Dunse Dings All (#248)

X: 52
T:Dunse Dings All (#248)
M:4/4
L:1/8
S:Aird's Selections 1782-97
R:Reel
K:A
ce ef/2g/2 aecA|ceeg a3 e|ce ef/2g/2 aecA|B=GGB g2 g2:||
cB/2A/2 ec fcec|cB/2A/2 ec a2 ae|cB/2A/2 ec fdec|B=GGB g2 gB|
cB/2A/2 ec fcec|cB/2A/2 ec a2 ae|afge fde=c|B=GGB g2 "tr"gB||
%
% From Glen's Analytical Table we learn that a tune named "Dunse=
% Dings A' " was printed in Neil Stewart's A Collection of the Newest
% and the Best Reels, or Country Dances, Adapted for the Violin or
% German Flute, Edinburgh 1761-62. Dunse is a town in the Lowlands,
% a few miles from the English border gave name to several tunes.
% "Dunse Dings A' " signifies in plain English "Dunse surpasses or
% excels all, an exaggerated yet pardonable expression of local pride.

Alternative sources for this tune:

• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/ONeills/waifs/X/0248/0000
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/ONeills/waifs/waif-6/0051
• trillian.mit.edu/~jc/music/book/ONeills/was/Dunse_Dings_All_248_-WaS---/0000

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