Downhill of Life (1) (The)

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Theme code Index	1H151H 536L7L
Also known as	Claonad na M-beata
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	6/8
History
Structure	AB
Editor/Compiler	Francis O'Neill
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies
Tune and/or Page number	No. 490, p. 86
Year of publication/Date of MS	1903
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Downhill of Life (1) (The): Annotations

X:1 T:Downhill of Life [1], The M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Air B:William Forde music manuscript collection (mid-19th cent.) S:Piper Hugh O'Beirne (Ballinamore region, County Leitrim, 1846) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:F (cde)|f2F2D2|F3GA2|c2d2[e2f2]|f4 ed|c2d2AG|A2F2D2|F4:| |:zc|c2A2c2|f2e2f2|{e}g2e2c2|c4{g}ag|f2e2d2|c2A2G2| (Ad3) cd|f2D2F2|F3G A2|c2d2e2|f4 ed|c2d2 AG| A2F2G2|(DF3) c2|(df3) AG|(Ad3) Ac|B2A2G2|A2F2G2|D-F3||

X:1 T:Downhill of Life [1], The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Allegretto" S:"From Mr. Pigot's M.S." B:Stanford/Petrie - Complete Collection (1905,No. 557) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:F (3c/d/e/|fFC F>GA|cde f2 e/d/|cdA/G/ AFD|F3 F2:| c|cAc fef|gec c2 a/g/|fed cAG|{G}d3 d2 c/d/|fFC FGA| cde f2 e/d/|cdA/G/ AFD|{D}F2 c {d}f2 A/G/|BA>G AFG|F3 F2||

X:1 T:Downhill of Life [1] (The) M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Slow Air B:O'Neill - Music of Ireland (1903, No. 490) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:G (3d/e/f/|gGD G>AB|def g2 f/e/|ded BGA|E3 F2(3d/e/f/| gGD G>AB|def g2 f/e/|ded BGA|G3 G2|| d|dBG gfg|afd g2 b/a/|gfe dBG|(A3 A2) B/c/| dBG gfg|afd g2 f/e/|dBG DEF|G3 G2||

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Downhill of Life (1) (The): Annotations

↑ Fr. John Quinn, "The Downhill of Life: The Story of the Song--in Ireland", 7/09/24.

[1] Fr. John Quinn, "The Downhill of Life: The Story of the Song--in Ireland", 7/09/24.

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