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Theme code Index	47L7L1 3437L
Also known as
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of	G
Accidental	1 sharp
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	2/4
History
Structure	One part
Editor/Compiler	Biography:George Petrie
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Ancient Music of Ireland
Tune and/or Page number	No. 181, p. 120
Year of publication/Date of MS	1855
Artist
Title of recording
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Year recorded
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Bessy of Dromore: annotations

X:1
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T:Bessie of Dromore
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Air
B:Petrie--Ancient Music of Ireland (1855, No. 181, p. 120)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:F
F>D|C>D FF|F3 G/A/|BG cA|G3F|G>G GA|
G2 FG/A/|BA/G/ AF|D2C F/G/|A>B cc|c2 df|
dcfG|A>G FG|FD CD F>G AF|GF/G/ FF|
F3 F/G/|F>D CD|F>G AF|GF/G/ FF|F3||

X:2
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T:Bessy of Dromore
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Air
S:Stanford/Petrie (1905), No. 415
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
G/E/ | DE GG | G2 AG | c>Ad>B A3G | A>A AB | A2 GA/B/ | c>A BG | E2 D ||
G/A/ | B>c dd | d2 eg | ed gA | B>A GA| GE DE | G>A BG | AG/A/ GG | G3 ||

X:1
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T:Bessy of Dromore
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Air
S:Stanford/Petrie (1905), No. 414
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
F/>D/ | C>D FF | F3 G/A/ | BG cA | G3F | G>G GA | G2 FG/A/ | 
BA/G/ AF | D2 CF/G/ | A>B cc | c2 df | dc fG | A>G F{A}G | 
FD CD | ~F>G AF | GF/G/ FF | F3 F/G/ || A>B cc | c2 df | 
dc fG | A>G FG | F>D CD | F>G AF | GF/G/ FF F3 ||

Bessy of Dromore: annotations

BESSY OF DROMORE. Irish, Air (2/4 time). F Major: G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). One part: AB. Petrie collected two airs with this title. The 2nd air appears in abc form, below.

Printed source: Stanford/Petrie (Complete Collection), 1905; Nos. 414 & 415, p. 105.