Edward Bunting fell into his destiny when at the age of 19 he was commissioned to write down the tunes performed at a gathering of traditional harp players in Belfast in July 1792. This innocent beginning signaled the start of a 100-year process of enormous importance: the preservation of a country's music which otherwise might be lost forever. In time Bunting passed the torch to apprentice George Petrie who in turn became instrumental in founding the Society for the Preservation and Publication of the Melodies of Ireland which published Petrie's first collection in 1855. Finally it was Petrie's daughter who entrusted the much-honored Sir Charles Stanford with three boundvolumes of her father's work leading to the ultimate compilation published in 1905 of 1 582 traditional melodies — the musical wealth of a nation.Reprint of the three-volume The Complete Collection of Irish Music as Noted by George Petrie from the Original Manuscripts Irish Literary Society of London 1902 1905.
SKU: AP.36-60710001
ISBN 9798888521878. UPC: 676737670276. English.
Percy Grainger's (1882-1961) love for music of the simple rural folk of the British Isles led to a series of forty-three pieces that he grouped into a series called British Folk-Music Settings, including Molly on the Shore, Irish Reel from British Folk Music Settings, No. 1. Grainger produced at least six versions of this folk tune arrangement of two contrasting Irish Reels (Temple Hill and Molly on the Shore, from The Complete Petrie Collection of Ancient Irish Music), starting with the original 1907 version for string quartet or string orchestra. That same year, Grainger also produced a version for violin solo and piano, which is also available from the publisher. This wholly unique version was freely arranged for violin and piano by famous early 20th century violinist Fritz Kreisler, offering players already familiar with Grainger's original rendition an opportunity to approach the music in a different way. Reprint edition.
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