Irish Music and Song: A Collection of Songs in the Irish Language, ed. Patrick Weston Joyce (Dublin: 1st ed. 1888; new edition 1901)
Joyce’s Irish Music and Song: A Collection of Songs in the Irish Language (Dublin: Society for the Preservation of the Irish Language; M.H. Gill and Son, vi+[ii]+44 pp.), published in 1888, was drawn largely from printed sources. It is the first collection in which Irish-language songs are set to music, the syllables under the notes, and it was well received by a growing national movement for the revival of the Irish language and its culture.
With thanks to Terry Moylan for the donation of Sibelius music files created by him from this collection, which have been converted to these interactive Scorch files by ITMA staff.
Nicholas Carolan, Treasa Harkin & Jackie Small, 26 September 2012
