Lasses of Stewarton

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 Theme code Index    3H2H1H1H 3155
 Also known as    Cross Reel (Da), Humors of Williamstown (The), Lasses of Stewartown, Lasses of Stewington, Lassies of Stewarton, Over the Isles to America
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Mixolydian
 Time signature    2/2
 History    
 Structure    AABBCCD
 Editor/Compiler    Neil Stewart
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Collection of Newest and Best Reels or Country Dances
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 46
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1761
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Lasses of Stewarttown, The M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B:Campbell – 9th Book of New and Favorite Country Dances & Strathspey B:Reels (1795, p. 19) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D g|fdec d/c/B/c/ d2|F D2F A2 Ag|fde=c TB>A/B/4 c2|E=CCE G3:| |:c|(B/c/d) DF AFDc|B/c/d DF A3=c|B/c/d DF AB=cA|GE=CE G3:| |:=c|BGAF BGAG|FDDF A3=c|BGAF BGAF|E=CCE G3:| |:Odefg afdf|afdf a2{g}f2|defg afdf|ge=ce g2 feO:||:g||


X:1 T:Lasses of Stewarttown, The M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:John Gow – A Favorite Collection of Slow Airs, B:Strathspeys and Reels (London, c. 1804, p. 16) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D g|fdec (d/c/B/c/) d2|FD2F (A2 A)g|fde=c ABcA|GE=CE G3:| =c|(B/c/d) DF AFD=c|(B/c/d) DF A3=c|(B/c/d) DF AB=cA|GE=CE G3:| |:=c|BGAF BGAG|FD2FA2 A=c|BGAF AB=cA|GE=CE G3:| A|defg afdf|afdf a2 Tf>e|defg afdf|ge=ce g2 fe| Defg afdf|afdf a2 fe|defg abaf|ge=ce gbe||


X:1 T:Lasses of Stuarton M:C L:1/8 R:Reel N:The key is a guess. There were no accidentals in the key N:signature in the original ms. S:John Rook music manuscript collection (1840, p. 35) N:Rook was a multi-instrumentalist from Waverton, near Wigton, Cumbria Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:E a2|gefd cdec|BGEG B2 Bd|gefd cdec|AFDF A2 Ad:| |:cABG cABG|BGEG B2 Bd|cABG cABG|AFDF A2 Ad:| |:efga bgeg|bgeg b2 ag|efga bgeg|afdf a2 gf:|


X:1 T:Lasses of Stewarton, The M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B: Joseph Lowe - Lowe's Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Jigs, B:book 5 (1844-45, p. 6) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D g|fdec (d/c/B/c/) d2 |(FD)DF A3g|fde=c (c/B/A/B/) c2|E=CCE G2G:| |:=c|(B=c/d/) DF (AF)D=c|(B=c/d/) DF A3=c|(B=c/d/) DF (AB)=cA|GE=CE G2G:| |:c|BGAF BGAG|(FD)DF A3=c|BGAF AB=cA|GE=CE G2G:| e|defg afdf|afdg (f/g/a) (gf)|(de)fg afdf|ge=ce (e/f/g) (fe)| (de)fg afdf|afdg (f/g/a) (gf)|(de)fg abaf|ge=ce gbeg||


X:1 T:Lasses of Stewarton M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel S:MacDonald - Skye Collection (1887) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D g|fdec dA d2|FDDF A3g|fde=c BG c2|E=CCE G2G:| |:=c|Bd (BG) AFD=c|Bd AF A3=c|Bd AF AB=cA|GE=CE G2G:| |:=c|BGAF BGAG|FDDF A3=c|BGAF AB=cA|GE=(CE) G2G:| e|defg afdf|afdf a2 (fe)|defg afdf|ge=ce g2 fe| defg afdf|afdf a2 fe|defg abaf|ge=ce gbeg||