A Select Collection of Original Irish Airs (Thomson, George)

Title A Select Collection of Original Irish Airs
Alternative title A Select Collection of Original Irish Airs [Melodies] for the Voice united to characteristic English poetry written for this work with symphonies & accompaniments for the piano forte, violin, & violoncello, composed by Beethoven
Creators George Thomson, composer
Peter Pindar, librettist
Joanna Baillie, librettist
Anne Grant, librettist
William Smyth, librettist
Robert Burns, librettist
Helen Maria Williams, librettist
Walter Scott, librettist
David Thomson, librettist
Thomas Campbell, librettist
William Robert Spencer, librettist
John Freeman Milward Dovaston, librettist
George Gordon Byron, librettist
Opus Beethoven: WoO 152 (1-25) + WoO 153 (1-20) + WoO 154 (1, 3-6, 8-12) + WoO 157 (2, 6, 8, 11)
Instrumentation voice and piano
2 voices and piano
voice, violin, cello and piano
2 voices, violin, cello and piano
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First published 1814
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Composition types Folksongs
Language English
Period Classical
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View Complete Preston 1814 Vols. 1 & 2 - Complete Score & Parts
View Complete Preston 1814 Vol.1 - Complete Score
Vol.2 - Complete Score

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