Dargason
"Dargason" is a seventeenth-century English tune, and may refer to the following: * The fourth movement, "Fantasia on the 'Dargason'", from the ''Second Suite in F for Military Band'' by Gustav Holst * The fourth movement, "Finale (The Dargason)", from ''St Paul's Suite'', also by Gustav Holst * "The Irish Washerwoman", a traditional jig claimed to be derived from the Dargason Dargason may also refer to: * Dargason (record label) - an independent record label specialising in Celtic music Celtic music is a broad grouping of music genres that evolved out of the folk music traditions of the Celtic people of Northwestern Europe. It refers to both orally-transmitted traditional music and recorded music and the styles vary considerab ...

Dargason (record Label)
"Dargason" is a seventeenth-century English tune, and may refer to the following: * The fourth movement, "Fantasia on the 'Dargason'", from the ''Second Suite in F for Military Band'' by Gustav Holst * The fourth movement, "Finale (The Dargason)", from ''St Paul's Suite'', also by Gustav Holst * "The Irish Washerwoman", a traditional jig claimed to be derived from the Dargason Dargason may also refer to: * Dargason (record label) - an independent record label specialising in Celtic music Celtic music is a broad grouping of music genres that evolved out of the folk music traditions of the Celtic people of Northwestern Europe. It refers to both orally-transmitted traditional music and recorded music and the styles vary considerab ...

Second Suite In F For Military Band
The Second Suite in F for Military Band ( Op. 28, No. 2) is Gustav Holst's second of his two suites for concert band. Although performed less frequently than the First Suite in E, it is still a staple of the band repertoire. The ''Second Suite'', written in 1911 and first published in 1922, dedicated to James Causley Windram, is longer and considered more difficult to play than its sister suite. During Holst's earlier years as a composer, he took interest (as did many composers at the time) in folk music, and wrote many pieces based on folk tunes. He provided piano accompaniments in 1909 to 16 songs collected by George Gardiner for publication in 'Folk Songs from Hampshire', a volume in Cecil Sharp's County Songs series. He was taken with them and incorporated several into this suite (he later made choral arrangements of several, including ones he had already used in the suite). His contemporary and friend Ralph Vaughan Williams later based his own '' Folk Song Suite'' on Englis ...
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St Paul's Suite
''St Paul's Suite'' in C major (opus number, Op. 29, No. 2), originally titled simply Suite in C, is a popular work for string orchestra by the English composer Gustav Holst. Finished in 1913, but not published until 1922 due to revisions, it takes its name from St Paul's Girls' School in Hammersmith, London. Holst served as the school's "music master" from 1905 to 1934 and was grateful to the school for building a soundproof studio for him. The suite is one of many pieces he wrote for the school's students. Form The suite consists of four movement (music), movements: Jig: Tempo#Italian tempo markings, Vivace Ostinato: Tempo#Italian tempo markings, Presto Intermezzo: Andante (tempo), Andante con moto Finale (The Dargason): Tempo#Italian tempo markings, Allegro A typical performance lasts 13 minutes. Analysis I. Jig : \new Staff :Incipit of the first movement The jig is introduced in alternating 6/8 and 9/8 time. A contrasting theme is then introduced, which is later blended ...
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The Irish Washerwoman
"The Irish Washerwoman" is a traditional jig known to have been played throughout Britain and Ireland and in North America. Although usually considered an Irish tune, some scholars claim that it is English in origin, derived from the seventeenth-century tune "Dargason". This jig was incorporated as the first movement of the ''Irish Suite'', a collection of traditional tunes arranged for orchestra by American composer Leroy Anderson in 1946. Over the years many songs have used ''The Irish Washerwoman'' tune. One of the most popularly known lyrics sung to the tune is ''McTavish Is Dead''. In popular culture The song has been used in many movies, such as ''Christmas in Connecticut'' and '' Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World''. In the ''Little House on the Prairie'' book series, Pa Ingalls plays the song on his fiddle. The Dutch group The Jumping Jewels recorded a version which reached No. 9 on the Dutch Charts. References External linksA clipof John Sheahan and An ...
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