Partitions Numériques de John I pour Mandoline, Guitare (duo)

John I

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Instrumental Duet Guitar,Instrumental Duet,Mandolin - SKU: A0.1017673 Composed by Turlough Ã“ Carolan. Arranged by Gordon Jackson. Baroque,Celtic,Cla...(+)

Instrumental Duet Guitar,Instrumental Duet,Mandolin - SKU: A0.1017673 Composed by Turlough Ã“ Carolan. Arranged by Gordon Jackson. Baroque,Celtic,Classical,Folk,World. Score and parts. 1 pages. Gordon Jackson #6434557. Published by Gordon Jackson (A0.1017673). Planxty IrwinTurlough Ã“ Carolan (1670-1738) was an Irish harper and composer. Carolanâ€™s music does not sit comfortably in any one particular musical tradition. He was the product of a long line of Irish harpers dating from medieval times or before. He was also aware of Irish folk music, with many of his tunes having a â€˜tradâ€™ quality, particularly in his jig-like compositions. Finally, Carolan was influenced by the music of Italian Baroque composers that he would have heard played at the great houses he visited. Carolanâ€™s Draught is an example of the latter.This pleasant little tune is actually titled â€˜Colonel John Irwinâ€™ (Carolanâ€™s modus operandi was to compose tunes, often with lyrics, in honour of his wealthy patrons and their various family members). However, this one has become much more widely known as â€˜Planxty Irwinâ€™. A planxty is a tune, usually lively, composed in honour of a patron, although the actual etymology of the word is unknown, and may even have been coined by Carolan himself.For my arrangement of the tune I have written a counterpoint, which comes in second time around. Whilst the basic melody is mostly â€˜swungâ€™, i.e. with beats comprising dotted quaver-semiquaver-quaver (dotted 16th-32nd-16th), the counterpoint is â€˜straightâ€™, i.e. a quaver-quaver-quaver beat (16th-16th-16th). This creates a pleasant (I hope!) syncopation throughout.