Siege of Limerick

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Theme code Index	1H3bH5H 2H4H3bH
Also known as
Composer/Core Source	Biography:Henry Purcell
Region	England
Genre/Style	English
Meter/Rhythm	Country Dance, Triple Hornpipe
Key/Tonic of	D
Accidental	1 flat
Mode	Aeolian (minor)
Time signature	3/2
History
Structure	AB
Editor/Compiler	John Playford
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Dancing Master 9th edition
Tune and/or Page number	p. 173
Year of publication/Date of MS	1695
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Siege of Limerick: Annotations

X:1 T:Siege of Limerick M:3/2 L:1/8 N:”Longways for as many as will.” B:John Walsh – Complete Country Dancing-Master, Volume the Fourth B: (London, 1740, No. 94) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Dmin d3ef2d2a4|e3fg2^c2f4|^B3d ^c2e2def2|A2d4^c2d4:|| c3dcBA2ABc2|d3e de f2 ef g2|a2f4 c2d2(cB)|(AB) c4e2f4| a3ba2f2d4|g3ag2e2^c4|f3gf2d2^B2e2|^c2A4^c2d4||

X:1 T:Siege of Limerick M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Country Dance Tune B:Elias Howe – Musician’s Omnibus Nos. 6 & 7 (Boston, 1880-1882, p. 615) B: http://ks4.imslp.net/files/imglnks/usimg/c/c7/IMSLP601433-PMLP562790-ONeill_Rare_Medium_M40_M8_v6.7_text.pdf Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Dmin d>e fd a2|e>f gc g2|=B>d ^ce d/e/f|Ad2 ^cd2|| c>d c/B/A A/B/c|d>e d/e/f e/f/g|a f2 c dc/B/|(A/B/)c2 ef2|| a>b af d2|g>a ge ^c2|f>g fd =Be|^cA2 cd2||

X:1 T:Siege of Limerick M:3/2 L:1/8 S:Sharp – Country Dance Tunes (1909) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Dmin d3e f2d2 a4 | e3f g2 ^c2 f4 | =B3d ^c2 e2 de f2 | A2 d4 ^c2 d4 | d3e f2d2 a4 | e3f g2c2 f4 | =B3d ^c2e2 de f2 | A2 d4 ^c2 d4 || (c3d) cB A2 AB c2 | (d3e) de f2 ef g2 | a2 f4 c2e2 cB | AB c4 e2 f4 | a3b a2f2 d4 | g3a g2e2 ^c4 | f3g f2d2 =B2e2 | ^c2 A4 c2 d4 ||

Siege of Limerick: Annotations