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Irish Solo Artist/ Composer - Coggle Diagram
Irish Solo Artist/ Composer
Michael O Shuilleabhain
combines Irish music with classical and jazz music
piano player
His album “Idir Eathru” (Between Worlds)
classical orchestra
harp
fiddle
piano
harpsichord
flute
bodhran
saxaphone
first track track Christmas Eve opens with an introduction
(classical feature)
on the piano and bodhran.
The piano is playing chords and improvising
(jazz feature)
and that leads into a reel
(Christmas Eve - traditional Irish feature).
Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin is one of Ireland's best known musicians.
He has over ten CD recordings on release of his own compositions and arrangements performed by the Irish Chamber Orchestra under his direction.
he is widely acknowledged as having originated a unique Irish piano style out of an Irish traditional base.
Sean O’Riada
innovative arranger of Irish trad music
composer of european art music
he combines musical styles into his film music
his arrangements the harpsichord to replicate the sound of the old wire string harp
fused irish and classical idioms.
has influenced present day music in their style of performing.
He became a household name in Ireland through his participation in Ceoltóirí Chualann, compositions, writings and broadcasts
His music still endures: his mass in Irish is still sung to this day in many churches in the Irish-speaking regions of Ireland.
He suffered cirrhosis of the liver. He was flown to King's College Hospital, London, for treatment and died there. He is buried in St Gobnait's graveyard, Baile Bhuirne, County Cork. Willie Clancy played at his funeral.