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Carolan, the life and times of an Irish harper [1] in two vols. : 1. The Life and Times and The Music

O'Sullivan, Donal1958
Books, Manuscripts
Inphrionta:
London : Routledge and Kegan Paul Ltd., 1958.
Leathanaigh in ord:
[2] xv [1] 285p [5]+ [2] p of plates & 2br + 1fold-out map; front. port., ill., map, hbk., 26cm.
Nótaí:
pt.2 The Music [Tunes for patrons -- Tunes without titles -- Miscellaneous tunes -- Laments].Please see vol.2 for Notes to the 213 tunes and the index of persons, index of places, index of first lines, index of tunes mentioned in the text and notes, and the general index.pt.1 In addition to the biographical details, interactions with the Catholic Church, Dean Swift, Séamus Dall Mac Cuarta and other poets, the author reviews "the authorities for Carolan's life" giving the historical and social background to the patronage system that influenced the career of the last of the Irish harper-composers, who, having been blinded in early youth, travelled the Irish countryside entertaining the company at the great houses with his playing and singing. MacCabe's elegy on Carolan, the history of the Carolan portrait painted from life, of Carolan's skull, information on the tunes and poems, and an appreciation of Carolan as poet and musician.
Rangúchán Dewey:
787.5
I dteanga:
English
BRN:
719911
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