Kirkforther

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 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    3 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4, 3/4
 History    
 Structure    AABBCCDDEEFFGGHHIIJJ
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:James Oswald
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Caledonian Pocket Companion Book 10
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 109
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1760
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 Score   (1)   



X:1 T:Kirkforther M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Slow" N:The tune, in scordatura fiddle tuning, AEac#, is written to be played as N:it would be fingered in regular (GDae) tuning. N:Drone ‘E’ note (open string) throughout last section. B:James Oswald – Caledonian Pocket Companion vol. 10 (1760, p. 109) F: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/94600380?mode=transcription Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A [A2e2][Ae][Ae][Ae][Ae]|[A4g4][A2f2]| [A2e2][Ae][Ae][Ae][Ae]|[D4B4][D2A2]| [A2e2][Ae][Ae][Ae][Ae]| [A4g4][A2f2]|e2feBA|[D4B4]::[^F2B2][F2B2][A2e2]|D2f2e2| eB A^FED|[A2e2][A2e2][D2B2]|[A2e2][A2e2][D2B2]|eagfeB|[G,4D4A4]:| M:C "Brisk"e2 Ae fBBg|eAAe BD D2|e2 Ae fBBg|eAc^F AG, G,2:| g2 eg|faBd|^cgAe BD D2|g2 eg faBf|eAB^F AG,G,2:| |:G,B,DG B,D Ae|feBA ^FE D/C/B,/A,/|G,B,DA Eagf|eBA^F AG,G,2:| |:gAaA gAeA|gAag fe BD|gAaA gAeA|B=feB AG, G,2:| |:(3DAe (3DAe (3DAf (3DAf|(3DAe (3DAe BD D2|(3DAe (3DAe (3DA=f (3DAf|eAB^F AG,G,2:| |:g/A/A/A/ a/A/A/A/ g/A/A/A/ e/A/A/A/|g/A/A/A/ a/A/A/A/ B/D/D/D/ ^F/D/D/D/| g/A/A/A/ a/A/A/A/ g/A/A/A/ e/A/A/A/|Bd^cB AG, G,2:| |:(AB^cA) (B^cdB)|(AB^cA) BD D2|(AB^cA) B^cdB|cAB^F A2G, G,2:| g/A/a/A/ g/A/e/A/ g/A/a/A/ g/A/e/A/|g/A/a/A/ g/A/e/A/ B/D/^F/D/ B/D/^F/D/| g/A/a/A/ g/A/e/A/ g/A/a/A/ g/A/e/A/|Ed^cB AG, G,2:|]