Planxty Lady Wrixon and Planxty O'Kelly
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A couple of great wee planxtys .When is O'Carolan going to get his own
anime ! Anyway I'll hunt down the dots for ya.
https://tunearch.org/wiki/Lady_Wrixon
https://tunearch.org/wiki/Hugh_Kelly
Here's what the TTA says of the tunes
" Composed by blind Irish harper Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738). The
melody was printed by Dublin publishers John and William Neale c. 1721
in their volume of the compositions of O'Carolan, the exact title of
which is unknown. Although the tune was known to have been published in
the volume, it appears on a page that has been lost from the only extant
copy of the book.
Collector George Petrie was of the opinion that the air, while not among
O'Carolan's best compositions, is nevertheless "scarcely one [that is]
more thoroughly Irish in its structure and tone of sentiment. In this,
we have no inequalities in the time of the parts; and none of the
ambitious, wandering imitations of the Italian gigas, so common in his
compositions of that class." Petrie identifies the person of the title
as the wife of Benjamin Wrixon, Esq. of Ballygibblin, County Cork.
O'Sullivan finds the identification problematic, but could not find an
alternative person by that name. He does conclude that, if it is indeed
Benjamin's wife, that she would have been "Mrs. Wrixon" and that no
titled Lady Wrixon existed. "
It's no 'she beg she mor' but it's a grower not a shower .George Petrie
needs to chill.
" Composed by Irish harper Turlough O'Carolan (1670–1738) for Hugh Kelly
of Ballyforan, although whom this might be is not known as the name is
so common. Donal O'Sullivan believes this Hugh Kelly was actually the
son of Hugh Kelly of Ballyforan (1656–1689). Sir Thomas Moore used the
melody for his song "Fly Not Yet," published in his Irish Minstrelsy,
vol. 1 (1806). The air was employed by English composer Thomas Hook in
his 1808 opera The Siege of St. Quentin ("What tho' 'tis true I've
talked of love"). A song beginning: "When the chill sirocco blows" by
William Shield for his opera Robin Hood (1784) has an initial four bars
that are similar to "Hugh Kelly." The air was adapted by Thomas Moore
for his song "Fly Not Yet." "
Cheeky wee birds down Leathes' Ham .
anime ! Anyway I'll hunt down the dots for ya.
https://tunearch.org/wiki/Lady_Wrixon
https://tunearch.org/wiki/Hugh_Kelly
Here's what the TTA says of the tunes
" Composed by blind Irish harper Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738). The
melody was printed by Dublin publishers John and William Neale c. 1721
in their volume of the compositions of O'Carolan, the exact title of
which is unknown. Although the tune was known to have been published in
the volume, it appears on a page that has been lost from the only extant
copy of the book.
Collector George Petrie was of the opinion that the air, while not among
O'Carolan's best compositions, is nevertheless "scarcely one [that is]
more thoroughly Irish in its structure and tone of sentiment. In this,
we have no inequalities in the time of the parts; and none of the
ambitious, wandering imitations of the Italian gigas, so common in his
compositions of that class." Petrie identifies the person of the title
as the wife of Benjamin Wrixon, Esq. of Ballygibblin, County Cork.
O'Sullivan finds the identification problematic, but could not find an
alternative person by that name. He does conclude that, if it is indeed
Benjamin's wife, that she would have been "Mrs. Wrixon" and that no
titled Lady Wrixon existed. "
It's no 'she beg she mor' but it's a grower not a shower .George Petrie
needs to chill.
" Composed by Irish harper Turlough O'Carolan (1670–1738) for Hugh Kelly
of Ballyforan, although whom this might be is not known as the name is
so common. Donal O'Sullivan believes this Hugh Kelly was actually the
son of Hugh Kelly of Ballyforan (1656–1689). Sir Thomas Moore used the
melody for his song "Fly Not Yet," published in his Irish Minstrelsy,
vol. 1 (1806). The air was employed by English composer Thomas Hook in
his 1808 opera The Siege of St. Quentin ("What tho' 'tis true I've
talked of love"). A song beginning: "When the chill sirocco blows" by
William Shield for his opera Robin Hood (1784) has an initial four bars
that are similar to "Hugh Kelly." The air was adapted by Thomas Moore
for his song "Fly Not Yet." "
Cheeky wee birds down Leathes' Ham .