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 Theme code Index    16L1 351H
 Also known as    I Wish I Was a Little Swallow
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Ireland
 Genre/Style    Irish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece
 Key/Tonic of    B
 Accidental    2 flats
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    3/4
 History    
 Structure    One part
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Edward Bunting
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Ancient Music of Ireland
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 95, p. 70
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1840
 Artist    
 Title of recording    
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    
 Year recorded    
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Little Swallow (The): Annotations


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T:Little Swallow, The
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Very ancient, author and date unknown.” 
B:Bunting – Ancient Music of Ireland (1840, No. 95, p. 70)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Bb
"Tenderly and in a singing style"(3f/g/a/ .b.B|(BA)(GF) .B.B|.d(d/e/) .f(f/4g/4a/) (bf)|(ge) .c(A/c/) .B.B|
(B2 B/)(B/d/f/) .b.B|(BA)(GF) .B.B|.d(d/e/) .f(f/g/a/) .b(b/f/)|(gf/e/) (d/c/B/A/) .B.B|
B3 (B/c/) .d.f|b2 a(c'/b/) a/g/b/g/|(f>d) .B(B/c/) .d.f|b2 (a/c'/b/a/) (.g.g)|
g2 (g/f/)(g/a/) .b.B|(BA)(GF) .B.B|d>e .f(f/4g/4a/) (b>f)|(a/g/f/e/) (d/c/B/A/) (.B.B)|
(B2B) (B/c/) (df)|.b2 a(c'/b/) (a/g/)(b/g)|{=e}(f>d) .B(B/c/) (.d.f)|b2 (a/c'/b/a/) .g.g|
.g2 (g/f/g/a/) (.b.B)|(BAGF) (.B.B)|(d>e) .f(f/4g/4a/) .b>.f|.g.e .c(A/c/) .B.B|(B2 B2)z z2||
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T:Little Swallow, The
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
N:"Tenderly"
S:O'Neill - Music of Ireland (1903), No. 139
S:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
"Tenderly"(3d/e/f/ gG | (GF) (ED) .G.G | .B(B/c/) .d(d/4e/4f/ g)d | ec .A(F/A/) .G.G | 
(G2 G/)(G/B/d/) gG | (GF) (ED) .G.G | .B(B/c/) .d(3d/e/f/ .g(g/d/) | (ed/c/) (B/A/G/F/) GG | 
G3 (G/A/) Bd | g3 .f(a/g/) (f/e/)(g/e/) | d>B .G(G/A/) Bd | g2 (f/a/g/f/) ee| 
e2 (e/d/)(e/f/) gG | (GF) (ED) .G.G | B>c .d(d/4e/4f/ g>)d | (f/e/d/c/) (B/A/G/F/) (.G.G) | 
(G2 G)(G/A/) (Bd) | g2 ~f(a/g/) (f/e/)(g/e/) | {^c/}d>B .G(G/A/) (Bd) | g2 (f/a/g/f/) ee | 
e2 (e/d/e/f/) gG | (GF) (ED) .G.G | B>c .d(d/4e/4f/ g)d | ec .A(F/A/) | (G2 G) z z2 || 


Little Swallow (The): Annotations