Beschreibung

A traditional Scottish melody which, by varying the rhythm, has already appeared in a wide variety of forms - for example as a march, a polka or a song.

The best-known version is probably the song "The Bog Down in the Valley" (or simply "Rattlin' Bog"), the lyrics of which are about a tree on the moor and from here become a little more specific in each verse (ex: "on that tree there was a branch ..., on that branch there was a limb ..., on that limb there was a nest ...").

Dieses Arrangement von John McAlpine lehnt zu Beginn an die Tradition des Strathspey’s an – ein Tanz, der sich vor allem durch die scottsh snaps (d. h., eine Sechzehntelnote gefolgt von einer punktierten Achtel, auch lombardischer Rhythmus) auszeichnet. Der Mittelteil erinnert mit den durchgehenden Achtellinien und dem etwas erhöhten Tempo mehr an einen Reel.

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