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1H1H2H 777
Also known as
Achill Air , Fonn Aicle
Composer/Core Source
Region
Ireland
Genre/Style
Irish
Meter/Rhythm
Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of
D
Accidental
2 sharps
Mode
Ionian (Major)
Time signature
3/4
History
IRELAND(Connaught)
Structure
AB
Editor/Compiler
Francis O'Neill
Book/Manuscript title
Book:Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies
Tune and/or Page number
No. 274
Year of publication/Date of MS
1903
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
Score ( )
X:1
T:Achil Air
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Very ancient, author and date unknown.”
B:Bunting – Ancient Music of Ireland (1840, No. 145, p. 106)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Bb
"Very Plaintive" (.F.B.B)|B3 (.B .c.B)|_A3 (.A .A.G)|F3 (.E .F.G)|_A3 (.F .B.B)|B3 .B .c.B|
_A3 .A .A.G|F3 .E T(C>B,)|(B,2B,||:(.F .F.F)|F3 (.F.G.F)|F3 (.F.F.F)|
G3 (.F .G.=A)|B3 (.B .B.B)|_d3 (.d .d.c)|(.c.B) (.B._A.F.E)|F3 E T(C>B,)|(B,2B,):|]
X:1
T:Achil Air (Fonn Aicle)
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Slow Air
S:O'Neill - Music of Ireland (1903), No. 274
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
Add|d3 ded|c3 ccB|A3 GAB|c3 Add|
d3 ded|c3 ccB|A3 G E>D|(D2 D)||
AAA|A4 ABA|d3 AAA|B3 ABc|d3 ddd|
=f3 ffe|ed dcBG|A3 G E>D|(D2 D2)||