Pretty Cuckoo (The)

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 Theme code Index    136L3L 5L231
 Also known as    Bonny Cuckoo (The), Young Cuckoo
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Scotland, Ireland
 Genre/Style    Irish
 Meter/Rhythm    Air/Lament/Listening Piece
 Key/Tonic of    B
 Accidental    2 flats
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    
 Structure    One part
 Editor/Compiler    Francis O'Neill
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 173, p. 30
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1903
 Artist    
 Title of recording    
 Record label/Catalogue nr.    
 Year recorded    
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Pretty Cuckoo (The): Annotations



X:1
T:Pretty Cuckoo, The
M:6/8
L:1/8
R:Air
N:”With expression”
S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 173
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:Bb
F | B>cd dcB | G2F D2F | F>GB c2 B/c/ | d2c B2d | 
G2c F2B | D>CB, C2F | F>GB c2 B/c/ | d2c B2d | 
G2c F2B | D>CB, C2F | F>GB c2 B/c/ | d2c B2 ||

Pretty Cuckoo (The): Annotations