Carolan's Concerto
Author : Caiseal Mór
Publisher : Random House (Australia)
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 37,89 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Australian fiction
ISBN : 9780091836528
Carolan's Concerto
Author : Caiseal Mór
Publisher :
Page : 491 pages
File Size : 35,54 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Folklore
ISBN : 9780743429016
Book Description
Ireland in the 18th century. Fervent young rebel Edward Sutler is on the run from the English redcoats and there is a price on his head. When all seems lost fate steps in and help comes from an unexpected quarter. Edward finds himself sitting by a fire between two old blind men - Hugh O'Connor the distiller and Denis Hempson the harper, both fond of a drink, a story and a bit of mischief. And a captive audience. Hugh begins the rollicking tale of Turlough O'Carolan, one of Ireland's best-loved harpers, whose music was said to have been a gift from the King and Queen of the Faeries. Little by little, as Denis's harp-playing and Hugh's wicked home-made whiskey start to take effect, Edward finds himself seduced by the magical life of Carolan...not to mention the feminine wiles of the distiller's pretty grand-daughter Mhairghead. But the young rebel had best be careful. If the English don't ensnare him, an intoxicating web of Irish enchantment will...
Carolan
Author : Donal O'Sullivan
Publisher : Music Sales
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 37,39 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781900428712
Book Description
(Music Sales America). Originally published in 1958, Donal O'Sullivan's classic study of Turlough O'Carolan became a musical and historical beacon for all those interested in Ireland's past and present. It is an indispensable tool for Irish musicians, who through this remarkable volume of research can go beyond the music itself, and engross themselves in the colorful world of this unique musician travelling in a still largely feudal Ireland of the 17th and 18th centuries. This edition contains all of the original sections, with all 213 tunes, the annotations to the tunes, the memoirs of Arthur O'Neill, complete indexes and an important new appendix which features additional tunes and facts which have been unearthed since the original publication first appeared.
20 O'Carolan Irish Classics
Author : Tom Hanway
Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
Page : 53 pages
File Size : 38,70 MB
Release : 2015-10-09
Category : Music
ISBN : 1619115271
Book Description
O'Carolan's best-loved harp tunes are notated in a contemporary style that makesthem accessible to all instrumentalists. This ideal collection with accompanyingaudio lays bare 20 classic Irish compositions for melody and backing players using standard notation and chords. For all 5-string banjo players, fretting and picking- hand fingerings are included in the transcriptions which match the play-along tracks. This is Hanway's fourth collection demonstrating Celtic fingerstyle banjo in G tuning. It is part of a Celtic 5-string series that includes Mel Bay's Easy Irish and Celtic Tunes for 5-String Banjo: Best-Loved Jigs and Reels (2012) and Mel Bay's Easy Irish and Celtic Melodies for 5-String Banjo: Best-Loved Airs and Session Tunes (2013). Tom Hanway's pioneering work, Mel Bay's Complete Book of Irish & Celtic 5-String Banjo (1998), was acclaimed by Bluegrass Unlimited magazine (1999) as 'the bible' for any 5-string player with an interest in this joyous music. The current collection breathes life into the Gaelic classical melodies of Ireland. Access to online audio download
Journal of the Irish Folk Song Society, London
Author : Irish Folk Song Society
Publisher :
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 47,35 MB
Release : 1904
Category : Folk songs
ISBN :
Book Description
Deluxe Anthology of O'Carolan Music for Fingerstyle Guitar
Author : Stefan Grossman
Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 32,11 MB
Release : 2016-06-14
Category : Music
ISBN : 1609740157
Book Description
Presenting 45 melodies composed by the blind Irish bard and harpist Turlough O'Carolan arranged by such guitar greats as Dave Evans, Davey Graham, El McMeen, Duck Baker and many others. As these melodies lend themselves particularly well to guitar settings, O'Carolan's compositions have captured the imagination of guitarists world-wide. This compilation divides the tunes into three categories: Airs and Dance Tunes, Tunes for Patronage, and Laments. Written in standard notation and tablature.
Symphony Program
Author : St. Louis Symphony Orchestra
Publisher :
Page : 678 pages
File Size : 32,40 MB
Release : 1928
Category : Concert programs
ISBN :
Book Description
Complete Celtic Fingerstyle Guitar
Author : Stefan Grossman
Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 48,58 MB
Release : 2011-08-18
Category : Music
ISBN : 1610655060
Book Description
The ancient Celtic repertoire offers the fingerstyle guitarist a tantalizingly wide range of moods and emotions from sad laments to lyrical ballads to vibrant dance rhythms. This collection presents a vast array of fingerpicking guitar solos settings on timeless airs, hornpipes, reels, planxties, set dances, jigs, slip jigs, marches, songs and compositions by the renowned 17th century blind Irish bard, Turlough O'Carolan. the solos are in varied guitar tunings and are presented in notation and tablature. Performance notes and suggested listening guides are also included. 27 songs from this book are on the CD.
The Story of the Irish Harp
Author : Nora Joan Clark
Publisher : North Creek Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 35,28 MB
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 9780972420204
Book Description
Since early times in Ireland and nearby Celtic lands, the Irish harp and its music have captivated musicians and audiences alike. Numerous historical aspects, such as the function of the harper at Tara, the seat of ancient Irish kings, is explored in this comprehensive history of the harp of Ireland. Through the ages, the harp has been a symbol of the lyrical nature of Ireland and the Irish people. This book explores the reawakening of this beautiful instrument in Ireland and around the world in the mid-twentieth century and beyond, touching on the quite recent development of the popular Folk and Celtic harps of today.
The Musical World
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 11,61 MB
Release : 1841
Category : Music
ISBN :
