Find traditional instrumental music
Hide TuneInfoBox
Wild Geese (1) (The) Click on the tune title to see or modify Wild Geese (1) (The)'s annotations. If the link is red you can create them using the form provided. Browse Properties <br/>Special:Browse/:Wild Geese (1) (The) Query the Archive
Theme code Index
331 235L
Also known as
Gage Fane , Origin of the Harp (The) , Old Ireland Rejoice , Armstrong's Farewell , Old Head of Denis (The) , Meeting of the Waters (1) , Todlin Hame , My Name is Dick Kelly , Cana Draigeann Eille (An) , Tis believed that this harp , Géanna Fiáine (Na) , Meeting of the Waters (1) (The) , Bacah Buidhe (An)
Composer/Core Source
Region
Ireland
Genre/Style
Irish
Meter/Rhythm
Air/Lament/Listening Piece
Key/Tonic of
A
Accidental
3 sharps
Mode
Ionian (Major)
Time signature
3/4
History
Structure
AB
Editor/Compiler
Biography:Edward Bunting
Book/Manuscript title
Book:Ancient Music of Ireland
Tune and/or Page number
No. 113, pp. 84-85
Year of publication/Date of MS
1840
Artist
Title of recording
Record label/Catalogue nr.
Year recorded
Media
Score (1 )
Sheet Music for "Gye Fiane" Gye Fiane Book: A COLECTION of the most Celebrated Irish Tunes2 p.4b Notes: The file has an open repeat in the 2nd part, but no close repeat.
X: 17
T: Gye Fiane
B: A COLECTION of the most Celebrated Irish Tunes2 p.4b
N: The file has an open repeat in the 2nd part, but no close repeat.
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
K: G
|:\
(GA) B2 (AG) | B2 A2 (GE) | (BA) G2 (ED) | (EF) G2 (AB) |
c2 (BA) (A/B/c) | B2 G2 B2 | A2 e2 (dB) | A4 (AB) |
c2 (BA) (A/B/c) | B2 G2 B2 | A2 B2 (AG) | E4 (GA) |
B2 (GA) B2 | A2 (GE) (BA) | G2 (ED) (EF) | G6 :|
|:\
G>A B>A G>A | B>G A>G E>F | G>E G>E D>E | (GA) G4 |
A>B c>B A>B | c>A B>A G>A | BG A2 e2 |
(c>B) A4 | A>B c>B A>B | c>A B>A G>A | BA G2 B2 |
(AG) E4 |(DE) G4 | (ed) c4 | (ed) c4 |
(ed) B4 | (ed) B4 | (ed) A4 | (ed) A4 |
G>A B>A G>A | B>G A>G E>F | G>E G>E D>E | (GA) G4 :|
Sheet Music for "The Wild Geese [1]" The Wild Geese [1] Air Rather Slow Chorus Book: Bunting – Ancient Music of Ireland (1840, No. 113, pp. 84-85) Notes: ”Very ancient, author and date unknown.” Transcription: AK/Fiddler’s Companion
X:1
T:Wild Geese [1], The
M:3/4
L:1/16
R:Air
Q:"Rather Slow"
N:”Very ancient, author and date unknown.”
B:Bunting – Ancient Music of Ireland (1840, No. 113, pp. 84-85)
Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:A
(A3B)|.c4 (c/B/A3) (A/B/c3)|.B4 (cBAF) .E4|(.F4.A4) (A3B)|A8 (B3c)|
.d4.d4 (d/c/B3)|.c4.c4 (c/B/A3)|(.B4.f4) (e3c)|B8 A/B/c3|
(.d4.d4) (d/c/B3)|.c4.c4 (c/B/A3)|(B3c) (.d2.c2.B2.A2)|F8 (A3B)|
c4 (c/B/A3) (A/B/c3)|.B4 (cBAF) .E4|(F3G) (A3Bc3B)|A8 (A3B)|
{d}(c3BA3Bc3A)|(B3AF3AB3F)|{B}(A3FE3FA3B)|A8 z4|
(d3cB3cd3B)|(c3BA3Bc3A)|.B4.f4 e3c|B8 (A/B/c3)|
(d3cB3cd3c)|(c3BA3Bc3A)|(B3c) (.d2.c2.B2.A2)|F8 A3B|
{d}(c3BA3Bc3A)|{c}(B3AF3AB3F)|{B}(A3FE3FA3B)|A7 "Chorus"f {ef}(e3c)|
(A7 f/) {ef}(e3c)|(A7f/) (e3c)|(.d4 d'3) f (e3c)| (.d4 d'3) f (e3c)|
(.c4 c'3)f (e3d)|(.c4 c'3)f (e3c)|(.B4 b3)f (e3c)|(.B4b3)f (e3c)|
(d4 d'3)f (e3d)|(c4c'3)f (e3c)|(B4 b3)d (c3A)|F8 (A3B)|
c4 (c/B/A3) (A/B/c3)|.B4 (cBAF) .E4|F3GA3cB3c|A4 !fermata![E4A4]||
Sheet Music for "The Wild Geese [1]" The Wild Geese [1] Roving Pedlar Air Book: James Goodman music manuscript collection, Book 2, p. 56 (mid-19th century) Notes: Obtained by Goodman from the music manuscript collection of John Edward Pigot.
X:1
T:Wild Geese [1], The
T:Roving Pedlar
M:3/4
L:1/8
R:Air
N:Obtained by Goodman from the music manuscript collection of John Edward Pigot.
B:James Goodman music manuscript collection, Book 2, p. 56 (mid-19th century)
B:
http://goodman.itma.ie/volume-two#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=96&z=348.0999%2C2726.1131%2C8098.3776%2C3101.8519Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion
K:C
cd|e2e2 dc|dc A2 cA|G2A2 cd|c4 de|f2f2 ed|
ef g2e2|e2 f2 ec|d4 de|f2f2 ed|ef g2e2|
e2 fedc|A4 cd|e2 e2 dc|dc A2 cA|G2 A2 cd |c4||