Annotation:Mason's Cap (The)
X:1 T:Masons Cap, The N:”A Scotch Reel.” M:A L:1/8 R:Reel B:Elias Howe – Musician’s Omnibus Nos. 6 & 7 (Boston, 1880-1882, p. 597) B: http://ks4.imslp.net/files/imglnks/usimg/c/c7/IMSLP601433-PMLP562790-ONeill_Rare_Medium_M40_M8_v6.7_text.pdf Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A e/|c/>A/A/>B/ A/>B/A/>F/|E/F/A/B/ {AB}cB/A/-|d/>B/B/>c/ B/c/B/A/|B/c/d/e/ {g}fe/d/| c/>A/A/>B/ A/>B/A/>F/|E/F/A/B/ {AB}cB/A/-|d/>B/B/>c/ B/c/B/A/|B/c/d/e/ f/e/f/a/|(3A/A/A/ (.c/.B/) A2 A|| e/|(c/A/)(e/A/) (f/A/)(e/A/)|c/A/e/A/ f/e/d/c/|(d/B/)(f/B/) a/B/f/b/|(d/B/)(f/B/) f(e/d/)| (c/A/)(e/A/) (f/A/)(e/A/)| (c/A/)(e/A/) f/e/d/c/|B/c/d/e/ f/e/f/a/|A/A/A (c/>B/) A2 A||
MASON'S CAP, THE. AKA and see "Mason's Apron." Scottish, Reel (2/4 time). A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. One of the "Mason's Apron," "Wake Susan/Wake Up Susan" family of tunes, albeit with an initlal interval jump much more modest. The "Mason's Cap" title seems unique to Boston music publisher Elias Howe & Co. publications, but Howe (in Musician's Omnibus Nos. 6 & 7) identified the provenance as "Scotch".
