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Molly St. George
X:1 T:Molly St. George S:J. & W. Neal, 'A Collection of the Most Celebrated Irish Tunes' N:Dublin, c 1724 Q:1/4=80 L:1/4 M:3/4 K:G (d/4e/4f/)|gfe|d(e/d/)(c/B/)|cBA3/4G/4|E2B/d/|e(g/e/)(d/B/)| AB/4c/4d/ D|E(G/4A/4B/) A/G/|G2::(D/E/)|G/A/B (A/4B/4c/)| B(c/B/)(A/G/)|(c/B/c/d/) e/f/|g2e/g/|ab/a/g/e/|de/d/c/B/| cd/c/B/c/|A2(B/A/4B/4)|c/B/c/d/ e/f/|g2(f/e/)|(d/g/)(d/B/)(A/G/)| E2B/d/|e(g/e/)(d/B/)|A(B/4c/4d/)D|E (G/A/4B/4) A/G/|G2|]
X:1
T:Molly St. George
M:3/4
L:1/8
B:Daniel Wright – Aria di Camera (London, 1727, No. 46)
N:”being A Choice Collection of Scotch, Irish & Welsh Airs
N:for the Violin and German Flute by the following masters
N:Mr. Alex. Urquahart of Edinburgh, Mr. Dermot O'Connar of Limrick
N:Mr. Hugh Edwards of Carmarthen”
F: https://ia600808.us.archive.org/20/items/AriaDiCamera1727/Wright-AriaDiCamera-1727.pdf
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
(d/e/f)|g2f2e2|d2 (ed)(cB)|c2B2 A>G|E4 Bd|
e2 (ge)(dB)|A2 (b/c/d) D2|E2 (G/A/B) (AG)|G4:|
(DE)|FA B2 (A/B/c)|B2 (cB)(AG)|cBcdef|g4 eg|
a2 bage|d2 edcB|c2 dcBc|A4 (BA/B/)|
cBcdef|g4 (fe)|(dg)(dB)(AG)|E4 Bd|
e2 (ge)(dB)|A2 (B/c/d) D2|E2 (G/A/B) A>G|G4||
X:1
T:Molly St. George
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Slow"
B:Burk Thumoth - 12 English and 12 Irish Airs (c. 1746, No. 3, pp. 30-31)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
d/e/f|g2Tf2e2|d2 edcB|c2B2 TA>G|E4 Bd|
e2 gedB|A2 (B/c/d) D2|e2 G/A/B TA>G|G4:|
|:DE|GAB2 (A/B/c)|B2 cBAG|cBcdef|g4 ea|
a2 bagf|d2 edcB|c2 dcBc|A4 BA/B/|
cBcdef|g4 fe|dg(dBAG)|E4 Bd|
e2 (gedB)|A2 B/c/d D2|E2 G/A/B TA>G|G4:|
|:d/e/f|gbagfe|edcBAG|cB (3cBA (3BAG|E4 Bd|
e/f/e/f/ gedB|A2 B/c/d D2|EedBAG|G4:|
|:DE|G/F/G/A/ B/A/B/c/ d2|B2 (3cBA (3BAG|cB c/d/c/d/ e/f/e/f/|g4 eg|
a2 b/c'/b/a/ g/a/g/f/|d2 e/f/e/d/ c/d/c/B/|ceecdB|A4 BA/B/|
cB c/d/c/d/ ef|g4 fe|dgdBAG|E4 Bd|
(3efe (3gfe (3dcB|A2 B/c/d D2|Ee e/d/c/B/ d/c/B/A/|G4:|]
X:1
T:Molly St. George
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
B:Samuel, Anne & Peter Thompson – The Hibernian Muse (London, 1787, No. 49)
N:”A Collection of the most Favorite Compositions of Carolan the Celebrated Irish Bard”
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
de/f/|g2Tf2e2|d2 (ed)(cB)|c2B2 A>G|E4 Bd|
e2 (ge)(dB)|A2 (B/c/d) D2|E2 (G/A/B) TA>G|G4:|
|:D>E|(GA) B2 (A/B/c)|B2 (cB)(AG)|(cBcdef)|g4 ea|
a2 (ba)(ge)|d2 (ed)(cB)|c2 (dc)(Bc)|A4 (BA/B/)|
(cB)(cdef)|!fermata!g4 fe|(dg)(dB)(AG)|E4 Bd|
e2 (ge)(dB)|A2 (B/c/d)D2|E2 (G/A/B) TAG|G4:|
X:1
T:Molly St. George
C:"Conalon"
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
B:Bunting - A General Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland (1796, No. 12, p. 7)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
d/e/f|[G2g2] (gf)(ed)|~d2 (ed~cB)|[D2c2][D2B2] {B}T(A>G)|E4 (A/B/d)|
e2 (fe) (dB)|A>B d2 (D2|E2) {B}TA3G|[B,4G4]||
|:D/E/F|[B,2G2][F2A2] ([D2B2]A)|[D2B2][G2B2](AG)|[E2c2][G2d2] [ce]f|[G4d4g4] (d/e/g)|
[A2a2][B2b2] (a/g/e)|[G2d2]e2 (e/d/B)|A2 dB AB|[D4F4A4] {d}cB|
c2 [G2d2] [Ee][Ff]|[G2g2][G2B2d2g2] {a}gf/e/|d2B2 A>G|E4 D/E/F|
[B,2G2] FE~DC|B,2 A,>B, G,2|E2{B}TA3G|[B,4G4]:|]
X:1
T:Molly St. George
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Andante"
B:J. Clinton – Gems of Ireland: 200 Airs (1841, No. 107, p. 54)
N:Irish-born John Clinton was a flute player and teacher at the
N:Royal Conservatory, London.
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
(d/e/.f)|.g2 (gf)({f}(ed)|d2 {ed^cd} (ed=cB)|(c2B2) {B}T(A>G)|E4 (A/B/).d|
.e2 (fe)(dB)|(A>B) .d2.D2|.E2 {B}T(A3G)|G4||
|:(D/E/F)|(G2A2) (BA)|.B4 (AG)|.B2.d2 (ef)|g4 (d/e/g)|
(a2b2) (a/g/).e|(d2e2) (e/d/).B|.A2 (dBAB)|A4 {d}(cB)|
(d2e2) (ef)|g4 {a}(g/f/e)|(d2B2) {B}(A>G)|E4 (d/e/).f|
g2 (fedc)|.B2 (A>B) G2|E2 {B}T(A3G)|G4:|]
X:1
T:Molly St. George
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Andante"
B:P.M. Haverty – One Hundred Irish Airs vol. 2 (1858, No. 169, p. 77)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
d/e/f|g2 (gf)(ed)|O[G2d2] (ed~cB)|[D2c2][D2B2]{B}(A>G)|E4 (A/B/d)|
e2 (fe) (dB)|A>B d2(D2|E2) {B}TA3G|[B,4G4]||
|:D/E/F|[B,2G2][F2A2] (BA)|[D2B2] [G2B2] (AG)|[E2c2]d2 ef|[d4g4] (d/e/g)|
[A2a2] b2 (a/g/e)|d2 e2 (e/d/B)|A2 dB AB|[F4A4] {d}cB|
c2 d2 ef|g2 [d3g3] {a}gf/e/|d2B2 A>G|E4 D/E/F|
G2 FE~DC|B,2 A,>B, G,2|E2 {B}TA3G|[G,4G4]:|]