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Tune ID#1096 (Coppers and Brass)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Coppers and Brass about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording PK 1 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Double jig32AABBG Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Coppers and Brass / Pingneacha Rua agus Prás / Larry Grogan / Larry Grogan's / By Your Leave, Larry Grogan / By Your Leave, Larry Grogan / The County Limerick Buckhunt / The Lasses of Melross / The Waves of Tramore / Green Sleeves / The Humours of Miltown / Lynn's Favorite / Humours of Ennistymon (compare with 1st 2 parts of Humours of Ennistymon #858, compare Rocking the Baby #6126, and compare Finerty's Frolic / Bliven's Favorite included here from books; the setting on POK is the only setting with a 3rd part, for which it takes the 1st part of #858)
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Discography cd

Here are all recordings of this tune considering only the indexed recordings. I have discovered by careful listening that these sources are in fact musically the same tune, regardless of the tune titles they use, key changes, retuning, etc.

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Year
Recorded		 Track
#Tune?		 [Album code] Artist. Title (Link to Album Info page). Performers (instruments).
~19471.2#1
[JDrn] Johnny Doran. The Bunch of Keys. Johnny Doran (pipes).
194811#1
[POK] Pádraig O'Keeffe. The Sliabh Luachra Fiddle Master. Pádraig O'Keeffe (fiddle).
~19592.11#1
[WC 4] Willie Clancy. The Gold Ring. Willie Clancy (pipes, whistle). For this tune: (pipes).
~19758#1
[PK 1] Paddy Keenan. Paddy Keenan. Paddy Keenan (pipes, whistle). For this tune: (pipes).
~19782.1#1
[FlgDub] Paddy Glackin, Mick Gavin, Michael O'Brien. The Flags of Dublin. Paddy Glackin (fiddle), Mick Gavin (flute), Michael O'Brien [known later as:] Mick O'Brien (pipes). For this tune: Michael (pipes).

Goes Well with . . .

In the above Discography, this tune is:

Played beforeOn Albums
Rambling Pitchfork		JDrn, PK 1
I Will If I Can		POK
Humours of Ennistymon		WC 4
Lark in the Morning		FlgDub

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 musical matches to this tune as played on the recordings listed above.

Listing of published transcriptions of this tune.
As tune #1016 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #879 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #132 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
As tune #231 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
On page 182 of [IMM] Francis O'Neill. Irish Minstrels and Musicians. [available]
As tune #111 in volume 1 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. [available]
On page 23 of [IFMCK] Drew Beisswenger. Irish Fiddle Music from Counties Cork and Kerry. [available]
As tune #4 in [CRE 1] Breandán Breathnach. Ceol Rince na hÉireann 1. [available]
As tune #41 in [WC] Pat Mitchell. The Dance Music of Willie Clancy. [available]
On page 15 of [LPUP] Eithne and Brian Vallely. Learn to Play the Uilleann Pipes. [available]
On page 37 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]
On page 45 of [TP] Tommy Peoples. Fifty Irish Fiddle Tunes. [available]
As tune #42 in [FT] Randy Miller. The Fiddler's Throne. [available]

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 only the recordings and transcriptions listed above (note that I concentrate on sources after 1900): 1903
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