Merry May the Pair Be

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 Theme code Index    1135 1135
 Also known as    Gu ma mear a charaid
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland
 Genre/Style    Scottish
 Meter/Rhythm    Reel (single/double)
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    3 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    
 Structure    AB, AA'B
 Editor/Compiler    Simon Fraser
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:The Airs and Melodies Peculiar to the Highlands of Scotland and the Isles
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 100, p. 38
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1816
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X:1 T:Merry May T:Merry May the Pair Be M:C L:1/8 R:Reel B:Elias Howe – Musician’s Omnibus Nos. 6 & 7 (Boston, 1880-1882, p. 596) 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:D d2 dd' fdgf|d2 dd' fdad'|d2 dd' fdaf|geef gabd'| d2 dd' fdaf|d2 dd' fdad'|d2 dd' fdec|dEEF GABc|| ddcd BdAG|FDAD BDAc|ddcd BdAF|GEFF GABc| ddcd BdAG|FDAD BDAg|fdad d’daf|gebe g’egb||


X:1 T:Merry May the Pair Be M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Stewart-Robertson - The Athole Collection (1884) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A A2Aa cAec|A2Aa cAea|1 A2Aa cAec| dBBc defa:||2 A2Aa cABG|AB,B,C DEFG|| AAGA FAED|CA,EA, FA,EG|AAGA FAEC|DB,B,C DEFG| AAGA FAED|CA,EA, FA,Ed|cAeA aAec|dBfB bBfa||


X:1 T:Merry May the Pair Be M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:Laybourn - Köhlers’ Violin Repository, Book 3 (1885, p. 205) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A {G}A2 (Aa) cAec|{G}A2 (Aa) cAea|{G}A2 (Aa) cAec|(dB)Bc (de)fa| {G}A2 (Aa) cAec|{G}A2 (Aa) cAea|{G}A2 (Aa) cABG|AB,B,C DEFG|| AAGA FAED|CA,EA, FA,EG|AAGA FAEC|DB,B,C DEFG| AAGA FAED|CA,EA, FA,Ed|(cA)(eA) (aA)(ec)|(dB )(fB) bBfa!D.C.!||