Strike the Gay Harp

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 Theme code Index    1H71H3 1H71H2
 Also known as    Jackson's Night Cap, Strike the Young Harp
 Composer/Core Source    Walker 'Piper' Jackson
 Region    Ireland
 Genre/Style    Irish
 Meter/Rhythm    Jig/Quadrille
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    6/8
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 Structure    AABBCC
 Editor/Compiler    Biography:P.M. Haverty
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:One Hundred Irish Airs vol. 3
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 227, p. 110
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1859
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X:1 T:Strike the gay Harp T:Night Dance, The M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Air or Jig B:P.M. Haverty – One Hundred Irish Airs vol. 3 (1859, No. 227, p. 110) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:C “Con Spirito”c>AA B>GG|AGF (E>DC)|cAA BGG|c>GE DEG| (c<de) (A>Bc)|(GAF) E2D|C>CC C2E|(GED) (DEG)|| c2e e2e|g>ag (gec)|c2e g2g|(afd) (dBG)| c2e g2g|(af/g/a/f/) g2f|{f}(e>dc) (ced)|(cGE) (DEG)|| ced c>ed|cGF (E>DC)|ced ced|cGE (DEG)| (cde) (A>Bc)|(GAF) E2D|C>CC C2E|(GED) (DEG)||


X:1 T:Strike the Gay Harp T:Strike the Young Harp M:6/8 L:1/8 R:Jig S:O’Neill – Music of Ireland (1903), No. 1052 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:Amin c>AA B>GG|AGF E>DC|c>AA B>GG|cGE DEG|c>de A>Bc|GAF E2D| C>CC C2E|GEC DEG||cde e^fg|gag gec|cde e^fg|afd dBG|cde g2g| a^f/g/a/f/ g2=f|e>dc ced|cGE DEG||ced ced|cGF EDC|ced ced|cGE DEG| cde A>Bc|GAF E2D|C>CC C2E|GEC DEG|


X: 1 T:Strike the Gay Harp T:Jackson's Night Cap R:jig C:Walker "Piper" Jackson (-1798) D:Sean Keane: Jig It in Style Z:id:hn-jig-189 M:6/8 K:D d2B cAA|dAF FED|d2B cBA|dAF EFA|def Bcd|ABA F2E|DED DEF|AFE EFA:| |:~d3 fdf|aba afe|de/f/g afd|bge edB|~d3 afa|bgb a2g|fed dfe|dAF EFA:| |:def dfe|dAF DFA|def dfe|dAF EFA|def Bcd|ABA F2E|DED DEF|AFE EFA:| P:Variations: |:d2B cBA|dAF FED|d2B cAA|dAF ~E3|def ~B3|ABA FEF|DED DEF|AFE ~E3:| |:~d3 afa|aba afe|def ~a3|bge ~e3|d2f ~a3|bgb a2g|fed def|dAF ~E3:| |:def def|dAF FED|def def|dAF ~E3|def ~B3|ABA FEF|DED AFA|AFE ~E3:|