General collection of the ancient music of Ireland

(1) Original front cover - Ancient Music of Ireland

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(1) Original front cover - Ancient Music of Ireland
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Volume 1 - General collection of the ancient music of Ireland
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Description	Arranged for the piano forte ; some of the most admired melodies are adapted for the voice to poetry chiefly translated from the original Irish songs, by Thomas Campbell Esq. and other eminent poets ; to which is prefixed a historical & critial dissertation on the Egyptian, British and Irish harp by Edward Bunting. Volume 1. London : Printed & sold for the editor by Clementi & Company, [1811]. Cover title: Bunting's general collection of the ancient music of Ireland, including compositions of O'Caghan, Conalon, and Carolan, with a dissertation on the Egyptian, British and Irish harp. Vol. 1.
Shelfmark	Glen.382
Attribution and copyright:	Out of copyright - The physical item used to create this digital version is out of copyright

Form / genre:	Written and printed matter > Books
Dates / events:	1811 [Date published]
Places:	Europe > United Kingdom > England > Greater London > London (inhabited place) [Place published]
Subject / content:	Folk songs Irish Adaptations (literary works) Pianos Harps (chordophones)
Person / organisation:	Bunting, Edward, 1773-1843 [Editor] Clementi & Co. [Printer]
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Glen Collection of printed music
Description	Scottish songs and music of the 18th and early 19th centuries, including music for the Highland bagpipe. These are selected items from the collection of John Glen (1833 to 1904). Also includes a few manuscripts, some treatises, and other books on the subject.

Special collections of printed music
Description	The Glen Collection and the Inglis Collection represent mainly 18th and 19th century Scottish music, including Scottish songs. The collections of Berlioz and Verdi collected by bibliographer Cecil Hopkinson contain contemporary and later editions of the works of the two composers Berlioz and Verdi.