The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #163065   Message #3886658
Posted By: Jack Campin
03-Nov-17 - 08:17 PM
Thread Name: Planxty Fanny Power time signature
Subject: RE: Planxty Fanny Power time signature
Where does "jiggishly" come from? There's nothing in Bunting's score to suggest that. His metronome mark ("Mael." for Maelzel) is 88, which is too slow for a jig and too fast for a 6/8 march - there isn't really a name for that metre/tempo in British Isles trad music. I can't recall hearing that speed often used for this tune.