Shun the Corner

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 Theme code Index    1H51H5 1H51H4H
 Also known as    Blue Breeches (The), Fan Mar Táir a Chlaidhre!, Jackson's Lodge (2), Stay As You Are You Rogue!, Stay where you are, Tore Retreat (The)
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Ireland
 Genre/Style    Irish
 Meter/Rhythm    Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
 History    
 Structure    AABB
 Editor/Compiler    Smollet Holden
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:A Collection of Favorite Irish Airs
 Tune and/or Page number    p. 7
 Year of publication/Date of MS    c. 1841
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 Score   (1)   




X:1 T:Shun the Corner M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig B:Smollet Holden - Collection of favourite Irish Airs (London, c. 1841; p. 7) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D d2A A=cA|d2A AGE|d2A A=cA|def gec| d2A A=cA|d2A AGE|G2E EDE|=c3 cBA:| |:d2e f2d|e2d cBA|d2e f2d|f/g/af gec| d2e f2d|e2d cBA|G2E EDE|=c3cBA:|]


X:1 T:Untitled N:Conor Ward finds this untitled tune to be a version of "Shun the Corner," N:and says that Grier sometime transcribed single jigs in 4/4 time in his ms. M:4/4 L:1/8 B:Stephen Grier music manuscript collection (Book 2, c. 1883, No. 177) N:Stephen Grier (c. 1824-1894) was a piper and fiddler from N:Newpark, Bohey, Gortletteragh, south Co. Leitrim. Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D dA AB/c/ dA/G/ FE/D/|dA AB/A/ Af gf/e/|dA AB/c/ dA/G/ FE/D/|1GE EG/E/ c2 Bc:|2 GE EG/E/ c2 BA|| defd ed cB/A/|dg fa/f/ g2 fe|defd ed cB/A/ |GE EG/E/ c2 Bc| defd ed cB/A/|dg fa/f/ g2 fe|defg af/d/ cB/A/|GE EG/E/ C Bc||