O'Rourke's Noble Feast (The)

Tune annotations

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X:1
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T:Plea Rarkeh na Rourkough
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
B:Neal – Collection of the Most Celebrated Irish Tunes (1724, p. 6)
K:G
G2B2d2|d2B2G2|c4c2|cd e2c2|d2B2d2|ef g2e2|fga2f2|g6|
gfga b2|a2b2g2|f2g2e2|d2c2B2|c2A2d2|B2G2d2|e6|f6|
g3ag2|g2B2d2|g2e2a2|Tf3e d2|e4e2|d2efg2|dcBAGF|G4||
D2|EF G2G2|G2D2G2|GFGABc|d2B2G2|FGA2A2|A2E2A2|A^GABcd|e2c2A2|
d4d2|d2ed c2|B4B2|B2 cBAG|A4 A2|A2 BAG2|F3 GFE|D4 D2|
EF G2G2|G2D2G2|F4G2|A2F2D2|d4c2|Bcd2g2|fga2f2|g6||
GABc d2|dcBA G2|cBcd c2|cd e2 dc|dcBc d2|edcdef/g/|fedefg/a/|
gGGG G2|gfga b2|abc'bag|fgagfe|dBcABG|cBcAdc|BABGBd|
ecBcec|fdcdfd|g3a g2|gdBd G2|gfefga|
fdAF D2|ecBcdcd/c/|d2 ef g2|dcBAGF G4:|
|:d2|efgggg|G2D2G2|GFGABc|dcBA G2|fgaaaa|A2E2A2|A^GABcd|
edcB A2|defg a2|d2 ed c2|Bdef g2|B2 cBAG|AdAF D2|A2 BAG2|
F3 GFE|D4d2|efgggg|G2D2G2|F2G2A2B2c2B2|
AGFE D2|dcdedc|Bcdefg|fgBgAf|g6:|
GgfgdB|GDB,D G,2|cf/g/adcB|cd e2c2|dB/c/defg|ec/d/efga|
fd/e/f2 a2g2f2|g6|g/f/g/a/ ga b2|a/b/a/b/ c'bag|f/g/f/g/ agfe|dbcaBg|
cA/B/cAdc|BG/A/BcdB|ec/d/efga|fd/e/fgaf|g3ag2|gd/c/Bdgf|
ee/d/ceag|f3ed2|ecBcda|d2efg2|dcBAGF|G4:|
|:d2|e/f/e/f/ gdBG|G2D2G2|GFGABc|dgdB G2|f/g/f/g/ aecA|A2E2A2|
A^GABcd|eaecA2|d/c/d/e/ dfaf|d2edc2|B/A/B/c/ Bdgd|B2 cBAG|AcAF D2|
A2 BA G2|F3 GFE|D4 d2|e/f/e/f/ gdBG|G2D2G2|FD/E/ FDGD|
AGFE D2|da/g/fedc|BB/c/defg|fgagaf|g4:|]

X:1
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T:O Rourke’s Feast
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
C:Carolan
B:Samuel, Anne & Peter Thompson – The Hibernian Muse (London, 1787, No. 7, pp. 4-5)
N:”A Collection of the most Favorite Compositions of Carolan the Celebrated Irish Bard”
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
G|(B/c/d)d dBG|c2c (c/d/e)c|dBd (e/f/g)e|(f/g/a)f g3|
(g/f/g/a/)b abg|fge Td>cB|cAd BGd|e3 Tf3|
g2g gBd|eAa Tf>ed|e2e e(d/e/g)|dBTA/G/ G2||
D|(E/F/G)G GDG|(GA/B/)c dBG|(F/G/A)A AEA|(A/B/c/d) ecA|
d2d d(e/d/c)|B2B B(c/B/A/G/)|(F/G/A)A ABA|GFE D2C|
(B,/C/D)D GB,D|TGFG AFD|Td2c (B/c/d/)B|(F/G/A)D G2||

X:1
%
T:Plearaca na Ruarcach, or the Feast of O'Rourke
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Staccato"
B:Mulhollan - Selection of Irish and Scots Tunes (Edinburgh, 1804, p. 24)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
G|B/c/dd dBG|c2c c/d/ec|dBd e/f/ge|f/g/af g3|
g/f/g/a/b abg|fge Td>cB|cAd BGd|e3 Tf3|
g2g gBd|eAa Tf>ed|e2e ed/e/g|dBA/G/ G2||
D|E/F/GG GDG|GA/B/c dBG|F/G/AA AEA|AB/c/d ecA|
d2d de/d/c|B2B Bc/B/A/G/|F/G/AA ABA|GFE D2C|
B,/C/DD GB,D|GFG AFD|Td2c B/c/dB|F/G/AD G2||

X:1
%
T:O'Rourkes' Noble Feast, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air 
Q:"Moderato"
S:The Dublin Magazine (July, 1842, No. 22)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Eb
B,|E (E/F/) (G/A/) (BG)E|AAA (A/B/c) A|BGB (c/d/e)c|(d/e/f) d/d/ e2B|
efg (fg)e|dec (BA)G|AFB (GE)B|ccc d2(B/B/)|
e>e e (eG)B|ede (fd)B|c>cc (c/d/e) c/c/|BGE E2||
B,|B,>EE EzB,|E(E/F/)(G/A/) (BG)E|C>FF FzC|F(F/G/)(A/B/) cAF|
B2B/B/ (B/c/)(B/A/)|G2G/G/ GGF|E2E/E/ EzF|E>DC B,B,B,|
B,CD E2 B,/B,/|EDE (FD)B,|BBA (G/A/B) E/-E/|(D/E/F) B,/B,/E-E||

X:1
%
T:O’Rourke’s Feast
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
B:P.M. Haverty – One Hundred Irish Airs vol. 1 (1858, No. 20, p. 8)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Eb
B,|E(E/F/)(G/A/) (BG).E|.A.A.A (A/B/c) A|(BGB) (c/d/.e)c|(d/e/f)d e2A|
efg fge|(de)c (BA)G|(FA)B (GE)B|ccc d2 B/B/|
(e>ee e)GB|(ed)e (fdB)|ccc (c/d/e)c|BGE E2B,|
(B,EE) .EzB,|E(E/F/)(G/A/) (BG)E|(CFF) .F zC|F(F/G/)(A/B/) (cAF)|
BBB (B>cA)|GGG G<GF|E>EE EzF|(ED)C B,B,B,|
(B,C)D EG,B,|(EDE) (FDB,)|{B,}B2A (G/A/B)E|(D/E/F)(B, E2)||

X:1
%
T:Planxty O’Rourke [2]
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:”With spirit”
S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 660
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:G
D|GG/A/B/c/ dBG|ccc c/d/ec|dBd e/f/ge|f/g/af g2d|
gab abg|fge dcB|cAd BGd|eee f2 d/d/|
g>gg gBd|gfg afd|eee e/f/ge|dBG G2D|
DGG GzD|GG/A/B/c/ dBG|EAA AzE|AA/B/c/d/ ecA|
ddd dec|B>BB BB>A|G>GG G2A|GFE DDD|
DEF GB,D|GFG AFD|d2c B/c/DG|F/G/AD G2||

X:2
%
T:O'Rourkes' Feast, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air 
S:O'Sullivan - Carolan (1958)
K:G
D|GG/A/B/c/ dBG|ccc c/d/ec|dBd e/f/ge|f/g/af g2d|
gab abg|fge dcB|cAd BGd|eee f2d/d/|g>gg gBd|Gfg afd|
eee e/f/ge|dBG G2||D|DGG GzD|GG/A/B/c/ dBG|EAA AzE|
AA/B/c/d/ ecA|ddd dec|B>BB BB>A|G>GG G2A|GFE DDD|
DEF GB,D|GFG AFD|d2c B/c/dG|F/G/AD G2||

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