Annotation:Grist Jig

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X:1 T:Grist Jig M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:Howe's 1000 Jigs and Reels Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Gmin D | .D.G.G .G.^F.G | .A.B.c .d2.=e | .f.=e.f .d(ef) | =e(dc) BAG | .DGG {G}.G.^F.G | ABc d2=e | f=ef dcB | (AG).G G2 :| |: g | (gd)g (gd)g | (gd)g a2g | (fd).f (fd).f | (fd).f (f=e).d | (gd).g (gd).g | gd.g a2g | f=ed cBA | (AG).G G2 :||



GRIST JIG. AKA and see "Rakes of Kildare." Irish, Jig (6/8 time). G Dorian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. Classified in a section labeled "Ancient Irish Music" in Howe's 1000.


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Printed sources : - Howe (1000 Jigs and Reels), c. 1867; p. 19. Elias Howe (Howe’s 500 Irish Melodies Ancient and Modern), Boston, c. 1880; p. 501 (a collection of “Irish” tunes from previous Howe publications, plus 200 tunes from P.M. Joyce’s 1873 Ancient Irish Music).






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