Farewell to Erin sheet music

Comparing the three scores

Three Farewell to Erin scores are listed. All are identified as folk music and credited to Misc Traditional; none names an individual composer. Their key signatures all show one sharp, so the clearest difference in the listings is metre: two scores use 2/2 and one uses 4/4.

Choosing between 2/2 and 4/4

Two Farewell to Erin scores are notated in 2/2 and one in 4/4. Both are duple metres, but they lay out the beat and bar differently on the page. Players who need a particular reading convention or feel should compare the first bars of each version rather than assuming the scores are interchangeable.

Key signature and mode

All three Farewell to Erin listings show a one-sharp key signature. One score labels this as G major; the other two do not state whether the intended mode is major or minor. If mode matters for your use, inspect the score itself rather than relying on the key signature alone.

What the listings do not establish

The Farewell to Erin listings do not confirm the tune’s origin, its instrumentation, whether the scores are melody-only settings, or whether the three entries are distinct arrangements. Historical background or a specific source should be treated as unverified unless an authoritative edition supports it.

Scores to open first

• Farewell to Erin

  Catalogue duration 4 min 16 sec. Opening key signature: 1 sharp. Opening time signature: 2/2.

• Farewell To Erin

  Catalogue duration 3 min 45 sec. Opening key signature: 1 sharp. Opening time signature: 4/4.

• Farewell to Erin

  Catalogue duration 4 min 48 sec. Opening key signature: 1 sharp (G major). Opening time signature: 2/2.

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