Londonderry Air - Instrumental Settings

Instrumental Settings

  • Frank Bridge used the melody as basis for his An Irish Melody, H.86 for string quartet (1908) or string orchestra (1938).
  • Australian composer Percy Grainger wrote numerous settings, which he called "Irish Tune from County Derry", in his British Folk-Music Settings.
  • Lionel Tertis arranged the tune for viola or violin and piano as Londonderry Air "Farewell to Cucullain".

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