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Title
Lament Queen Anne’s
Alternative Title
Cumha Ban-Righinn Anna Day yesterday and here yesterday (Campbell Canntaireachd)
Artist
Patrick Molard
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This tune appears in Angus MacKay's manuscript and the Campbell Canntaireachd. In the Campbell Canntaireachd there are two additional variations. These have now been interpreted by Patrick Molard and he plays the tune here as it appears in the Campbell Canntaireachd. The second and third lines of the Urlar seem much confused and the PS editors say that these are parts of the tune about which it may be doubtful whether we have got what is correct.
A traditional setting taught by John MacDougall Gillies of the last bars of the first line and the first bar of the second line is given in PS book 7 as is his timing of the first bar of the urlar. Information about another version is also given.
As well as the PS and K settings, which are from Angus MacKay, there is an attractive version from John MacDougall Gillies, the main features of which are described in the editorial notes in PS 7, with different timings of the first and last bars of line 1 of the urlar, and other changes.
The PS and K scores may be misleading in respect of the Es at the ends of bars 1 and 2 of line 2 of the urlar. It seems more natural to play these embellished notes longer, with the preceding notes shorter, rather than as written. MacDougall Gillies has them as semi quaver, dotted quaver.
The first variation may also be timed in different ways - Donald MacLeod plays the four beats quite evenly whereas John MacLellan emphasises the first and third beats and shortens the second and fourth.
Available in:
PS Book 7, Kilberry
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Angus MacKay Manuscript Queen Anne's Lament
Kintarbert (Angus MacKay) Manuscript Queen Anne's Lament 37
CC V2 59 Day yesterday and here yesterday
John MacDougall-Gillies Manuscript Lament for Queen Anne
Colin Cameron Manuscript 26 Queen Ann’s Lament. Cumha Bannrigh Anna
CC V2 59 Day Yesterday and here Yesterday staff notation score
CC score Queen Anne's Lament with vocables and alternative timing