Brown Maid (The)

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Theme code Index	6542 2110
Also known as	Cailín Donn (An), Oh! touch dear maid that string, Oh! breathe not his name
Composer/Core Source
Region	Ireland
Genre/Style	Irish
Meter/Rhythm	Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of	F
Accidental	1 flat
Mode	Ionian (Major)
Time signature	4/4
History
Structure	AB
Editor/Compiler	Biography:Edward Bunting
Book/Manuscript title	Book:General Collection of the Ancient Irish Music
Tune and/or Page number	No. 32, p. 18
Year of publication/Date of MS	1796
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Brown Maid (The): Annotations

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T:Brown Maid, The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Very slow”
B:Bunting - General Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland (1796, No. 32, p. 18)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:F
"Very Slow"fe|(d>cA).c (BA)(GF)|(G>AF).F F2 z2|(BAGF) (ABc)c|d/e/f ed c3c|
~(BA)~(GF) FFGA|(c>f)(ef) d2 fe|(d>cA).c (BA)GF|(DF)F>G F2||

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T:Brown Maid, The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”Dolce”
B:John Clinton – Gems of Ireland: 200 Airs (1841, No. 38, p. 19)
H:Irish-born Clinton was a flute teacher for the Royal Academy, London
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Bb
"Pensively"(b>a)|(gfd).f (ed).c.B|(c>dB).B .B2 z.B|(edc).B (def).f|
(g/a/b) a.g f2 (b>a)|(gfd).f (ed).c.B|(c>dB).B B2 z B{cB=AB}|
(ed){d}(cB) (de) (=e/f/{a}g/f/)|(g/a/b) a.g f2 zf|(ed)(cB) .B z(c>d)|(fbab) {a}!fermata!g2 (b>a)|
(gfd>).f (edcB)|(G<B) (B>c) B2 z.f|(ed){d}(c>B) >Bz (c>d)|
(fb) a{ba^ga}(c'/>b/) {f}!fermata!g2 (b>a)|(gfd>).f (ed){d}(cB)|(GB)  (B>{d}c) !fermata!B2||

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T:Brown Maid, The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
B:P.M. Haverty – One Hundred Irish Airs vol. 3 (1859, No. 235, p. 114)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:F
"Andante"(f>e)|(dcAc) (BAGF)|(G>AFF) F3F|(BAGF) (A>Bcc)|(d/e/f) (ed c2) (f>e)|
(dcAc) (BAGF)|(G>AFF) F3F|(BAGF) (A>Bcc)|d/e/f (ed) [E3c3]||
c|(BAGF) F2 (G>A)|cfef {e}!fermata![F2d2] (f>e)|(dcA>c) (BAGF)|(DF) (F>G) F2||

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T:Brown Maid, The 
M:C 
L:1/8 
N:Andante 
R:Air 
B:P.H. Hughes - Gems from the Emerald Isle (c. 1860's, No. 93, p. 22) 
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion 
K:F 
fe|dcAc BAGF|G>AFF F3F|BAGF A>B cc|d/e/f ed c3c| 
BAGF F2 GA|cfef edf>e|dcAc BAGF|D2 F>G F2||

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T:Brown Maid, The
M:C
L:1/8
R:Air
N:"With expression"
S:O'Neill - Music of Ireland (1903), No. 154
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:F
"With expression"f>e | dcAc BAGF | G>AFF F2 zF | BAGF A>Bcc | d/e/f ed c2 zc | 
BAGF F2 zG>A | cfef {e}d2 f>e | d>cAc BAGF | DFF>G F2 || 
F>G | ABcd cAGF | Acde f2 zc | fedc AdcA | DEFA G2 F>G | 
ABcd cAGF | Acde f2 f>e | dcAc BAGF |DFF>G F2 ||

Brown Maid (The): Annotations