Pier of Bowmore (The)
X:1
T:Peir of Bowmore, The
C:H. Currie
M:9/8
L:1/8
R:Slip Jig
B:Alexander Mackay – A Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Slow Tunes…
B:Chiefly composed by Alexander Mackay, Musician Islay (c. 1822, p. 11)
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:D
d2d d2B AFD|d3 e2g f2e|d2d d2B AFD|(E2F) G2A B2A:|
|:FGA (D2A) F2D|FGA D2=c B2A|FGA D2A F2D|.E2.F .G2.A B2A:|]
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| Theme code Index | 1H1H5 1H2H3H |
| Also known as | Peir of Bowmore (The) |
| Composer/Core Source | Biography:H. Currie |
| Region | Scotland |
| Genre/Style | Scottish |
| Meter/Rhythm | Slip/Hop Jig |
| Key/Tonic of | D |
| Accidental | 2 sharps |
| Mode | Ionian (Major) |
| Time signature | 9/8 |
| History | |
| Structure | AABB |
| Editor/Compiler | Alexander Mackay |
| Book/Manuscript title | Book:A Collection of Reels, Book:Strathspeys and Slow Tunes |
| Tune and/or Page number | p. 11 |
| Year of publication/Date of MS | 1822 |
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| Score (1) | |