Work Title
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20 Irish Songs
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Alternative. Title
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20 Irische Lieder
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Composer
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Beethoven, Ludwig van
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Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No.
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WoO 153
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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ILB 99
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Key
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see below
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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20 songs:
- Duet - When eve’s last rays. Andante con molto, espressivo (E♭ major)
- No riches from his scanty store. Amoroso con moto (D major)
- The British Light Dragoons. Vivace scherzando (D major)
- Since greybeards inform us. Allegretto scherzando (G minor)
- Duet - I dream’d I lay where flow’rs were springing. Andantino (C minor)
- Sad and luckless was the season. Andante affettuoso e semplice assai (E♭ major)
- O soothe me, my lyre. Andantino grazioso (G minor)
- Norah of Balamagairy. Allegretto grazioso (F major)
- The kiss, dear maid, thy lip has left. Andante amoroso e teneramente (E♭ major)
- Duet - Oh! thou hapless soldier. Andante con molto, espressivo (F major)
- When far from the home. Andantino amoroso (C minor)
- I’ll praise the Saints. Andantino (G minor)
- ’Tis sunshine at last. Andantino grazioso (G major)
- Paddy O’Rafferty. Allegretto scherzando (G major)
- ’Tis but in vain. Andante amoroso, languidamente (F major)
- O might I but my Patrick love. Andante amoroso con espressione teneramente (E♭ major)
- Come, Darby dear. Allegretto più tosto vivace (A major)
- No more, my Mary. Andante amoroso con molto espressivo (E♭ major)
- Judy, lovely, matchless creature. Andante amoroso (B♭ major)
- Thy ship must sail. Andante con espressione (D minor)
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Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp.
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1814–16
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First Publication.
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1814-16 in A Select Collection of Original Irish Airs
- reissued in Thomson's Select Melodies of Scotland, Ireland and Wales
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Language
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English
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Classical
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Piece Style
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Classical
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Instrumentation
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1 or 2 voices, violin, cello, piano
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Related Works
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25 Irish Songs, WoO 152 12 Irish Songs, WoO 154
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