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Sheet Music for "David Poer Esqr."David Poer Esqr.33Book: John Lee – “A Favourite Collection of the so much admired oldIrish Tunes, the original and genuine compositions of Carolan”(Dublin, 1780, p. 8)Transcription: AK/Fiddler’s Companion
X:1 T:David Poer Esqr. M:C L:1/8 B: John Lee – “A Favourite Collection of the so much admired old B:Irish Tunes, the original and genuine compositions of Carolan” B:(Dublin, 1780, p. 8) F:https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/A_Favourite_Collection_of_old_Irish_Tune/QEMSNkpd_80C?hl=en&gbpv=1 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:F V:1 fgfg f2c2|fgaf gabg|c'afa gece|fgfg f2c2|gaga g2d2|affg aff2| g/a/b/a/ gf efge|fcAF GABG|ABcA Bcdc|Bdcf efge|f2 fg [A4c4f4]|| a/b/c'/b/ ag fgfc|fgfc defg|dBfB dBBf|ecgc eccB|AF A/B/c AFFc| BG B/c/d BGG2|d/e/f e/f/g d/e/f e/f/g|Tf2 fc Tf2 fc|(3dfd fb (3dfd fb|c'bag Tf2c2| AFcF AFFc|BGdG BG G2|ef g2 fe d2|cBAG Ff gf/e/|[A8c8f8]|| V:2 clef = bass F,8|A,2F,2E,2C,2|F,,4C,4|F,8|B,4G,4|F,4F,,4| B,G, B,2C4|F,4E,2C,2|F,4G,4|D,2A,,2C,2C,,2|F,,4F,,4|| F,4F,4|A,2F,2B,4|B,,4B,,4|C,4C,4|F,4F,,4| G,,4G,,4|B,,2C,2B,,2C,2|F,4A,4|B,4B,,4|E,2C,2 F,4| F,8|G,4G,,4|C,4D,4|F,2G,2A,2C2|F,8||



DAVID POWER. AKA - "David Poer, Esqr." Irish, Air or Planxty (whole time). F Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. Composed by blind Irish harper Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738). Carolan researcher Donal O'Sullivan (1958) identifies the person named in the title as David Power of Coorheen House, on the shore of lake Louhgrea, County Galway. O'Carolan also composed tunes for Power's wife and daughter (see "Mrs. Power"/"Carolan's Concerto" and "Fanny Power", two of his most celebrated compostions.


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Source for notated version : - John Lee's Favourite Collection of the so much admired old Irish Tunes, the original and genuine compositions of Carolan, the celebrated Irish Bard (Dubin, 1780) [O'Sullivan].

Printed sources : - Broderip & Wilkinson (A Favourite Collection of the so much Admired old Irish Tunes, the Original & Genuine Compositions of Carolan the Celebrated Irish Bard), London, c. 1804; No. 20, p. 8[1]. Complete Collection of Carolan's Irish Tunes, 1984; No. 153, pp. 104-105. John Lee (A Favourite Collection of the so much admired old Irish Tunes, the original and genuine compositions of Carolan), Dublin, 1780; p. 8. O'Sullivan (Carolan: The Life, Times and Music of an Irish Harper), 1958, No. 153, pp. 192-193. Samuel, Anne & Peter Thompson (The Hibernian Muse), London, 1787; No. 58, p. 36.






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  1. ↑ This appears to be a plagiarized reissue of Lee’s or Mulhollan's volumes, without the names of tunes, only numbers.
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