
Paddy Carey
Misc tunes
13 sec
Open scorePaddy Carey sheet music appears here in three versions. All three open in 6/8, with two scores in D major and one in G major; one D-major score gives an opening tempo of 180 BPM. The titles vary between Paddy Carey, Paddy Carey's and Paddy Carey. JC.106, and no composer is credited in the available details. Because the scores also differ in length, the notes below describe what these versions show rather than a confirmed original. Compare key, metre and tempo first, then check the individual score for instrumentation or other requirements.
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36 sec
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24 sec · Score #101584
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36 sec · Score #173342
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A Good One
54 sec
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36 sec · Score #77174
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18 sec · Score #106758
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24 sec · Score #112211
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24 sec · Score #207951
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24 sec
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No 59 Wm Clarke of Feltwell MS 1858
18 sec
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24 sec · Score #73208
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36 sec
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32 sec
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36 sec · Score #104715
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24 sec · Score #115604
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24 sec · Score #131602
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24 sec · Score #136452
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18 sec · Score #152740
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The three scores listed as Paddy Carey share a 6/8 opening time signature. Two begin in D major and one begins in G major. One D-major score, titled Paddy Carey. JC.106, gives an opening tempo of 180 BPM; the other scores do not include an opening tempo in the available details. These points describe individual scores and should not be treated as fixed features of every version.
The scores carry different titles—Paddy Carey, Paddy Carey's and Paddy Carey. JC.106—and their listed lengths vary. Use the key, metre, tempo and length as practical comparison points, and inspect the score itself before deciding.
The available scores do not name a composer for Paddy Carey. They also do not establish a date, place of origin, or whether the piece is traditional. Authorship and background should remain unconfirmed unless checked against a reliable edition or reference source.
The available details do not state instrumentation or a graded difficulty for any of the Paddy Carey scores. Different lengths are not a reliable difficulty guide. If you need a score for a particular instrument, voice or ensemble, check the individual score before relying on it.
Catalogue duration 13 sec. Opening key signature: 2 sharps (D major). Opening time signature: 6/8.
Catalogue duration 36 sec. Opening key signature: 1 sharp (G major). Opening time signature: 6/8.
Catalogue duration 8 sec. Opening key signature: 2 sharps (D major). Opening time signature: 6/8. Opening tempo: 180 BPM.
The three scores titled Paddy Carey open in 6/8. Two are in D major and one is in G major. One D-major score, Paddy Carey. JC.106, lists an opening tempo of 180 BPM; the other two do not give an opening tempo in the available details.
Paddy Carey appears in both keys among the available scores: two versions open in D major and one opens in G major. All three use a 6/8 opening time signature.
The three available Paddy Carey scores differ in title and listed length, and they do not all share the same key. The differences show the scores are not identical, but the evidence does not confirm whether they are variants of one tune, different settings, or unrelated pieces with the same name.
The available scores do not credit a composer for Paddy Carey. The details also do not establish a date or origin, so authorship should be treated as unconfirmed rather than assigned to a named composer.
One score titled Paddy Carey. JC.106 lists an opening tempo of 180 BPM. The scores titled Paddy Carey and Paddy Carey's do not give an opening tempo in the available details. That tempo applies to the score that carries it, not necessarily to every version.
The available scores do not identify an original or authoritative version of Paddy Carey. They carry different titles and musical details, and no source confirms which setting came first or which is closest to an original.