| Title | Top the Candle! | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alternate titles | Quench the Candle | |||
| Composer | Traditional Irish | |||
| Instrumentation | Flute solo |     | ||
| Key | D major | |||
| Range | C#4–G5 | |||
| Time signature | 9/8 | |||
| Tempo | 112 BPM | |||
| Performance time | 0:35 | |||
| Difficulty level | intermediate | |||
| Download printable score | PDF Sheet Music (47 kB) (preview) | |||
| Download audio tracks | MIDI (change tempo/key) MP3 (274 kB) | |||
| Date added | 2026-08-04 | |||
| Last updated | 2026-08-04 | |||
| Download popularity index | not yet available | |||
| Categories |
Jigs, Traditional/Folk | |||
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This hop jig is taken from Francis O'Neill's collection The Dance Music of Ireland, published in Chicago in 1907. O'Neill's source was fiddler James Kennedy, who had the tune from his father Peter, a celebrated local fiddle master from Ballinamore, County Leitrim, Ireland.
