Rakes of Westmeath (2) (The)

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 Theme code Index    532 534
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 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Ireland
 Genre/Style    Irish
 Meter/Rhythm    Slip/Hop Jig
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    9/8
 History    
 Structure    ABBCC, AABBCC
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:Morris/Maurice Hime
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Forty Eight Original Irish Dances Never Before Printed vol. 1
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 24
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1804
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 Score   (1)   



X:1 T:Rakes of Westmeath [2] M:9/8 L:1/8 R:Slip Jig F:http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b90673324/f9.image B:Hime - Forty Eight Original Irish Dances Never B:Before Printed with Basses, vol. 1 (Dublin, 1804; No. 24) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D d3 dAG FED|d3 dAF G2E|ABc dAG FGA|=cBc E2F G2E:| |:d2g fdf ece|d2g fdf g2e|d2g fdf ece|=cBc E2F G2E:|]


X:1 T:Rakes of Westmeath [2], The M:9/8 L:1/8 R:Slip Jig S:O’Farrell – Pocket Companion, vol. IV (1810) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D F/G/ | A2d FDF EGE | A2d FDF G2E | A2d FDF EGE | c3 EGE G2E :| |: d2d fed ecA | d2d fed g2e | d2d fed ecA | c3 EFE G2E :| |: ABc dAG FDF | ABc dAF G2E | ABc dAG FDF | c3 EFE G2E :|]


X:1 T:Rakes of Westmeath, The M:9/8 L:1/8 R:Slip Jig Q:"Very Quick" B:R.M. Levey – First Collection of the Dance Music of Ireland (1858, No. 40, p. 16) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D {ABc}d3 dAG FED|d3 dAF (G2E)|ABc dAG FED|=cBc (E2F) (G2E):| |:d2g fdf ecA|d2g fdf (g2e)|d2g fdf ecA|=cBc (E2F) (G2E):|]


X:1 T:Rakes of Westmeath [2] M:9/8 L:1/8 R:Slip Jig N:Parts reversed from other versions. B:O'Flannagan - The Hibernia Collection (Boston, 1860, p. 8) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D d3 dAG FED|d3 dAF G2E|ABc dAG FGA|^cBc E2F GFE:| |:d2g fdf ece|d2g fdf g2e|d2g fdf ece|=cBc E2F GFE:|


X:2 T:Rakes of Westmeath [2] M:9/8 L:1/8 R:Slip Jig S:O’Neill – O’Neill’s Irish Music (1915) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D F/G/ | A2d FDF EGE | A2d FDF G2E | A2d FDF EGE | c3 EFE G2E | A2d FDF EGE | A2d FEF G2E | A2d FEF EGE | c3 EGE G2E | |:d2d fed ecA | d2d fed g2e | d2d fed ecA | c3 EGE G2E :| |: ABc dAG FEF | ABc dAF G2E | ABc dAG FEF | c3 EGE G2E :|]