{"id":4735,"date":"2020-03-26T13:51:59","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T20:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bandworld.org\/magazine\/?p=4735"},"modified":"2024-02-06T12:01:15","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T20:01:15","slug":"deirin-de-from-at-kitty-osheas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bandworld.org\/magazine\/index.php\/deirin-de-from-at-kitty-osheas\/","title":{"rendered":"D\u00e9irin D\u00e9 from At Kitty O&#8217;Shea&#8217;s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4756 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/bandworld.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/At-Kitty-Osheas.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"214\" \/>Johan de Meij was kind enough to make a complete setting for full band from his &#8220;D\u00e9irin D\u00e9&#8221; segment out of his 16-minute &#8220;At Kitty O&#8217;Shea&#8217;s&#8221; work. This special arrangement was made for our Bandworld readers and their band students. We hope you enjoy playing Johan&#8217;s version of &#8220;D\u00e9irin D\u00e9.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bandworld.org\/MagOnline\/Issue28\/60.pdf\">Download the full score and parts<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/johandemeij.com\/home\">Visit Johan de Meij&#8217;s website<\/a><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-4735-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bandworld.org\/mp3\/MP3DeirinDe.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bandworld.org\/mp3\/MP3DeirinDe.mp3\">http:\/\/www.bandworld.org\/mp3\/MP3DeirinDe.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bandworld.org\/MagOnline\/Issue28\/60.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4742 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/bandworld.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Deirin-De-Flute.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1224\" height=\"1584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bandworld.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Deirin-De-Flute.jpg 825w, https:\/\/bandworld.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Deirin-De-Flute-251x325.jpg 251w, https:\/\/bandworld.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Deirin-De-Flute-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bandworld.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Deirin-De-Flute-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/bandworld.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Deirin-De-Flute-696x901.jpg 696w, https:\/\/bandworld.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Deirin-De-Flute-1068x1382.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/bandworld.org\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Deirin-De-Flute-325x420.jpg 325w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1224px) 100vw, 1224px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"At Kitty O&#039;Shea&#039;s World Premiere\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dRyCGlhXi3c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis of the piece from Johan&#8217;s Website<br \/>\n<\/strong>For countless years, the legendary bar <em>Kitty O\u2019Shea\u2019s<\/em>at the Hilton &amp; Towers Hotel in Chicago has been the favourite meeting place for the revellers of the annual <em>Midwest Band &amp; Orchestra Clinic<\/em>. Since my first visit in 1990, I have not missed a year, and I always look forward to going there again. At <em>Kitty O\u2019Shea\u2019s, <\/em>new friendships are formed, old ties are strengthened, plans are created (most of which will not be carried out), the laughter is contagious and many toasts are made. During my first \u2018Midwest\u2019, in a whirl after winning the Sudler Award with my <em>Symphony no. 1, The Lord of the Rings<\/em>, I became friends with Max McKee. He is of Irish descent, and he asked me to write a suite based on the folk music of his ancestors. Many years later, Max and his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bandworld.org\/ABC\/\"><em>American Band College<\/em><\/a> created the consortium that commissioned <em>At Kitty O\u2019Shea\u2019s<\/em>. I have seldom worked on a project with this much pleasure. It was a difficult task to choose from the abundance of traditional Irish folk music. By the time I had 16 minutes of music ready, it was time to finish the work \u2013 but I have plenty of material left for a follow-up!<\/p>\n<p>I would like to share an interesting story about the making of <em>At Kitty O\u2019Shea\u2019s<\/em>. I had just started my research on original Irish tunes, when I noticed someone in our Manhattan apartment building had posted an ad to sell their espresso machine. I went to my neighbour\u2019s spacious penthouse \u2013 determined not to pay the asking price. A friendly gentleman let me in, and we soon engaged in lively conversation &#8212; talking about how great it is to live in New York, about our roots, etc. After he had told me he was of Irish descent, I asked him whether he knew of a local institute where I could find more information about Irish folk music. When I explained what I was working on, he said: \u201cWhat a coincidence, I\u2019m a composer too. I\u2019m Bill Whelan, the composer of <em>Riverdance<\/em>. Why don\u2019t you sit down, we must have a lot more to talk about.\u201d Of course I knew his name and his wonderful music, but I didn\u2019t know what he looked like. I felt as if I had just asked Roger Federer if he might know someone who has some knowledge of tennis!<\/p>\n<p>I bought the espresso machine without haggling and by now, Bill and I have become good friends. He\u2019s given me some valuable advice regarding <em>At Kitty O\u2019Shea\u2019s<\/em>, and our first joint venture is a fact: His beautiful <em>Seville Suite<\/em> will soon be published in my arrangement for wind orchestra. Bill wrote this suite shortly before <em>Riverdance<\/em> for the World Expo in Sevilla. People say there\u2019s no such thing as coincidence &#8212; I\u2019m starting to believe that more and more! Johan de Meij &#8211; New York, June 2010<\/p>\n<p><strong>Background information on the songs used in <em>At Kitty O\u2019Shea\u2019s<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Darling Girl from Clare<\/strong><br \/>\nwas composed by Roscommon-born Percy French (1854 &#8211; 1920),\u00a0among the most popular and prolific of Irish comic songwriters.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Deir\u00edn De<\/strong><br \/>\nIrish children used to play a game in which they would light the tips of sticks in a fire, each player swinging this <em>deir\u00edn de<\/em> around while singing a nonsense song set to this melody. The winner was the child whose stick was the last to burn out.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Star of the County Down<\/strong><br \/>\nis one of the most common in the Irish tradition, long used both as a song air and for dance tunes of various rhythms.\u00a0 It is best known today as the air of Cathal MacGarvey\u2019s song <em>The Star of the County Down<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Si\u00fail a R\u00fan <\/strong><em>(Walk my Love)<\/em><br \/>\nis a so-called \u2018macaronic\u2019 song, which mixes the Irish and English language, and dates from the mid-19<sup>th<\/sup>century.<em>Si\u00fail <\/em>(pronounced like <em>shool<\/em>) means to walk or ramble.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Kerry Dances<\/strong><br \/>\nis a parlor ballad published in 1879, with some of the flavor of traditional music. It is attributed to James Lynam Molloy (1837 &#8211; 1909), who borrowed the first section from <em>The Cuckoo<\/em>, a 1790 song published in London by a Miss Margaret Casson. It was featured in the soundtrack of<em>The Quiet Man,<\/em>a hugely popular American film of the 1950\u2019s starring John Wayne and Maureen O\u2019Hara.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Finale: Jigs &amp; Reels<\/strong><br \/>\nis a compilation of jigs and reels that includes <em>The Rocky Road to Dublin<\/em><em>, Rakes of Westmeath, Yellow Stockings<\/em><em>, The Fermoy Lasses, Gravel Walks <\/em>and <em>Sleepy Maggie. <\/em><em>The Rocky Road to Dublin<\/em> appears twice, first in its original form as a slip jig in 9\/8 time and later as a reel. Don Meade &#8211; New York, December 2009<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.halleonard.com\/product\/viewproduct.action?itemid=4000272&amp;lid=54&amp;promotion=474&amp;subsiteid=6\">Buy a full set of &#8220;At Kitty O&#8217;Shea&#8217;s&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Johan de Meij was kind enough to make a complete setting for full band from his &#8220;D\u00e9irin D\u00e9&#8221; segment out of his 16-minute &#8220;At Kitty O&#8217;Shea&#8217;s&#8221; work. This special arrangement was made for our Bandworld readers and their band students. 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