Munster Switch (The)
X:1
T:Munster Switch, The
C:”By Jackson”
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Jig
B:John Hall – “A Selection of Strathspeys Reels, Waltzes & Irish Jigs” (c. 1818, p. 31)
B: https://digital.nls.uk/special-collections-of-printed-music/archive/104981834
N:”Printed and sold by John Hall, at his Music Room.”
N:Hall (1788-1862) was a music teacher in Ayr, Scotland. His dancing master’s ‘kit’
N:(a small fiddle) used in his dancing lessons, is still preserved.
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
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a2e efd|{d}c2A d2B|{d}c2A {c}d2B|A>BA A2:|
|:=g|f2e f^ga|gfe dcB|Tf2e fga|B>cB B2=g|
Tf2e f^ga|gfe dcB|{d}c2A {c}d2B|A>BA A2:|]
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| Theme code Index | 1H534 3422 |
| Also known as | |
| Composer/Core Source | Walker 'Piper' Jackson |
| Region | Ireland |
| Genre/Style | Irish |
| Meter/Rhythm | Jig/Quadrille |
| Key/Tonic of | A |
| Accidental | 3 sharps |
| Mode | Ionian (Major) |
| Time signature | 6/8 |
| History | |
| Structure | AABB |
| Editor/Compiler | John Hall |
| Book/Manuscript title | Book:A Selection of Strathspeys Reels Waltzes & Irish Jigs |
| Tune and/or Page number | p. 31 |
| Year of publication/Date of MS | c. 1818 |
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| Score (1) | |