Key signature: Amixolydian
Submitted on September 28th 2005 by ceolachan.
This tune has been added to 24 tunebooks.
Also known as Inverness Gathering, The Inverness Gathering March.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Inverness Gathering, The
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
R: barndance
K: Amix
|: e>c |
d>cB>c A>Bc<A | a2 e2 e2 (3def | g2 B>A G>A (3BAG | g2 d2 d2 (3edc |
d>cB>c A<B (3cBA | a2 e2 e3 a | g<ed>B G>Bd<B | e2 A2 A2 :|
|: (3ef^g |
a>ec<e a>e (3cde | a2 e2 e3 f | g>ag>f g>ag<e | d>=cB>A G3 d |
(3cBA a>A (3cBA a>A | a2 e2 e2 a2 | g<ed>B G>Bd<B | e2 A2 A2 :|
|: (3edc |
d2 B>c A2 c<e | a>ec<e A2 (3def | g2 B<A G2 (3def | g2 B2 d2 e>c |
d>cB<c A2 (3cBA | a2 e2 e2 a2 | g>ed<B G2 (3dcB | (3eee A2 A2 :|
|: (3dcB |
(3AAA a2 a/g/e/g/ a2 | (3AAA a>g e2 d<g | (3GGG g2 g/e/d/e/ g2 | (3GGG g>e d2 d<B |
(3AAA a2 (3AAA a2 | (3AAA a>g e2 d<g | (3eee B<d g>Bd>B | e2 A2 A2 :|
"The Inverness Gathering" ~ another march
Early notations can be found in "The Skye Collection" & "The Inverness Collection". Here are some possible alternate ways with it:
Part 4, an alternate take by someone else:
(3AAA a2 (3AAA a2 | (3AAA a>g e2 d>B | (3GGG g2 (3GGG g2 | (3GGG g>e d2 B>G |
(3AAA a2 (3AAA a2 | (3AAA a>f e2 d<g | e<d>B>d G>dB<d | e2 (3AAA A2 :|
Some folks also play this tune as AABBCC instead of as given here AABBAACC...
K: D Mix (#)
|: A>F |
G<FE>F D>E (3FED | d2 A2 A2 (3GAB | c2 G<E C>DE>G | c2 G2 G2 ~
K: E Mix (###)
|: B<G |
A>GF>G E>F (3GFE | e2 B2 B3 c | d2 A>F D>EF>A | d2 A>G A2 ~
# Posted on September 28th 2005 by ceolachan
~ & an earlier submission and 'relative' ~
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/2126
# Posted on September 28th 2005 by ceolachan
"The Skye Collection" & "The Inverness Colleciton"
NOTE of variance ~ the 'Skye' transcript for this tune is just a copy from and credited to the earlier 'Inverness Collection', neither feature the notation of a 'snap' in this tune. The melody just naturally dragged them out of me... Also, as I've given this as AABBAACC, I took that opportunity for notate 'variations'. I'm sure you'll find your own way with it and your preferred key. The key given for this full transcription is in agreement with the earlier collections, but I am quite fond of it burling away in D Mix...
# Posted on September 30th 2005 by ceolachan
The Inverness Gathering
Parts 3 and 4 are variations composed by James Scott Skinner
Skinner describes this as a 'Pipe Quickstep'. It is played by Scottish Fiddle Orchestras etc. as a Pipe March.
I've never heard it described as a Barn Dance before.
# Posted on October 3rd 2005 by Sharon the Flute
Old News ~ 'MARCHES'
There isn't a 'MARCH' section on this site or a 'QUICKSTEP' section... Marches come in many time signatures, so, 4/4, it was placed here, also because the type of couple dances danced to marches are related and similar to those danced for Schottisches/Barndances/Germans ~ etc... Additionally, some of us are making a practice of putting 'march' in some form in the 'alternate title' section, so anyone who puts in a general search for 'march' will end up with a varried list of tunes and time signatures to choose from.
If you'd like to try this, click on 'Tunes' then the 'Search' tab, now just type in 'march', but leave the drop down menus as is = "All Tunes" and "All Keys". If you want to check another category out, try 'highland' or 'fling', just for a lark...
# Posted on October 3rd 2005 by ceolachan
Oh yes, part 3 & 1 are actually one in the same, the variations given in 3 are courtesy of yours truly...deciding not to just copy the same thing over again...
# Posted on October 3rd 2005 by ceolachan