Opera Polka
X:1 T:Opera Polka M:2/4 L:1/8 R:Polka B:Manson - Hamilton's Universal Tune-Book (1846, p. 145) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D A|Ad {e}d/c/d|eA {B}A/^G/A|eAgA|ba a/g/f| Ad {e}d/c/d|eA {B}A/^G/A|eAgA|f/A/f/e/ d|| e/d/|c{^d}e {^g}ac'|c'b/a/ ^gf|fe {f}e/^d/e|fe {f}e/^d/e| c{^d}e {^g}ac'|c'b/a/ ^gf|f/e/^d/e/ f/e/c'/b/|a/e/c'/b/ az|| c'A c'b|ba a/g/f|aA ag|gf f/e/d| c'A c'b|ba a/g/f|ec'/b/ a/g/B/c/|dfd!D.C.!||
X:16
T:Opera Polka. Roose.0730, The
M:2/4
L:1/8
Q:2/4=60
B:J.Roose MS, Manchester 1850
Z:Village Music Project, Steve Mansfield 2019
K:C
!f! c | c2 z>e | e2 z>g | Hg2 z2 ||
!p! Gc {d}c/B/c | dG {A}G^F/G/ | dGfG | ag {a}g/f/e |
Gc {d}c/B/c | dG {A}G^F/G/ | dGfG | e/G/e/d/ c2 :|
|: !f! B{^c}d {^f}g{^a}b | ba/g/ ^fe | ed {e}d/^c/d | ed {e}d/^c/d |
B{^c}d {^f}g{^a}b | ba/g/ ^fe | e/d/^c/d/ e/d/b/a/ | g/d/b/a/ g2 :|
|: Gc {d}c/B/c | dG {A}G^F/G/ | dGfG | ag {a}g/f/e |
Gc {d}c/B/c | dG {A}G^F/G/ | dGfG | e/G/e/d/ c2 :|
|: !p! bGba | ag {a}g/f/e | gGgf | fe {f}e/d/c |
bGba | ag {a}g/f/e | db/a/ g/f/A/B/ | ce c2 :|
|: !ff! Gc {d}c/B/c | dG {A}G^F/G/ | dGfG | ag {a}g/f/e |
Gc {d}c/B/c | dG {A}G^F/G/ | dGfG | e/G/e/d/ c2 :|
|: !p! fAed | dc {d}c/_B/A | G/_B/e/g/ _be | (g/f/){g}(f/e/) fA |
fAed | dc {d}c/_B/A | G/_B/e/g/ _be | g/f/{g}f/e/ f2 :|
!ff! ae {g}fd | ae {g}fd | ae {g}fd | az g2- | f Aed |
dc {d}c/_B/A | G/_B/e/g/ _be | g/f/{g}f/e/ f2 :| "Coda"!
|: !p! Gc {d}c/B/c | dG AG/^F/G | dGfG | ag {a}g/f/e |
Gc {d}c/B/c | dG AG/^F/G | dGfG | e/G/e/d/ cd/c/ |
B{^c}d {^f}g{^a}b | ba/g/ ^fe | ed {e}d/^c/d | ed {e}d/^c/d |
B{^c}d {^f}g{^a}b | ba/g/ ^fe | e/d/^c/d/ e/d/b/a/ | g/d/b/a/ gg/g/ |
!p! bGba | ag g/f/e | gGgf | fe e/d/c |
!p! bGba | "cres" ag {a}g/f/e | "cen" db/a/ g/f/A/B/ "do"| !f! cg g/f/e |
ac' c'/b/a | g/f/e g/f/e | f/e/d f/e/d | eg g/f/e |
ac' c'/b/a | g/f/e g/f/e | g/f/e g/f/e | f/e/d f/e/d |
f/e/d f/e/d | c2d/f/e/d/ | c/g/e/c/ d/f/e/d/ | c2 d/f/e/d/ |
c/g/e/c/ d/f/e/d/ | !ff! c>e e>c | c>G G>E | E>c c>G |
G>E E>C | C2z2 | c2z2 | HC4 |]
X:1
T:Untitled
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Polka
S:Philip Carolan music manuscript collection (reconstructed by A. Buckley)
N:Philip Carolan (c. 1839-1910, Ballyvicmaha, County Mayo), a musically literate
N:farmer and fiddler who compiled his ms. probably during 1863-1873.
S:Angela Buckley, thesis, “A Critical Edition of the Irish Music Manuscripts of
S:Philip Carolan c. 1839-1910, vol. 2”, Waterford Institute of Technology,
S:2007, p. 5. Carolan ms. 1, No. 10
K:Gmix
Gc c/B/c|dG G/^F/G|dG fG|ag gf/e/|Gc c/B/c|dG G/^F/G|
dG fB|dc cz::Bd gb|ba/g/ ^fe|ed d/^c/d|ed d/^c/d|
Bd gb|ba/g/ ^fe|e/d/^c/d/ e/^f/g/a/|bg gz::bd ba|ag gf/e/|
gG gf|fe ed/c/|bd ba|ag gf/e/|db/a/ g/f/e/d/|ce cz:|]
X:1
T:Opera Polka
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Polka
B:Kerr - Merry Melodies, vol. 3, No. 437 (c. 1880's)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:C
Gc c/B/c|dG G/^F/G|dGfG|ag g/f/e|Gc c/B/c|dG G/^F/G|dGfB|dccz:|
|:Bdgb|ba/^g/ a=g|g^f/c/ fe|eddG|Bdgb|ba/e/(ag)|(g/^f/) (^c/d/) (e/d/) (f/d/)|(^f/g/) (b/a/) g2:|
P:Trio
|:bGba|agge gGfB|dccg|bGba|agge|gfBg|ce/d/ c2:|]
X:1
T:Opera Polka, The
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Polka
B:Stephen Grier music manuscript collection (1883, Book 5, No. 2, p. 1)
N:Grier (c. 1824-1894) was a fiddler and uilleann piper originally
N:from north Longford, but who moved around 1852 to Newpark,
N:Bohey, Gortletteragh, south Leitrim.
F: https://manuscripts.itma.ie/grier/book-five/
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:D
Ad {e}d/c/d|eA {B}A/G/A|eAgA|ba a/g/f|Ad {e}d/c/d|eA {B}A/G/A|eAgc|ed d2||
ceac' c'b/a/ ba|ag/d/ gf|fe/d/ eA|ceac'|c'b/a/ ba|a/g/d/e/ f/e/g/e/|g/a/b/a/ a2||
c'Ac'b|baaf|aAgc|edda|c'Ac'b baaf|ag ca|df/e/d2||
X:1
T:Opera Polka
M:2/4
L:1/8
R:Polka
B:Laybourn - Köhler's Violin Repository Book 3 (1885, p. 264)
Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion
K:D
A|Dd {e}d/c/d|eA {B}A/G/A|eAgA|ba (a/g/)f|
Ad {e}d/c/d|eA {B}A/^G/A|eAgA|(f/A/)f/e/ d:|
|:(e/d/)|ceac'|c'(b/a/) ^gf|fe {f}e/^d/e|fe {f}e/^d/e|
ceac'|c'(b/a/) ^gf|f/e/^d/e/ f/e/c'/b/|(a/e/)c'/b/ a!D.C.!:|
|:c'Ac'b|ba (a/g/)f|aAag|gf (f/e/)d|
c'Ac'b|ba (a/g/)f|e(c'/b/) a/g/B/c/|dfd !D.C.!:|]