Work Title
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A Favorite Collection of Irish Tunes
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Alternative. Title
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A favorite collection of the so much Admired old Irish Tunes, The Original & Genuine Compositions of Carolan the Celebrated Irish Bard. Set for the Piano Forte, Violin & German Flute
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Composer
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Carolan, Turlough
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I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No.
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None [force assignment]
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Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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69 numbered tunes. Only the last has a title: Carolan's Receipt.
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Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Baroque
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Piece Style
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Baroque
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Instrumentation
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presumably originally harp (Carolan's instrument); published as "set" or "arranged" for piano, with or without flute or violin.
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Extra Information
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These are almost all in two parts, treble and a primitive bassline. Only a few, such as No.59, make use of chords. Nos.65-69 are treble melody only.
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