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Harp that Once (The)
X:1 T:Harp that once through Tara's halls, The M:4/4 L:1/8 B:O'Flannagan - The Hibernia Collection (Boston, 1860, p. 29) Z:AK/Fiddler's Collection K:G G|d>edB e>fge|dBAB G z2d|g>fga gfed|edgB c2 zd| g>fga gfed|edcB e2z f|g>fed e>f!fermata!ge|dBAB (G2G)||
X:1
T:Harp that Once Through Tara’s Halls, The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
S:Philip Carolan music manuscript collection
N:Philip Carolan (c. 1839-1910, Ballyvicmaha, County Mayo), a musically literate
N:farmer and fiddler who compiled his ms. probably during 1863-1873.
S:Angela Buckley, thesis, “A Critical Edition of the Irish Music Manuscripts of
S:Philip Carolan c. 1839-1910, vol. 1”, Waterford Institute of Technology,
S:2007, p. 93. Carolan ms. 1, No. 18
N:Copied by Carolan from an unknown source.
K:G
d>edB e>fg{f}e|d<BAB G2zf|g{a}fg{c'}a gf e((3B/c/d/)|e>fgB/c/ !fermata!d3||
f|{egfaf}gfga g{g}f e((3B/c/d/)|e>fgB/>{c}c/ (d{e}c)BA|G{A}ABd e>fge|1 BG (A/d/)F G3:|2 BG (A/d/)F G4||
X:1
T:Harp that once, The
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
S:Kerr - Merry Melodies, vol. 3, No. 311 (c. 1880's)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
G2|(d4e2)|(d4B2)|(e4f2)|(g4e2)|(d4B2)|(A4B2)|
(G6|G4)d2|(g4f2)|(g4a2)|(g2f2)|(e4d2)|(e4d2)|
(g4B2)|d6|d2e2f2|(g4f2)|(g4a2)|(g2f2)|(e4d2)|
(e4d2)|(c4B2)|e6|f6|(g4f2)|(e4d2)|
(e4f2)|(g4e2)|(d2B4)|(A4B2)|(G6|G2)z2||
X:1
T:Harp that once thro’ Tara’s Hall, The. Sand Jig
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Two-Step?
B:A.S. Bowman – “J.W. Pepper Collection of Five Hundred Reels, Jigs,
B:etc.” (Phila., 1908, No. 290, p. 59)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Eb
e>B GB|{c}c/B/c/d/ e2|e>B GB|c/e/B/G/ FB|e>B GB|{d}c/B/c/d/ e2|c/d/e/f/ g/b/g/d/|
P:"The Harp that once thro’ Tara’s Hall"
f>g fd|g>a bg|f/fg/ f/d/B/d/|cFBd|f>g fd|g>a bg|a/af/ gc|
b>a bc’|b/a/g/a/ gf|(3g/a/g/f bd|f^fga|b>a bc’|b/a/g/a/ gf|(3g/a/g/f bd|
f>g fd|g>a bg|f/fg/ f/d/B/d/|cFBd|f>g fd|g>a bg|f/d/B/d/ c/e/d/c/||
X:1
T:Molly Bawn a sthore
T:Harp that Once, The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"With Soul"
N:"From Francis E. Walsh"
B:Batt Scanlon - "The Violin Made Easy and Attractive" (San Francisco, 1923, p. 38).
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
(D/F/)|"2"A "3".B/"2".A/ (FA) (B<"4"e) (d (3c/B/A/)|(F>D) (E>F) D2 zA|(d>c) (d>"4"e) dc !fermata!BA|(B>A) (d>F) "2"A2 z"0"A|
("1"d>"1"c) ("1"d>"2"e) "1"dc !fermata!BA|(B<"4") !fermata!d (3c/3B/F/) "2"A2 z (D/F/)|"2"A "3".B/"2".A/ (F>A) (B<"4"e) !fermata!(d (3c/B/A/)|(F>D) (E>F) "2"D3!D.C.!||
