Molly Asthore

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Theme code Index	5561H 5211
Also known as	Molly My Treasure, Harp that Once (The), Gramachree, Had I a Heart for Falsehood Framed, Little Molly O!, Maid in Bedlam
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of	A
Accidental	3 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/2
History
Structure	One part
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Edward Bunting
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Ancient Music of Ireland
Tune and/or Page number	p. 46
Year of publication/Date of MS	1840
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Molly Asthore: Annotations

X:1 T:Molly Astore M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Aur B:Patrick McGahon music manuscript collection (1817, No 35) N:McGahon was a scribe of Irish language literature who lived in N:Dungooley, County Louth, on the Armagh border. He was a N:teacher with The Irish Society in the early 19th century, but little N:else is known about him. A few tunes in the ms. are written in other N:hands. B:Pádraigín Ní UIallacháin – “A Hidden Ulster” (2003, p. 446) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Gmix G/B/|d>edB|efge |d<BA>B|!fermata!G2||G/B/|d>edB|e>fge|d<BA>B !fermata!G3:| d|g>fga |gfed|e>fgB|d3d|gfga|gfed|edcB|e3 f|g>fed|e>f!fermata!ge |d<BA>B|G3||

X:1 T:Molly My Treasure M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Air B:Bunting – Ancient Music of Ireland (1840, No. 62, p. 46) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A A|(e>fe).c|(f>g a).f|(e<c) {c}(B/A/B/c/)|.[E3A3]e|(a>ga).b|(agf).e|(fe) (ac)|[E3G3B3e3] [EBe]| (a>ga).b|(agf).e|(fed).c|f3 T[dg]|(a>gf).e|(fTg) !fermata!a>f|(e<c) {c}(B/A/B/c/)|[C2E2A2]-[CEA]||

X:1 T:Molly My Treasure M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Rather Slow but Lively" B:P.M. Haverty – One Hundred Irish Airs vol. 1 (1858, No. 44, p. 18) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:A A|(~e>fe.c)|(~f>g a.f)|(e<c) {c}(B/A/B/c/)|[E3A3] e|(a>gab)|(agfe)|fe (ac)|[E3G3B3e3] [EBe]| (a>ga.b)|(agfe)|(fed).c f3Tg|(a>gf.e)|(fTg)!fermata!a>f|(e<c) {c}(B/A/B/c/)|[E2A2]-[EA]||

Molly Asthore: Annotations