September/October 2007

Laughing at the Chaos: György Ligeti (1923–2006)

Laughing at the Chaos: György Ligeti (1923–2006)

Laughing at the Chaos: György Ligeti (1923–2006)

This November, a festival dedicated to the music of György Ligeti, one of the giants of twentieth-century composition, takes place in Dublin.

Published on 1 September 2007

Benjamin Dwyer is a guitarist and composer and the author of 'Different Voices: Irish Music and Music in Ireland'. He is Professor of Music at Middlesex University's Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries.

On Fatwahs and Compressed Frequencies

On Fatwahs and Compressed Frequencies

Composer Raymond Deane picks through notions of musical elitism, popular and classical music crossover and what composers ‘should’ and ‘must’ do…

Published on 1 September 2007

Raymond Deane is a composer, pianist, author and activist. Together with the violinist Nigel Kennedy, he is a cultural ambassador of Music Harvest, an organisation seeking to create 'a platform for cultural events and dialogue between internationals and Palestinians...'.

Interview with Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh – ‘…what happens when you stop playing tunes…’

Interview with Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh – ‘…what happens when you stop playing tunes…’

Interview with Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh – ‘…what happens when you stop playing tunes…’

From Rathfarnam in County Dublin, Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh is a fiddle player, whistle player and uilleann piper.

Published on 1 September 2007

Toner Quinn is Editor of the Journal of Music. His new book, What Ireland Can Teach the World About Music, is available here. Toner will be giving a lecture exploring some of the ideas in the book on Saturday 11 May 2024 at 3pm at Farmleigh House in Dublin. For booking, visit https://bit.ly/3x2yCL8.

CD Reviews: Somadrone

CD Reviews: Somadrone

Of Pattern and PurposeTrust Me I’m a Thief Neil O’Connor has been very active in the Irish music scene over the last decade or so: he started in the 90s as a member of Loretta, then played with indie-popsters Palomine, but is probably best

Published on 1 September 2007

Paul Watts is a DJ, promoter and radio host. He lectures in theoretical physics at UCD.

Nuance

Nuance

Composer John McLachlan argues that there is a sixth musical parameter which never gets mentioned in musicology or theory

Published on 1 September 2007

John McLachlan is a composer and member of Aosdána. www.johnmclachlan.org

Letters: Traditional Music and the Arts Council

Letters: Traditional Music and the Arts Council

Dermot McLaughlin replies:Joy Fitzgerald’s point is one that I anticipated in response to my ‘In Safe Hands?’ article and it’s a point that she could/should have made at the time of publication of my ‘Road Map’ article (Nov-Dec...

Published on 1 September 2007

Dermot McLaughlin is a fiddle player and currently Chairman of the Irish Traditional Music Archive.

Live Reviews: John Williams, Masahiro Nitta and Dean Magraw

Live Reviews: John Williams, Masahiro Nitta and Dean Magraw

National Concert Hall, Dublin14 June 2007Billed as ‘Dynamic Japanese Tsugaru Shamisen Meets Ireland’, this intriguing concert was organised to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and I

Published on 1 September 2007

Adrian Scahill is a lecturer in traditional music at Maynooth University.

Notes

Notes

Music Appointments at the Arts CouncilThere have been two recent music appointments in the Arts Council. Rosemary Collier has been appointed as Head of Music and Opera, while Paul Flynn has been appointed Head of Traditional Arts.

Published on 1 September 2007

Editorial: Music Out There

Editorial: Music Out There

The interview with fiddle player Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh in this issue raises the issue of experimentation in traditional music, and it is coincidental that the Contemporary Music Centre has just commissioned a study ‘on the feasibility...

Published on 1 September 2007

Toner Quinn is Editor of the Journal of Music. His new book, What Ireland Can Teach the World About Music, is available here. Toner will be giving a lecture exploring some of the ideas in the book on Saturday 11 May 2024 at 3pm at Farmleigh House in Dublin. For booking, visit https://bit.ly/3x2yCL8.