Title Bonie Banks of Ayr, The (t) 
Short Title Scots MM-3, 1790 
Page 293 
Genre  SC 
Country 
Instruments  VO,PF 
Incipit  //4321/5356//1+2+3+2+/1+7//6761+/561+6 
First Line Gloomy night is gath'ring fast, The (fl) 
Burden Text Bonie banks of Ayr, The (bt) 
Verses
Authors Burns, Robert(t) 
Stress Notes  451165 
Intervals  -2,-2,-2,5,-3,3,2,3,2,2,-2,-2,-2,-2,2,-2,3,-4,2,3,-3, 
Key Signature Bb,EUb,Ab 
Time Signature C/ 
Do Eb 
Date 1790 
Number E33.89 
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