Irish Composer

Question 1

Micheal Ó Súilleabháin

Answer 1

• Mícheal is a composer and musician who is head of music at the university of Limerick
• in his music he brings together a fusion of irish traditional and European art music.
• oileann a work for traditional flute and chamber orchestra in 3 movements, was created from a commissioned work concerto for traditional musician and string orchestra written in 1979
• the musician was matt Molloy.
• idir eathru is another composition. This is based in an English song called jockey to the fair. It is a light hearted piece with a horn pipe following a jig.
• the music was written for string orchestra with bones and spoons for percussion.
• Michael has also experimented with jazz elements in his piano arrangements of irish tunes for example the fox chase.