Preservation of Irish music in the 20th century Flashcards
Summary
Intro to preservation of oral and aural tradition- collectors Captain Francis O’Neill Brendan Breathnach Sam Henry Benefit of collectors work and websites
Introduction, importance of Recording tunes compared to traditional
Preservation of Irish music is very important as it enables future generations to access tunes and they are not forgotten. Irish music was an oral and aural tradition and so tunes were preserved by listening and engaging. Collectors of Irish music ensured these tunes were recorded or written down.
Francis O’Neill origins as a musician and collector
Captain Francis O’Neill was an Irish born American and a very talented musician playing the flute, the pipes and the fiddle. He collected Irish tunes in Chicago and then later from a wide range of Printed sources.
Francis O’Neill’s works publishing
After retiring from the police force he dedicated his time to publishing the music he collected. He published O’Neill’s Music of Ireland in 1905 and The Dance Music of Ireland in 1907 also known as ‘O’Neill’s 1001’ because if the number of tunes in the collection.
Brendan Breathnach origins and musicianship
He was born in 1912 and grew up in Dublin. He learned to play the pipes with John Potts and then Leo Rowsome.
Brendan Breathnach work as a collector
He started collecting music when he started working for the Department of Education. He published Ceol Rince Na hEireann in 1963 and by his death he had collected 7000 tunes.
Sam Henry’s work
Sam Henry was collector from Northern Ireland. but though he collected music throughout his life he never managed to publish his own collection. In 1990 Sam Henry’s Songs of the people was published by the University of Georgia press. It is the largest collection of ballads and songs from Northern Ireland in between the wars.
Benefit of collectors work and websites
Collectors ensured we kept our musical heritage alive for the generations to come.The music is here today readily available to all. In his day and age, the internet is a great place to find Irish music collections with websites like itma.ie and thesession.org.
What are the names of Francis O’Neills publishings?
O’Neill’s Music of Ireland in 1905
The Dance Music of Ireland in 1907
What awas the name of Brandan Breathnach’s publishing
Ceol Rince Na hEireann in 1963
