Belfast Polka

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Theme code Index	3H3H4H6H 4H71H1H
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Composer/Core Source
Region	Scotland, Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish, Scottish
Meter/Rhythm	Polka
Key/Tonic of	C
Accidental	NONE
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/4
History
Structure	AABBCC
Editor/Compiler	Biography:James S. Kerr
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Merry Melodies vol. 3
Tune and/or Page number	No. 438, p. 50
Year of publication/Date of MS	c. 1880's
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<abc float="left"> X:1 T:Belfast Polka M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Polka S:Kerr - Merry Melodies, vol. 3, No. 438 (c. 1880's) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:C eGeG|e/f/e/f/ ag|fdBG|c/G/A/B/ c/d/e/f/|eGeG|e/f/e/f/ ag| fdBG|cccz::bc'/b/ ab/a/|gG G/B/d/g/|^fA A/c/d/f/| gG G/B/d/g/|bc'/b/ ab/a/|gG G/B/d/g/|^fA A/c/d/f/|gggz:| "trio" |:d/d/d/d/ ed | b/b/b/b/ c'b|a/a/a/a/ ba|g/g/g/g/ ag| d/d/d/d/ ed|b/b/b/b/ c'b|a/a/a/a/ ba|gggz:|| </abc>

BELFAST POLKA. Scottish, Irish; Polka. C Major ('A' part) & G Major ('B' and 'C' part) {Kerr}: G Major ('A' part) & D Major ('B' part) {Breathnach}. Standard tuning. AABB {Breathnach}: AABBCC (Trio) {Kerr}. The name Belfast means 'crossing place by a sandbank'. Breathnach's two part polka is a distanced version to the three part tune in Kerr.

Printed sources: Breathnach (CRÉ IV), 1996; No. 87 (appears as untitled polka). Jordan (Whistle and Sing), 1975; 7. Kerr (Merry Melodies), vol. 3; No. 438, pg. 50.

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