The Ancient Music of Ireland (Bunting, Edward)
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Volume 1: A General Collection of the Ancient Irish Music
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Dublin: W. Power & Co., 1796.
Full descriptive title: A General Collection of the Ancient Irish Music, Containing a Variety of Admired Airs never before Published and also the Compositions of Conolan and Carolan, Collected from the Harpers &c. in the different Provinces of Ireland, and adapted for the Piano-Forte
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Volume 2: A General Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland
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London: (engraved by Williamson), n.d. [1809]
Full descriptive title: A General Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland, Arranged for the Piano Forte. some of the most admired Melodies are adapted for the Voice To Poetry chiefly translated from the Original Irish Songs by Thomas Campbell Esq. and other Eminent Poets: To which is prefixed a Historical & Critical Dissertation on The Egyptian, British and Irish Harp
Volume 3: The Ancient Music of Ireland
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Dublin: Hodges and Smith, 1840.
Full descriptive title: The Ancient Music of Ireland, Arranged for the Piano Forte, To which is prefixed a Dissertation on the Irish Harp and Harpers, Including an Account of the Old Melodies of Ireland
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General Information
| Work Title | The Ancient Music of Ireland |
|---|---|
| Alternative Title | A General Collection of the Ancient Irish Music, Containing a Variety of Admired Airs never before Published and also the Compositions of Conolan and Carolan, Collected from the Harpers &c. in the different Provinces of Ireland |
| Composer | Bunting, Edward |
|---|---|
| Number of Movements/Sections | 3 volumes |
| Year of First Publication | 1796, 1809, 1840 |
| Librettist | trad., Thomas Campbell |
| Language | English, Irish Gaelic |
| Piece Style | Baroque |
| Instrumentation | Piano, voice, harp, clarsach |
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Misc. Comments
Although these pieces have been adapted for the piano, they were taken down from harpers, pipers, fiddlers, singers etc., so could be re-adapted for harp and other instruments.
