My Love's the Fairest Creature

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 Theme code Index    51H3bH1H 1H1H76
 Also known as    Celia Connellan
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Ireland
 Genre/Style    Irish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece
 Key/Tonic of    E
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Aeolian (minor)
 Time signature    2/2
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:James Aird
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Aird's 6th and Last Volume of Scotch English Irish and Foreign Airs
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 125, p. 49
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1803
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:My Love’s the fairest creature M:C| L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Plaintive" B:Aird – Sixth and Last Volume of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs (1803, No. 125, p. 49) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Emin B2|B2e2 gfe^d|e4 ^d2 c2|B3c B2G2|A2B2 d3B| B2e2 gfe^d|e4 ^d2c2|B3c B2G2|A2B2d2:| |:E2|EFGA B^c^de|F4 A2F2|E4 GFE^D|E2F2 G3F| EFGA B^c^dB|e4 egfe|B2 AG d3F|E2E2E2:|]


X:1 T:My Love's the fairest Creature M:C L:1/8 R:Air O:Irish Q:"Amoroso" B:John Macpherson Mulhollan - Selection of Irish and Scots Tunes (Edinburgh, 1804, p. 34) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Dmin A2|A2d2 fed^c|d4 ^c2B2|A3BA2F2|G2A2c3A| A2d2 (fe)(d^c)|d4 ^c2B2|A3B A2F2|G2A2c2:| |:D2|(DE)(FG) (A=B)(^cd)|E4 G2E2|D4 (FE)(D^C)|D2E2F3E| DEFG A=B^cA|d4 dfed|A2 (GF) c3E|E2D2D2:|]


X:1 T:Celia Connellan M:C L:1/8 R:Air Q:”Plaintive” B: Henry Philerin Hudson - Collection of Irish Music, vol. 1 (c. 1840-50, No. 1, p. 1) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Dmin A2|A2d2 fe d^c|d4 ^c2B2|A3B A2F2|G2A2c2 aA| A2d2 fe d^c|d4 ^c2B2|A3B A2F2|G2A2c2|| D2|DE FG A=B ^cd|E4 G3E|D4 FED^C|D2E2F2 zE| DEFG A=B^cA|d4 dfed|A2 GF c3E|E2D2D2||