Molly MacAlpin
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About this tune
Molly MacAlpin is a four-part air in A minor, written in C| time. The tune contains about 36 bars and spans from C3 to B4. It is credited to William Connellan (c. 1645 - c. 1700) (?). This was one of Turlough O'Carolan's favourite tunes and he probably added his own adaptations to it, see second version. Hence it is also called "Carolan's Dream". O'Carolan is said to have stated that he would have traded all his own tunes in order to be the composer of Molly MacAlpin. See also hornpipe#26 "Poll Ha'Penny"
ABC notation for Molly MacAlpin
|: AB | c2 A>A A2 GA | dc A>G G2 cd | e2de dcA>A | A6 de | f2gf e2fe | dcde a3a | gede dc A>A | A6 :| |: ef | gega g3a | gede g2eg | agab ageg | a6 ag | f2gf e2fe | dcde a3a | gede dc A>A | A6 :| P:Carolan's Dream |: AB | c2 B>A A2 GA | c2 BA G2 cd | e2de dcBA | A4 A2 de | f2fg e2ef | dcde a3g | aged dcAG | A6 :| |: ef | gede g3a | gede g3e | agab ageg | a6 ag | f2fg e2ef | dcde a3g | aged dcAG | A6 :|