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Also known as
Sweeney's Polka (3)
Composer/Core Source
Region
Ireland
Genre/Style
Irish
Meter/Rhythm
Polka
Key/Tonic of
D
Accidental
2 sharps
Mode
Ionian (Major)
Time signature
2/4
History
Ireland /Munster"Ireland/Munster" is not in the list (IRELAND(Munster), IRELAND(Connaught), IRELAND(Leinster), IRELAND(Ulster), SCOTLAND(Argyll and Bute), SCOTLAND(Perth and Kinross), SCOTLAND(Dumfries and Galloway), SCOTLAND(South Ayrshire), SCOTLAND(North East), SCOTLAND(Highland), ...) of allowed values for the "Has historical geographical allegiances" property.
Structure
AABB
Editor/Compiler
Biography:Bulmer & Sharpley
Book/Manuscript title
Book:Music from Ireland vol. 2
Tune and/or Page number
No. 70
Year of publication/Date of MS
1974
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
Score ( )
X: 1
T: Denis Murphy's Polka
O: Ireland
R: polka
C: Denis Murphy
D: Planxty
Z: John Chambers <jc@trillian.mit.edu>
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
K: D
|: "D"f/g/f/e/ d/[e/c/]d/B/ | AD FA | "Em"GE e>d | "A7"cB BA |
| "D"f/g/f/e/ d/[e/c/]d/B/ | AD FA | "Em"GE "A7"e>f |1 "D"ed de :|2 "D"ed d>B ||
|: "D"Af f/e/f | "G"Bg g/f/g | Af f/e/f/d/ | "Em"e/f/e/d/ "A7"cB |
| "D"Af f/e/f | "G"Bg g/f/g/a/ | "A7"ba gc |1 ed "D"d>B :|2 ed "D"d2 |]
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