Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 60 pieces in 2 volumes |
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First Publication | 1814, 1816 |
Genre Categories | Folksongs; Songs; For voice, piano; |
Related Works | Thomson's Select Melodies of Scotland, Ireland and Wales 25 Irish Songs, WoO 152 (Beethoven, Ludwig van) 20 Irish Songs, WoO 153 (Beethoven, Ludwig van) 12 Irish Songs, WoO 154 (Beethoven, Ludwig van) |
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Work Title | A Select Collection of Original Irish Airs |
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Alternative. Title | A Select Collection of Original Irish Airs [Melodies] for the Voice united to characteristic English poetry written for this work with symphonies & accompaniments for the piano forte, violin, & violoncello, composed by Beethoven |
Composer | Thomson, George |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Beethoven: WoO 152 (1-25) + WoO 153 (1-20) + WoO 154 (1, 3-6, 8-12) + WoO 157 (2, 6, 8, 11) |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | None [force assignment] |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 60 pieces in 2 volumes |
First Publication. | 1814, 1816 |
Librettist | Peter Pindar Joanna Baillie Anne Grant Mr T. Toms William Smyth J. P. Curran Alexander Boswell Robert Burns Helen Maria Williams Walter Scott David Thomson (brother of George) Thomas Campbell William Robert Spencer John Freeman Milward Dovaston (1782–1854) George Gordon Byron |
Language | English |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Classical |
Instrumentation | 1-2 voices, piano; violin & cello ad lib. |
Related Works | Thomson's Select Melodies of Scotland, Ireland and Wales 25 Irish Songs, WoO 152 (Beethoven, Ludwig van) 20 Irish Songs, WoO 153 (Beethoven, Ludwig van) 12 Irish Songs, WoO 154 (Beethoven, Ludwig van) |
Extra Information | Song No.30 (last song in Vol.1), The Parson boasts of mild Ale arranged by Joseph Haydn (Hob.XXXIb:61), not Beethoven. |