Old Ireland Rejoice
X:1
T:Old Ireland Rejoice
M:3/4
L:1/8
B:David Young – “A Collection of Scotch Airs with the latest Variations” (AKA - The
B:McFarlane Manuscript (c. 1741, No. 52, p. 102)
N:One strain and 13 variations
F: https://rmacd.com/music/macfarlane-manuscript/collection/pdfs/old_ireland_rejoice.pdf
N:The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
K:Edor
(B/c/d)|e2e2 TD>B|{f}e4 de|f2f2 Te>d|c4 (d/e/f)|g2g2 Tf>e|f2f2 Te>d|
B2b2 Ta>f|{f}e4 Td>B|A2B2 de|Tf2 a2 Tf>e|d2A2 Bc|
d3 c BA|G2 GB AG|F2 TF2 GA|B2B,2 DF|TE6:|
|:Te4B2|Te4 e2|Tf4 d2|e4 e2|g4 ga|f4 fg|e4B2|Te4d2|TB4d2|
a4 f2|d4A2|d3c BA|G2G2 GA|B2 (B/c/d) TA>G|E2B2B,2|TE4 E2:|
|:ed ef eB|ed ef eB|fe fa fd|fe fa fd|fe fa fd|gf ga ga|
fe fg fg|ed ef ef|ed ef eB|dc de de|dc de fg|ab ag fe|
dc de dF|GF GA GA|FE FG FG|FA BA BB,|TE6:|
|:e2E2e2|e2c2e2|f2F2f2|f2d2f2|g2G2g2|f2d2 (d/e/f)|e2E2e2|e2f2e2|
B2d2c2|f2a2f2|d2c2d2|d3c BA|G2G2A2|B2 (B/c/d) TA>G|F2B2 AB|TE6:|
|:E2 ee ee|e2 T(E3 D/E/)|F2 ff ff|f2 T(F3 E/F/)|G2 gg gg|
d2 ff ff|B2 ee ee|e2E4|B2 dd dd|Tf2a4|ab ag fe|
dc de dB|GF GA BA|GB ef eF|GA BA BB,|TE6:|
|: (E/B/)(e/B/) (E/B/)(e/B/) (E/B/)(e/B/)|(E/B/)(e/B/) (E/B/)(e/B/) (E/B/)(e/B/)| (D/A/)(f/A/) (D/A/)(f/A/) (D/A/)(f/A/)| (D/A/)(f/A/) (D/A/)(f/A/) (D/A/)(f/A/)|
(D/B/)(g/B/) (D/B/)(g/B/) (D/B/)(g/B/)|(D/B/)(g/B/) (D/B/)(g/B/) (D/B/)(g/B/)| (D/A/)(f/A/) (D/A/)(f/A/) (D/A/)(f/A/)|(D/A/)(f/A/) (D/A/)(f/A/) (D/A/)(f/A/)|
(E/B/)(e/B/) (E/B/)(e/B/) (E/B/)(e/B/) | (D/A/)(f/A/) (D/A/)(f/A/) (D/A/)(f/A/)| ab ag fe|
d3 c BA|G2G2A2|TB3 c d2|ga Tf3 e|e2 TE4:|
|:e2g2 Tfe|e2b2e2|^d2f2e2|^de f2B2|e2g2Tfe|e2b2e2|^de f2B2|^de f2B2|
FG A2F2|^de f2B2|FG A2 ^D2|FG A2F2|GA B2E2|^de f2B2|g>a f>e ^d>f|e2TE4:|
|:aa gf ed|ed ef ge|ab ag fe|dc de fB|ed ef ga|fe fg fg|
ed eg fe|dB de fB|ed eg fe|dc de dc|BA Bc Bc|
AG AB AF|GF GA Bc|dc dc ef|ge af bd|e2 TE4:|
|:e4E2|TE3F E2|f4 F2|TF3G F2|g2G2g2|f2d2f2|e4 E2|TE3F E2|
TB4d2|Tf3g a2|d4 A2|TF3E D2|B2G2B2|A2TF2D2|E2B2B,2|TE4 E2:|
|:e2E2E2|ED EF E2|f2F2F2|FE FG F2|gf ga g2|
fe fg f2|ed ef e2|ED EF E2|dc de d2|fe fg f2|
ag ab a2|dc de d2|BA B=c Bc|TA3 G F2|E2B2B,2|TE4 E2:|
|:B2G2E2|B2G2E2|A2TF2D2|A2TF2D2|B2G2E2 |B2G2E2|F2D2B,2|F2D2B,2|
GA B2G2|B2G2B2|FG A2F2|A2F2A2|B2 GA BG|TA3G F2|E2B2B,2|TE4E2:|
|:BA GF E2|BA GF E2|AG FE D2|AG FE D2|BA GF E2|
BA GF E2|FE DC B,2|FE DC B,2|GA B2G2|B2G2d2|FG A2F2|
A2F2=c2|G2 BG B=c|TA3 G F2|GA B2B,2|TE4 E2:|
|:BA GF GE|BA GF GE|AG FE FD|AG FE FD|BA GF GE|
BA GF GE|FE DC DB,|FE DC DB,|GF GA BA|GF GA BG|
AB AG FE|DE FG AF|GF GA Bc|dc dB ef|(ga) Tf3e|1 e2TE4:|2 e2TE2||
|:Bd|e2 ed Bd|{d}e4 de|f2f2 Ted|Tc4 ef|g2g2 Ted|
e2 ed Bd|e3 f Ted|TB2d2 de|f2a2 Tfe|d2A2 Bc|
d4 ef|g3 a d'a|Tb2 d'2 Taf|Te2 b2 Taf|Te4:|]
X:1
T:Irish Air
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
N:An early version of Joyce's "Old Ireland Rejoice."
B:Samuel, Anne & Peter Thompson – The Hibernian Muse
B:(London, 1787, No. 60, p. 37)
N:”A Collection of the most Favorite Compositions
N: of Carolan the Celebrated Irish Bard”
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Dmin
(AB/c/)|d2d2 cA|d4 cd|e2 (ge)(dc)|d4 de|
f2f2 ed|e2e2 dc|d2a2 (ge)|d4 (cA)|
G2A2c2|c3 ded|c2G2A2|c4 E2|
F3GAG|A2c2 GE|D2 A2 GE|D4||
X:1
T:Old Ireland, Rejoice
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
Q:"Slow"
B:P.W. Joyce - Old Irish Folk Music and Songs (1909, No. 787)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:Ddor
AB/c/|d2d2 c>A|d4 cd|e2e2 d>c|c4 c/d/e|
f2f2 Te>d|e2e2 Td>c|A2a2 g>e|d4 c>A|
G2A2 c>d|e2g2 e>d|c2G2 AB|c3 BAG|F2 FAGF|E2E2 FG|
A2A,2 CE|D4||AB/c/|d4 A2|d2d4|e4 cd|
e4 c/d/e|f4 fg|{f}e4 ef|Td4 A2|
d4 c2|A4 c2|g4 ed|c4G2|c3 BAG|
F2F2 FG|A2 A/B/c G>F|E2A2A,2|D4||