Lament for Donoch an Bhaile-aodha
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tunes, plough whistles, &c.
voice up to a third, fifth, or octave--a common practice in laments, nurse
about a crotchet. Occasionally he ended the cronaun by suddenly sliding his
prolonged ad libitum: the change from ee to oo being made at intervals of
repetition of the two vowel sounds, ee-oo ee-oo ee-oo, &c., which was
chanted, in monotone, a sort of cronaun consisting simply of the continued
learned of course from older people:--To the note D at the end of the air he
As to Phil Gleeson's traditional manner of singing the ode--which he
Carrigaline, 8 miles S.E. of Cork.
commemorate the death of Donogh Mac Carthy of Ballea Castle near
commonly called Tadhg Gaodhlach, "Timothy of the Irish Compositions," to
a well-known Munster Gaelic poet of the 18th century, Timothy O'Sullivan,
found in Hardiman's "Irish Minstrelsy," vol. ii, p. 272. It was composed by
me by Phil Gleeson: but there is no need to give it here, as it will be
The Irish ode, or lament, of which the following is the air, was sung for
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T:Lament for Donoch an Bhaile-aodha
B:Joyce, P. W.; "Old Irish Folk Music and Songs"
R:song air
H: The Irish ode, or lament, of which the following is the air, was sung for
H:me by Phil Gleeson: but there is no need to give it here, as it will be
H:found in Hardiman's "Irish Minstrelsy," vol. ii, p. 272. It was composed by
H:a well-known Munster Gaelic poet of the 18th century, Timothy O'Sullivan,
H:commonly called Tadhg Gaodhlach, "Timothy of the Irish Compositions," to
H:commemorate the death of Donogh Mac Carthy of Ballea Castle near
H:Carrigaline, 8 miles S.E. of Cork.
H: As to Phil Gleeson's traditional manner of singing the ode--which he
H:learned of course from older people:--To the note D at the end of the air he
H:chanted, in monotone, a sort of cronaun consisting simply of the continued
H:repetition of the two vowel sounds, ee-oo ee-oo ee-oo, &c., which was
H:prolonged ad libitum: the change from ee to oo being made at intervals of
H:about a crotchet. Occasionally he ended the cronaun by suddenly sliding his
H:voice up to a third, fifth, or octave--a common practice in laments, nurse
H:tunes, plough whistles, &c.
M:2/4
K:D
L:1/8
"Slow"d|ff gg|aa ga|f3 d|ff fd|fe dd|Hd3||d|
aa ga|fe/d/ cd|{e/}Hf3 {g/e/e/d/}d|ff fd|
e>dc/A/ FG/E/|E4||d2 d2|d2 d2|d2 d2||
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