Mus 152 1nd Edition Lecture 11 Outline of Last Lecture I. Took midterm examOutline of Current Lecture II. Immigration vs. emigration Current LectureMusic is shaped by historyIrish Music- Chain migration- when someone in your family gets settled in a new place and then you go and tell others, and so on. Immigration- arriving at a new place Emigration- leave a placeThumbnail history:- Oral transmission- word of mouth- Aural transmission- by word of ear432 beginning of written history - Coming of Catholicism 432 St. Patrick literacy, catholic church - Documented history- Laws800’s- Viking invasion and settlementRegional dynasties 1169- Norman InvasionThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- Beginning of English conquest of Ireland - 900 years of English Domination1177- Ireland claimed as English property1200-1300- Natural disasters: plague- Mostly affected urban areas; left rural areas largely untouched- Irish traditional: life ways survived 1500- English material campaigns, asserting ownership1600- (“Bloody 17th Century”)- Series of increasingly repressive invasions - Civilians removed, killedOliver Cromwell- “Lord High Protector” of England“Hell or Connaught” (the west coast)- Making room for English DominationMusic: Traditional high- prestige music (Harp: Bards)- Story tellers- Singers- HistoriansTurlough O’Carolan: last of the great Irish harpers (Griots)- 1600’s-1700’sExample: Planxty: a tune composed in someone’s honor - Harp: national symbol o Represents the glory days/ ancient history o Irish Coat of Arms, Irish coinso Symbol of ancient Irish History Form: AABB18th century: Penal Codes- Laws of punishment - Following Cromwell, Irish prohibited from:o Owning lando Votingo Holding office o Living in towno Practicing a profession- Education prohibited - Hedge schools- secret schools set up for catholic children- Crossroads danceso Musical oral tradition changed hands and kept alive at crossroads dance18th and 19th century- 2 famines o 1740’s: killed 400k o 1845-49: “Great Famine”Great Famine- 1840’s- Population dropped 25%- 1 million starved- 1 million emigrated - Chain migration- Huge emigration/immigration wave 1840’s- sense of nostalgia - No Irish Need ApplyExample: “The Londonderry Air” (“Oh Danny Boy”) Frietz Kreisler- Air: slow sentimental, or emotional toneo Ev: “Oh Danny Boy” with words Shane McGowan  (The Pogues-