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 Theme code Index    6b6b44 1H1H3b1
 Also known as    
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Ireland
 Genre/Style    Irish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Set Dance
 Key/Tonic of    E
 Accidental    1 sharp
 Mode    Aeolian (minor)
 Time signature    2/4
 History    
 Structure    AAB
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:John Macpherson Mulhollan
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:A Selection of Irish and Scots Tunes
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 2
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1804
 Artist    
 Title of recording    
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    
 Year recorded    
 Media    
 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Blackbird [2], The M:C L:1/8 R:Air B:John Macpherson Mulhollan - A Selection of Irish and Scots (1804; p. 2) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:Gdor (GA)|B2 BB AGA^c|d^cdA {G}F2D2|F2 fd cAGA|F2D2D2:| |:A2|defg Ta2 gf|gfga {g}f2d2|defg a2 ga|f2d2d2 fg| agfa gfgd|cBcA f2 {fg}a2|A2 GF GBAG|F2D2D2||


X:1 T:Black Bird [2], The M:C| L:1/8 R:Reel B:James Goodman music manuscript collection, Book 2, p. 62 (mid-19th century) B:http://goodman.itma.ie/volume-two#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=65&z=931.5902%2C985.0745%2C8098.3776%2C3101.8519 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Emin B|c2 dc (BA).B.d|edeB A2 GE|G2 ge dB (A/c/B/A/)|G2 E>E E3B| c2 dc BABd|edeB A2 GE|G2 ge dB (A/c/B/A/)|G2E>E E2|| f|gfga b2 ag|agab ag e>f|gfga ba (g/a/b/)g/|a>g e>e e2 g>a| ba (g/a/b/g/) a2 ge|dBde g2 ge|dBAG AcBA|G2 E>E E2||


X:1 T:Blackbird [2], The M:C L:1/8 R:Air or Hornpipe S:Philip Carolan music manuscript collection N:Philip Carolan (c. 1839-1910, Crossmolina, County Mayo), a musically literate N:farmer and fiddler who compiled his ms. probably during 1863-1873. S:Angela Buckley, thesis, “A Critical Edition of the Irish Music Manuscripts of S:Philip Carolan c. 1839-1910, vol. 2”, Waterford Institute of Technology, S:2007, p. 113. Carolan ms. 2, No. 18. N:Dmajor? K:Dmix B2 cB A2 Bc|(dc)dA GFEF|F2 fd cAFA|1 GFDD D2 DA:|2 GFDD D4|| (de)fg af a2|gfga gfdc|(de)fg agfa|gfdd d2 fg| agfa gf e2|dcde fe d2|cAGF EGFE|FEDD D4||


X:1 T:Blackbird [2], The M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Set Dance B:Carlin K:Emin AB|c2 cB|A^G A^d|e^d eB|G2 E2|...