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Sources and Style in Moore's Irish Melodies (Paperback)
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Sources and Style in Moore's Irish Melodies (Paperback)
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Once regarded as Ireland's national bard, Thomas Moore's lasting
reputation rests on the ten immensely popular collections of
drawing-room songs known as the Irish Melodies, published between
1808 and 1834. Moore drew on anthologies of ancient music,
breathing new life into the airs and bringing them before a global
audience for the very first time. Recognizing the unique beauty of
the airs as well as their symbolic significance, these qualities
were often interwoven into the verses providing potent political
commentary along with a new cultural perspective. At home and
abroad, Moore's Melodies created a realm of influence that
continued to define Irish culture for many decades to come.
Notwithstanding the far-reaching appeal and success of the
collections, Moore has only recently begun to receive serious
attention from scholars. Una Hunt provides the first detailed study
of Moore's Irish Melodies from a combined musical and literary
standpoint by drawing on a practical understanding and an
unrivalled performance experience of the songs. The initial two
chapters contextualize Moore and his songs through a detailed
examination of their sources and style while the following chapters
concentrate on the collaborative work provided by the composers Sir
John Stevenson and Henry Rowley Bishop. Chapters 5 and 6 reappraise
musical sources and Moore's adaptation of these, supported and
illustrated by the Table of Sources in the Appendix.
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