Annotation:Trip it up Stairs (1)

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TRIP IT UP STAIRS [1] (Rit suas na staigrib/staigride). AKA and Irish, Single Jig. G Major/D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABBCC. The tune was entered into the mid-19th century music manuscript of uilleann piper and Church of Ireland cleric James Goodman [1].

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: Kennedy (Traditional Dance Music of Britain and Ireland: Jigs & Quicksteps, Trips & Humours), 1997; No. 186, p. 43. Kerr (Merry Melodies, vol. 2), c. 1880's; No. 292, p. 32. O'Neill (O’Neill’s Irish Music), 1915; No. 206, p. 111. O'Neill (Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies), 1903; No. 817, p. 152. O'Neill (Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems), 1907; No. 372, p. 76.

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