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Coolun (The)
X:1 T:Coulin M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Air B:Samuel, Anne & Peter Thompson – The Hibernian Muse B:(London, 1787, No. 54, p. 33) N:”A Collection of the most Favorite Compositions of N:Carolan the Celebrated Irish Bard” Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G (de/f/)|g2 g>b {b}a(g/e/)|g2G2 GB/d/|(g>f) (g/a/b) (ag)|T(g2f2) g>f| e2 e>f {a}g(f/e/)|d2 B>dg>d|{f}e(d/c/) B2 TA2|G4:| |:d>c|B>AG>AB>c|d>^cd>e (de/f/)|(g>f) (ga/b/) (ag)|Tg2f2 g>f| e2e>f {a}g(f/e/)|d2 B>dg>d|{f}e(d/c/) BG TA2|G4:|]
X:1
T:Coolun
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Slow"
B:James Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 5
B:(Glasgow, 1797, No. 71, p. 29)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
(de/f/)|g2 g>b ag/f/|g2 B2 (3GBd|g>f ga/b/ ag|(g2f2) g>f|
e2 (ef/g/) {a}(gf/e/)|d2 B>dg>d|{f}ed/c/ B>G A2{GA}|G4:|
d>c|BAGA B>c|d^cd>e d>e/2f/4|g>f ga/b/ ag|(g2f2) g>f|
e2 (ef/g/) {a}gf/e/|d2 B>dg>d|{f}ed/c/ B>G TA2 {GA}|G4||
X:1
T:Coolun
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
S:Gow - 2nd Repository (1802)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
(3ABc|d2 ~d>f (f/e/)d/c/|~d2 A2 (3DFA|d2 (de/f/) {f}e>d|(d2c)z ~d>c|
~(B2 B)c/d/ (e/d/)(c/B/)|A2 (FA)(d>A)|(c/B/)A/G/ F2 E2|D4:|
|:A>G|~F>E(D>E)(FG)|A>^G ABcA|~d>c (de/f/) ed|(d2c2) d>c|
~B2 (B/c/d/c/) (e/d/)(c/B/)|A2 (FA)d>A|(c/B/)(A/G/) F2 E2|D4:||
X:1
T:Coolun
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Larghetto"
N:"A Favorite Irish Air."
B:Mulhollan - Selection of Irish and Scots Tunes (Edinburgh, 1804, p. 20)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
(A>B/2c/4)|d2d2 (e>c)|d2F2 (3DFA|d>c (d>e/2f/4) Te>d|(d2c2)(d>c)|
B2 (Bc/d/) {e}(dc/B/)|A2 (FA) (dA)|{c}(BA/G/) (FD) TE2{DE}|{E}D4:|
|:A>G|F>ED>EF>G|A>^GA>Bc>A|(d>c) (d>e/2f/4) (e>d)|(d2c2) d>c|
B2 (Bc/d/) {e}(dc/B/)|A2 F(A)(dA)|{c}BA/G/ (FD) TE2{DE}|{E}D4:|]
X:1
T:Coolin, The. A Retreat.
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
S:The Buttery Manuscript (c. 1784-1820, No. 530)
N:John Buttery (1784-1854) joined the 34th Regiment in Lincoln,
N:Lincolnshire, England, in 1797 and served as a fifer until discharged in
N:1814. His large ms. contains marches, duty calls, dance tunes and airs.
N:EASMES identifies this as the Fife MS. and suggests a date of 1780, see
N:https://www.cdss.org/elibrary/Easmes/Index.htm
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
AB/c/|ddfecd|F>AF/A/ d2cd|feddc2|(e/d/c/)d/ B2B2|
c/d/B e/d/c/B/A2|GFAd A2|dc B(A/G/)F|E2D2:|
|:A/(G/F/)|EDEFDA|=GABcA|dcdfed|d2 c4|
(e/d/c/d/) BBc/d/|B e/d/c/B/|BAAd d2|cBAG F2|E2D2:|]
X:1
T:Coolin, or Lady of the Desert
M:3/4
L:1/16
R:Air
N:”Very ancient, author and date unknown. With
N:variations by Lyons in the year 1702.”
B:Bunting – Ancient Music of Ireland (1840, No. 119, pp. 88-89)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
.d3(e/f/)|.g2z2 [d4g4] (a2g2)|.f2 z2 (e2d2) (d3e/f/)|g2z2 [d4g4] (b/a/g3)|.f2z2 [.d4f4] {a}(g2f2)|
{^df}(e8 =d)B|{^ce}d8 B4 B3d/e/|(g2d2).c2.B2 [F4A4]|[D8G8]||(d3e/f/)|
g2z2 [d4g4] (b/a/g3)|.f2z2 (e2d2) (d/e/f3)|.g2 z2 [d4g4] (b/a/g3)|.f2z2f4 {f}(e2d2)|
e2z2 {^d}e4 {e}=d2B2|d2z2 {^c}d4 .B3(d/e/)|(g2d2).c2.B2 [F4A4]|[D8G8]||
G3(A/B/)|.d2z2{^c}d4 (e/d/B3)|.d2z2 {^c}d4 (d/e/f3)|.g2z2 g4 (a3>g/)|
.f2z2f4 (g3>f/)|{^df}e8 =d2B2|
{^ce}d8 B4 (B3d/e/)|(g2d2).c2.B2 TA3G|[D8G8] (G3A/B/)|.d2z2.e4 {e}(d3>B/)|.d2z2{c}(B/A/G3) .G4|
.g2z2 (g3a/b/) (a2g2)|.f2z2f4 {f}(e2d2)|e2z2 [c4e4].d2.B2|(d3>B/) .G4 (.B2.d2)|(e2d2).c2.B2 (A3>G/)|[D8G8]||
P:2"Var. 1st. A little quicker"
d/e/4f/4|{a}g/f/g/a/g/a/|{g}f/e/d/e/f/d/|{a}g/f/g/b/a/g/|{g}f/e/f/a/g/f/|
{f}e/d/e/g/e/g/|{e}d/B/A/B/d/e/|g/d/e/B/A/G/|.G-[B2G2]:|
|:(G/A/4B/4)|{e}(d/B/d/e/d/e/)|{e}(d/B/d/e/d/G/)|{a}(g/f/g/b/g/b/)|
{g}(f/e/f/a/g/f/)|{f}(e/d/e/g/e/g/)|{e}(d/B/A/B/d/e/)|(g/d/e/B/A/G/)|G!fermata![B2G2]:|
L:1/16
P:3 "Var. 2nd. Slow and Plaintive"
D4|G7(G F2>E/)|F7 F/ TE3>D/|G4 (G/A/B3) TA3>G/|.F2 z2 {F}TE3>D/ .B,2z2|
.E2 z2 T(D3>B,/) A,2 z2|(D3>B,/) G,4 (B,3>D/)|{^D}E2z2 (D/<B,2) T(A,3>G,/)|G,8||
(G,3A,/B,/)|(.D4.E4) {E}(D3>B,/)|[B,2D2]z2 [B,4D4] z2|
G4 (A2B2) (A2G2)|F2z2 F2{F}(E3>D/) .B,2z2|E2z2 .E2 {E}(D3>B,/) .A,2z2|
.D2z2 .D2(E/D/B,/A,/) (B,2D2)|.E2 z2 (D/<B,3) T(A,3>G,/)|G,8||
P:4 "Var. 3rd. Quick and Lively"
M:3/8
L:1/8
D/E/4F/4|G/F/G/A/G/A/|F/G/F/E/F/A/|G/A/G/F/G/E/|F/G/F/E/F/D/|
E/F/E/D/E/B,/|D/B,/A,/B,/D/E/|G/D/E/B,/A,/G,/|G,2:|
|:(G,/A,/4B,/4)|D/B,/D/E/D/E/|D/B,/D/E/D/G,/|G/F/G/B/A/G/|
F/G/F/E/D/B,/|{F}E/D/E/F/E/F/|D/B,/A,/B,/D/E/|G/D/E/B,/A,/G,/|G,2:|
P:5 "Slower"
D2|G4 z(B|A4) z(c|B4) z(B|A4) z(F|E4) {E}(D>B,)|
(D2 E)(DB,D)|(ED)(CB,) T(A,>G,)|G,4||(G,/A,/B,)|{^C}D6|{^C}D6|
L:1/16
.G2z2 (G/A/B3) (A2G2)|\
L:1/8
.Fz F2 {E}(D>>B,)|.Ez E2 {D}(C>>A,)|.Dz [B,2D2] (G>F)|(EDCB,) T(A,>>G,)|!fermata!G,4||
X:1
T:Coolun
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Andante"
B:J. Clinton – Gems of Ireland: 200 Airs (1841, No. 48, p. 24)
H:Irish-born Clinton was a flute teacher for the Royal Academy, London
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
d2|.g2 (g>b) {b}(a>f)|(g>d B)z (3GBd|(g>f ga/b/ a>).g|
(g2f)z (g>f)|e2-e(f/g/ a/g/f/e/)|(d2 B/)z/(dg).d|{f}(ed/c/) B>G T!fermata!A2 {GBA}|G4:|
|:(d>c)|(BA).G>.A.B.c|.d>.^c.d.e.f.d|.g>.f (g>a/2b/4 ag)|(g2f) z (g>f)|
e2- e(f/g/{a}gf/e/)|(d2 B/)z/(dg).d|{f}(ed/c/) (B>A) !fermata!A2 {GBA}|G4:|]
X:1
T:Coolun
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:”Andante”
B:William Forde – 300 National Melodies of the British Isles (c. 1841, p. 1, No. 1)
B: https://www.itma.ie/digital-library/text/300-national-melodies-of-the-british-isles.-vol.-3-100.-irish-airs
N:William Forde (c.1795–1850) was a musician, music collector and scholar from County Cork
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Eb
Bc/d/|e2 e>g g/f/e/d/|e>B G2 EG/B/|e2 ef/g/ f>e|e2d2 e>d|c3 d/e/ f/e/d/c/|
B>AG Be>B|d/c/B/A/ G2 TF2| E4||B>A|G<FEFG=A|B>=ABcd B|
e>d ef/g/ f>e|e2d2 e>d|c3 d/e/ f/e/d/c/|B>AG Be>B|d/c/B/A/ G2TF2|E4||
X:1
T:Coolin, The; or, Lady of the Desert
M:3/4
L:1/16
R:Air
N:”Bunting’s arrangement.”
B:P.M. Haverty – One Hundred Irish Airs vol. 2 (1859, No. 101, p. 45)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
d3(e/f/)|g2z2g4 (a2g2)|.f2z2 (e2d2) (d3e/f/)|g2z2g4 (b/a/g3)|.f2z2 [A4f4] {a}(g2f2)|
{^df}(e8 =d2)B2|{^ce}d8 B3d/e/|(g2d2).c2.B2 [F4A4]|[B,8G8]||
(d3e/f/)|g2 z2 [d4g4] (b/a/g3)|.f2 z2 (e2d2) (d/e/f3)|.g2z2[d4g4] (b/a/g3)|f2z2f4 {f}(e2d2)|
Ez2 {^d}e4{e}=d2B2|d2 z2 {^c}d4 B3(d/e/)|(g2d2).c2.B2 [F4A4]|[B,8G8]||
G3(A/B/)|.d2z2 {^c}d4 (e/d/B3)|.d2z2 {^c}d4 (d/e/f3)|.g2z2g4 (a5g/)|.f2z2f4 (g5f/)|
{^df}e8 =d2B2|{^ce}d8 (B3d/e/)|(g2d2).c2.B2 TA3G|[B,8G8] (G3A/B/)|
.d2z2.e4 {e}(d5B/)|.d2 z2 {c}(B/A/G3) .G2|g2z2 (g3a/b/) (a2g2)|.f2z2f4 {f}(e2d2)|
e2z2 [c4e4] .d2.B2|(d5B/) .G4 (.B2.d2)|(e2d2).c2.B2 (A5G/)|[B,8G8]|]
X:1
T:Coolin, The
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Andante"
N:”Robinson’s Arrangement”
B:P.M. Haverty – One Hundred Irish Airs vol. 2 (1858, No. 180, p. 81)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Eb
(Bc/d/)|[G2e2][B2e2] (f>d)|e2G2 (3EGB|(e>d) (ef/g/) (f>e)|e2 {fe}d2 e>d|
c2 (3cde {f}(ed/c/)|B2 (GB) (eB)|(cB/A/) (GE) T(F>E)|E4||
(B>A)|(G>FE>F) (G>=A)|(B>=AB>c) (d>B)|(e>d) ef/g/ f>e|(e2d2) (e>d)|
c2 (3cde (f/e/d/c/)|[G2B2] (GB) (eB)|(d/c/B/A/) (GE) T(F>E)|E4||
X:1
T:Coulin (The Old)
N:Similar Stanford/Petrie No. 599
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
N:Obtained by Goodman from the music manuscript collection of John Edward Pigot (1822-1871).
B:James Goodman music manuscript collection, Book 2, p. 89 (mid-19th century)
B:http://goodman.itma.ie/volume-two#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=92&z=128.2454%2C2901.9144%2C8098.3776%2C3101.8519Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Ddor
(3ABc|d2 dcde|f2A2 de|fagfed|cB A2 (3ABc|d2 dcde|
f2A2F2|G2 GABG|!fermata!A4||D/E/F/G/|A2 AG F2|c>BA/G/ F2|
GFGB AG|FE D2 D/E/F/G/|A2 fe de/c/d/e/|f2A2 d/c/A/G/|F2 DF ED|D4||
X:3
T:Old Coolin, The
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Moderato"
S:Stanford/Petrie (1905), No. 599
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
AB/c/ | d2 dcde | f2A2A2 | f2 gfed | {d}c2 A2 AB/c/ | d2 dcde |
f2A2 AB | AG F2 TG2 | A4 || FG | A2A2 GF | =c2 BAGF |
GF GB AG | F2D2 FG | A2f2 ef | de f2 AG | F2 DF E>D |
D4 || AB/c/ | d2 dcde | f2A2A2 | f2 gfed | {d}c2A2 AB/c/ |
d2 dcde | f2 A2 AB | AG F2 TG2 | A4 || FG | A2A2 GF |=c2 BAG>F |
GF GB AG | F2D2 FG | A2f2 ef | de f2 AG | F2DF E>D | D4 ||
X:2
T:Coolin, The
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"With great expression"
S:Joyce - Old Irish Folk Music and Songs (1909)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:F
c>d | f>g a2 g>f | f2 A2 c>d | f>g a2 g>f | f4 fe | dcfdcA | c2F2 Ac |
d2 cA {A}G>F | F4 || AG | FGAcdf | c2A2 cd | f>g a2 g>f |
f4 f>e | dcfdcA | c2A2 cf | d2 cA {A}G>F | F4 ||
X:1
T:Cúilfionn, An
T:Coolun, The
M:3/4
L:1/8
Q:"With Soul"
B:Batt Scanlon - "The Violin Made Easy and Attractive" (San Francisco, 1923, p. 36)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
u(AB/c/)|"1"d2-d2 "2"(e>c)|(d2F2) (DF/A/)|"1"(d>"1"c) "1"(d"2"e/"3"f/) "2".e2"1".d2|"1"d2-.c2 (dc)|(B2 (3B)"3"c-d ("4"e/d/)(c/B/)|
A2 (FA) "1"(d>"0"A)|(c/B/).A/.G/ (F2 D>F)|E2-"2"{D}"2"!fermata!D2::(A>G)|(F>E) (D>E) (F>^G)|(A>^G) (A>B) (cA)|
"1"(d>"1"c) ("1"d"2"e/"3"f/) "2"e1d|"1"d2-c2 (dc)|B2- (3B(cd) ("4"e/d/)(c/B/)|A2 (FA) "1"(d>"0"A)|(c/B/).A/.G/ (F2 D>F)|E2-"2"{D}"2"!fermata!D2:|]