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 Theme code Index    1117L 6L7L27L
 Also known as    While gazing on the moonlight, Onagh
 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    Biography:John Macpherson Mulhollan
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:A Selection of Irish and Scots Tunes
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 17
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1804
 Artist    
 Title of recording    
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    
 Year recorded    
 Media    
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Oonagh: Annotations


X:1
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T:Onagh
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
N:"A Favorite Irish Tune."
B:Mulhollan - Selection of Irish and Scots Tunes (Edinburgh, 1804, p. 17)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
"Vivace"G|G2G G2G|G2G F2F|E2E F2G|A2G F2B|
B2A G2F|E2E E2^d|e2B B2A|G2F E2:|
^d|e3 fe^d|{f}(e^de B2)^d|e2g f2e|(d2^c) B2^c|
d3 A2^c|d3 A2^c|d2=f e2d|c2B A2e|
e2d e2c|d2c d2B|e2g f2e|d2c B2A|
G2G G2G|F2F F2^d|e^de B2A|G2F E2||
X:1
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T:Oonagh  
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:”An Irish Air”
Q:"Allegretto"
S:John Rook music manuscript collection (Waverton, Cumbria, 1840, p. 204)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:F
F|F2F F2G|F3 E2E|D2D E2F|G2F E2A|
A2G F2E|{E}D3 D2^c|d2A A2G|{G}F2E D2^c|
d3 A2 ^c|d3 A2^c|d2f e2d|{d}=c2=B A2B|
c3 G2=B|c3 G2=B|c2d c2=B|c2=B A2A|
A2d d2=B|c2 =BA2A|def e2d|{d}c2=B A2G|
F2F F>GF|E2E E2^d|d2A A2G|{G}F2E D2||
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X:1
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T:Onagh 
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:Andante affettuoso
B:J. Clinton – Gems of Ireland:200 Airs (1841, No. 31, p. 16)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
c|d2d (d2e)|(d3 c2)B|(A2B) (c2d)|(e2d c)zf|
(f2e) (d2c)|B3-B2 ^a|(b2f) (f2e)|(d2c) B2||
^a|(b3 B2)^a|(b3 B2)^a|(b2d' c'2)b|(a2^g) f2^g|
(a3 A2)^g|(a3 A2)^g|(a2=c b2)a|(g2^f e2e)|
(b2 ^a .b2)f|(=g2^f) .g2e|(b2d' c'2b)|(a2^g ^f2)=e|
dz.d (de).d|^czc cz^a|(b2f) (f2e)|(d2c).B2||
X:1
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T:Oonah
T:While gazing on the Moon’s Light
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Andante Affetuoso"
B:P.M. Haverty – One Hundred Irish Airs vol. 3 (1859, No. 250, p. 122)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Bb
B|B2B B2c|(B3 A2)A|G2G A2B|(c2B A2)d|
(d2c B2A)|(G3 A2) ^f|g2d d2c|{c}(B2A G2)||
^f|(g3d2)^f|(g3d2)^f|g2(b a2g)|{g}(f2=e d2)e|
(f3 c2)=e|(f3 c2)=e|f2(_a g2)f|_e2d c2c|
(g2^f g2d)|(=f2=e f2d)|(g2b a2g)|(f2=e {e}d2c)|
[G2B2]B [G2B2]B|A2A A2^f|(g2d d2)c|{c}(B2A G2)||
X:1
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T:Oonagh
T:While gazing on the moon's light
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
D|D2D D2E|D3 C2C|B,2B, C2D|E2D C2F|
F2E D2C|B,3 B,2^A|B2F F2E|D2C B,2^A|
B2-F F2^A|B2-F F2^A|B2d c2B|A2^G F2G|
A2-E E2^G|A2-E E2^G|A2=c B2A|=G2F E2E|
B2^A B2F|A2^G A2F|B2d c2B|^A2^A F2E|
D2D D2D|C2C C2^A|B2F F2D|D2C B,2z||

Oonagh: Annotations