Laoidh an amadain mhòir
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| Theme code Index | 3H3H2H1H 1H61H1H |
| Also known as | Great fool's song (The) |
| Composer/Core Source | |
| Region | Scotland |
| Genre/Style | Scottish |
| Meter/Rhythm | Air/Lament/Listening Piece |
| Key/Tonic of | C |
| Accidental | NONE |
| Mode | Ionian (Major) |
| Time signature | 4/4 |
| History | SCOTLAND(Argyll and Bute) |
| Structure | One part |
| Editor/Compiler | Biography:Patrick MacDonald |
| Book/Manuscript title | Book:A Collection of Highland Vocal Airs |
| Tune and/or Page number | No. 118, p. 18 |
| Year of publication/Date of MS | 1784 |
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| Score (1) | |
X:1
T:Laoidh an amadain mhòir
N:”An ancient air”
N:”Translation of the poem sung to the air may be seen in Smith’s Gaelic antiquities.”
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Slow"
O:”Argyleshire Air”
B:Patrick MacDonald – “Collection of Highland Vocal Airs” (Edinburgh, 1784, No. 118, p. 18)
N:MacDonald was Minister of Kilmore in Argyleshire. The volume is
N:dedicated to the ‘Gentlemen of the Highland Society in London’.
F:https://www.google.com/books/edition/A_Collection_of_Highland_Vocal_Airs_To_w/XCvLHYWLkFcC?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:C
V:1
{cd}e4 d2c2|c2A2 {A}c4|G2G2A2A2|c3c {e}d2c2|g2g2{g}a2 ge|
{e}d2d2 d3c|A2c2g3e|{e}d2c2c2G2|{A}_B2A2G2c2|A2 GE TD2 C2:|
V:2 clef = bass
C,4D,2E,2|F,4E,2C,2|E,2E,2F,2F,2|E,2C,2G,2C,2|E,2E,2F,2E,C,|
F,2F,2G,2E,2|F,2E,2C,2E,2|F,2E,2C,4|C,2D,2E,2C,2|F,2C,2G,,2C,2:|