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Ossian

Scottish Mountainside near Rothiemurchus

50 Years of the Society of Highland and Island Historical Research: more on musicians and music in Highland society

3 November 2022 by Jane Pettegree

The Society of Highland & Island Historical Research (see Soundyngs post 2/3/22) celebrates this year the 50th anniversary of its … Read more

Categories Articles Tags 17thCentury, 18thCentury, Bagpipe, Clarsach, Fiddle, Highland, Ossian, Song, Strathspey Leave a comment
Robert Burns's English Guittar

From Epic to Lyric: Macpherson and Oswald’s Ossianic Guittar Music

7 February 202318 October 2022 by Jane Pettegree

In a previous post, Soundyngs reviewed James Porter’s recent monograph, Beyond Fingal’s Cave: Ossian in the Musical Imagination (2019).  In … Read more

Categories Reviews Tags 18thCentury, Guitar, JamesMacpherson, JamesOswald, Ossian, Romantic, Song Leave a comment
Ossian with harp and Malvina

Review: James Porter, “Beyond Fingal’s Cave: Ossian in the Musical Imagination”

13 June 2022 by Jane Pettegree

James Porter, Beyond Fingal’s Cave: Ossian in the Musical Imagination (University of Rochester, 2019) James Porter’s examination of the musical … Read more

Categories Reviews Tags 18thCentury, 19thCentury, 20thCentury, Modernism, Orchestra, Ossian, Romantic, Songs Leave a comment

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