Fling (Irish)

A fling is an Irish musical form in duple meter. Like the highland, it is related to the Scottish highland fling and the hornpipe, found throughout the British Isles. Like its Scottish cousin, a fling is played in cut time and has a dotted rhythm. A typical fling has a 16-bar form divided into two parts, each consisting of four bars which are repeated: AABB.^[1]

A transcription of Mary Brennan's Favourite fling

References

^ Vallely, F. (1999). The Companion to Traditional Irish Music. New York University Press: New York, p. 134-135

[1] Vallely, F. (1999). The Companion to Traditional Irish Music. New York University Press: New York, p. 134-135

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General	Cèilidh Irish traditional music Irish dance Music of Ireland Sean-nós dance Set dance
Folk song	Sean-nós singing Traditional Irish singing Lilting
Instruments	Accordion Bodhrán Bones Bouzouki Concertina Fiddle Flute Hammered dulcimer Harp Lambeg Melodeon Tenor banjo Tin whistle Uilleann pipes
Tune types	² ₄ dances Polka ² ₂ and ⁴ ₄ dances Barn dance Fling Highland Hornpipe Reel Strathspey Schottische ³ ₄ dances Mazurka Waltz ⁶ ₈ dances Single and double jigs ⁹ ₈ dances Hop and slip jigs ¹² ₈ dances Slide Non-dance tunes Marches and airs which exist in various meters.
Scales	Aeolian mode Dorian mode Ionian mode Mixolydian mode Pentatonic scale
Relations	Cape Breton fiddling English folk music Scottish folk music
Competitions	Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann Oireachtas na Gaeilge
Music Awards	Gradam Ceoil TG4 RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards

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