1916: How Pearse was commemorated by a leading English composer

  • Aidan Thomson

Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities

Description

An account of how Pádraig Pearse was commemorated by Arnold Bax in his In Memoriam (1916), and the meeting between the two men a few years earlier. This appeared as part of a supplement that the Irish News published to commemorate the centenary of the Easter Rising.

Period19 Mar 2016

Media contributions

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Media contributions

  • Title1916: How Pearse was commemorated by a leading English composer
    Degree of recognitionRegional
    Media name/outletThe Irish News
    Media typePrint
    Duration/Length/Size1100 words
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date19/03/2016
    DescriptionAn account of how Pádraig Pearse was commemorated by Arnold Bax in his 1916 work, In Memoriam, and the meeting between the two men that took place a few years earlier. This article appeared as part of a supplement that the Irish News published to commemorate the centenary of the Easter Rising. The article appeared in both hard copy and web form.
    Producer/AuthorAidan Thomson
    URLwww.irishnews.com/news/easterrising/2016/03/26/news/1916-how-pearse-was-commemorated-by-a-leading-english-composer-443450/
    PersonsAidan Thomson

Keywords

  • Easter Rising
  • commemoration
  • Irish Literary Revival
  • Pearse
  • Bax
  • music