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Irish Tune from County Derry

19024 min

This guide follows Grainger’s Irish Tune from County Derry (1902) in one part.

Recording: United States Marine Band (2018)

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Irish Tune from County Derry0:01–4:15

The 32- tune is heard twice. I moves in four- phrases: A, B, A, C, D twice, E and a final A. II follows the same plan, with A, B, A and C. D comes twice more, then E and A. The setting builds toward a in the E near the end, before a quiet .

  1. I: A
  2. I: B

Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.

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