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Bunting - The Ancient Music of Ireland, Volume 1, Issue 1, Page 114

Bunting - The Ancient Music of Ireland, Volume 1, Issue 1, Page 114
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Hodges & Smith, Dublin, 1840
periodical Editor
Edward Bunting
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Bunting - The Ancient Music of Ireland
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1
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ANCIENT MUSIC OF IRELAND. 99fying literally the link tune. Of course there is a great variet of words, and theseusually of a ludicrous character, such as might be expected from the crambo verses of rustics.The airs themselves bear all the appearance of antiquity.XXXVI. (No. 148 in the Collection.) Asfada annso me. Long am I here, orThe gentle Maiden, from which the air of My lodging is on the cold ground has beentaken, is undoubtedly pure Irish, as is proved by the characteristic national tone of the sub-mediant in the fourth bar, continued at intervals through the melody.To this class may also be referred several other melodies, concerning which the Editorhas nothing further to mention beyond what will be found in the general Index.AllIS OF THE THIRD CLASSMODERN.I. (No. 45 in the Collection.) Bainphrionnsa Rioglzamltuil. The Princess Royal.A fine air, composed by Carolan for the daughter of Macdermott Roe, the representativeof the old princes of Coolavin. It is now well known by the name of the Arethusa, aspirited and popilar sea song, and is a charming specimen of the blind bards genius.II. (No. 127 in the Collection.) Plangstae Teaboid Peiton. Plauxty Peyton.Another of Carolans, equally characteristic in structure and in origin. Squire Toby Peyton,of Lisduff, in the county of Leitrim, was an Irish gentleman of the old school, a sportsman,convivialist, and an ardent lover of the harp. ONeill, in whose time he was still living,and who often enjoyed the hospitalities of Lisduff, gives this account of him: Toby Peytonhad a fine unincumbered estate, and, exclusive of the expenses of groceries and spices, spentthe remainder of his income in encouraging national diversions, particularly harping andplaying on all other stringed instruments. He lived to the age of 1044 years, and when hewas 100, would mount lis horse as actively as a man of twenty, and be the first in at thedeath, whether it was a fox or a hare. a The tune had its origin in the following circum-stance. The squire, meeting Carolan on horseback, said to him jocosely in Irish, Carolari,you ride crooked, to which the harper, who was exceedingly sensitive in every thingtouching his personal appearance, replied, Ill pay you for that with a crooked tune. He,accordingly, composed this air, which is in truth of such a crabbed, unmanageable nature,as almost to defy every rule of composition in the adaptation of a bass. It answers well thedescription of old national airs given by Dr. Burney, who says, We may judge of the littleattention that was paid to keys by the awkward difficulties to which those are subject whoattempt to clothe them with harmony.III. (No. 107 in the Collection.) ineen-i-Hamilton. Hamiltons Daughter.lie-markable as being the composition of the last of the old race of Irish harpers. It is a pieceof Lyonss, but to what Miss Hamilton it was addressed, the Editor is not aware, though theprobability is that she was one of the Killileagh family. None of the successors of Lyonsattempted to compose an air; their utmost effort was a meagre attempt at arrangement.ONeill MS.
issue Number
1
page Number
114
periodical Author
Edward Bunting
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1840-01-01T00:00:00
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Bunting - The Ancient Music of Ireland

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