Boy from the Glens (The)

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 Theme code Index    1H5 1H1H 66 5H4H
 Also known as    Gray Buck (1) (The)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Ireland
 Genre/Style    Irish
 Meter/Rhythm    Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Francis O'Neill
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 892, p. 166
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1903
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Boy from the Glens, The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:O'Neill - Music of Ireland (1903), No. 892 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D e | dBA ABA | def dBA | BdA B2g | ada gfe | dBA ABA | (d/e/f)e dBA | dBA eag | fdd d2 :| |: A | def {a}gfg | agf fef | def gfg | f2d edB | def {a}gfg | agf fef | dBA B2g | ada gfe :||



BOY FROM THE GLENS, THE. Irish, Double Jig. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. See also "Pig from Ahascragh."

Printed sources: O'Neill (Krassen), 1976; p. 39. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 892, p. 166.