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The following is a chronological list of classical music composers living and working in ... (1698–1748) born in France to Irish parents; Galant period. Kane ...
Victor Herbert (1859–1924), Irish-American composer of musicals; Arthur Hervey (1855–1922), late 19th-century composer and music critic; Michael Holohan (born 1956), contemporary composer and writer; Ciaran Hope (born 1974), contemporary composer; Herbert Hughes (1882–1937), composer and skilful arranger of traditional music
The Afro-Celt Sound System achieved fame adding West African influences and electronic dance rhythms in the 1990s while bands such as Kíla fuse traditional Irish with rock and world music representing the Irish tradition at world music festivals across Europe and America. The most notable fusion band in Ireland was Horslips, who combined Irish ...
Stevenson's secular works include operas, sonatas, concertos, symphonies, catches, glees, odes, operas, songs and arrangements of traditional music. He was knighted for his composition of the ode You Ladies of our Lovely Isle and a glee with accompaniment Give me the Harp of Epic Song, a translation of the second Ode of Anacreon. He was much ...
Also: Ireland: People: By occupation: Classical musicians / Composers: Classical composers Subcategories This category has the following 11 subcategories, out of 11 total.
Medieval music generally refers the music of Western Europe during the Middle Ages, from approximately the 6th to 15th centuries. [1] The first and longest major era of Western classical music, medieval music includes composers of a variety of styles, often centered around a particular nationality or composition school. The lives of most ...
Medieval music encompasses the sacred and secular music of Western Europe during the Middle Ages, [1] from approximately the 6th to 15th centuries. It is the first and longest major era of Western classical music and is followed by the Renaissance music; the two eras comprise what musicologists generally term as early music, preceding the common practice period.
The voice of the medieval boat is represented by the uilleann pipes of Liam O'Flynn, the seaworld of the Atlantic by the symphony orchestra. Gramophone , reviewing The Brendan Voyage in 1985, wrote that "Davey writes splendid music: simple in idiom, (expressively so), and setting the scene ideally for the particular action in hand.