Key signature: Gmixolydian
Submitted on July 21st 2009 by peirol.
This tune has been added to 12 tunebooks.
Also known as Carolan's Nightcap, Carolin's Nightcap, O'Carolan's Cap, O'Carolan's Nightcap.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Carolan's Cap
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: Gmix
G |F/E/D/C/ EG |c>d ed |cA GE |D2 DG/F/ |
F/E/D/C/ EG |cc de |EG d/c/A |G2 G ||
c/d/ |eg ga |ge g/e/d/c/ |
eg ag |ed de/g/ |ag/e/ g/e/d/c/ |
d/c/d/e/ ge/d/ |cB/c/ dc |AG G |]
I hope this .abc works &c. for it is the first tune I have submitted in this format. (Can I add an image of the score somehow?)
This is the tune as "The Complete Works of O'Carolan" gives it. I remember that there are some differences to the version I used to play many years ago on Celtic harp. But I cannot remember them, so here I stick to the work cited.
# Posted on July 21st 2009 by peirol
The abc will be made also into sheet music soon, but you'll have to wait a bit. I'm curious to know about the part that says the meter is 1/8, how would you count that? Or was that a mistake?
# Posted on July 21st 2009 by JosephC
The (former) 1/8 should be an upbeat. After playing around with the data for a bit I think that the mistake should now be fixed.
# Posted on July 23rd 2009 by peirol
"The Lass Of Pattie's Mill" ~ Turlough's probable source
Submitted on January 31st 2007 by Falkbeer.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/6731
# Posted on February 27th 2010 by ceolachan
"Carolan's Cap" ~ this transcription up a step for comparison...
X: 2
T: Carolan's Cap
N: compare with ""The Lass Of Pattie's Mill"
M: 2/4
L: 1/8
R: polka
K: DMaj
A |\
G/F/E/D/ FA | d>e fe | dB AF | E2 EA/G/ |
G/F/E/D/ FA | dd ef | FA e/d/B | A2 A ||
d/e/ |\
fa ab | af a/f/e/d/ | fa ba | fe ef/a/ |
ba/f/ a/f/e/d/ | e/d/e/f/ af/e/ | dc/d/ ed | BA A |]
Major, as it resolves best on that tonic, not G Mixolydian, but C Major, consequently D Major in the given transposition. Here are ways of resolving both parts to show the Major in this ~
C Major
A-part ~ | EG d/c/B | C2- C ||
B-part ~ | cB/c/ d/c/A |AG G |] F | EG d/c/B | C2- C |]
D Major
A-part ~ | FA e/d/c | d2- d ||
B-part ~ | dc/d/ ed | BA A |] G | FA e/d/c | d2- d |]
# Posted on February 27th 2010 by ceolachan