The Petrie collection of the ancient music of Ireland
By: edited by David Cooper ; Irish modernized and edited by Lillis Ó Laoire.
Contributors: Petrie, George, 1790-1866.; Cooper, David, 1956-; Ó Laoire, Lillis, 1961-
Edition: [New ed.].
Publisher: Cork University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Cork
Language: eng
Number of pages: 298
Subjects: Folk music -- Ireland -- History and criticism.; Folk songs, Irish.; Folk music -- Ireland.; Folk dance music -- Ireland.
Other titles: Ancient music of Ireland from the Petrie collection. Selections.
Description: Contains all of Petrie's original text, including song texts in Irish and English; the melodies; and his introduction. The text is prefaced with a biographical essay, which positions the collection in the context of Petrie's life and work, and within the broader field of Irish traditional music. The piano accompaniments written by Petrie's daughter, which were included in the original collection have been removed; instead melodies have been restored back to the form in which Petrie originally notated them.
Notes: Earlier ed. published 1855-1882.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-261) and index.