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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Carolan's biography and music,
By David James Trapp "author of Dog Days in Bedl... (San Jose, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Carolan: The life times and music of an Irish harper (Paperback)
This is a very good book for musicians and scholars interested in the ancient Irish harper Turlough O'Carolan. The information about Carolan is limited, and this detracts slightly from the biographical portion. To be honest, however, other biographies have prejudiced our thinking. Current writing has trained us into thinking that the writer must give a complete portrait and life story. This just isn't available due to limited records. What is presented is good. Just as important is that all of the 200+ melodies attributed to Carolan are included. This is a treasure for musicians, especially harpers. It also gives some background on many of the pieces (the "planxies"). A good book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Best Collection of O'Carolan Tunes,
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This review is from: Carolan The Life Times and Music of an Irish Harper (Paperback)
This is such a treasure of O'Carolan tunes. No arrangements, just the tunes. Highly recommended just for the music but the text is quite informative and well written as well.
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Carolan: The life times and music of an Irish harper by Donal Joseph O'Sullivan (Paperback - 1983)
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