Irish Traditional Music

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    “Concurring hands divide

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    that when bleached by Irish weather
    has the silvered chamois-leather
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    —Marianne Moore (1887–1972)

    “The traditional novel form continues to enlarge our experience in those very areas where the wide-angle lens and the Cinerama screen tend to narrow it.”
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    “Great music is that which penetrates the ear with facility and leaves the memory with difficulty. Magical music never leaves the memory.”
    —Thomas Beecham (1879–1961)