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 Theme code Index    3551H 6532
 Also known as    Betty O'Brien, Kitty O'Brian, Planxty Kitty O'Brien
 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    4/4
 History    
 Structure    ABC
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Edward Bunting
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:A General Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 38, p. 21
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1796
 Artist    
 Title of recording    
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    
 Year recorded    
 Media    
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Kitty O'Brien: Annotations

X:1
T:Kitty O’Brian
M:C|
L:1/8
R:Air
C:"Carolan"
B:Bunting - General Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland (1796, No. 38, p. 21). 
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
B2d2(d2g2)|e2 d>c B2A2|G2G2 (A2G2)|TF3E D2z2|
BB d2d2g2|{g}(fefg a2)e2|edcB {d}cB{B}AG|[B,4D4G4][B,2D2G2] z2:|
|:DD D2D2 GG|EE E2 E2 EG|(A>BA>G) {B}(AGAB)|[D4G4B4d4][D2G2B2d2]z2|
(efed B2)d2|(efed) (cB)(AG)|g2G2 GABG|A4 A2z2|
B2d2d2 ef|[G4g4][G4g4]|(efed B2).d2|.[E2e2].[F2f2].[G2g2]z2|
(d2 BA G2B2|G2 AB d2).D2|T(E2 FG) (A>B)(A>G)|[B,4D4G4][B,2D2G2] z2:|]
X:1
T:Kitty O’Brian
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
C:"Carolan"
B:J. Clinton – Gems of Ireland:200 Airs (1841, No. 168, p. 86)
H:Irish-born Clinton was a flute teacher for the Royal Academy, London
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
"Animato"(f2a2) (b2d'2)|.b2 .a>.g .f2.e2|d2d2e2d2|T(c3B) A2z2|
.f.f a2 (a2d'2)|{d'}(c'b).c'.d' (c'2b2)|(ba)(gf)  {a}(gf){f}(ed)|.d4 .d2 z2:|
|:.A.A .A2.A2 .d.d|.B.B. .B2.B2 (Bd)|(e>f)(e>d) {f}(edef)|.a4 .a2z2|
(bc'ba) (f2a2)|(bc'ba) (gf)(ed)|d'2 d2 (de).f.d|(e4 e2)z2|
f2a2a2 .b.c'|d'4 d'4|(bc'ba) .f2.a2|.b2.c'2.d'2 z2|
(a2 (fe) d2f2|d2 ef a2)A2|T(B2 cd) (e>f)(e>d)|.d4 .d2z2:|]
X:2
T:Kitty O'Brien
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
B:P.H. Hughes -- Gems from the Emerald Isle (London, c. 1860?, No. 38, p. 10)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
B2d2d2g2|e2 dc B2A2|G2G2A2G2|F3-E D2z2|
BB d2d2g2|fefg a2e2|edcB {d}cBAG|G4 G2z2||
DD D2D2 BB|EE E2E2 EG|ABAG {B}AGAB|d4 d2z2|
efed B2d2|efed cBAG|g2 G2 GABG|A4 A2z2||
B2d2d2 ef|g4 g4|efed B2d2|e2f2 g2z2|
d2 BA G2B2|G2 AB d2D2|E2 FG ABAG|G4 G2z2||

Kitty O'Brien: Annotations