The Laird of Brodie.

X: 178
T: The Laird of Brodie.
T: Tithearna Bhrodhi.
R: air, strathspey
N: This is version 2, for ABC software that understands cresc/diminuendo symbols.
B: Simon Fraser's "Airs and Melodies Peculiar to the Highlands of Scotland and the Isles" 1816 p.83 #1
Z: 2022 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
N: The 2nd strain has final repeat but no initial repeat; fixed so that both strains repeat.
U: p=!crescendo(!
U: P=!crescendo)!
U: Q=!diminuendo(!
U: q=!diminuendo)!
M: C
L: 1/8
Q: "Slow Strathspey Style."
K: D
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% Voice 1 reformatted slightly, for more consisent note spacing.
V: 1 staves=2
F !segno!|: [DD]>E .[FD].[FD] [D3D3]F | D>F {FG}A>F E2 DB, |"_cres."\
D>E .[FD].[FD] D>EF<d | A>FF>D {F}TE2 (DB,) ||!p![DD]>E [FD][FD] [D3D3]F |\
D>d{c}d>A [B3G3] (A//B//c/) |
pd>e {de}Pfz/A/ p{G}B>c{Bc}PHd z/Q(e//d//c//qB//) |\
A>FF>A {F}E2 DB, ::!p! {A/B/c}Td>cd<f {G}B>c{Bc}d>e |\
D<dTd>A  [B3G3] p(A//B//Pc/) | pd>e {de}Pf>d pB>c{Bc}Pd z/Q(e//d//c//qB//) |
A>FF>D{F}E2 DB, || {A/B/c}"_cres."Td>cd<f {G}B>c{Bc}d>e | D<d{c}d>A [B3G3] g |!f!\
f>ed>c B>c {Bc}Hdz/ Q(e//d//c//qB//) | A<FF>A {F}TE2 D!segno!B, :|
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% Voice 2 preserves the staff layout in the book.
V: 2 clef=bass middle=d
z !segno!|: d2a2 d2a2 | B2f2 g4 | d2a2 d2a2 | d2f2 a2g2 || d2a2 d2a2 |
d2f2 g2G2 | f2d2 g2Hf x/z | d2f2 a2g2 :: d2f2 g2fe | d2f2 g2z2 |
f2d2 g2f x/z | d2f2 a2g2 || fed2 g2fe | d2f2 g2c'2 | d'2a^a bg Hf x/z | d2f2 a2!segno!g2 :|
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Alternative sources for this tune:

• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/Fraser/AMHSI_abc2/0086

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