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Musical Treasures From The National Library, National Library Of Ireland, Dit Conservatory Of Music And Drama, Dit Digital Media Centre, Heritage Music Productions Ltd.

Concert Programmes

This concert will celebrate the launch of The National Archive of Irish Composers, www.naic.ie with a prototype digital collection of historic piano music, live streaming on the web and video and audio files.

Poldowski Rediscovered, David Mooney

Articles

This is a brief magazine article, commissioned to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the death of Poldowski. It contains a biographical sketch and a description of compositions.

Music In Drumcliffe, Festival 2010, Cliona Doris, Sligo County Council

Concert Programmes

The festival included chamber music performances by Clíona Doris of the following works: Maurice Ravel: Cinq Mélodies Populaires Grecques (with soprano, Patricia Rozario) John Tavener: To a Child Dancing in the Wind (with soprano, Patricia Rozario and The Oriel Trio: Vourneen Ryan (flute), Cian Ó Dúill (viola), Clíona Doris (harp) Gubaidulina: Garden of Joy and Sorrow (Oriel Trio) Gian Carlo Menotti: Cantilena for harp and string quartet (with Vogler Quartet) Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns: The Swan (with cellist, Julian Arp)

Woodwind Extension Through The Systematic Use Of Microtonality And Electronic Manipulation Of The Instrument, Seán Mac Erlaine

Conference papers

This research questions how the expressive range of the saxophone / bass clarinet can be extended in new ways by employing both a systematic use of microtonality and electronic manipulation of the instrument.

The use of digital signal processing (DSP) is well advanced among certain music practitioners, most notably electric guitarists, extending that instrument’s expressive powers considerably. Woodwind instrumentalists have a huge unexplored potential to engage with new technologies, furthering the range, polyphonic voicings, loops, reverbs and general signal manipulation.

The marraige of these two disciplines with conventional woodwind practice greatly deepens the expressive range of the instrument while offering …

Traditional Irish Music: A Path To New Music, David Flynn

Dissertations

Prior to commencing the research for this dissertation I had composed a number of concert works which were largely inspired by traditional Irish music. The most significant of these include String Quartet No. 2 – The Cranning (2004-2005) and Music for the Departed (2006) for fiddle, violin and guitar. The main goal of my research for this dissertation was to enable me to continue to refine my approach of creating original compositions that are inspired by aspects of traditional Irish music, contemporary classical music and other styles. It is important to emphasise the fact that my engagement with traditional music …

The Harper's Legacy: National Airs And Pianoforte Music., Una Hunt

Articles

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