A selection of Irish melodies / with symphonies and accompaniments by John Stevenson and characteristic words by Thomas Moore.

Record ID: 
70996
Accession number: 
PMM 124
Creator: 
Moore, Thomas, 1779-1852.
Title: 
A selection of Irish melodies / with symphonies and accompaniments by John Stevenson and characteristic words by Thomas Moore.
Uniform title: 
Irish melodies
Published: 
London : J. Power, [1808-1834]
Notes: 

The complete set consists of 10 numbers and a supplement.
Principally songs for 1-4 voices with piano acc., but also some arr. for piano, 4-hands.
English words.
Each no. has a separate, illustrated t.p.
No. 8-10: With symphonies and accompaniments by H.R. Bishop.
Publication dates of the complete set from pref. to no. 1 and dedication in no. 10; some ill. also dated.
Pl. no.: 50 (no. 1-2 = v. 1), 51 (no. 3-4 = v. 2), 210 (no. 5-6 = v. 3), 404, 852.
Library's set (one of three, each incomplete) contains no. 4-7, published 1811-1815; dimensions, 36 cm.
Probable first editions, no. 5 in a later issue. Cf. Percy Muir, "Thomas Moore's Irish melodies 1808-1834," in: The colophon, 15 (1933).

Associated names: 

Stevenson, John, Sir, 1761-1833.
Bishop, Henry R. (Henry Rowley), Sir, 1786-1855.
Power, J., publisher.

Music Collection: