{"title":"Carolan, Turlough","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-right: 012px; margin-bottom: 12px; float: left;\" alt=\"Carolan\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0023\/1718\/9173\/files\/Maurice_O_Connor_240x240.jpg?v=1705663388\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTurlough O'Carolan\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in the midlands of Ireland in 1670. There is some confusion regarding his birthplace, with some sources mentioning Co Meath and others Co Westmeath. However, he is without question the most famous Irish harper in the history of Irish folk music, mainly due to the large amount of melodies and songs attributed to him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn his teens his family moved to Co Roscommon in the west of Ireland and there his father began work for the MacDermott Roe family. Mrs MacDermott Roe took a liking to young Turlough and paid for his education, which included tuition on the Irish harp. Tragedy struck while still in his teens when he contracted smallpox, resulting in him being blinded for the rest of his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDuring his early 20s his fame as a harper was spreading, so the family gave him a horse and with the aid of a travelling companion he set out to make a living from performing and composing. This is how he was to spend the next thirty years, travelling the length and breadth of Ireland playing for the aristocracy and ordinary people, often dedicating his compositions to those he knew and those who employed his services. In 1720 he married Mary Maguire and settled in Mohill Co Leitrim, where they raised a family of seven children - six girls and a boy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBecause of his blindness, O'Carolan did not write his compositions down in the same way as his German contempory J.S.Bach, nevertheless in 1724 two brothers John \u0026amp; William Neal (instrument makers in Dublin), published several of his pieces in their book '\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA Collection of the Most Celebrated Irish Tunes', \u003c\/em\u003e- this was the first time any of his compositions appeared in print.  He died on 25 March 1738 and was buried in the MacDermott Roe family crypt in Kilronan Co. Roscommon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe popularity of his music was spread mostly by other travelling harpers, pipers, fiddlers and singers. It was not until the early 19\u003csup data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century that more of his music appeared in print, in the publication '\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Ancient Music of Ireland',\u003c\/em\u003e by Edward Bunting, who was a collector of Irish music from the oral tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\nThe most comprehensive collection of Carolan's melodies today is contained in – \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCarolan – The Life, Times and Music of an Irish Harper – \u003c\/em\u003eby Donal O'Sullivan and is the mains source of the melodies and information presented here.","products":[{"product_id":"ocarolan-bocklenberg-suite-i-ii","title":"O'Carolan-Bocklenberg, Suite I \u0026 II","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThomas Bocklenberg, O’Carolan-Suites I \u0026amp; II\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003efor Lute in G 10 courses or Archlute in G 13 courses, French tablature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo suites with 10 movements in total after melodies by the Irish baroque harpist and composer Turlough O'Carolan. Compiled and arranged by Thomas Bocklenberg.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTurlough O'Carolan's music combines Irish folklore with the stylistic elements of the art \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emusic of his time. This quality inspired me to compose two suites based on his melodies. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMinor melodic variations, elaborated dynamics and a particular \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eharmonisation characterise my interpretation of his music.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuite I\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI. Planxty Irvine\u003cbr\u003eII. George Brabazon (1st Air)\u003cbr\u003eIII. George Brabazon (2nd Air)\u003cbr\u003eIV. Morgan Magan\u003cbr\u003eV. Kean O'Hara (2nd Air)\u003cbr\u003eVI. Dr. John Stafford or Carolan's Receipt\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuite II\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI. 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Since Carolan's music comes to us through time as melody only, these arrangements have been harmonised by myself. I wanted to create a group of his works that would make an agreeable and informative representation of the beauty of his music. As with the distinctive three leaves of the Shamrock, I would suggest performing all three pieces as a group (as they are set in the standard format of Fast – Slow – Fast). However, they can, of course, be played individually if the performer so wishes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlan Grundy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduct: \u003c\/strong\u003ePDF or Print on Demand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages: \u003c\/strong\u003e12 pages \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLevel: \u003c\/strong\u003eIntermediate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrder number:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan class=\"fontstyle0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBE-240107\u003c\/span\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"fontstyle0\"\u003eISMN 979-0-706836-61-4\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eListen to Alan Grundy playing Welcome:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"Carolan's Welcome\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BF56jic7C3s\" height=\"695\" width=\"1236\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eListen to Alan Grundy playing Carolan's Dream:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"1236\" height=\"695\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8hNZG_ETxrg\" title=\"Carolan's Dream\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eListen to Alan Grundy playing \"The Princess Royal\":\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"The Princess Royal\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3vlUdB6poFU\" height=\"695\" width=\"1236\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BERGMANN EDITION","offers":[{"title":"Self-print (PDF)","offer_id":47713820115288,"sku":"BE-240107","price":8.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Print on Demand","offer_id":47713820148056,"sku":"BE-240107p","price":15.63,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0023\/1718\/9173\/files\/Carolan-Grundy_CarolansScamrock-Fullscore_Page1_0.jpg?v=1705663960"},{"product_id":"carolan-grundy-carolans-concerto","title":"Carolan-Grundy, Carolan's Concerto","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"fontstyle0\"\u003eCarolan's Concerto \u003c\/span\u003eby \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"fontstyle0\"\u003eTurlough O’Carolan\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"fontstyle0\"\u003eConcerto by Turlough O’Carolan arranged for \u003c\/span\u003esolo guitar by Alan Grundy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarolan’s Concerto\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMany of Turlough O’Carolan’s pieces have interesting stories relating to them and Carolan’s Concerto (in my opinion) has one of the best.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTurlough O’Carolan (1670 – 1738) – His life span makes him a contemporary of the composers Bach, Vivaldi, Corelli and Handel, and writers, Daniel Defoe and Jonathan Swift. Jonathan Swift, most famous for his book ‘Gulliver’s Travels’ was the Dean of St Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin and a close friend of Carolan. On one occasion, Swift arranged an evening of music in the Deanery of St Patrick’s where a group of Italian musicians and Carolan were guests. Among these Italian guests was the prominent Italian violinist Francesco Geminiani (1667 – 1762) who lived in Dublin for several years c. 1733 – 1740. It is said that Carolan challenged the violinist to a test of musical skill and in response Geminiani performed Vivaldi’s Fifth Violin Concerto - La Tempesta di Mare. He would probably have played only the 1st or 3rd movements as they are both filled with rapid scale passages and therefore guaranteed to impress the gathering. It should be noted here that Carolan was then in his 60’s and was well acquainted with the Italian school of Vivaldi \/ Corelli, a fact that Geminiani was most likely not aware of. Some sources relating to this event mention that Geminiani made -several deliberate errors in the music hoping to have some fun at Carolan’s expense. The Italian guests probably looked upon Carolan as a blind unsophisticated musician, who would not be schooled in ‘music of good taste’. However, when he had finished playing, Carolan whispered to Swift in Irish – ‘’Tá sé air chois air bacaighe’’ – (Here and there it limps and stumbles), then, he took his harp in his hands and performed the same piece perfectly. It is possible that he already knew this work, but many say that his recall was so uniquely developed that he actually performed it after hearing it just once. The Italian gathering including Geminiani declared he was a genius and demanded an encore and in response he improvised his own concerto – and so was born the piece we now know as - Carolan’s Concerto.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlan Grundy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduct: \u003c\/strong\u003ePDF or Print on Demand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages: \u003c\/strong\u003e8 pages \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLevel: \u003c\/strong\u003eIntermediate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrder number:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"fontstyle0\"\u003eBE-240108\u003c\/span\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"fontstyle0\"\u003eISMN 979-0-706836-62-1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"fontstyle0\"\u003eListen to \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eArash Kazemi playing Carolan's Concerto:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"Arash Kazemi - Carolan's Concerto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lx9Ybzd-jBc\" height=\"696\" width=\"1237\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BERGMANN EDITION","offers":[{"title":"Self-print (PDF)","offer_id":47720592376152,"sku":"BE-240108","price":7.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"Print on Demand","offer_id":47720592408920,"sku":"BE-240108p","price":12.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0023\/1718\/9173\/files\/Carolan-Grundy_CarolansConcerto-Fullscore_Page1_0.jpg?v=1705843238"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0023\/1718\/9173\/collections\/Maurice_O_Connor.jpg?v=1705663493","url":"https:\/\/bergmann-edition.com\/en-jp\/collections\/carolan-turlough.oembed","provider":"BERGMANN EDITION","version":"1.0","type":"link"}