Earl of Elgin's Favorite

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 Theme code Index    15L6L5 6L27L2
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    Nathaniel Gow
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Strathspey
 Key/Tonic of    E
 Accidental    4 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/4
 History    
 Structure    AAB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Niel & Nathaniel Gow
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Third Collection of Niel Gow's Reels
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 5
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1792
 Artist    
 Title of recording    
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    
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Earl of Elgin's Favorite: Annotations


X:1
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T:Earl of Elgin's Favorite
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Strathspey
B:Gow - 3rd Collection of Niel Gow's Reels, 3rd ed., p. 5  (orig. 1792)
C:Nathaniel Gow
Q:"Very slow"
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:E
B,|(E/F/G) B,B,| !trill!C/D/E B<E|CF !trill!FE|!trill!D>E FG/A/|
{G/A/}.B.G. .E.B,|!trill!CD/E/ B,E|CA/>F/ G/>E/F/>D/|EEE:||
B|!trill!e>f gg|(.f.f) !trill!e2|cf fe|!trill!d>e fa|
{a}g/>f/g/a/ (.b.b)|[^df][df] [e2g2]| !trill!ca/>f/ g/>e/f/>d/|e2 EG|
(Af) !trill!F>A|(Ge) !trill!E>G|AC!trill!F>E|{E}D2 {D}!trill!C>B,|
BBcd|{f}e>c BG|EE AG|G!trill!FE||


Earl of Elgin's Favorite: Annotations