Nothing Can Sadden Us

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 Theme code Index    3211 6532
 Also known as    Flaming O'Flanigan's, Hey Dance to the Fiddle and Tabor, Ni deanac aoinnid bronac sinn, Nothing in Life, Nothing in Life can Sadden Us
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Ireland
 Genre/Style    Irish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece, Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    A
 Accidental    3 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    
 Structure    AAB, AABA
 Editor/Compiler    
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:The Gentlemen's Amusement Book 4
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 9
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1817
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 Score   (1)   




X:2 T:Nothing in Life can Sadden Us M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Air S:James Goodman manuscripts (mid-19th century, County Cork, p. 83) B:Hugh Shields - Tunes of the Munster Pipers, No. 168 (1998) K:G G/A/|BGB AFA|GAG GBd|efg dcB|BAA A2 d/c/| BGB AFA|GAG GBd|efg dBd|GAG G2:| |c|B2d ded|ded efg|dcB BAG|FGA ABc| B2d ded|ded efg|dcB BAG|c2B ABc|| repeat A.


X:1 T:Nothing Can Sadden Us M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:O'Neill - Music of Ireland (1903), No. 747 Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A A/B/ | cdc BcB | ABA Ace | fga edc | c>BB Bed | c3 BAB | A>BA Ace | fga edc | dBG A2 :|| e/d/ | cde e2 e | efe fga | e>dc cBA | G>AB B2e | cde e2e | e>fe fga | e>dc cBA | G>AB Bed | c3 BAB | A2A Ace | f>ga edc | c>BB B2 e/d/ | cec BcB | ABA Ace | fga edc | dBG A2 ||


X:1 T:Nothing in Life M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Air B:Hughes - Gems from the Emerald Isles (London, 1867, No. 66, pp. 15-16) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:A c3 B>AB|A>BA Ace|f>ga e>dc|(d<B)B BAB| c3 B>AB|A>BA Ace|f>ga (e<a)c|(BA)A A3!Fine!|| c>de e3|e>f=g f>^ga|e>dc c>BA|G>AB B>cd| c>de e>ee|e>f=g f>^ga|e>dc c>BA|BGB d3!D.C.!||