Music in Ireland, 1848-1998 / edited by Richard Pine
1998, 1st Edition. Dublin Boulder, Colo.: Mercier; Irish American Book Co. Near fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled and toned. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #349240
ISBN: 1856352242
Physical description: 158 pages; 20 cm. Contents:
Music in Ireland 1848-1998: an overview / Richard Pine -- Music, politics and the Irish imagination / Harry White -- Music: the cultural issue / Terence Brown -- Race, nation and empire in the Irish music of Sir Charles Villiers Stanford / Michael Murphy -- Italian opera in Dublin / John Allen -- Music education in the emergent nation state / Marie McCarthy -- Around the house and mind the cosmos: music, dance and identity in contemporary Ireland / Micheál Ó Súilleabháin -- Music in Ireland: performance in music education / Frank Heneghan -- Music and the institutions / Joseph J. Ryan -- Music and broadcasting / Eimear Ó Broin -- Creating an audience for contemporary music / Jane O'Leary -- The Irish concert soloist / Hugh Tinney -- Towards a new academy / John O'Conor.
Subjects: Music Ireland History and criticism. Music Ireland History 19th century. Music Ireland History 20th century.
Price: €32.00