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Theme code Index
13b47bL 3b411L, 13b47L 3b411L
Also known as
Capt. Magan , Captain Mac Cean
Composer/Core Source
Turlough O'Carolan
Region
Ireland
Genre/Style
Irish
Meter/Rhythm
Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of
G
Accidental
2 flats
Mode
Aeolian (minor)
Time signature
6/8
History
Structure
AB
Editor/Compiler
Biography:John Mulholland
Book/Manuscript title
Book:Ancient Irish Airs
Tune and/or Page number
p. 28
Year of publication/Date of MS
1810
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
Score
X:1
%
T:Capt. Magan
T:Captain Mac Cean
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
B:Mulholland - "Ancient Irish Airs" (Belfast, 1810, p. 28)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Gmin
G>AG B>cd|c>Ac ^F>GA|(B/c/d)B cA^F|1 GDB, G,B,D:|2 G/G/GG G2:|
|:d>ed d>cB|c>dc c2c|d=eT^f gdT^f|g3 g2 (^f/g/)|
af/g/a fd/e/f|cA/B/c F>GA|B/c/dB cA^F|G/G/GG G/G/GG:||
X:1
%
T:Captain Megan
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:”Irish air.”
Q:"Jig time."
B:Manson – Hamilton’s Universal Tune Book, vol. 2 (1846, p. 41)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
f/>e/|d>BA A>Bd|d3 z2 a/>g/|f>ed d>ef|!fermata!g3 z2G|G>AG g2 f/g/|
a>gf !fermata!e2 d/e/|fdB ABd|f2d {f}!fermata!e2 d/e/|fdB ABd|(d3 d2)||
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