Banshee's Cry (The)

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Theme code Index	3H5H5H 5H5H1H
Also known as	How oft has the Banshee cried?, Dear Black Maid (The)
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of	C
Accidental	NONE
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	3/4
History
Structure	One part
Editor/Compiler	Francis O'Neill
Book/Manuscript title	Book:Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies
Tune and/or Page number	No. 129, p. 23.
Year of publication/Date of MS	1903
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BANSHEE'S CRY. AKA and see "How oft has the Banshee cried?" "The Dear Black Maid." Irish, Slow Air (3/4 time). C Major. Standard tuning. One part. The alternate title "Dear Black Maid" is from Edward Bunting's collection, while "How oft has the Banshee cried" is the name of a song set to the melody by Thomas Moore.

Source for notated version: Chicago Police Sergeant James O'Neill, a fiddler originally from County Down and Francis O'Neill's collaborator [O'Neill].

Printed source: O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1979; No. 129, pg. 23.

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