Ireland

6 articles related to Ireland:

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   Poetry

   Down by the Salley Gardens: famous Yeats poem evoking old Irish love ballad was set to the traditional air

   Down by the Salley Gardens is a famous two-stanza poem by the Irish poet William Butler Yeats whose contribution to the…

   April 8, 20201 comment

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   Orchestra

   Mozart and Tom Waits wrote music for the glass armonica which was rumored to cause mental health damage

   The glass armonica is one of many curious instruments that came into use with small ensembles during the transition…

   September 3, 20191 comment

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   Songwriter

   The timeless tragedy of Molly Malone

   Not many songs can boast international recognition of being so deeply and fondly Irish the way Molly Malone does. Also…

   October 12, 2018

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   Animation

   Preserved tradition in the modern aesthetics of The Breadwinner score

   The Breadwinner, directed by Nora Twomey, is an animated drama film based on Deborah Ellis’ award-winning novel that…

   July 26, 2018

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   Harp

   The Celtic Baroque roots of Stairway to Heaven

   Irish musician Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738) is considered to be a pioneer in blending court music of the Baroque era…

   May 14, 20186 comments

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   Fiddle

   The jig dance tradition: five centuries old and still counting

   Jig is a folk dance that became popular in Scotland and northern England in the 16th century and in Ireland in the 18th…

   May 1, 2018