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COOPER:PETRIE COLLECTION ANCIENT MUSIC
David Cooper
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Description for COOPER:PETRIE COLLECTION ANCIENT MUSIC
Paperback. Presents all of George Petrie's original text "The Petrie Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland", the melodies and his introduction. This book contains nearly two hundred melodies as well as song texts in Irish and English. It is prefaced with a biographical essay, which positions the collection in the context of the author's life and work. Num Pages: 298 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; AVGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 160 x 233 x 25. Weight in Grams: 478.
First published in 1855, George Petrie's The Petrie Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland is widely regarded as one of the most important nineteenth-century collections of traditional Irish music. It contains nearly two hundred melodies collected by Petrie as well as song texts in Irish and English and detailed notes by Petrie about their sources. This new edition contains all of Petrie's original text, the melodies and his introduction. The text is prefaced with an illuminating biographical essay, which positions the collection in the context of Petrie's life and work, and within the broader field of Irish ... Read more
First published in 1855, George Petrie's The Petrie Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland is widely regarded as one of the most important nineteenth-century collections of traditional Irish music. It contains nearly two hundred melodies collected by Petrie as well as song texts in Irish and English and detailed notes by Petrie about their sources. This new edition contains all of Petrie's original text, the melodies and his introduction. The text is prefaced with an illuminating biographical essay, which positions the collection in the context of Petrie's life and work, and within the broader field of Irish ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cork University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Number of Pages
298
Place of Publication
Cork, Ireland
ISBN
9781859183984
SKU
V9781859183984
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Ref
99-10
About David Cooper
David Cooper is Senior Lecturer in Music and Director of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Scientific Research in Music, University of Leeds, UK
Reviews for COOPER:PETRIE COLLECTION ANCIENT MUSIC
Petrie devoted his life to promoting knowledge of Irish antiquity. His book is regarded as one of the most important 19th-century collections of Irish music. It contains nearly 200 melodies and texts of songs in Irish and English, with notes about their provenance. As David Cooper remarks in his excellent introduction, Petrie brought scholarship, enthusiasm and the love of ... Read more