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1. Write about a composer who fuses (mixes) traditional with other styles?
2. Write about a piece of music listened to in class which successfully combines traditional with other styles?
3. Write about fusion in modern traditional music?
1. Write about a composer who fuses (mixes) traditional with other styles?
2. Write about a piece of music listened to in class which successfully combines traditional with other styles?
3. Write about fusion in modern traditional music?
Michael McGlynn was born in Dublin in 1964. His musical language is largely tonal and combines elements of medieval and traditional music (modality, ornamentation and
drones) with jazz-tinged chordal clusters and mild disonnances together with a distinctive melodic sensibility and atmospheric interpretation of texts. Many of these elements can be heard in his “Agnus Dei” (2007), commissioned by Chanticleer for their multi-composer work “And on Earth Peace : A Chanticleer Mass”.
drones) with jazz-tinged chordal clusters and mild disonnances together with a distinctive melodic sensibility and atmospheric interpretation of texts. Many of these elements can be heard in his “Agnus Dei” (2007), commissioned by Chanticleer for their multi-composer work “And on Earth Peace : A Chanticleer Mass”.
In 1987 he founded the Irish choral group ANÚNA whose repertoire features his
compositions almost exclusively. He has produced and recorded sixteen albums
for the choir with "Anúna" (1993), "Celtic Origins" (2007) and "Christmas
Memories" (2008) all featuring in the US Billboard Charts. “Deep Dead Blue” (1999) was nominated for a Classical Brit Award and went top five in the UK Classical
Charts.
His instrumental works include “Behind the Closed Eye”, written for the Ulster orchestra
compositions almost exclusively. He has produced and recorded sixteen albums
for the choir with "Anúna" (1993), "Celtic Origins" (2007) and "Christmas
Memories" (2008) all featuring in the US Billboard Charts. “Deep Dead Blue” (1999) was nominated for a Classical Brit Award and went top five in the UK Classical
Charts.
His instrumental works include “Behind the Closed Eye”, written for the Ulster orchestra
"One of the misapprehensions about my music is that I am not actually concerned with saving Irish traditional music; I am not a traditionalist. The only exposure I had [to traditional Irish
song] was during my year at Coláiste na Rinne in Dún Garbhán. The songs
that I set are not from a specific collection; they are more impressions of the songs I remembered.
that I set are not from a specific collection; they are more impressions of the songs I remembered.
Dúlamán is a piece of Choral music which successfully combines Irish music with other styles. Composed by Michael McGlynn (B. 1964) for his acclaimed choir, Anúna, it features on an albumn called OMNIS. McGlynn describes Anúna as "All I am in music" and much of his music is composed for them. He has a huge interest in collecting ancient manuscripts of poetry, music and various writings and placing them in a modern setting.
This music for our present purpose can be seen in 2 ways, what is Irish about it? and what is non-Irish about it?
Irish Features
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Non Irish Features
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The 2 quotations above would add a lot to your essay on Dúlamán