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PARTING, THE. Irish, Slow Air. G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. Composed by County Leitrim fiddler Charlie Lennon [1] (b. 1938) in 1985, written for pipes and strings. It is part of his "Emigrant Suite," consisting of "Gathering (2) (The)," "Piper's Turn (The)," "Round the house and mind the dresser" and "Parting (The)."

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Lennon (Musical Memories, vol. 1), 1993; p. 40.

Recorded sources: Charlie Lennon – "Musical Memories" (1993). Charlie Lennon – "Deora an Deorai/The Emigrant Suite" (1985).




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