Humors of Listivain

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 Theme code Index    5L127bL 5127b
 Also known as    Humors of Bandon, Jolly Old Woman, Merry Old Woman (3) (The), Plangsty Callagh, Terry's Rambles, tSeanbhean Sultmhar (An), Humors of Liftivain
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Ireland
 Genre/Style    Irish
 Meter/Rhythm    Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    NONE
 Mode    Aeolian (minor)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:James Aird
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Selection of Scotch English Irish and Foreign Airs vol. 3
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 179
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1788
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Humours of Listivain, The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Country Dance B:James Aird – Selection of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs, vol. 3 (Glasgow, 1788, No. 170, p. 182) N:”Humbly dedicated to the Volunteers and Defensive Bands of Great Britain and Ireland” Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Amin EAA T(AGA)|T(BAB) GAB|eAA T(AGA)|TBAB g3|(eg).g (de).e| (Bd).d (GA).B|eAA T(AGA)|TBAB g3|(eg).g (de).f|BEG A3:| |:(ea).a T(ag).a|Tbab g3|T(aga)e3|T(gfg) d3|.e(e/f/e/d/) .B(B/c/B/G/)| A(A/B/A/G) E3|EAA T(AGA)|TB>AB g3|(eg).g (de).e|BEG A3:|]


X:1 T:Humours of Listivain, The O:Irish M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig Q:"Slowish" B:John Bowie – “Collection of strathspey reels & country dances &c.” B:(Edinburgh, c. 1789, p. 28) F:https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/104982725 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D V:1 EAA T(AGA)|(TBAB) GAB|eAA T(AGA)|T(BAB) g3|(eg).g (de).e| (Bd)d. (GA).B|eAA T(AGA)|T(BAB) g3|(eg).g (de).e|BE^G A3:| |:(ea)a Taga|(bab) g3|T(aga) e3|(Tgfg) d3|.e(e/f/e/d/) .B(B/c/B/A/)| A(A/B/A/G/) E3|EAA T(AGA)|T(BAB)g3|(eg).g (de).e|BE^G A3:| V:2 clef = bass C,3A,,3|E,,3E,3|C,3 A,,3|E,3B,,3|C,6| G,,3B,,3|C,3D,3|G,3B,,3|C,6|E,2E,, A,,3:| |:C,3E,3|G,3 B,,2G,|C,3C2C,|B,,3B,2B,,|C,3G,,3| E,3 D,C,B,,|C,3G,,3|E,3B,,3|C,6|{D,}E,3 A,,3:|


X:1 T:Humours of Listivain M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Mulhollan - Selection of Irish and Scots Tunes (Edinburgh, 1804, pp. 14-15) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Amin EAA (TAGA)|T(TBAB) (GAB)|eAA T(AGA)|T(BAB) g3|(eg).g (de).e| (Bd).d (GA).B|eAA T(AGA)|T(BAB) g3|(eg).g (de).e|BEG A2:| |:faa Taga|bab g3|T(aga) e3|T(gfg) d3|.e(e/f/e/d/) .B(B/c/B/G/)| A(A/B/A/G/) E3|EAA T(AGA)|T(BAB) g3|(eg).g (de).e|BEG A3:|


X:1 T:Humors of Liftivain M:6/8 L:1/8 R:6/8 B:O'Flannagan - The Hibernia Collection (Boston, 1860, p. 18) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Amin EAA|(AGA)|(BAB)(GAB)|eAA (AGA)|(BAB) g3| (eg).g (de).e|(Bd).d (GAB)|eAA (AGA)|(BAB) g3| (eg).g dff|BE^G|A2:|B|eaa aga|bab g3| ata e3|gfg d3|.e(e/f/e/d/) .B(B/c/B/G/)|.A(A/B/A/G/) E3| EAA (AGA)|(BAB)g3|(eg).g (de).e|BE^G A2:|]


X:1 T:Humors of Liftivain M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Elias Howe – Musician’s Omnibus Nos. 6 & 7 (Boston, 1880-1882, p. 646) B: http://ks4.imslp.net/files/imglnks/usimg/c/c7/IMSLP601433-PMLP562790-ONeill_Rare_Medium_M40_M8_v6.7_text.pdf Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Amin EAA (AGA)|(BAB) (GAB)|eAA AGA|BAB g3| (ef)g (de).e|(Bd).d (GA).B|eAA (AGA)|(BAB) g3| (eg).g dff|BE^G A2:||:B|eaa aga|bab g3|aga e3| gfg d3|.e(e/f/e/d/) .B(B/c/B/G/)|.A(A/B/A/G/) E3| EAA AGA|BAB g3|(eg).g (de).e|BE^G A2:|]


X:2 T:Quadrille M:6/8 L:1/8 B:Bayard - Hill Country Tunes (1944, No. 46) S:John Kubina (Greene County, southwest Pa., 1943), learned from Ann Peterson, fiddler in East Pittsburgh K:Ador {d}eAA eAA|BAG Bcd|eAA eAA|BAB g2f| eAA eAA|BAG Bcd|efg fed|eAA A2z|| eaa a^ga|bag fed|eaa a^ga|baf g2z| eaa a^ga|bag fed|efg fed|eAA A2z||