Folk Music and Dances of Ireland
Title | Folk Music and Dances of Ireland PDF eBook |
Author | Breandán Breathnach |
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Pages | 170 |
Release | 1977 |
Genre | Music |
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Folk Music and Dances of Ireland
Title | Folk Music and Dances of Ireland PDF eBook |
Author | Breandán Breathnach |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Folk dance music |
ISBN | 9781900428651 |
Breandan Breathnach's classic study of the history and development of Irish traditional music, song and dance.
Folk Music and Dances of Ireland
Title | Folk Music and Dances of Ireland PDF eBook |
Author | |
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Pages | 152 |
Release | 1996 |
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Sources of Irish Traditional Music c. 1600-1855
Title | Sources of Irish Traditional Music c. 1600-1855 PDF eBook |
Author | Aloys Fleischman |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 710 |
Release | 2016-12-05 |
Genre | Music |
ISBN | 1135810257 |
First Published in 1998. Irish traditional music is one of the richest treasuries of folk music in the world. Being an oral tradition, much of it has already been lost, and what has been recorded is only partially available in isolated collections. Until now, no composite picture has yet been presented, showing its remarkable range and diversity over four centuries. This volume covers Irish materials in general collections up to 1800 and in Irish collections up to and including Petrie's Ancient Music of Ireland (1855).The purposes of the project are to identify Irish dance tunes and songs; to present the scholar with a mass of material showing the evolution of the Irish vocal and instrumental folk style, period by period, from the earliest recorded tune up to the middle of the last century; to put into circulation many of the splendid airs which were lost but have now been located. Some 6,000 songs and dance tunes are presented, also including Scottish and English tunes. Included are Scottish tunes that were used by 18th-century Irish poets for their verses, and both English and Scottish tunes that are still current among Irish traditional musicians. Tunes of present-day currency which do not seem to be included may still be located by comparing their first 12 notes in the thematic index at the end of the volume.To make the vast array of material readily available, an index allows readers to locate a tune by its melodic incipit, by any of its titles, or by the first line of its text. Unfortunately, the vast majority of Irish songs noted up to the end of the last century lack texts, since the collectors were ignorant of the Irish language. But almost every other facet is covered-provenance, tonality structure, and variants.
A Pocket History of Irish Traditional Music
Title | A Pocket History of Irish Traditional Music PDF eBook |
Author | Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin |
Publisher | O'Brien Press |
Pages | 168 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Music |
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From the mythological harp of the Dagda to Riverdance, this concise history of Irish traditional music and dance explores a rich spectrum of historical sources and folklore. It uncovers the contribution of the Normans to Irish dancing, the rote of the music maker in Penal Ireland, and the popularity of dance tunes and set dancing from the end of the eighteenth century to the present. It also follows the music of the Irish diaspora from the music halls of vaudeville to the musical tapestry of Irish America today.
Irish Folk Music
Title | Irish Folk Music PDF eBook |
Author | Donal O'Sullivan |
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Pages | 68 |
Release | 1974 |
Genre | Composers |
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Folk Music and Dances of Ireland
Title | Folk Music and Dances of Ireland PDF eBook |
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Pages | 152 |
Release | 1989 |
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