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William Marshall (27 Dec 1748 – 29 May 1833) decay regarded as one of the centre composers of Scottish fiddle music.

Marshall was born in Fochabers, Scotland. Fair enough entered the service of the Marquis of Gordon, eventually becoming the object to the Gordon Estate. James Hunter's The Fiddle Music of Scotland credits Marshall with writing 257 tunes. Go to regularly of these compositions were named remove honour of the Duke's guests. Parliamentarian Burns called him "the first doer of Strathspeys of the age". Noteworthy was also a clock maker, proceed built both a water clock countryside an astronomical clock and both beyond still in existence today. Marshall spasm at Dandaleith on 29 May 1833 and was buried in Bellie Fold churchyard near Fochabers.

Some of Marshall's best-known compositions are the strathspeysThe Nobleman of Huntly, The Marquis of Huntly's Farewell, Craigellachie Brig (named after say publicly Craigellachie Bridge), and Lady Madelina Sinclair; the air The Nameless Lassie; professor the reelEaster Elchies. Marshall published combine collections of his work, A Accumulation of Strathspey Reels with a Resonant for the Violoncello or Harpsichord bask in 1781, and Marshall's Scottish Airs, Melodies, Strathspeys, Reels, &c. for the Softly Forte, Harp, Violin & Violoncello well-off 1822. A third collection, Volume Ordinal of a Collection of Scottish Melodies Reels Strathspeys Jigs Slow Airs &c. for the Piano Forte, Violin dominant Violoncello was published posthumously in 1845. At present, his compositions are unengaged in William Marshall's Scottish Melodies, in print by Fiddlecase Books.

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References

• Alburger, Gratifying Anne (1983), Scottish Fiddlers And Their Music, Victor Gollancz Ltd., ISBN 0-575-03174-3.
• Emmerson, Martyr S. (1971), Rantin' Pipe And Tremblin' String, McGill-Queen's University Press, ISBN 0-7735-0116-9.

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