CONCLUSION
Review of harmonic features
The notations of Burns' March found in MS29 ff14v-15r (BM29) and in MS33 book I ff31r
& f32r (BM33) contain features also identifiable in
FQ
PP
CBLM29
CBLM1840
FG
F
TIMC20
TIMC33
BC
• tendency of the 3rd to appear between the main bass and treble notes when
the melody note is the third note of a hypothetical triad
FQ, PP, CBL29/1840, FG, F, TIMC20/33 & BC (seen in the chorus of Burns' March)
• occasional swapping of melody notes between bass and treble
PP, CBL29/1840, FG, F, TIMC20/33 & BC
• staggered octaves in the bass
FQ, CBL29/1840, FG, TIMC20/33, BC & perhaps PP
• appearance of the 5th between main bass and treble notes
FQ, CBL29 p158, FG & TIMC20/33, BC
• predominance of magadising in providing bass harmony
FQ, PP, CBL29/1840 & TIMC20/33
• repetition of chords in the bass
F & TIMC20/33
chords in one hand:-
• 4th in the bass (ladhar láir: 1,2) - BM33 only
• triad in the bass (in BM29, ceann an chroibh: +,1,2) - TIMC20/33, BC & BM29 only
• 10th in the bass (+,3) - BM33 only
The notation does not show:-
• octaves staggered between bass and treble
(the note is usually first struck in the treble)
CBL29/1840, TIMC20/33 & perhaps PP
or the following chords in one hand:-
• octave in the bass (glas: +,3 and/or ladhar: 1,3)
FQ, CBL1840, FG, TIMC20/33, BC & perhaps in PP
• 4th & 5th in the bass
FG, TIMC33, BC & perhaps PP
• 5th in the bass
CBL1840, F, TIMC20/33 & perhaps PP
• 3rd in the treble (boilsgean: 1,2)
CBL29/1840, TIMC20 & perhaps PP
• occasional 4th in the treble (glas: 1,3)
CBL29/1840, FQ book & perhaps PP
• triad in the treble
CBL1840 & TIMC20
• bass arpeggio chords at the end of phrases or sections
including that of the 3rd, 4th & 5th in the bass (lán chrobh: +,1,2,3 arpeggio)
CBL29/1840 & FG
• occasional 4th in the bass
CBL1840, F & perhaps FG
• 3rd in the bass (ladhar láir: 1,2)
CBL1840, BC
• melody note in the bass being repeated as the top note of a chord in the treble
CBL29
the Joly collection version of the Fairy Queen
the Straloch Port Priest
Bunting's primary notations of Cumha Bharúin Lochmór
the version of Cumha Bharúin Loch Mór published in the Introduction to Bunting's
1840 volume of The Ancient Music of Ireland
Féachain Gléis in Bunting MS29 pp54-55
an Féileacán in Bunting MS12 f33r
Táim i mo Chodladh in Bunting MS20 ff8v-9r
Táim i mo Chodladh in Bunting MS 33 book III f28v-29r/pp56-57
Banks of Claudy in Bunting MS29 f1r
Burns' March
Conclusion