Brown Thorn (1) (The)

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 Theme code Index    536 1H56
 Also known as    Draoignean Donn, St. Seanus and the Lady, Why do Lovely Virgins Mourn?, Bark is on the Swelling Shore (The), Sloe Tree (The)
 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    3/4
 History    
 Structure    AB
 Editor/Compiler    Francis O'Neill
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 31, p. 6
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1903
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BROWN THORN [1], THE (Draoignean Donn). AKA and see "St. Seanus and the Lady," "Why do Lovely Virgins Mourn?" "Bark is on the Swelling Shore (The)," "Sloe Tree (The)." Irish, Slow Air (3/4 time). G Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AB. This air appears in Bunting's Ancient Irish Music of 1796, a collection of 66 airs, mostly from performers at the Belfast Harp Festival of 1792.

Printed source: O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 31, p. 6.


X:1
T:The Brown Thorn [1]
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
N:"Slow"
S:O'Neill - Music of Ireland (1903), No. 31
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:G
c B>c | d2 Bd ef | gf/g/ dd ed/c/ | B2 GB A>G | G2 Gc Bc | d2 Bd ef | 
gf/g/ dd ed/c/ | B2 GB A>G | G3 || c B>c | d2 Bd ef | g2 b2 {b}a/g/ f/e/ | 
e4 z>d | d3c B>c |  d2 Bd ef | g2 dd ed/c/ | B2 GB A>G | G3 ||


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