X: 1
T:Lament for Malcolm
C:Larry Mallette
S:Larry Mallette, Irtrad 7/98
N:Freely, not in meter.
N:I usually play it ABABA (actually AA'BB'AA'BB'AA'), or ABA (AA'BB'AA').
N:Note that the "tags" for AA'BB' are in an ABBA form.
H:Malcolm Smith was a fine fiddler who played Irish music with gusto.
H:He played several gigs with my wife's band at the Abbey Pub in
H:Chicago and had shared many tunes with both Therese and myself.
H:He had a quiet way of making all who knew him appreciate life a bit
H:more than before. This tune came out of my whistle a few weeks after
H:he died, in his early 40s, of a hereditary heart problem. He spent
H:his entire last day among us playing his music for others. I can't
H:think of a better way to say goodbye. You can hear his playing on
H:recordings of the groups Cantiga and The New World Renaissance Band
H:(available at megastores).
M:4/4
L:1/8
R:slow air
K:G
P:ABABA
EF|G2F4G2|(3ABd e4 fg|f4-fgfd|e4-e edA|B6 AG|F7G|E6EF|
G2F4G2|(3ABd e4 fg|f5gfd|e5 edB|c5 d(3BAG|F7D|E6||
D2|G4-G B(3def|g4-g b(3bag|f4 fffd|e4 ed2B|c4-c d(3BAG|\
F7G|E6D2|
G4-G B(3def|g4-g a(3bag|f4-f gfd| e4 ed2A|B4-B B(3BAG|\
F6GA|B2AG F3G|F3DE4||