The Stool of Repentance
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"The Stool of Repentance", in Gaelic "Stol dubh na h-eaglais", is a Scottish jig in 6/8 time and<br> A Major (most versions) or A Mixolydian (Gunn). The parts are played AABB.<br> The stool of repentance in Presbyterian polity, mostly in Scotland, was an elevated seat in a<br> church used for the public penance of persons who had offended against the morality of the time,<br> often through fornication and adultery. At the end of the service the offender usually had to<br> stand upon the stool to receive the rebuke of the minister. It was in use until the early<br> 19th century. <br> It was printed in William Gunn's The Caledonian Repository of Music Adapted for the Bagpipes<br> (1848),<br> Elias Howe's Musician’s Omnibus Nos. 6 & 7 (1880-1882) and<br> Joseph Lowe's Lowe's Collection of Reels, Strathspeys and Jigs, book 4 (1844–1845).<br>
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