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Theme code Index
5L154 547L2
Also known as
Composer/Core Source
Biography:Ed Reavy
Region
Ireland
Genre/Style
Irish
Meter/Rhythm
Reel (single/double)
Key/Tonic of
G
Accidental
1 sharp
Mode
Ionian (Major)
Time signature
History
Structure
ABCD
Editor/Compiler
Biography:Joe Reavy
Book/Manuscript title
Book:The Collected Compositions of Ed Reavy
Tune and/or Page number
No. 53, p. 55
Year of publication/Date of MS
n.d.
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
Score ( )
X:1
T:Molly on the Shore [2]
R:reel
C:Ed Reavy
M:2/2
L:1/8
Z:Joe Reavy
N:Fritz Kreisler once recorded a setting of this popular tune. Ed re-wrote
N:the first two parts and added an original third part. That third part is
N:one of his finest compositions.
K:G
GF | DGGB d2 cA|d2 cA FGAF | DGGB d^cde | =fd=cd Agg^F |
DGGB d2 cA | d2 cA FGAF | DGGB d^cde | =fd=cd AGGA |
dg (3gfg afgf | dfcf dfcf | dg (3gfg afgf | d=fcd AGGA | dg (3gfg afgf |
dfcf dfcf | (3bag (3agf gfde | =fdcA G2 G^F | DGGB dcAG | D=FCF DFCF |
DGGB d^cde | =fdcd AGG^F | DGGB dcAG | D=FCF DFCF | DGGB d^cde|
=fdcA AGGA | g3 a fe^fa | gfga fdcf | gfga fgag | ^fdcd AGGA |
g3 a fe^fa | gfga =f2 ga | (3_bag (3agf gfde | =fdcA G2 ||