Dear Harp of My Country -The Irish Melodies of Thomas Moore-

Dear Harp of My Country
The Irish Melodies of Thomas Moore by James W. Flannery
Spirit of Ireland in Lyric and Song, Vol 1 (Includes two compact discs)
With performances by James Flannery, Tenor and Janet Harbison, Irish Harp

Best friend to Lord Byron; famous throughout Europe and America as a poet, composer, singer, wit, and polemicist; Thomas Moore (1779-1852) was the embodiment of Romanticism. It is said he was often moved to tears by his own songs, and so were his audiences. Servants lined up behind closed doors to hear him; women swooned, wrote him notes in verse, and treasured locks of his hair. The first in a long line of Irish poet-performers who combined personal expression with a zeal for political and social reform, Moore formed a vital link between the old Gaelic bardic tradition -- nearly extinct in his day -- and the popular songs in English that fueled the flames of nationalism in early nineteenth century Ireland.Including Moore's lyrics to accompany the songs recorded here, James Flannery's book is part biography, part music history, and part history of a nation. It presents the story of Thomas Moore in the context of the Irish nationalist movement and explains the lasting influence the songs of Moore have had on the lives of countless millions of Irish emigrants, who found in them a symbolic link with their homeland.

175 pagina's. Boek in uitstekende staat (naam op schutblad).
Paperback.
ISBN  1 879941 36 8
J.S. Sanders & Company  Nashville  1997  Eerste druk

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