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156 336L
Also known as
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
AAB
Editor/Compiler
P.W. Joyce
Book/Manuscript title
Book:Old Irish Folk Music and Songs
Tune and/or Page number
No. 166, p. 84
Year of publication/Date of MS
1909
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
Score ( )
While the stars were bright: Annotations
X:1
T:While the stars were bright
L:1/8
M:3/4
S:Joyce – Old Irish Folk Music
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
N:”Slow and tender”
K:G
"Slow"E/F/|G/A/B/c/ d>f ed|B/c/B/A/ B>G EE/F/|G/A/B/c/ d>e B/A/G/F/|
GG G3:|G/A/|B/d/e/f/ g2 f/a/g/f/|ee e>d BB/A/|
B/d/e/f/ g>f a/g/f/g/|ee e3g|f/a/g/f/ e>d BA|
B/c/B/A/ B>G EE/F/|G/A/B/c/ d>e B/A/G/F/|GG G2||
While the stars were bright: Annotations