| Title | The Boy's Lament for His Dragon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alternate titles | The 72nd's Farewell to Aberdeen | |||
| Composer | Traditional Scottish | |||
| Instrumentation | Flute solo |     | ||
| Key | D major | |||
| Range | G4–A5 | |||
| Time signature | 2/4 | |||
| Tempo | 80 BPM | |||
| Performance time | 0:50 | |||
| Difficulty level | easy | |||
| Download printable score | PDF Sheet Music (49 kB) (preview) | |||
| Download audio tracks | MIDI (change tempo/key) MP3 (401 kB) | |||
| Date added | 2012-07-11 | |||
| Last updated | 2012-07-11 | |||
| Download popularity index |    0.2 (not so popular) | |||
| Categories |
Celtic Music, Marches, Traditional/Folk | |||
The earliest appearance in print of this pipe march, composed by William MacKay, seems to be as “The 72nd's Farewel to Aberdeen” in Pipe Major William Ross's 1885 collection. The “Dragon” of the title is thought to mean a kite.
