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David Mooney
David Mooney was born in Sligo, Ireland. He began piano studies at the age of four and at twelve won a scholarship to the Schola Cantorum at St. Finian's College in Mullinger, Ireland where he studied piano, organ, and composition. Mooney continued his studies at the National University of Ireland at Maynooth, receiving a BA in Music and French and an MA in Music. Subsequently, he completed the PhD degree in Musicology in 1999 at the University College, Dublin. In 1988, Mooney joined the staff of Ireland's largest music institution, the Conservatory of Music and Drama at the Dublin Institute of Technology. He has lectured in piano and academic studies at the graduate and postgraduate levels and is particularly committed to teacher education. A contributor to the latest edition of the New Groves Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Mooney is currently Head of the Department of Keyboard Studies. |
David Mooney : Irish Choral A Cappella Series David Mooney's stunning arrangements of Irish traditional music were an instant success. As head of music department of the Conservatory of Music and Drama at Dublin Institute of Technology, Mooney is well known in Ireland and the UK where his arrangements have appeared on record, TV and radio. Those items which can be sung only in Irish Gaelic have an English text transliteration underlaid, and a complete IPA pronunciation guide as well as an English translation in the front matter. All items in these pieces are appropriate for multicultural concert occasions, and are of moderately easy to moderate difficulty. Songlist: Oro, 's e do bheatha 'bhaile, Silent, O'Moyle, The Coulin, The Salley Gardens, My Lagan Love, Roisin Dubh  |
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"O, to be in Ardaigh Cuain, near the mountains far away, I would visit the cuckoo's glen every Sunday."
"O Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling, /From glen to glen and down the mountainside, /The summer's gone and all the roses falling, /
Traditional Irish melody and text. A phonetic singing transliteration is provided.
"O the praties (potatoes) they grow small over here, over here, /O the praties they grow small over here."
"Tho' the last glimpse of Erin with sorrow I see, /Yet Wherever thou art shall see Erin to me; /In exile thy bosom shall still be my home, /And thine eyes make my climate wherever we roam." Part of the Irish Choral Series.
Country: Ireland
Traditional Irish text: "Dear thoughts are in my mind, and my soul soars enchanted, as I hear the sweet lark sing, in the clear air of the day..."
"Down by the salley gardens my love and I did meet; /She passed the salley gardens with little snow-white feet. /She bid me take love easy, as the leaves grow on the tree; /But I, being young and foolish, with her would not agree." Please note this title is not for sale to the residents of Spain. Part of the Irish Choral Series.
Country: Ireland
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