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[Old Irish airs. Miscellaneous collection.]. Volume 3

Date

approximately 1841

Creator

Hudson, Henry, compiler, composer
Rare Books & Special Collections, Hesburgh Libraries

One partially-filled volume, a manuscript music notebook containing a collection of Irish folk melodies and songs complied or composed by Henry Hudson. Songs are numbered 243-370, and a list of those included in the volume is inscribed on p.2 of cover and front flyleaf. Some songs annotated with date and source of discovery, or date of publication in The Citizen. Four unnumbered melodies: Chinese air, Moorish prelude, Moorish dance, and Turkish Air are entered tête-bêche at end of notebook. Songs transcribed in ink.

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This is called [Old Irish airs. Miscellaneous collection.]. Volume 3 within the category of Score.

Metadata

Creator
Hudson, Henry, compiler, composer
Date
approximately 1841
Publisher
[Dublin]
Material Type
Score
Genre/Physical Characteristic
1 ms. vocal score (100 unnumbered pages)
Dimensions
9 x 24 cm
Language
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
From the library of Captain Francis O'Neill. O'Neill purchased the Hudson manuscript volume through Nassau Massey of Cork
Subject
Folk music -- Ireland.
Folk dance music.
Folk songs, English -- Ireland.
Folk songs, Irish -- Ireland.
Songs -- Ireland

Metadata

Identifier
MSE/IR 1434B
Campus Location
Rare Books & Special Collections, Hesburgh Libraries
Link to Library Catalog
https://onesearch.library.nd.edu/permalink/f/1phik6l/ndu_aleph006150789
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