Irish Traditional Music Tune Index
Tune ID#1548 (Passing Cloud)
about these two barsThese two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording TDMI (details in the Discography below).
| Rhythm ? | Bars | 8-bar phrase structure | Mode ? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hornpipe | 32 | AABB | A Major |
Passing Cloud, The / The Gipsy (also in G)
Discography
Here is the sole recording of this tune considering only the indexed recordings.
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to hear the first 12 seconds.
to hear the first 12 seconds.| Year Recorded |
Track #Tune? |
[Album code] Artist. Title. Performers (instruments). |
|---|---|---|
| ~1958 | 37#1 | [TDMI] Traditional Dance Music of Ireland. The Jimmy Hogan Trio. |
Bibliography
Here are all transcriptions of this tune considering only the indexed books, listed in chronological order. I have discovered by careful comparison that these are very similar to this tune as played on the recording listed above.
| As hp #32 in [JKg 3] Josephine Keegan. A Drop in the Ocean. Traditional Irish Tunes Collected by Josephine Keegan. |
If you are considering using the above transcriptions to help you learn this tune, I invite you to check these practical Tips for Learning Irish Traditional Music. See also: So why do you bother indexing books and abc?
Year of the oldest source for this tune, considering the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1958