Carolan's Devotion

Tune annotations

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X:1
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T:Carland’s Devotion (Carolan’s Devotion)
M:3/4
L:1/8
Q:"Very slow"
B:Daniel Wright – Aria di Camera (London, 1727, No. 42)
N:”being A Choice Collection of Scotch, Irish & Welsh Airs
N:for the Violin and German Flute by the following masters
N:Mr. Alex. Urquahart of Edinburgh, Mr. Dermot O'Connar of Limrick
N:Mr. Hugh Edwards of Carmarthen”
F:https://ia600808.us.archive.org/20/items/AriaDiCamera1727/Wright-AriaDiCamera-1727.pdf
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Gmin
(f/g/a)|b2 (a/g/)f (f/g/a)|(gf)(ed) (d/e/f)|(dc)(BA)(GF)|F4 (GA)|
B2 (Bd)(cB)|c2 (df)(gd)|(cB)(AG)(FA)|G4||
(G/F/E)|D2G2G2|G>AG>F EF|D2(F2F2)|F>GF>E DF|
D2(B2B2)|(Bc)(AB)(GA)|F2 f2 (fg)|f4 (f/g/a)|
b2 (ba)(gb)|b2d2d2|d>cB>cd>e|f2A2A2|
B>AG>AB>c|d2G2 (F/G/A)|(GF)(ED)(DE)|D4 (c/d/e)|
f2f2 (f/g/a)|(gf)(ed) f2|(dc)(BA)(GF)|F4 (F/G/A)|
B2 (Bd)(cB)|c2 (df)(gd)|(cB)(AG) (GA)|G4||

X:1
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T:Carolan’s Devotion
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
B:Charles, Anne & Samuel Thompson - The Hibernian Muse (c. 1770, p. 68)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Gdor
d3e f2 e<d|d3e c2 B<A |c3A G2 F<E|TD3 C C4|
D3E F2 F<G|A3F G2 B<A|d3A {G}F2 E<D|D3E D4:|
D2 C2 {C}A,2B,2|C2 (C<D) C<B, A,<G,|A,4 D2D2|
D3E DC B,C|A,4 F2F2|F3G FE DE|C2c2c2 (d<c)|
d3e f2 e<d|d3e f2A2|A2 {B}A>G F<GA<B|c2E2E2 FE|
DEFG A2D2|D>E {D}CB, A,2 A,B,|B,2 {A}A,4z2|
A2B c2 c<e|c3e d2d2|(dc)(cB) AGED|C6 z2|
D3E F2 F<G|A3F G2 B<A|d3A {G}F2 E<D|D3E D4||

X:1
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T:Carolan's Devotion
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
B:Samuel, Anne & Peter Thompson – The Hibernian Muse 
B:(London, 1787, No. 107, p. 68)
N:”A Collection of the most Favorite Compositions 
N:of Carolan the Celebrated Irish Bard”
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Dmin
d3e f2 e<d|d3e c2 B<A|c3A G2 F<E|TD3 C C4|
D3E F2 F<G|A3F G2 B<A|d3A {G}F2 E<D|D3E D4:|
|:D2C2 {C}A,2B,2|C2 (C<D) C<B, A,<G,|A,4 D2D2|D3 E DC B,C|
A,4 F2F2|F3G FE DE|C2 c2c2 (d<c)|d3e f2 e<d|
d3e f2A2|A2 {B}A>G F<GA<B|c2 E2 E2 F>E|DEFG A2D2|
D>E {D}CB, A,2 A,B,|B,2 A,4z2|A3B c2 c<e|c3e d2d2|(dc)(cB) AGED|
C6 z2|D3E F2 F<G|A>F G2 B<A|d3 A {G}F2 E<D|D3E D4:||

X:1
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T:Carolan’s Devotion
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
B:Aird – Sixth and Last Volume of Scotch, English, Irish and Foreign Airs (1803, No. 122, p. 48)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Gmin
g>a|b2 a2 g>a|g<f d>=efd|{d}c2 {B}A2 G>F|F4 GA|
B2 BdcB|c2 d^fgd|cBAG G>A|G4:|
G>F|D2G2G2|GAGF=EF|D2B2B2|BcAB GA|F2f2f2|
fgfedc|d2 gfga|g4 ga|b2 baga|b2d2d2|
dcBcd=e|f2B2B2|BAGABc|d2 G2 F>>G/A/4|{A}G2 F<E D>E|
D4 cd/=e/|f=efagf|gfgbag|fd cB AG|
F4 G>A|TBABdcB|Tc2 d^fgd|cBAG G>A|G4||

X:1
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T:Irnaidh Carbollan
T:Carolan's Devotion 
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
B:Mulholland - Ancient Irish Airs (Belfast, 1810)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Gdor
f/g/a|b2 a/g/f f/g/a|gf ed d/e/f|dcBA GF|F4 GA|
B2 cd cB|c2 df gd|cB AG GA|G4||
G/F/E|D2G2G2|G>AG>F EF|D2F2F2|F>GF>E DF|
D2B2-B2|Bc AB GA|F2f2 fg|Tf4 f/g/a|
b2 ba gb|b2d2d2|d>cB>cd>e|f2A2A2|
B>A G>A B>c|d2G2 E/F/A|GFED DE|D4 c/d/e|
f2-f2 f/g/a|gf ed d/e/f|dc BA GF|F4 F/G/A|
B2 Bd cB|c2 df gd|cB AG GA|G4||

X:1
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T:Carolan’s Devotion
M:3/4
L:1/16
R:Air
Q:"In an animated style"
N:”Composed about 1700”
B:Bunting – Ancient Music of Ireland (1840, No. 73, p. 53)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Ab
(f3g)|.a4 (a/g/f3) (f/g/a3)|{f}e4 (c3d)[c4e4]|(c2B2 A2G2) T(F3E)|E8 (F3G)|
.A4 (A/B/c3) (c/B/A3)|.B4 (c2=e2f2c2)|(.B2.A2.G2.F2) (.F3.F)|[C8F8]:||
TE3F|(.C4.E4.E4)|(E3F) (E2=D2)T(C3B,)|(.C4.F4.F4)|(F3G) (F2E2)T(=D3C)|
(.C4.A4.A4)|(A3B)(A3GF3G)|(.E4.e4.e4)|e8 (f3g)|.a4 (a3gf3g)|
(.a4.c4.c4)|(c3B) (A3B)(c3=d)|(c3B) (A3Bc3=d)|(.e4.G4.G4)|(A3G) (F3GA3B)|
(.c4.G4) (G3F)|(F2E2) T(D3C)(C3D)|C8 (c3=d)|[B4e4] (f/g/g3) (=e/f/g3)|.fz .f4 (e2c2)|
(B2G2A2G2) T(F3E)|E8 (F3G)|.A4 (A/B/c3) (c/B/A3)|.B4 (c3=e)(f3c)|(.B.A.G.F) (.F3.F)|[C8F8]||

X:1
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T:Miss Fetherston
T:Carolan's Devotion
M:3/4
L:1/8
S:Bunting
K:G Dorian
f/g/a|b2 a/g/f f/g/a|gf ed d/e/f|dc BA GF|F4 GA|B2 Bd cB|
c2 df gd|cB AG GA|G4:|G/F/E|D2G2G2|G>A G>F EF|D2F2F2|
F>G F>E DF|D2 B2B2|Bc AB GA|F2 f2 fg|f4 f/g/a|
b2 ba ga|b2d2d2|d>c B>c d>e|f2A2A2|B>A G>A B>c|
D2G2 F>GA|GF ED DE|D4 c/d/e|f2f2 f/g/a|gf ed d/e/f|
dc BA GF|F4 F/G/A|B2 Bd cB|c2 df gd|cB AG GA|G4||

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