECE FECE|A,2 CE (FE)CE|FAGF EDCB,| A,2 CE FECE|AECE FEDC|B,ECE DFE=G|FA^GB cAA|| f|eAfA eAca|eAfA e2 (f/g/a)|eAfA eAce|dfca B2 (d/e/f)| eAfA eAca|eAfA e2 (e/f/g)|1 agag fedc|BAGF EDCB,:| |2 agaf ecde|fagb a2-a||z/ a/|!fermata![A6a6] z||

X:1 T:John McNeil's Reel B:Feldman & O'Doherty, The Northern Fiddler (1978) S:Danny O'Donnell M:4/4 L:1/8 K:A A,2 CE FECE|AECE FECE|A,2 CE FECE|FCEC B,DCB,| A,2 CE FECE|A/A/ECE FECE|B,DCE DFE=G|FA=GB cAAf|| eAfA eAcf|eAfA e2 (3agf|eAfA eAce|dfca B2 cd| eAfA eAcd|eAfA e2 fg|1 agag fedc| BAGF EDCB,:||2 agag fece|fagb a2 [ac]2||

X:2 T:John MacNeill's Reel L:1/8 M:4/4 K:A C|A,2 CE FECE|AECE FECE|A,2 CE FECE|FAGF EDCB,| A,2 CE FECE|AECE FEDC|B,DCE DFEG|FAGB cA A||f| eAfA eAca|eAfA e2 f/g/a|eAfA eAce|dfca B2 d/e/f| eAfA eAca|eAfA e/f/g|agag fedc|BAGF EDCB,||

John McNeil's Reel: Annotations