Top the Candle

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 Theme code Index    153 724
 Also known as    Dusty Miller (9), Top of the Candle, Quench the Candle
 Composer/Core Source    
 Region    Ireland
 Genre/Style    Irish
 Meter/Rhythm    Slip/Hop Jig
 Key/Tonic of    D
 Accidental    2 sharps
 Mode    Ionian (Major)
 Time signature    9/8
 History    
 Structure    AAB
 Editor/Compiler    Francis O'Neill
 Book/Manuscript title    Book:Music of Ireland: 1850 Melodies
 Tune and/or Page number    No. 1142, p. 215
 Year of publication/Date of MS    1903
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 Score   (1)   



X:1 T:Top the Candle M:9/8 L:1/8 R:Slip Jig S:O’Neill – Dance Music of Ireland: 1001 Gems (1907), No. 428 Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D DED AzF F2D|c2E EzF G2E|DED AzD F2D|A,2D DzF ED2:| ||f2 g/f/ ezd c2A|Bze ezd c2A|B2 c/B/ AzG F D2|A,2D DzF ED2| f2 g/f/ ezd c2A|Bze ezd c2A|B3 A2G FE2|D/F/z E/G/z F2E||


X:2 T:Top the Candle M:3/4 L:1/8 R: Hop jig B:Thomas Kiernan MS (c.1844-80, ref LK.034), Co Longford, Ireland B:https://eprints.dkit.ie/id/eprint/734/ N:Thomas Kiernan (c1807-87) was a fiddle player and teacher from N:Drumlish, Co Longford. Kiernan taught Peter Kennedy of Co. Leitrim N: whose son was James Kennedy, Francis O'Neill's informant for N: this tune in MOI (1903) Z:Conor Ward K:Amaj e/d/||:(AB/A/) eA cA|GBBc dB|(AB/A/) eA cA|EAAB cA:|| eaaf ge|fbba ge|afed cA|EAAB cA:||


X:2 T:Top the Candle M:3/4 L:1/8 R: Hop jig B:Patrick O'Farrell MS (c.1860s, ref PF.080), Co Longford, Ireland B:https://eprints.dkit.ie/id/eprint/734/ N:O'Farrell (born c1840s) was a pupil of Thomas Kiernan (c1807-87) N:see Kiernan's other version above transcribed c1845 Z:Conor Ward K:Dmaj D2 (AD) FD|C(EEF) GE|D2 (AD) FD| A,(DDF) ED:|| f2 (ed) cA|B(eed) (cA)|B2 AG FD|A,(DDF) ED:||