Annotation:Tossing of the Hay (The)

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X:1 T:Tossing of the Hay, The M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Moderate" S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 179 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G D2 | GA> Bc | dg fd | ec AF | G2 (3def | gf eg | fg af | gf ed | g2 (3def | gf eg | fg af | gf ed | g2 BA | G>A Bc | dg fd | ec AF | G2 ||



TOSSING OF THE HAY, THE (Ag umpuide an rinead). Irish, Air (2/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part. See note for “Enniskillen Dragoon (1) (The)” for brief discussion of the structure of this melody and partial list of similarly constructed tunes.


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Printed sources : - O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 179, p. 31. O’Neill (Irish Minstrels and Musicians), 1913; p. 114.






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