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| Accuracy | Spot checked |
| Depth | Basic |
| Readability | Acceptable |
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| Theme code Index
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1134 51H75
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| Composer/Core Source
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| Region
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Ireland
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| Genre/Style
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Irish
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| Meter/Rhythm
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Air/Lament/Listening Piece
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| Key/Tonic of
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D
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| Accidental
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2 sharps
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| Mode
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Ionian (Major)
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| Time signature
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4/4
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| History
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| Structure
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AB, AA'B
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| Editor/Compiler
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Francis O'Neill
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| Book/Manuscript title
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Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies
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| Tune and/or Page number
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No. 158, p. 28
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| Year of publication/Date of MS
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1903
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| Score (1)
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X:1
T:Rising of the Moon, The
L:1/8
S:O’Neill
N:A major-key variant of O'Lochlainn's tune.
M:C
K:D
D3 E F2 G2|A2 d2 c A3|F3 A G2 E2|D2 D2 [E4C4]|
D3 E F2 G2|A2 d2 c A3|F3 A G2 E2|E2 D2 D4||
A2 B2 c2 d2|e2 d2 c A3|F3 G A2 B2|c2 d2 A4|
A2 B2 c2 d2|e2 d2 c A3|F3 A G2 E2|E2 D2 D4||
X:2
T:Rising of the Moon, The
T:Wearing of the Green
M:2/4
L:1/8
K:D
DE|FF FF|F<A A>F|FE E>E|E2 A>A|
BG d>c|BA FD|ED DE|D2:|
X:3
T:Rising of the Moon
S:O'Lochlainn, More Irish Street Ballads, p. 134
Z:Jerome Colburn
N:C.O'L. has it in Cm, in 2/4 (his eighth = my quarter)
N:and bars it a half-measure off.
M:4/4
K:Em
E3 F G2 A2 | B2 e2 d B3 | A2 F2 B2 AF |1 E2 E2 E4 :|2 E3 E E4 ||
B2 e2 e3 d | f3 e d2 B2 | A2 B2 d B3 | d2 f2 e4 |
B2 e2 e2 d2 | f3 e d B3 | A2 F2 B2 AG | E3 E E4 |]**
