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The Petrie Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland
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 the sources of the songs or pieces. The collection, which was originally published under the auspices of the Society for the Preservation and Publication of the Melodies of Ireland, has been out of print for many years and the few remaining copies are now extremely rare collector's items.
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, his work and within the broader field of Irish traditional music. In Petrie's 1855 collection, he provides piano accompaniments written by his daughter for the melodies. As these are stylistically inappropriate, the melodies are returned to the form in which Petrie notated them, by reference to Stanford's "The Complete Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland as Noted by George Petrie (1789-1866)" and the original manuscripts held in the National Library of Ireland. This new edition also contains a completely reset version of the text in which the Irish spelling has been modernized and a standard font adopted. The new edition of this book will form an invaluable addition to the bookshelves of both students and performers of Irish traditional music.
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, his work and within the broader field of Irish traditional music. In Petrie's 1855 collection, he provides piano accompaniments written by his daughter for the melodies. As these are stylistically inappropriate, the melodies are returned to the form in which Petrie notated them, by reference to Stanford's "The Complete Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland as Noted by George Petrie (1789-1866)" and the original manuscripts held in the National Library of Ireland. This new edition also contains a completely reset version of the text in which the Irish spelling has been modernized and a standard font adopted. The new edition of this book will form an invaluable addition to the bookshelves of both students and performers of Irish traditional music.
Book Details
- Publisher: Cork University Press
- Publish Date: Oct 31st, 2005
- Pages: 280
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.90in - 6.10in - 0.90in - 1.01lb
- EAN: 9781859183984
- Categories: • Ethnic• Europe - Ireland• Genres & Styles - Folk & Traditional
Praise for this book
'[This] 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.' -- The Irish Times
"First published in 1855, The Petrie Collection of The Ancient Music of Ireland is widely considered one of the most important nineteenth-century collections of traditional Irish music, containing nearly two hundred melodies collected by Petrie along with song texts in Irish and English and detailed notes by Petrie about each melody's source. This new edition contains all of Petrie's original text, the melodies, his introduction, and a new biogrphical essay that places the collection in the context of Petrie's life and accomplishments in the field of Irish traditional music. The piano accompaniemntes written by Petrie's daughter and included in the first edition have been removed, in order to restore the melodies to their original form, and the Irish spelling of the text has been stndardized according to modern guidelines. A uniquely valuable, scholarly addition to Irish folk music and reference shelves."
"[This] 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."