Mr. William Campbell Balmartin's Reel

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 Theme code Index    431H5 662H2
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    Alexander Mackay
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    3 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    SCOTLAND(Western Isles)
 Structure    AAB
 Editor/Compiler    Alexander Mackay
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:A Collection of Reels Strathspeys and Slow Tunes
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 27
 Year of publication/Date of MS    c. 1822
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 Score   (1)   



X:1 T:Mr. William Campbell Balmartin's Reel C:Alexander Mackay M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Alexander Mackay – A Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Slow Tunes… B:Chiefly composed by Alexander Mackay, Musician Islay (c. 1822, p. 27) B: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/104487947 N:Dedicated to the Right Hon. Lady Elinor Campbell of Islay and Shawfield. N:Mackay was born c. 1775 and was a fiddler-composer from Islay. Many of his N:tune titles are reflect Islay settings. N:Printed in Glasgow by J. MacFadyen, 30 Wilson St. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A e|{d}c/B/A ce a2 ea|fdfa bBBd|{d}c/B/A ce a2 ea|fdBe cA A:| e|(EAcA) eAcA|EAcA dBBc|(EAcA) eAcA|dfBd cAAe| (EAcA) eAcA|(EA)cA dBBd|{d}c/B/A ce dfea|gbed cA A||