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The Belfast "renaissance of Irish music", that saw the staging of the Belfast Harpers Assembly in July 1792, [2] has been seen as "the precursor by a century of the Irish Gaelic Revival", [3] and to have been "the beginning of a long association between northern Protestants" and the struggle to preserve and advance the Irish language". [4]
The Belfast News Letter, 1862) [2] a music hall fit for the production of any composition, and for the reception of any artist, however eminent (The Northern Whig, 14 May 1862) [3] In 1902 the hall was purchased by Belfast City Council (then named the Belfast Corporation) for £13,500 and it has been used as a public hall ever since. [4]
The literary work is said to be set, or adapted, to music. Musical settings include choral music and other vocal music. [1] A musical setting is made to particular words, such as poems. [2] By contrast, a musical arrangement is a musical reconceptualization of a previously composed work, rather than a brand new piece of music. An arrangement ...
This is an image of the main entrance to the Lyric Theatre, Belfast 54°34′38″N 5°55′51″W / 54.5773°N 5.9309°W / 54.5773; -5.9309 The Lyric Theatre , or simply The Lyric , is the principal, full-time producing theatre in Belfast , Northern Ireland
Féile an Phobail claims to be Belfast's largest festival and further claims to be one of the biggest community festivals in Europe. [9] It hosts an annual Summer-time festival of Irish and International culture that takes place in and around the Falls Road in Belfast as well as smaller festivals throughout the year, such as Féile an Earraigh, the Spring festival.
Féile an Phobail has rostered national and international acts to perform with local musicians, catering for all tastes in dancing and music: from Irish traditional music to world music and pop. Notable acts include Altan , Brian Kennedy , Mary Black , the Afro-Cuban All Stars , the Harlem Gospel Choir , Westlife and Status Quo .
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Queen's University Belfast, the centrepiece of Queen's Quarter Custom House Square is a major cultural feature of Cathedral Quarter. The Belfast quarters are distinctive cultural zones within the city of Belfast, Northern Ireland, whose identities have been developed as a spur to tourism and urban regeneration.