Petrie's complete Irish music : 1,582 traditional melodies /
Edward Bunting fell into his destiny when, at the age of 19, he was commissioned to write down the tunes performed at a gathering of traditional harp players in Belfast in July 1792. This innocent beginning signaled the start of a 100-year process of enormous importance: the preservation of a countr...
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Mineola, N.Y. :
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2003
Mineola, NY : 2003 Mineola, NY : c2003 Mineola, NY : 2003 |
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| Summary: | Edward Bunting fell into his destiny when, at the age of 19, he was commissioned to write down the tunes performed at a gathering of traditional harp players in Belfast in July 1792. This innocent beginning signaled the start of a 100-year process of enormous importance: the preservation of a country's music, which otherwise might be lost forever. In time, Bunting passed the torch to apprentice George Petrie who, in turn, became instrumental in founding the Society for the Preservation and Publication of the Melodies of Ireland, which published Petrie's first collection in 1855. Finally, it was Petrie's daughter who entrusted the much-honored Sir Charles Stanford with three bound volumes of her father's work, leading to the ultimate compilation, published in 1905, of 1,582 traditional melodies--the musical wealth of a nation. Unbridged Dover republication, in one volume, of" Edward Bunting fell into his destiny when, at the age of 19, he was commissioned to write down the tunes performed at a gathering of traditional harp players in Belfast in July 1792. This innocent beginning signaled the start of a 100-year process of enormous importance: the preservation of a country's music, which otherwise might be lost forever. In time, Bunting passed the torch to apprentice George Petrie who, in turn, became instrumental in founding the Society for the Preservation and Publication of the Melodies of Ireland, which published Petrie's first collection in 1855. Finally, it was Petrie's daughter who entrusted the much-honored Sir Charles Stanford with three bound volumes of her father's work, leading to the ultimate compilation, published in 1905, of 1,582 traditional melodies--the musical wealth of a nation. Unbridged Dover republication, in one volume, of" |
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| Item Description: | An unabridged reprint of: The Complete collection of Irish music. London : Published for the Irish Literary Society of London by Boosey, 1902-1905 Includes Petrie's extensive commentary in English Includes indexes Originally published: The complete collection of Irish music as noted by George Petrie. London ; New York : Boosey & Co., c1902-c1905 Originally published: The complete collection of Irish music as noted by George Petrie. London ; New York : Boosey & Co., ©1902-©1905 This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC Unacc. melodies |
| Physical Description: | 1 score (xxix, 397 pages) ; 28 cm xxix p., 397 p. of music : facsims. ; 28 cm xxix pages, 397 pages of music : facsimiles ; 28 cm xxix, 397 p. of music ; 28 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes indexes |
| ISBN: | 0486430804 9780486430805 |