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Theme code Index	127L 125
Also known as	Mártan Dubhach
Composer/Core Source
Region	England, Ireland
Genre/Style	English, Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Country Dance, Slip/Hop Jig
Key/Tonic of	A
Accidental	3 sharps
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	9/8
History
Structure	AB, AABB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:George Petrie
Book/Manuscript title	Book:The Petrie Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland
Tune and/or Page number
Year of publication/Date of MS	1855
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
Score ()

Tune annotations

X:1
T:Melancholy Martin
T:Mártan Dubhach
M:9/8
L:1/8
R:Air & Slip Jig
B:Petrie - Ancient Music of Ireland (1855)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion 
K:A
{EFG}A2A BcA GFE|A2A B2B e2z|A2A BcA GFE|F2F G2E A2z:|
AGF EDC DE/F/G|A2E G2A B2z|A2A BcA GFE|F2F G2E A2z:|]

X:2
T:Melancholy Martin
M:9/8
L:1/8
R:Slip Jig
B:Levey - Dance Music of Ireland, 2nd Collection (1873, No. 66, p. 29)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion 
K:A
A2A BcA GFE|A2A B2B e3|A2A BcA GFE|F2F G2E A3:|
AGF EDC DE/F/G|A2E G2A B3|A2A BcA GFE|F2F G2E A3:|

X:3
T:Melancholy Martin
M:9/8
L:1/8
S:Sharp - Country Dance Tunes  (1909)
N:Sharp received the tune from the Petrie collections,
N:"...offered as accompaniments to the several Figures
N:of The Running Set in place of those which are ordinarily
N:played in Kentucky." 
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:A
{E/F/G/}A2A BcA GFE|A2A B2B e3|A2A BcA GFE|F2F G2E A2z:|
|:AGF EDC DEF/G/|A2E G2A B3| A2A BcA GFE|F2F G3E A3:|]

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