The Curragh of Kildare
... To St. Francis Xavier Chamber Choir, Antigonish NS ...
Arr.: Sirett, Mark G (born in 1952) [ Canada ]
Mel.: Anonyme
Edition
Published by
Boosey & Hawkes Inc.
[USA]
Ref. :
M-051-479597
(7 p.)
Type of material:
Octavo score
Description
Text in:
English
Epoque:
21st century
(2001-2010)
Genre-Style-Form:
Secular ; ballad
Type of Choir:
SATB (4 mixed voices )
Instrumentation:
Piano
(1 instrumental part(s))
Instruments:
Piano (1)
Difficulty choir (incr.from 1 to 5):
2
Difficulty conductor (incr.from A to E):
B
Tonality:
G major
Duration:
3.5 min.
Number of verses:
4
Origin:
Ireland
Source of text:
Anonymous
Comment(s):
The text of this beautiful Irish ballad tells the tragic love story of a young girl who goes to the Curragh to find news of her handsome love, a young man destined to perish with his compatriots in battle. A very poignant setting of this moving Irish fol
