Cumha an Dé-Bhean Sí

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Theme code Index	1255 3322
Also known as	Lament of the Fairy Goddess
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	4/4
History
Structure	AABC
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Donal O'Sullivan with Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Bunting's Ancient Music of Ireland
Tune and/or Page number	pp. 171-174
Year of publication/Date of MS	1983
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CUMHA AN DÉ-BHEAN SÍ (Lament of the Fairy Goddess). Irish, Air (4/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABC. The piece was composed by either John or Harry Scott, two brothers born in the County of Westmeath and both eminent composers and performers on the harp. The brothers, who lived at the end of the 16th century and beginning of the 17th century, were renowned particularly for their "Caoinans," or dirge pieces; "In this line they have produced pathetic movements for Purcell, Baron of Loughmoe, and O'Hussey, Baron Galtrim" (Bunting, 1840). O'Sullivan (1983) provides extensive musical analysis of the piece.

Source for notated version: the Irish collector Edward Bunting noted the melody from Dominic O'Donnell, a harper at Foxford, County Mayo, in 1802. It was published in Bunting's 1840 collection (p. 92).

Printed source: O'Sullivan/Bunting, 1983; No. 122, pp. 171-174.

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