The Musket Salute
Also known as:- Faild na Miosg

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There are innumerable wonky spellings of that Gaelic title in 18th century sources; I'm leaving this the way it is in the MS. I think this is a version of Oswald's flute/violin setting from the Caledonian Pocket Companion but haven't checked. Transposed into D it works fine on the flute.
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X:10 T:Faild na Miosg T:The Musket Salute B:NLS MS.5449 (Guittar/keyboard music, Scots tunes and minuets) c.1765 Z:Jack Campin, <http://www.campin.me.uk/> April 2001 N:There are innumerable wonky spellings of that Gaelic title in N:18th century sources; I'm leaving this the way it is in the MS. N:I think this is a version of Oswald's flute/violin setting from N:the Caledonian Pocket Companion but haven't checked. Transposed N:into D it works fine on the flute. M:3/4 L:1/8 Q:1/4=100 K:F c2|f3 agf |d4 f2|c3 fdc|{B}A3 G F2 |(G2A2) f2|({d}c3) BAG |F2 f2 (fg)|f4 f>g| Ta>gabag|f3 e d2|c3 fdc| A3 G (3(AGF)|(G2A2) f2| c>dA>cG>A|F2 f2 f>g|f4 :| c2|fg a2 (3(abc')| "="a3 g (3(agf)|(d2 c2) d2 | d'3 c' a2 |\ c'>d'c'bag | abagfe | d2 g2 (3(gab)|Tg3 f d2 | fefgab |({ab}c'3)d' c'2| d'c'bagf | f3 agf |\ Td3 cdf | c2bagf | d2 cdfA | A2 [C2G2] F2:| f2 (.F.F.F.F)| f2 (.F.F.F.F) | B3 fdc|({B}A3) G (3(AGF)|\ (G2 A2) f2 |({d}c3) BAG | F2f2 fg| f4 ag | f2 (.F.F.F.F)| f2 FGAF |(BAB)fdc|({B}A3) G F2 |\ (G2 A2) f2 | (3(cdc) (3(AcA) (3(GAG)| F2f2 fg| f4 :| c2|fg a2 (3(abc')| ({b}a3) g f2 | d2 d'2 c'2| d'3 c' a2 |\ c'2 (3(d'c'a) (3(c'ag)| a2 bagf | d2 g2 (3(gab)|Tg3 f d2 | f3 gab |({ab}c'3)d' c'2|(3(d'c'b) (3(c'ba) (3(bag)| f3 agf |\ _e4 d2 | c2 bagf | d2 cdfA | A2 [C2G2] F2:| % Jack Campin: 11 Third Street, Newtongrange, Midlothian EH22 4PU, Scotland % mobile 07800 739 557 http://www.campin.me.uk
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