Mairi's Wedding
⚡ The Short Version
A simple, upbeat 2/4 march. Mairi's Wedding is a traditional two-parted march with repeats — a friendly, accessible tune that's popular at weddings.
Second-time endings bring back the familiar melody. The second part has two endings; the second time through returns you to the same closing phrase established in the first part, which is part of why the tune feels so approachable.
Watch your birls and doublings. Don't be early to the birl in bar one, and listen for a clean, well-separated F doubling — including a half F doubling coming from high G that's missing its first gracenote.
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00:07Endings with Two 2/4 A Traditional March🔒
00:43Dot-Cut Basic Rhythm: and Quarter The Notes🔒
01:54Combination Bar The One G-A-Birl in🔒
02:294 and in Embellishments Bars 3🔒
03:37at and End Low The A First the Birl the of Part🔒
03:52Second Part F Half in The the Doubling🔒
05:26Thumb High the Two Strike Separating The A's🔒
06:04Melody to Familiar the Returning🔒
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