Niel Gow's Lamentation for James Moray Esq. of Abercairny

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 Theme code Index    1565 2H4H66
 Also known as    Lament for Abercairny, Lamentation for Jas. Moray of Abercairny, Neil Gow's Lament for Abercairny, Neil Gow's Lamentation for Abercairney
 Composer/Core Source    Biography:Niel Gow
 Region    Scotland, Canada
 Genre/Style    Cape Breton/PEI, Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    4/4
 History    CANADA(Maritimes/English)
 Structure    AAB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Niel Gow
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:First Collection of Niel Gow's Reels
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 3
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1784
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Neil [sic] Gow's Lamentation for Abercairney M:C L:1/8 R:Air B:James Aird - Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 3 (Glasgow, 1788, No. 542, p. 206) N:"Humbly dedicated to the Volunteers and Defensive Bands of Great Britain and Ireland" Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D F|D>FAd BdAd|e>f g/f/e/d/ {c}B2 Bd|D>FAd Ab/g/|ad a/g/f/e/ d2d:|| b|ab/c'/ d'a ba d'f|ge'/g/ fd'f/e2 e>f|D>FAd Bd Ac'/b/|ad a/g/f/e/ d2 d>a| ab/c'/ d'a ba d'f|g/f/g/e'/ f/e/f/d' e2 ef/g/|{b}ag/f/ {a}gf/e/ {g}fe/d/ {e}dc/B/|{e}dc/B/ A/B/A/F/ D2 D|]


X:169 T:Neil Gow's Lamentation For Moray Of Abercarary. RHu.165 B:R.Hughes MS,1823,Whitchurch,Shrops. C:composed by Neil Gow (1727-1807) A:Whitchurch, Shropshire Z:Tony Weatherall 2006 M:C L:1/8 Q:1/4=60 R:Air K:D F|D>FAd (Bd)(Ad)|e>f g/f/e/d/ B2Bd|\ D>FAd Bd Ad'/b/ a>d a/g/f/e/d2d>F| D>FAd BdAd|ef g/f/e/d/ B2Bd|D>FAd Bd Ad'/b/|ad a/g/f/e/d2d|| b|ab/c'/ d'a bad'f|ge'/g/ fd'/f/ e2 ef|\ D>FAd Bd Ad'/b/|ad a/g/f/e/ d2d>b| ab/c'/ d'a bad'f|g/f/g/e'/ f/e/f/d'/ e2ef/g/|\ b/a/g/f/ a/g/f/e/| g/f/e/d/ f/e/d/c/|\ e/d/c/B/|A/B/A/F/D2D|]


X:1 T:Neil Gow's Lament for Abercairny M:C L:1/8 R:Slow Strathspey B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection (1884) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G B,|G,>B,D>G E>GD>G|A>B c/B/A/G/ ~E2 E>G|G,>B,D>G EG Dg/e/|d>G d/c/B/A/ G2G|| B/c/|de/f/ ~g>d e>dg>B|ca/c/ Bg/B/ A2 A>B|G,>B,D>G E>G Dg/e/|d>G d/c/B/A/ G2 G/A/B/c/| de/f/ ~g>d e>dg>B|ca/c/ Bg/B/ A2 AB/c/|e/d/c/B/ d/c/B/A/ c/B/A/G/ B/A/G/F/|A/G/F/E/ D/E/D/B,/ G,2 G,/C/B,/A,/||