The Dawning of the Day ✧
A gentle Irish air with a singing opening and an answering upper phrase.
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A · opening
B · first time
B · second time
A · return
D whistle · D major · 4/4 · 85 BPM · + upper octave
Closed holeOpen holeHalf hole+Upper octave
A · opening
B · first time
B · second time
A · return
About this tune
The Dawning of the Day is a lyrical Irish air also known as Fáinne Geal an Lae. The familiar melody later became closely associated with the song Raglan Road.
Long cadences frame an answering phrase that rises above the opening. The return of the first melody gives the air its quiet sense of arrival.