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    Ancient Irish Airs and Dances: 201 Classic Tunes Arranged for Piano
    Ancient Irish Airs and Dances: 201 Classic Tunes Arranged for Piano
    Ancient Irish Airs and Dances: 201 Classic Tunes Arranged for Piano
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    Ancient Irish Airs and Dances: 201 Classic Tunes Arranged for Piano

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    From the tender "My heart's love is he" to the bitter "Hag, you've killed me," this extraordinary compilation of melodies ranks among the most important 19th-century collections of traditional Irish music. Out of print for many years, these selections have become extremely rare and sought-after items.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDover Publications
    Release dateFeb 21, 2013
    ISBN9780486312842
    Ancient Irish Airs and Dances: 201 Classic Tunes Arranged for Piano

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      Ancient Irish Airs and Dances - Dover Publications

      Ancient Irish Airs and Dances

      201 Classic Tunes Arranged for Piano

      George Petrie

      Bibliographical Note

      This Dover edition, first published in 2002, is an unabridged republication of Ancient Music of Ireland from the Petrie Collection, Arranged for the Pianoforte by F. Hoffmann, originally published by Pigott & Co., Dublin, 1877.

      A footnoote in the original indicated that the Dirge on p. 133 was reprinted from William Beauford’s paper on Ancient Irish Lamentations, 1791.

      International Standard Book Number: 0-486-42426-X

      Manufactured in the United States of America

      Dover Publications, Inc., 31 East 2nd Street, Mineola, N.Y 11501

      9780486312842

      Table of Contents

      Title Page

      Copyright Page

      Dedication

      ANCIENT MUSIC OF IRELAND.

      SPECIMENS OF THE ANCIENT

      TO

      WILLIAM STOKES, M. D.,

      D.C.L., F. R. S.

      SIR,

      The most grateful tribute I can offer to Dr. Petrie’s memory is to associate with those Airs he loved so well the name of his dearest and most valued friend; allow me, therefore, to inscribe to you this Volume of the Petrie Collection, and to remain,

      With sincere respect,

      Your faithful Servant,

      F. HOFFMANN.

      ANCIENT MUSIC OF IRELAND.

      1

      The Sigh.

      2

      The Roving Pedlar.

      3

      The Yellow Garron.

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