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Tune ID#6465 (Soldier's Joy)

Transcription of first 2 bars of Soldier's Joy about these two bars
These two bars were transcribed by me from how this tune was played – the first time through – on the recording FMD 1 (details in the Discography below).
Basic musical information on this tune.
Rhythm ?Bars8-bar phrase structureMode ?
Hornpipe32AABBD Major
Titles ? given to this tune in the sources listed below (plus notes of mine about this tune):
Soldier's Joy, The / Soldier's Joy (as 2nd tune for dance The Walls of Limerick in book A)
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Discography cd

Here is the sole recording of this tune considering only the indexed recordings.

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Year
Recorded		 Track
#Tune?		 [Album code] Artist. Title (Link to Album Info page). Performers (instruments).
199518#1
[FMD 1] The Fiddle Music of Donegal. Volume One. Danny McCarry (fiddle).

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 recording listed above.

Listing of published transcriptions of this tune.
As tune #1642 in [1850] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. [available]
As tune #868 in [1001] Francis O'Neill and James O'Neill. The Dance Music of Ireland. 1001 Gems. [available]
As tune #216 in volume 2 of [R] Francis Roche. The Roche Collection of Traditional Irish Music. 3 vols. [available]
As tune #119#1 in [A] Hugh McDermott. Allan's "Irish Fiddler." [available]
On page 183 of [Krsn] Miles Krassen. O'Neill's Music of Ireland. New and Revised. [available]
On page 213 of [M2] Phil Rubenzer. Midwestern Irish Session Tunes. Millennium Edition.

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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