Captain Magan

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 Theme code Index    13b47bL 3b411L, 13b47L 3b411L
 Also known as    Capt. Magan, Captain Mac Cean
 Composer/Core Source    Turlough O'Carolan
 Region    Ireland
 Genre/Style    Irish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece
 Key/Tonic of    G
 Accidental    2 flats
 Mode    Aeolian (minor)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    
 Structure    AB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:John & William Neal
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:A Collection of the Most Celebrated Irish Tunes
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 11a
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1724
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X:1 T:Capten Magan M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Air B:Neal – Collection of the Most Celebrated Irish Tunes (1724, 11a) K:Gmin G>AG Bcd|c>AB ^F>GA|B/c/dB cA^F|GDB, G,B,D:| |:d>ed d>cB|c>dc c2c|d^e^f gd^f|g3 g2 ^f/g/| af/g/a gd/e/^f|cA/B/c F>GA|B/c/dB cA^F|G/G/GG G/G/GG:|]


X:1 T:Capt. Magan T:Captain Mac Cean M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Air B:Mulholland - "Ancient Irish Airs" (Belfast, 1810, p. 28) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Gmin G>AG B>cd|c>Ac ^F>GA|(B/c/d)B cA^F|1 GDB, G,B,D:|2 G/G/GG G2:| |:d>ed d>cB|c>dc c2c|d=eT^f gdT^f|g3 g2 (^f/g/)| af/g/a fd/e/f|cA/B/c F>GA|B/c/dB cA^F|G/G/GG G/G/GG:||


X:1 T:Captain Magan M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Air Q:”Quick” B:Smollet Holden - Collection of favourite Irish Airs (London, c. 1841; p. 28) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Gdor GAG Bcd|cAc ^FGA|B/c/dG cA^F|1 GDB, G,B,D:|2 GAG G3|| ded dc=B|cdc c=Bc|de^f gdf|g3 g2 ^f/g/| a^f/g/a =fd/e/f|cA/B/c ^FGA|Bc/d/A cA^F|GAG G3||