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153 724
Also known as
Top of the Candle , Dusty Miller (9)
Composer/Core Source
Region
Ireland
Genre/Style
Irish
Meter/Rhythm
Slip/Hop Jig
Key/Tonic of
D
Accidental
2 sharps
Mode
Ionian (Major)
Time signature
9/8
History
Structure
AAB
Editor/Compiler
Francis O'Neill
Book/Manuscript title
Book:Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies
Tune and/or Page number
No. 1142, p. 215
Year of publication/Date of MS
1903
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
Score (1 )
X:1
T:Top the Candle
M:9/8
L:1/8
R:Slip Jig
S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 428
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
DED AzF F2D|c2E EzF G2E|DED AzD F2D|A,2D DzF ED2:|
||f2 g/f/ ezd c2A|Bze ezd c2A|B2 c/B/ AzG F D2|A,2D DzF ED2|
f2 g/f/ ezd c2A|Bze ezd c2A|B3 A2G FE2|D/F/z E/G/z F2E||