Leslie's March

jig

Key signature: Dmajor

Submitted on September 24th 2002 by Mark Cordova.

This tune has been added to 87 tunebooks.

Also known as General Leslie’s March To Longmarston Moor, Highland March From Oscar & Malvina, March Of Oscar And Malvina, Oscar & Malvina.

Recordings of a tune by this name:

• Boil The Breakfast Early by The Chieftains
• Maybe Tonight by Four Men And A Dog
• Providence III by Providence
• Solas by Solas
• The Slopes Of Benbulben by John Regan
• Traditional Flute Music In The Sligo-Roscommon Style by Catherine McEvoy With Felix Dolan

X: 1
T: Leslie's March
M: 6/8
L: 1/8
R: jig
K: Dmaj
|:d3 d3|dcB ABc|dcB AGF|A2F E2D|
e3 ede|fed eag|f2 e d2 A|def e2d :|
|:fed e A2|fed e A2|gfe f B2|gfe f B2|
fed e A2|fed eag|f2 e d2 A|def e2d:|
|:dfa dfa|dfa afd|egb egb|egb bge|
dfa dfa|dfa a2 g|fed d2 A|def e2d :|

A Great March

I know this number is on a Solas CD but I believe you can find it on a Chieftans CD somewhere.

In the B part - I was going to mark the Quarter notes up. I'll leave them up to you but I recommend anything other than just the plain note. Split them in half if you would.

In the C part - I find that I do my best job when I single bow the majority of it. Give it a shot.

Enjoy folks. Hope you like it as much as I.

Mark

# Posted on September 24th 2002 by Mark Cordova

I think I've seen or heard this tune attributed to Turlough O'Carolan. Can anyone confirm this?

# Posted on September 24th 2002 by granama

Interesting

It certainly doesn't sound like an O'Carolan tune to me. That would genuinely surprise me. I would love to find out.

# Posted on September 24th 2002 by Mark Cordova

Leslie's March

The Chieftains call this "March of Oscar and Malvina" on Chieftains 9, as far as I remember. I can't recall the historical details of the tune.

Johannes

# Posted on September 26th 2002 by Josie48

...it's also on Catherine McEvoys lovely CD "Traditional Irish Flute Music in Sligo-Roscommon Style" as "March from Oscar and Malvina"

# Posted on September 26th 2002 by Ah, Surely!

Isn't 'Oscar and Malvina' a pantomime?

# Posted on September 27th 2002 by Zina Lee

Mark, I was surprised too. It does seem unlikely - maybe I dreamt it.

# Posted on September 27th 2002 by granama

The March Of Oscar And Malvina

I've just got Chieftains 9. The liner notes says:

This hiland march is part of the ballet "Oscar and Malvina" written by Maria de Caro and produced before 1793. It Is believed that "Oscar and Malvina" came from the largely spurious Ossianic literature created by James MacPherson in the late 18th century. Oscar was one of his characters as in our "Tales of Fionn MacCumhail."

It's not O'Carolan's, but as old as his compositions.

# Posted on February 1st 2003 by slainte