Gentle Maiden (The)

Gentle Maiden (The): Annotations

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X:1
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T:Gentle Maiden, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Very ancient, author and date unknown.” 
B:Bunting – Ancient Music of Ireland (1840, No. 148, p. 108)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Eb
P:Very Slow and with great Expression
D|(E>F).E (D>C).B,|B3 (c>d).e|(B>A).G (.F2.E|.C3)-C2 .D|
(E>F).E (DC).B,|B3 (c>d).e|(B>A).G TF2(.E|.E3)-E2:|
|:.B|(B>c).d (.e2.e|.e3) (e>d).c|(B>A).G {G}F2E|(C3 C2).D|
(E>F).E (DC).B,|B3 (c>d).e|(B>A).G T(.F2.E|E3)-E2:|]

X:1
%
T:Gentle Maiden, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
B:P.M. Haverty – One Hundred Irish Airs vol. 1 (1858, No. 54, p. 22)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Eb
D|(E>F).E (D>C).B,|B3 (c>d).e|(B>A)G (.F2.E)|(C3C2).D|
(E>F).E (DC).B,|B3 (cd).e|(B>A).G TF2(.E|E3)-E2:|
|:B|(B>c)d e3e |e3 (e>d).c|(B>A).G {G}F2E|(C3 .C2) .D|
(E>F).E (DC).B,|B3 (c>d)e|(B>A).G T(.F2.E|E3)-E2:|]

X:1
%
T:Gentle Maiden, The
R:waltz
M:6/8
L:1/8
Q:70
K:G
|:F|GAG FED|d2d efg|dcB A2G|E3-E2 F|
GAG FED|d2d efg|dcB A2 {BA}G|G3-G2::
d|def g2g|g3 gfe|dcB {c}A2G|E3-E2 A|
GAG FED|d2d efg|dcB A2{B}{A}G|G3-G2:||

X: 1
T: The Gentle Maiden
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
S:Reilly manuscript collection (mid-20th century), Co Leitrim
K: G 
D2|G3 A G2|F2 E2 D2|d6|e2 f2 g2|d3 c B2|A4G2|E6-|E4 F2|
G3 A G2|F2 E2 D2|d6|e2 f2 g2|d3 c B2|A4G2|G6-|G4 d2||
d3 e f2|g4 g2|g6|g2 f2 e2|d3 c B2|A4 G2| E6-|E4  F2|
G3 A G2|F2 E2 D2|d6|e2 f2 g2|d3 c B2|A4 G2|G6-|G4||

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Gentle Maiden (The): Annotations