>> See "Delven Side", p.15 of the Complete Repository volume 1. It's in
>> E dorian, described as "In E<natural> with <flat> 3d."
> What is the keynote?
> E natural with flatted 3rd is in the description, not the
> specification, since the notation doesn't change if we drop that.
> However, since the keynote isn't obvious that would be valuable
> supplementary information, if it is correct, but maybe it isn't.
One of the better-kept secrets of early Scottish tune collections
is that they have bass lines... here it is again, default note
length halved for compactness, a few minor typos fixed and with
the bass added. Still think it might be in D? (BarFly says it's
straight E dorian, no alternatives offered).
X:1
T:Delven Side. a Strathspey
S:Gow's 'Complete Repository", book 1
N:in E natural with flat 3rd [mixolyd w/ flat 3rd is dor, 2#]
Q:1/4=120
% I'd either go faster than that for dancing or slower for listening
L:1/16
% harp sound specified; after all it is the
% primary instrument named on the titlepage
V:1 program 1 46
V:2 bass program 1 46
% macro for octaved bass notes
m:on=[n4n,4]
M:C
% eliminate the linebreaks if you have a big monitor
K:EDor %[or D major]
V:1 E3e dBAB d2E2 TB4{A/B/}| d3E dBAB dD3 A3F |\
E3e dBAB d2E2 E3g |(gf).e.d (fe).d.c d2D2 TA2(GF):|
V:2 E,4 E,4 E,4 E,4 | E,4 E,4 D,4 D,4 |\
E,4 E,4 E,4 E,4 | G,4 A,4 D,4 D,4 :|
%
V:1 d3E B3E d3E BAGF | d3E B3E d2D2 BAGF |\
d3E B3E d2E2 E2g2 |(gf).e.d (fe).d.c d2D2 TA3F |
V:2 oE, oE, oE, oE, |oE, oE, oD, oD, |\
oE, oE, oE, oE, |oG, oA, oD, oD, |
%
V:1 d3E B3E d3E BAGF | d3E B3E d3D BAGF |\
d3E B3E d2E2 E2g2 |.f.a.g.f .e.g.f.e d3D BAGF |]
V:2 oE, oE, oE, oE, |oE, oE, oD, oD, |\
oE, oE, oE, oE, |oD, oA, oD, oD, |]
That is, the Gows interpreted a surprising number of those D's
as being part of Em7 chords.
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