The life of turlough o carolan.
Turlough O'Carolan
Irish composer and musician (1670–1738)
Turlough O'Carolan | |
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| Born | 1670 Nobber, Ireland |
| Died | 25 March 1738(1738-03-25) (aged 67–68) |
Turlough O'Carolan[a] (Irish: Toirdhealbhach Ó Cearbhalláin[ˈt̪ˠɾˠeːl̪ˠəxoːˈcaɾˠwəl̪ˠaːnʲ,-ˈcaɾˠuːl̪ˠaːnʲ]; 1670 – 25 March 1738) was a blind Celtic harper, composer and singer in Ireland whose great fame is due to his gift for melodic composition.
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Although not a composer in the classical sense, Carolan is considered by some [citation needed] to be Ireland's national composer. Harpers in the old Irish tradition were still living as late as 1792, and ten, including Arthur O'Neill, Patrick Quin and Donnchadh Ó hÁmsaigh, attended the Belfast Harp Festival.
Ó hÁmsaigh played some of Carolan's music, but disliked it for being too modern.[citation needed] Some of Carolan's own compositions show influences of the style of continental classical music, whereas oth