The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-01-11

the ancient Scots <Irisln) was due the
famous "Schotten- -klostcr' of Vienna?
Salisbury, Ratisbon and all Bavaria
honor st. Virgilius as their apostle,
Burgondy, Alsace, IIelvctia, Suevia.
with one voice proclaim the glory of
Columbanus, Gall, Frodolin, 4ArboSast,
l'lorentius and Tradpert, who first
preached tho true religion amongst
them. Who were tho founders Of the
nonastcrics of st. Nicholas at Mem
mingc.l but these same Scots? The
SaNons and tribes of Northern Ger
MANY are indebted to them to an cX-
tent that may be judged by the fact
that the first ten Bishops who occu-
pied the See Of Verden belonged to
that race"
The first to introduce the Romun
Giant in Cologne was the Irish ST.
Ilclias, 4 native Of County Monaghan,
who was elected Abbot OF Cologne in
Germany, in 1915. 1t was to him that
Berno of Reichenau dedicated his
, celebrated work, "The Laws of Sym.
phony and Tone"
| One of the greatest musical theor
lists of the thirteenth century was
/; John Garland of County Louth. lie
went to France, studied in Paris and
/! taught in Toulouse, where he wrote
, his famous treatise on dc Musica
| Mensurabili Bositio." The street in
which he taught in Paris was named
in his honor, ''Bois dc Garlandc.'
!! The first treatise on music written
! ir the English language is credited to
Lionel Power, L .lative of Waterford,
and can now be found among tho
J Landsdownc MSS. in the British lnu-
scum. He established the use Of
! siAths and thirds, prohibited the con-
i secutive ulisons, 1iftlls and octaves,
and was the inventor Of figured bass
Many of his compositions are still en-
tant. His treatise was written about
the year 1890.
The first musical treatise printed in
I
| English Was from the pen OF William
Bathe of Drumcondra. Dublin, and
was published in 1854. Batfe became
| IL Jesuit priest and went to Spain
where at the time OF his death in 1914
he was the chaplain OF the Spanish
! court at Madrid and esteemed as ono
os the most learned men Of his day
There were many distinguished mu.
sicians among the llarpers of the scv.
entcenth and eighteenth centuries, yet
Turlough O'Carolan stands pre-cnli-
nently as the representative lrisl
musician Of that period. O'Carolar
was born at Newton, Meath, in tho
year 1910. He became blind in his
ed year, and being an excellent play
CT of the harp, decided to make music
his profession. His compositions mum.
Der over 200. and many Of them arc
famous.
The invention OF the musical glasses
was due to Ricard Pockricl, a native
of Monaghan, in the year 1741. JOIN
Clcgg, born in Dublin il 1714, wa:
enc of the greatest violinists Of hi;
! time. Another celebrated Irish mu
sician of this period was the Abb.
Madden OF the Eyrecourt. Count.
Galway, family. He was succcssivcl.
chapel master Of Tours Cathcdra
|
> G73D, and finally ol the Chapel Roy
al, Versailles 174D. He died at Yer
saillcs in 174S.
We have only to mention William
Michael O'Rourkc Cor Rookc), the in
structor of Balrc, and a famous com
poser himself; John Augustus Hyadd
also a, pupil Of O'Rourkc, and tn
composer of several successful operas
Michael Kelly, historian, singer ant
composer: Michael William Balfc
William Vincent Wallace, George al
cxander Osborne of Limerick; ST
Robert Prescott, Augusta Holmes
. born in Paris or Irish parents, AM
. famous both as II, pianist and com
poser; Henry Nillicrs Stanford, Ham
ilton IIarty, Pat-Sarsticld Gilmore
and many others, to show What al
interesting history Of Irish musica
celebrities might be compiled to til
advantage of their native land and t
the credit Of the race from which the
sprang.