Duke of Gordon's Favourite (1) (The)

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Theme code Index	15L3L2L 4637L
Also known as	Edinburgh Volunteer
Composer/Core Source	Robert Mackintosh
Region	Scotland
Genre/Style	Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of	B
Accidental	2 flats
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History
Structure	AABB
Editor/Compiler	Robert Mackintosh
Book/Manuscript title	Book:A Fourth Collection of New Strathspey Reels
Tune and/or Page number	p. 2
Year of publication/Date of MS	1804
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Duke of Gordon's Favourite (1) (The): Annotations

X:1 T:Duke of Gordon’s Favorite [1], The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig Q:"Slow" B:Robert Mackintosh – “A Fourth Collection of New Strathspey Reels, also some Famous old Reels” (1804, p. 2) N:Dedicated to the Dutchess [sic] of Manchester N:Robert “Red Rob” Mackintosh (c. 1745-1808) was a Scottish violinist and N:composer active in Edinburgh at the end of the 18th century. Originally from N:Tullymet, near Pitlochry, Perthshire. He moved to London in the last decade N:of his life. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Bb (3F/G/A/|{Ac}B>AG .F.E.D|DCC C2 c/d/|e>dc gfe|dcB AGF| {Ac}B>AG FED|Ccc c2e|dfB cBA|[DFB][DFB][DFB] [D2F2B2]:| |:f/e/|def g2 e/d/|cde f2 d/c/|Bcd GAB|cdB AGF| def g2 e/d/|cde f2 d/c/|Bcd Ged|cBA [D2F2B2]:|]

Duke of Gordon's Favourite (1) (The): Annotations