Van Dieman’s Land

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 Theme code Index    51H7b5 4111
 Also known as    Convict of Van Diemen’s Land, Gallant Poachers (The)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Ireland
 Genre/Style    Irish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    1 flat
 Mode    Aeolian (minor)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    
 Structure    One part
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Charles Villiers Stanford
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Complete Collection of Petrie's Irish Airs
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 808, p. 201
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1905
 Artist    
 Title of recording    
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    
 Year recorded    
 Media    
 Score   ()   



X:1
T:Van Dieman’s Land
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”A Donegal melody.” 
N:”Moderato”
S:Stanford/Petrie (1905), No. 808 
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Dmin
F/G/ | A2d d2=B | c2=B AGE | G2E D2D | (D3 D2) D | 
D2E G2A | {A}(d2B) e2d | c2A =BAG | (A3A2) G/E/ | 
D2E G2A | d2B e2d | c2A B>AG | A3 A2 F/G/ | 
A2d d>c=B | c2=B (A>G)E | {E}G2E D2D | D3 D2 || 


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