Bessy of Dromore

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 Theme code Index    47L7L1 3437L
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Ireland
 Genre/Style    Irish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    2/4
 History    
 Structure    One part
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:George Petrie
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Ancient Music of Ireland
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 181, p. 120
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1855
 Artist    
 Title of recording    
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    
 Year recorded    
 Media    
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Bessy of Dromore: annotations


X:1
%
T:Bessie of Dromore
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Air
B:Petrie--Ancient Music of Ireland (1855, No. 181, p. 120)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:F
F>D|C>D FF|F3 G/A/|BG cA|G3F|G>G GA|
G2 FG/A/|BA/G/ AF|D2C F/G/|A>B cc|c2 df|
dcfG|A>G FG|FD CD F>G AF|GF/G/ FF|
F3 F/G/|F>D CD|F>G AF|GF/G/ FF|F3||
X:2
%
T:Bessy of Dromore
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Air
S:Stanford/Petrie (1905), No. 415
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
G/E/ | DE GG | G2 AG | c>Ad>B A3G | A>A AB | A2 GA/B/ | c>A BG | E2 D ||
G/A/ | B>c dd | d2 eg | ed gA | B>A GA| GE DE | G>A BG | AG/A/ GG | G3 || 
X:1
%
T:Bessy of Dromore
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Air
S:Stanford/Petrie (1905), No. 414
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
F/>D/ | C>D FF | F3 G/A/ | BG cA | G3F | G>G GA | G2 FG/A/ | 
BA/G/ AF | D2 CF/G/ | A>B cc | c2 df | dc fG | A>G F{A}G | 
FD CD | ~F>G AF | GF/G/ FF | F3 F/G/ || A>B cc | c2 df | 
dc fG | A>G FG | F>D CD | F>G AF | GF/G/ FF F3 || 

Bessy of Dromore: annotations

BESSY OF DROMORE. Irish, Air (2/4 time). F Major: G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part: AB. Petrie collected two airs with this title. The 2nd air appears in abc form, below.

Printed source: Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; Nos. 414 & 415, p. 105.