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Composer/Core Source	James Davie
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Reel (single/double)
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Siege of Kildrummie (The): Annotations

X:1
%
T:War Song, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Lively"
N:”A Highland Battle Piece, or Siege of Kildrummie;
N:Partly composed, the whole arranged, and inscribed
N:to the memory of Sir William Wallace, the Scottish
N:Champion, by James Davie.”
N:See also “Quick Step towards the Enemy,” “Address to 
N:the Army,” “Engagement Begins,” ”Pibroch of Victory.”
B:Davie’s Caledonian Repository (Aberdeen, 1829-30)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
F|D2E F2G|A2 B AGF|G2 A Bcd|A2B AFD|
D2E F2G|A2B AGF|G2A B2G|AFD D2:|
|:A|d2e f2d g2f edc|d2e f2d|e2f ecA|
d2e f2d|agf edc|d2A B2G|AFD D2!fermata!:|
K:Dmin
A|D2E F2G|A2B AGF|G2A B2G|A2B AFD|
D2E F2G|A2B AGF|G2A B2G|AFD D2:|
|:A|d2e  f2d|g2f ed^c|d2e f2d|e2f e^cA|
d2e f2d|g2f ed^c|d2A B2G|AFD D2!D.C.!:|

X:1
%
T:Quick Step towards the Enemy
T:Lads wi’ the Kilts (The)
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:March
N:”A Highland Battle Piece, or Seige of Kildrummie;
N:Partly composed, the whole arranged, and inscribed
N:to the memory of Sir William Wallace, the Scottish
N:Champion, by James Davie.”
N:See also “War Song (The),” “Address to 
N:the Army,” “Engagement Begins,” ”Pibroch of Victory.”
B:Davie’s Caledonian Repository (Aberdeen, 1829-30)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
d<BA A2B|(d>e)(f/e/) d<BA|d<BB B2a|b2a f2e|
d<BA A2B|(d>e)(f/e/) d<BA|d<BB B2a|b<fa Tf2e:|
|:d>ef a<fa|baf afe|d>ef a<fa|b<fa Tf2e|
d>ef a<fa|b>af a>fe|d<BB B2a|b <fa Tf2e:|]

X:1
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T:Address to the Army
T:Scots wha ha’r wi’ Wallace Bled
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Bold"
N:”A Highland Battle Piece, or Seige of Kildrummie;
N:Partly composed, the whole arranged, and inscribed
N:to the memory of Sir William Wallace, the Scottish
N:Champion, by James Davie.”
N:See also “Quick Step towards the Enemy,” “War Song (The),” 
N:“Engagement Begins,” ”Pibroch of Victory.”
B:Davie’s Caledonian Repository (Aberdeen, 1829-30)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
A>AA>F|A>B (d>c)|B>BB>A|B>cd>e|
f>ge>f|d>e(f>e)|d>BB>A|A3 z:|
f>ff>e|f>ga>f|e>ee>d|e>f(g>b)|
a>fe>f|d>e(f>e)|d>BB>A A3a|
f>ff>e|f>ga>f|e>ee>d|e>f(g>b)|
a>fe>f|d>e(f>e)|d>BB>A|A3z||

X:1
%
T:Engagement Begins, The
T:John Patterson’s Mare Goes Foremost
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Spirited"
N:”A Highland Battle Piece, or Seige of Kildrummie;
N:Partly composed, the whole arranged, and inscribed
N:to the memory of Sir William Wallace, the Scottish
N:Champion, by James Davie.”
N:See also “Quick Step towards the Enemy,” “Address to 
N:the Army,” “War Song (The),” ”Pibroch of Victory.”
B:Davie’s Caledonian Repository (Aberdeen, 1829-30)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
A|F>ED D<A,D|F>ED D<AD|F>ED d<AG|TF3 (E2F)|
G>FE E<B,E|G>FE E<B,E|G>FE e<BA|G3 T(F2E)||
FDF d2A|B/c/d/c/B/A/ d2A|B2A B/c/d/B/A/G/|TF3(D2F)|
G<EB e2B|e/f/g/f/e/^d/ e2B|e2B e/f/g/e/B/A/|G3 T(F2E)||
F<DF d2A|d/e/f/e/d/c/ d2A|d2AB/c/d/B/A/G/|TF3 (D2F)|
E<ee g2e|f>ed e<ag|f>ed e<ag|Tf3 {ef}d2||
a/g/|f>ed d2e|f/g/a/g/f/e/ d2A|B2A B/c/d/B/A/G/|TF3 (D2F)|
"faster"G<EE B<EE|d<EE B<E|G<EE B<EE|e<EE B<EE|
F<DD A<DD|d<DD A<DD|A<DD d<AG|TF3 (D2F)|
G<EE B,<EE|G<EE B,EE|G>AB e<BA|G3 TF2A/G/|
F<DD A,<DD|F<DD A,<DD|F<DD d<AG|TF3(D2F)|
G<EE e2B|e/f/g/f/e/^d/ e2B|c/^d/e/d/c/B/ c/d/e/c/B/A/|G3 T(F2E)||
D/D/D/D/d F<Fd|D/D/D/D/d F<Fd|D/D/D/D/d F/F/F/F/d|A/A/A/A/d F/F/F/F/d|
E/E/E/E/e G<Ge|E/E/E/E/e G<Ge|E/E/E/E/e G/G/G/G/e|B/B/B/B/e G/G/G/G/e||
FD/D/D A,D/D/D|FD/D/D A,D/D/D|fD/D/D dA/A/A|F/G/A/G/F/E/ D/E/F/G/A/F/|
GE/E/E B,E/E/E|GE/E/E B,E/E/E|GE/E/E eB/B/B|G3 (F2E)||
Dd/d/d Fd/d/d|Dd/d/d Fd/d/d|Dd/d/d Fd/d/d|F/E/D/E/F/G/ B/A/G/F/E/^D/|
Ee/e/e Ge/e/e|Ee/e/e Ge/e/e|Be/e/e gB/B/B|g3T(f2e)||
d/D/D/D/D/D/ A,/D/D/D/D/D/|F/D/D/D/D/D/ A,/D/D/D/D/D/|F/D/D/D/D/D/ A/D/D/D/D/D/|
d/e/f/e/d/c/ B/c/d/c/B/A/|G/E/E/E/E/E/ B,/E/E/E/E/E/|G/E/E/E/E/E/ B/E/E/E/E/E/|
e/E/E/E/E/E/ B/E/E/E/E/E/|G/A/B/A/G/F/ E/F/A/G/F/E/||
P:The Enemy Flies and is Pursued
D/d/d/d/d/d/ f/A/a/A/g/A/|f/d/d/d/d/d/ f/A/a/A/g/A/|
f/g/a/g/f/e/ d/e/f/e/d/c/|B/c/d/c/B/A/ G/A/B/A/g/F/|
E/e/e/e/e/e/ g/e/b/e/a/e/|g/e/e/e/e/e/ g/e/b/e/a/e/|
g/a/b/a/g/f/ e/f/g/f/e/d/|c/d/e/d/c/B/ A/B/A/G/F/E/|
D/d/c/B/A/G/ F/B/A/G/F/E/|D/f/e/d/c/B/ A/B/c/d/e/f/|
g/A/g/A/f/A/ e/A/e/A/f/A/|g/A/g/A/f/A/ e/f/a/g/f/e/|
d/e/f/e/d/A/ d/e/f/e/d/A/|a/g/f/e/d/c/ B/A/G/F/E/D/|
e/f/g/f/e/B/ e/f/g/f/e/B/|b/a/g/f/e/d/ c/B/A/G/F/E/|
P:Pursuit Ended
"Slower"F>ED D<A,D|F>ED D<A,D|F>ED d<AG|F3 T(E2D)|
"Slower to the pause"G>FE E<B,E|G>FE E<B,E|G>FE e<BA|G3 T(F2!fermata!E)||

X:1
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T:Pibroch of Victory
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Spirited"
N:”A Highland Battle Piece, or Seige of Kildrummie;
N:Partly composed, the whole arranged, and inscribed
N:to the memory of Sir William Wallace, the Scottish
N:Champion, by James Davie.”
N:See also “Quick Step towards the Enemy,” “Address to 
N:the Army,” “War Song (The),” ”Engagement Begins (The).”
B:Davie’s Caledonian Repository (Aberdeen, 1829-30, pp. 3-4)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
f>AA f>AA|f>AA d>AA|e>AA f>AA|e>AA B>AA|
f>AA a>AA|f>AA d>AA|e>AA f>AA|d>DD B>AA||
a>AA f>AA|f>AA d>AA|e>AA e>AA|d>AA f>AA|
a>AA f>AA|f>AA d>AA|e>AA f>AA|d>AA d>AA|
e>AA f>AA|d>AA d>AA|e>AA e>AA|(d3 !fermata!d2)||
P:The Chief is Killed
M:3/4
L:1/8
"Slow"(D>E)|F2F2{F}(A>F)|{F}E2D2 (D>E)|F2F2 {F}(d>c)|{c}B2A2 (D>E)|
F2F2 {F}(A>F)|E2F2B2|(A2F2)E2|D4||
(A>d)|f2 {f}(ed)(ef)|d2 (BA)(Ad)|f2{f}(ed)ef|d4 (Ad)|
f2 (ed)Be|d2 (BA)Fd|(BA)(AF)DF|{F}E4 (D>E)|
F2F2 {F}(A>F)|{F}E2 D2 (D>E)|F2F2{F}(d>c)|{c}B2A2 (D>E)|
F2F2 {F}(A>F)|E2F2B2|(A2F2)E2|D4||

X:1
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T:March from the Battlefield
T:Leslie’s March
T:Leslies’ March, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:March
B:Davies Caledonian Repository (Aberdeen, 1829-30, p. 4)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
[A,3F3d3][A,3F3d3]|d>cB [F3A3]|d>cB A>GF|(F/G/A)F E2D|
[c3e3][c3e3]|f>ed c<ad c<ag|f>ed B>AB|(d>e)f {f}e2d||
d<dd e<AA|f<dd e<AA|g<ee f<BB|ga/g/f/e/ f<BB|
fg/f/e/d/ e<AA|e>fg f<ag|f>ed B>AB|d>ef {f}e2d!fine!||
d<fa d<fa|d<fa a>gf|e<gb e<gb|e<gb b>ge|
(d/e/)f/g/a (d/e/)f/g/a|(d/e/)f/g/a (a>g)f|
f>ed B>AB|(d>e)f {f}e2d"Repeat 2nd part as part 4th"||

X:1
%
T:Dirge at the Funeral of the Chief, The
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Slow and Solemn"
B:Davie's Caledonian Repository (Aberdeen, 1829-30, p. 4)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Dmin
A2|d3cA2|c3AF2|d3cA2|f6|
F4E2|D4d2|c4E2|F3GA2|
B3cB2|A4d2|d3cA2|f4g2|
{fg}a3gf2|d2c2A2|f4e2|d4||
A2|D4D2|C4C2|T(B,3A,) (B,2|A,6)|
D4F2|E4 A,2|E4G2|F3ED2|A4B2|
D4F2|(A2f2)e2|d3ef2|e4 A2|
{A}a3gf2|d2c2 (AG)|F4E2|D4||"End of the battle piece."

Siege of Kildrummie (The): Annotations