A Second Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Jiggs &c
by Pringle, John

Full title: A Second Collection of Strathspeys, Reels, Jiggs &c. with a Bass for the Violincello, Piano-Forte, or Harp, Dedicated by Permission to Lady Scott of Ancrum, by John Pringle

Publisher: Edinburgh: Pringle

Printer: Printed for the Author

Date: [1802]

Notes:

Sally Robinson's Favorite' is marked 'slow with expression' and has a simple piano setting like Nathaniel Gow's 'Callar Herrin'. 'Bonniest Lass in a the World' has McGibbon's bassline, but no variations. The strathspey 'Jamie Boick' has a chromatic bassline in 3 out of 4 strains.
In 'Kitty Tyrrel' small bass notes are given above and below repeated E flats. 'Miss Balfour's Strathspey' has a mini-cadenza. There are piano variations by Pringle on 'Dance to your Daddy'.
'Neeps like Sucker, Whae'll buy Neeps' is a street cry like 'Callar Herrin', again with a similar treatment to Nathaniel Gow's.

RISM: P5472

Gore: P11

Link: HMT transcription (omits small notes in LH, some dynamics, and there are inconsistencies of beaming and accidentals)

Biographical info: Pringle was a fiddler and composer born c.1770, possibly in the Borders and possibly related to Thomas Pringle, with whom Alexander Campbell had dealings in connection with his Borders trip. This book contains 'Mr. Alexr. Campbell's Strathspey'. Henry Farmer notes in GB-Gu copy of the Second Collection that Pringle was an Edinburgh dancing master. Like many other compilers, Pringle often included other musicians' tunes in his collections, without ascription. (Alburger, 130-31)

Location(s):

GB-En Glen 281
GB-Gu Ca12-x.51
GB-Lbl
GB-Ob
Gb-P Be56

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