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Title	At Kitty O'Shea's (Irish Folk Song Suite)
Article no.	4054340
Category	Concert/wind/brass band
Subcategory	Suite
Instrumentation	Ha (concert/wind band)
Format	PrtStm (full score and parts)
Country of publication	Netherlands (nl)
Publisher *	Amstel Music
Publisher's article no. *	AM 114-010
Delivery publisher *	Hal Leonard Europe
EAN (GTIN) *	9790035034958
ISMN *	979-0-03503495-8
Year of publication	2011
Composer	De Meij, Johan
Difficulty level	4
Evaluation level of countries	A4 (Austrian D level); C4 (Swiss 1st class); D4 (German upper level)
Duration	16:15
Additional info/contents	Background information on the songs used in At Kitty O'Shea's The Darling Girl from Clare was composed by Roscommon - born Percy French (1854 - 1920), among the most popular and prolific of Irish comic songwriters. Deirín De Irish children used to play a game in which they would light the tips of sticks in a fire, each player swinging this deirín de around while singing a nonsense song set to this melody. The winner was the child whose stick was the last to burn out. The Star of the County Down is one of the most common in the Irish tradition, long used both as a song air and for dance tunes of various rhythms. It is best known today as the air of Cathal MacGarvey's song The Star of the County Down. Siúil a Rún (Walk my Love) is a so-called 'macaronic' song, which mixes the Irish and English language, and dates from the mid-19th century. Siúil (pronounced like shool) means to walk or ramble. The Kerry Dances is a parlor ballad published in 1879, with some of the flavor of traditional music. It is attributed to James Lynam Molloy (1837 - 1909), who borrowed the first section from The Cuckoo, a 1790 song published in London by a Miss Margaret Casson. It was featured in the soundtrack of The Quiet Man, a hugely popular American film of the 1950's starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara. Finale: Jigs & Reels is a compilation of jigs and reels that includes The Rocky Road to Dublin, Rakes of Westmeath, Yellow Stockings, The Fermoy Lasses, Gravel Walks and Sleepy Maggie. The Rocky Road to Dublinappears twice, first in its original form as a slip jig in 9/8 time and later as a reel. Don Meade - New York
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Programme notes *: For countless years the legendary bar "Kitty O'Shea's" at the Hilton & Towers Hotel in Chicago has been the preferred meeting place for the night owls of the annual Midwest Band & Orchestra Clinic. I haven't missed a year since my first visit in 1990, and I always look forward to going there again. At Kitty O'Shea's, new friendships are made, old bonds are strengthened, plans are made (most of which are not carried out), laughter is contagious and many toasts are made. During my first 'Midwest', in a frenzy after winning the Sudler Prize with my Symphony No. 1, The Lord of the Rings, I made friends with Max McKee. He is of Irish descent and he asked me to write a suite based on the folk music of his ancestors. Many years later Max and his American Band College formed the consortium that commissioned "At Kitty O'Shea's". Seldom have I worked on a project with so much joy. It was a difficult task to choose from the wealth of traditional Irish folk music. When I finished 16 minutes of music, it was time to finish the work - but I still have plenty of material for a sequel! I would like to tell an interesting story about the making of "At Kitty O'Shea's". I had just started my research on original Irish tunes when I noticed that someone in our Manhattan apartment building had placed an ad to sell his espresso machine. I went to my neighbour's spacious penthouse - determined not to pay the price asked. A friendly gentleman let me in, and soon afterwards we started a lively conversation - we talked about how nice it is to live in New York, about our roots, etc. After he told me that he was of Irish descent, I asked him if he knew of a local institute where I could find more information about Irish folk music. When I explained what I was working on, he said: "What a coincidence, I am also a composer. I am Bill Whelan, the composer of Riverdance. Won't you sit down? I'm sure we have a lot to talk about." Of course, I knew his name and his wonderful music, but I didn't know what he looked like. I felt as if I'd just asked Roger Federer if he might know somebody who knew tennis! I bought the espresso machine without haggling, and Bill and I have become good friends. He has given me some valuable advice on "At Kitty O'Shea's", and our first joint venture is a fact: his beautiful Sevilla Suite will soon be released in my arrangement for wind orchestra. Bill wrote this suite just before Riverdance for the World Expo in Seville. People say that there is no such thing as coincidence - I am beginning to believe that more and more! Quelle/Source: Johan De Meij Information: Amstel Music Hilton Hotel: Kitty O'Shea's-Bar Tags: Dances and songs

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	At Kitty O'Shea's (Irish Folk Song Suite) (concert/wind band), full score and parts
	At Kitty O'Shea's (Irish Folk Song Suite) (concert/wind band), full score
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