Annotation:Rose without Rue (The)

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X:1 % T:Rose without Rue, The M:2/4 L:1/16 R:Air S:at Coleraine, 1810 B:Bunting – Ancient Music of Ireland (1840, p. 12) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:G D2|(DG).G.G (GF).E.D|(EF).G.E D3(B/c/)|(dB)(cA) (BG)(FG)|(AF)(GE) D3(B/c/)| (dB)(cA) (.B.G.F.G)|(.A.F.G.E) D3C|(B,D)(.E.F) {A}(GF).G.A|(BG).G.GG|| (GA)|(B>G).E.E E2(FG)|(A>F).D.D D2(DC)|(B,D)(.E.F) {A}(GF).G.A|(BG).G.G G2 (G/A/)| (BG).E.E .E2(FG)|(AF).D.D .D2(DC)|(B,D)(.E.F) (GF)(.G.A)|(BG)(.G.G) !fermata!G2||

ROSE WITHOUT RUE (Ros gan airmealac). Irish, Air (4/4 time). G Major ('A' part) & E Minor ('B' part). Standard tuning (fiddle). AB.

Additional notes

Source for notated version: - According to Bunting's index of his 1840 collection, the melody was noted at Coleraine, Co. Londonderry, in 1810.

Printed sources : - Bunting (Ancient Music of Ireland), 1840; p. 12. P.M. Haverty (One Hundred Irish Airs vol. 1), 1858; No. 30, p. 12. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 149, p. 26. O'Sullivan/Bunting, 1983; No. 12, p. 18.

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