Huish the Cat

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 Theme code Index    51H2H1H 51H3H6
 Also known as    Huis an Cat, Hunt the Cat, Uis an Cat, Bímíd ag Ól (1), Drive the Cat from Under the Table, Hush the Cat from Under the Table, Jackson's Humours of Panteen, Whip the Cat from Under the TableI, Peas on the Hearth
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Ireland
 Genre/Style    Irish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    C
 Accidental    NONE
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Edward Bunting
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Ancient Music of Ireland
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 3
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1840
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Huish the Cat M:6/8 L:1/8 N:”Author and date unknown.” R:Air Q:"Quick" S:Byrne, the harper, 1802 B:Bunting – Ancient Music of Ireland (1840, p. 3) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:C (G>A).G c2(e|d<).d.A c2z|(G>A).G .c2 d|(ec).A .A2G| (G>A).G .c2(e|d<).d.A .c2e|(g>f).e .f2d|(ec).A A2G:| |:(gf).e .f2d|(ed).c .f2d|(gf).e .f2d|(ec).A A2G| (gf).e .f2d|(ed).c .f2.d|(G>A).G f2d|(ec).A [F2A2]G:|]


X:1 T:Hunt the Cat M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig Q:”Allegro” B:William Forde – 300 National Melodies of the British Isles (c. 1841, p. 26, No. 87) B: https://www.itma.ie/digital-library/text/300-national-melodies-of-the-british-isles.-vol.-3-100.-irish-airs N:William Forde (c.1795–1850) was a musician, music collector and scholar from County Cork Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D A>BA d2f|e<eB d3|A>BA d2e|fdB B2A| A>BA d2f|e<eB d2f|a>gf g2e|fdB B2A:| |:agf g2e|FED G2E|agf g2e|fdB B2A| agf g2e|fed g2e|A>BA g2e|fdB B2A:|]


X:1 T:Huish the Cat M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig Q:"Quick" B:P.M. Haverty – One Hundred Irish Airs vol. 1 (1858, No. 87, p. 37) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:C (G>A).G .c2(e|d<).d.A c2z|(G>A).G .c2d|(ec).A .A2G| (G>A).G .c2(e|d<).d.A .c2|(g>f).e .f2d|(cA).A A2G:| |:(gf).e .f2d|(ed).c .f2d|(gf).e .f2d|(ec).A A2G| (gf).e .f2d|(ed).c .f2.d|(G>A).G f2d|(ec).A [F2A2] G:|]


X:1 T:Huish the Cat M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Single Jig S:O'Neill - Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 382 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:C G>AG c2e|d<dA c2e|G>AG c2d|ecA A2c| G>AG c2e|d<dA c2e|g>fe f2d|ecA A2G:| |:gfe f2d|edc f2d|gfe f2d|ecA A2G| gfe f2d|edc f2d|G>AG f2d|ecA A2G:||


X:1 T:Hunt the Cat M:6/8 L:1/8 B:Roche, vol. 3 (1927, p. 114) K:Ddor DED D2A|AGE c3|DED D2A|AGE E2D| DED D2A|AGE c3|ABc d2B AGE E2D:| |:dcA AGE|AGE c3|dcA AGE|AGE E2D| dcA AGE|AGE c3|ABc d2c|AGE E2D:||