Twisting of the Rope (1) (The)

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Theme code Index	426L6L 2243
Also known as	Casadh an tSúgáin, How dear to me the hour, Twisting of the Hay Rope, Twisting the Hayrope
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	3/4
History
Structure	One part, AB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Edward Bunting
Book/Manuscript title	Book:A General Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland
Tune and/or Page number	No. 19
Year of publication/Date of MS	1797
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Score (1)

X:1 T:Casadh an tSúgáin T:Twisting of the Rope [1] L:1/8 M:3/4 N:"Typeset by Simon Chadwick, May 2021, based on Edward Bunting's N:live transcription notation, probably from Summer 1792 (transposed N:one note down from where he has written it) S:Queen's University Belfast, Special Collections, MS4.29 page 4/4/013f1v N:copyright CC-BY Simon Chadwick 2021. D:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnQ2_YJ1lUI K:G GD GA|B/c/B/A/ A/G/F/ G2|B/A/G A/E c c/B/A/B/4G/| GD GA|B/c/B/A B2 de Te2|d/4d/4e/4/f4/|g/f/e/d/ e/d/c/B/ d/c/B/A/| ~A/G/F/ G2 B/A/G|B/A/E cc/B/A/[G/4B/4]G/4 GDGA B2e2 dc B2 AB c/B/G2||

X:1 T:How dear to me the hour M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Air B:R.A. Smith - The Irish Minstrel (1824, p. 73) N:Air "The Twisting of the Rope" set to a song by James Hogg Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:F C|F C F>G A/B/A/ G/|F2 A/G/F G D|F C F>G A/B/A/ G/|A2 cd !fermata!d z/c/| f/e/ d/c/ d/c/ B/A/ c/B/ A/G/|F2 A/G/ F G D|F C F G A/d/c/ B/|A2G2 F z/c/| f/e/f/ c/ d/^c/d/ A/ c/B/ A/G/|F2 A/G/F G D|FC F>G A/d/c/ B/|A2-G>F F||

X:1 T:Twisting of the Rope, The M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Moderate" B:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 115 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G D|GD Gz/A/|B/c/B/A/|G2 B/A/G A>E|GD Gz/A/ B/c/B/A/|B2 de e>d| g/f/e/d/ e/d/c/B/ d/c/B/A/|G2 B/A/G AE|GD GA B/e/d/c/|B2 A2 Gz/d/| g/f/g/d/ e/^d/e/B/ d/c/B/A/|G2 B/A/G A>E|GD G>A B/e/d/c/|B4 {B}A>G|G4 z||

X:1 T:Twisting of the Rope, The M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Moderately slow" B:J. Clinton – Gems of Ireland:200 Airs (1841, No. 70, p. 35) N:Set for the flute Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D .A|(dAd>).e (f/g/f/e/)|d2 (f/e/).d (eB)|(dAd>)(.e f/g/f/e/)|(f2 ab) !fermata!b>a| (d'/c'/)(b/a/) (b/a/)(g/f/) (a/g/)(f/e/)|(d2 f/e/d) e.B|(dAd).e (f/b/a/g/)|f2 Te2 {dfe}!fermata!d z/a/| (d'/c'/d'/).a/ (b/^a/b/).f/ (=a/g/f/e/)|d2 (f/e/d eB)|(dAd>).e (f/b/a/g/)|f4 {f}(e>d)|(d4d)||

X:1 T:Twisting of the Rope, The M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Larghetto" B:P.M. Haverty – One Hundred Irish Airs vol. 2 (1858, No. 166, p. 76) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:C cGcd e/f/e/d/|[G2c2] e/d/c (d<A)|cGcd e/f/e/d/|(e2 ga) !fermata!a|| (3g/a/b/|(c'<b)(a<g) (a<g)(f<e) (g<f)(e<d)|c2 e/d/c d<A|cBcd e/a/g/f/|(e2 de) !fermata!c (3g/a/b/| (c'/b/c'/g/) (a/g/a/e/) (g/f/e/d/)|c2 (e/d/c) (d<A)|(cGc)d ea|(e2 de)!fermata![E2c2]:|]

Twisting of the Rope (1) (The)