Key signature: Eminor
Submitted on February 24th 2004 by MM.
This tune has been added to 65 tunebooks.
Also known as Scarúint Na GCmpánash, Sgaruint Na Gcompanagh.
Recordings of a tune by this name:
X: 1
T: Parting Of Friends, The
M: 3/4
L: 1/8
R: waltz
K: Emin
|:B3d4e3f//e//d//e//f//g3 z g/f/ z f/e2 defg2 b2a/f2 e2ed/B/Be3
e2d3Be4 z eeB3d4f3g/f/e z e3||B3B2d/e3ed B/A/B f3 z e2dAE2E/F/G3
A/G/F/G/A/B^cd3 z cd z A/B2AF3 F//E//D//E z E//D//E//F z FE//DE//F//E//D z E3:|
Slow air
this is about my third go at writing out a tune in abc-notation (used to the dots). I know it's very hard to transscribe a slow-air, but I tried to come as close as possible to Matt M's version as played on 'Stoney Steps'.
WARNING: DO NOT (I repeat NOT) LISTEN TO THE MIDI VERSION !!
I'm convinced these ars should only be learned or taught by ear (that's also the way I got the tune in).
MM
# Posted on February 24th 2004 by MM
"ars" should be "airs"
# Posted on February 24th 2004 by MM
You weren't kidding. I listened to the midi with the volume turned up, and I think it scared my cat.
# Posted on March 11th 2004 by Josh Kane
I listened to the midi, and it opened to me new musical horizons...
# Posted on March 11th 2004 by gian marco
This really is a lovely air, but perhaps the midi detracts a bit from the loveliness?
# Posted on March 13th 2004 by Paddy
Midi-warnings in vain
well, josh, I have four cats arround.
or better still, had, till I finally tried to listen to the midi ...
gone, all of them ...
when I posted the tune, I didn't listen to the midi myself, because, well, you did hear it, wright? when I do listen to ITM on midi, I put it true fiddle or shakuhashi.
gian marco, anything usefull came out of it?
paddy, "a bit" isn't really the word I'd use, try "all" ...
# Posted on April 14th 2004 by MM
Much better sample:
Funny midi but does not suit that lovely air, I fear.
Better try this version here, played on a low D whistle (Howard) by Brian Dobson:
http://www.tinwhistletunes.com/clipssnip/Audio/12-03/PartingofFriends2.wma
# Posted on April 27th 2006 by Alexander
Why blame MIDI?..
MM's midi is allright (and very fine transcription indeed), no need carping at it, just open in some midi\abc editor and listen at the slowest speed you can stand...))
# Posted on March 3rd 2007 by Bregolas
This posting is why Jeremy doesn't like slow airs posted on this site. What's the point?
# Posted on March 10th 2007 by Dow