Star of the County Down

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 Theme code Index    111 111
 Also known as    Banbridge Town, I Love Nell, Mary from Blackwater Side, My Love Nell, Paddy's Return (2), Sliabh na m Ban, When a Man's in Love, When first I left old Ireland
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Ireland
 Genre/Style    Contra, Irish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Waltz/Valse/Vals
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    NONE
 Mode    Aeolian (minor)
 Time signature    4/4, 3/4
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Herbert Hughes
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Irish Country Songs vol. 4
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 8
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1909
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Star of the County Down M:4/4 L:1/8 R:Air Q:"Moderato" B:Herbert Hughes - Irish Country Songs vol. 4 (p. 8) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:F#min (C/E/)|FF FE/F/ AA B(A/B/)|c(B/A/) F(E/C/) E3 C/E/|FF FE/F/ AA BA/B/| cB/A/ FF F2 zc|ec cB/A/ BB BA/B/|cB/A/ FE/C/ E2 zC/E/| FF F/>F/ E/>F/ AA/A/ BA/B/|cB/A/ FF F2 ||"Chorus"zc|ec cB/A/ BB BA/B/| cB/A/ FE/C/ E3 (C/E/)|FF FE/F/ AA BA/B/|cB/A/ FF F3z||


X:2 T:Untitled Air M:3/4 L:1/8 R:Air S:”From Mr. MacDowell” B:Stanford/Petrie – Complete Collection, No. 196 (1905) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Amin EAA|A2 GE cc|d2 cd ef|e>dcA A^F|G3 c/>B/ AA|A2 GE cc| d2 cd ef|e>d c/A/^G/B/ AA|A3||c/d/ ee|e2 dc dd|d2 cd ef| e>d c AA^F|G3 c/>B/ AA|A2 GE cc|d2 cd ef|e>d c/A/^G/B/ AA|A3||


X:1 T:Star of the County Down M:3/4 L:1/8 S:Jay Ungar K:Amin E2G2|A4A2|A4 GA|c4c2|d4 cd|e4 dc|A4 GE|(G6|G2)E2G2|A4A2|A4 GA|c4c2| D4 cd|e4 dc|A2E2G2|1 (A6|A2) E2G2:|2 (A6|A2) AB cd|g4 g2|g4 ec|d4 d2|d4 (e/d/c/d/)| E4 dc|A4 GE|(G6|G2) E2 G2|A4 A2|A4 GA|c4 Bc|d4 cd|e4 dc|A2E2G2|1 A6 AB cd e^f:|2 (A6|A2||


X: 1 T: Star Of The County Down R: waltz N:A traditional Irish air arranged as a waltz. M: 3/4 L: 1/8 K: Amin E2G2|A4AB|A3GA2|c4c2|d3cd2|e2d2c2|A2G2E2|G6-|G2c2B2| A4AB|A3GA2|c4c2|d3cd2|e3dc2|A4G2|A6-|A2:|| |:z2e2|g4e2|e3dc2|d6|d4cd|e3dc2|A2G2E2|G6-|G2c2B2| A4AB|A3GA2|c4c2|d3cd2|e3dc2|A4G2|A6-|A2:|