A selection of Irish melodies, with symphonies and accompaniments, by Sir John Stevenson ... and characteristic words by Thomas Moore, esq. 1st[-9th] number.

Format:

Musical score

Author/Creator:

Stevenson, John, Sir, 1761-1833, comp. and arr.

Contributor:

Moore, Thomas, 1779-1852

Bishop, Henry R. (Henry Rowley), 1786-1855, Composer.

Bunting, Edward, 1773-1843.

Stevenson, John, Sir, 1761-1833., Composer.

Power, William, active 1797-1831, Publisher.

Powers, J., (James), 1766-1836, Publisher.

British Imprints Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Songs, Irish.

Folk music--Ireland.

Folk music.

Folk songs, English--Ireland.

Folk songs, English.

Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with piano.

Songs with piano.

Vocal duets with piano.

Vocal trios with piano.

Vocal quartets with piano.

Genre:

Folk music.

Songs.

Scores.

Physical Description:

9 no. in 2 v. plates, facsim. 35 cm.

Other Title:

Irish melodies

Place of Publication:

London, Printed & sold at J. Power's Music & Instrument Warehouse, 34, Strand, at W. Power's Music Warehouse, 4, Westmoreland Street, Dublin, [1808-21]

Contents:

V.3, no. 1. Thro' Erin's Isle : Allery Croker

At the mid Hour of Night

Molly, my Dear!

One Bumper at Parting! : Moll Roe in the Morning

'Tis the last Rose of Summer : Groves of Blarney

The young May Moon : The Dandy O!

The Minstrel-Boy : The Moreen

The Valley lay smiling before me : The pretty Girl milking her Cow

Oh! had we some bright little Isle : Sheela na Guira

Farewell! but, whenever you welcome the Hour : Moll Roone

Oh! doubt me not : Yellow Wat and the Fox

You remember Ellen : Were I a Clerk

I'd mourn the Hopes that leave me : The Rose-Tree.

Notes:

Arranged for 1-4 voices and piano.

Includes index.

Each number has engraved t.p., with vignette. The music is engraved.

No. 1-6 have imprint: Dublin, W. Power; London, J. Power. No. 7-9 by J. Power, London. No. 9 was published in 1821; no. 10, with a supplement, appeared in 1834. cf. S. J. Brown, Guide to books on Ireland, Dublin [etc.] 1912, p. 117.

The melodies were collected by Thomas Moore, who then wrote poems to fit them.

From 1808 James Power, in London, and his brother William Power, in Dublin, jointly published the first six numbers of Irish Melodies. In 1815, after the sixth number, James sought to deny William the right to publish further numbers. William nonetheless issued a Dublin edition of the 7th number in 1818. James Power continued publishing the authorized edition from London, concluding in 1834 with number 10 and a supplement. In 1821 William Power published a pirated edition of the eighth number. See Muir, P.H. "Thomas Moore's Irish melodies, 1808-1834."

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Gift: St. Stephen's Episcopal Church.

Athenaeum copy: No. 5 only.

Cited in:

Brown, S.J. Guide to books on Ireland, page 117

Muir, P.H. "Thomas Moore's Irish melodies, 1808-1834." In The colophon, pt. 15 (1933)

Related Work:

Moore, Thomas, 1779-1852 Irish melodies.

Stevenson, John, Sir, 1761-1833. Irish melodies, Piano-vocal score, Composer.

OCLC:

2952927