The Siege of Ennis
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X:789
T:Siege of Ennis, The
T:Tulla Polka, The
R:polka
S:Eileen Ni Riordan
H:Also played in G. Also played with only the first two parts. See #106
H:The last two parts in this version have been added later.
H:Originally a march called "The Banks of Inverness" in Scotland and
H:"Salmon Tails Up the Water" in Northumbria.
Z:id:hn-polka-5
M:2/4
L:1/8
K:A
E>F EC | EF A>B | ce Bc/B/ | AF dF |
E>F EC | EF A>B | ce Bc/B/ |1 A2 AF :|2 A2 AB ||
ce ec | df fe | ce Bc/B/ | AF dF | ce ec | df fg | af g/f/e | f2 fg |
af g/f/e | f/g/f/e/ cB | ce Bc/B/ | AF dF | E>F EC | EF A>B | ce Bc/B/ | A2 AB ||
|: ce ce | ce ec/e/ | fe ce | f/a/f/e/ cB |
ce ce | ce ec/e/ | fe cB |1 c/B/A A>B :|2 c/B/A A2 ||
|: Ac ed/e/ | fe d>e | ec AB | cB c/B/A |
Ac ed/e/ | fe d>e | ec AF |1 FE E2 :|2 FE EC ||
P:variations
|: E>F EC | EF A>B | ce Bc/B/ | AF AF |
E>F EC | EF A>B | ce/c/ Bc/B/ |1 A2 AF :|2 A2 AB ||
ce ec | df fe | ce Bc/B/ | AF FE | ce ec | df fg | ag fe | f2 fg |
ag fe | fe c>B | ce Bc/B/ | AF AF | E>F EC | EF A>B | ce Bc/B/ | A2 AB ||
|: ce ce | ce ec/e/ | fe c>e | fe c>B |
ce ce | ce ec/e/ | fe ce/c/ |1 BA A>B :|2 BA A2 ||
|: Ac ec/e/ | fe d>e | ec Ac | BA FE |
Ac ec/e/ | fe d>e | ec AF |1 FE E2 :|2 FE AF ||
About this tune
The Siege of Ennis is a eight-part polka in A major, written in 2/4 time. The tune contains about 86 bars and spans from C3 to A4. Also played in G. Also played with only the first two parts. See #106 The last two parts in this version have been added later. Originally a march called "The Banks of Inverness" in Scotland and "Salmon Tails Up the Water" in Northumbria.
ABC notation for The Siege of Ennis
E>F EC | EF A>B | ce Bc/B/ | AF dF | E>F EC | EF A>B | ce Bc/B/ |1 A2 AF :| 2 A2 AB || ce ec | df fe | ce Bc/B/ | AF dF | ce ec | df fg | af g/f/e | f2 fg | af g/f/e | f/g/f/e/ cB | ce Bc/B/ | AF dF | E>F EC | EF A>B | ce Bc/B/ | A2 AB || |: ce ce | ce ec/e/ | fe ce | f/a/f/e/ cB | ce ce | ce ec/e/ | fe cB |1 c/B/A A>B :| 2 c/B/A A2 || |: Ac ed/e/ | fe d>e | ec AB | cB c/B/A | Ac ed/e/ | fe d>e | ec AF |1 FE E2 :| 2 FE EC || P:variations |: E>F EC | EF A>B | ce Bc/B/ | AF AF | E>F EC | EF A>B | ce/c/ Bc/B/ |1 A2 AF :| 2 A2 AB || ce ec | df fe | ce Bc/B/ | AF FE | ce ec | df fg | ag fe | f2 fg | ag fe | fe c>B | ce Bc/B/ | AF AF | E>F EC | EF A>B | ce Bc/B/ | A2 AB || |: ce ce | ce ec/e/ | fe c>e | fe c>B | ce ce | ce ec/e/ | fe ce/c/ |1 BA A>B :| 2 BA A2 || |: Ac ec/e/ | fe d>e | ec Ac | BA FE | Ac ec/e/ | fe d>e | ec AF |1 FE E2 :| 2 FE AF ||