Hamilton Harty

Hamilton Harty (4. desember 1879–19. februar 1941) var ein irsk komponist, dirigent og akkompagnatør.

Hamilton Harty
Fødd	4. desember 1879
Fødestad	Royal Hillsborough
Død	19. februar 1941 (61 år)
Dødsstad	Hove i England
Opphav	Storbritannia, Det sameinte kongeriket Storbritannia og Irland
Instrument	piano, pipeorgel, bratsj
Verka som	dirigent, komponist, pianist, låtskrivar
Gift med	Agnes Nicholls
Prisar	Royal Philharmonic Societys gullmedalje, Knight Bachelor

Harty var ein av dei viktigaste komponistane frå Irland. Han var ein dyktig tolkar av Hector Berlioz når han dirigerte, og likeeins ein dyktig akkompagnatør på klaver.

Han skreiv ein Irish symphony, ein fiolinkonsert, ein klaverkonsert og fleire orkesterverk.

Verk i utval

Orkesterverk

• An Irish Symphony (1904, rev. 1915, 1924)
• A Comedy Overture (1906)
• Violin Concerto (1908)
• With the Wild Geese, symphonic poem (1910)
• Variations on a Dublin Air, for violin and orchestra (1912)
• Fantasy Scenes from an Eastern Romance (1919)
• Piano Concerto in B minor (1922)
• The Children of Lir, symphonic poem (1938)

Orkesterarrangement av Handel

• Suite from the Water Music (1922)
• Suite from Music for the Royal Fireworks (1924)
• Polonaise, Op. 6, No. 3 (1932)
• Arietta and Passacaglia from Rodrigo (1932)
• Organ Concerto in D major (1934)
• Introduction and Rigaudon for orchestra (1935)

Andre orkesterarrangement

• The Londonderry Air – arrangert for solofiolin, strengeorkester og harpe (1924)
• A John Field Suite – arrangement av pianomusikk av John Field (1939)

Kammermusikk

• String Quartet in F major, Op. 1 (c.1900)
• 2 Fantasiestücke, Op. 3 for fiolin, cello, piano (ca. 1901)
• String Quartet in A minor, Op. 5 (c.1902)
• Fantasia for two pianos, Op. 6 (1902)
• Romance and Scherzo, Op. 8 for cello og piano (1903)
• Idyl: Arlequin et Colombine, Op. 10 for piano (1904)
• Irish Fancies for piano (ca. 1904)
• Piano Quintet in F major, Op. 12 (ca. 1904)
• Two Pieces for cello and piano: 1. Waldesstille; 2. Der Schmetterling (1907)
• À la Campagne for obo og piano (1911)
• Chansonette for obo og piano (1911)
• Orientale for obo og piano (1911)
• Irish Fantasy for fiolin og piano (1912)
• Spring Fancies, two preludium for harpe (1915)
• In Ireland, Fantasy for flute and piano (1918); arrangert for fløyte, harpe og orkester (1935)
• Suite for Cello and Piano (1928)

Carillon

• A Little Fantasy and Fugue (1934)

Vokal

(songar for røyst og piano, om ikkje anna er nemnt)

• Across the Door (Pádraic Colum) (1913)
• Antrim and Donegal (Moira O'Neill, Elizabeth Shane), fire songar (1926)
• Bonfires (W.L. Bultitaft) (1905)
• By the Bivouac's Fitful Flame (Walt Whitman) (1912)
• Come, O Come, My Life's Delight (Thomas Campion) (1907)
• A Cradle Song (P. Colum) (1913)
• The Devon Maid (John Keats) (1913)
• A Drover (P. Colum) (1913)
• Five Irish Poems: A Mayo Love Song (Alice Milligan), At Easter (Helen Lanyon), The Sailor Man (M. O'Neill), Denny's Daughter (M. O'Neill), The Fiddler of Dooney (William Butler Yeats) (1938)
• An Irish Love Song (Katherine Tynan) (1908)
• Lane o' the Thrushes (Cathal O'Byrne) (1907)
• The Mystic Trumpeter (W. Whitman) for bariton, kor og orkester (1913)
• Now is the Month of Maying (anon.) (1907)
• Ode to a Nightingale (J. Keats) for sopran og orkester (1907)
• The Ould Lad (M. O'Neill) (1906)
• The Rachray Man (M. O'Neill) (1913)
• A Rann of Wandering (P. Colum) (1914)
• Rose Madness (W.L. Bultitaft) (1903)
• Scythe Song (Riccardo Stephens) (1910)
• The Sea Gipsy (Richard Hovey) (1912)
• Sea-Wrack (M. O'Neill) (1905)
• The Song of Glen Dun (M. O'Neill) (1902)
• Song of the Constant Lover (John Suckling) (1909)
• Song of the Three Mariners (anon.) (1907)
• The Splendour Falls (Alfred Tennyson) part-song (1901)
• The Stranger's Grave (Emily Lawless) (1913)
• Tell Me Not, Sweet, I am Unkind (Richard Lovelace) (1909)
• Three Flower Songs Op. 13: Poppies, Mignonette, Gorse (1906)
• To the King (R. Stephens) w/ organ obbligato (1911)
• The Wake Feast (A. Milligan) (1914)
• When Summer Comes (Harold Simpson) (1909)
• Your Hand in Mine, Beloved (H. Simpson) (1908)

Tradisjonelle songar

(arrangert for røyst og piano)

• Colleen's Wedding Song (Patrick Weston Joyce) (1905)
• Six Songs of Ireland Op. 18: Lookin' Back (M. O'Neill), Dreaming (Cahir Healy), Lullaby (C. O'Byrne), Grace for Light (M. O'Neill), Flame in the Skies (Lizzie Twigg), At Sea (M. O'Neill) (1908)
• Three Sea Prayers from the Greek Anthology, for voice & piano: To the Gods of Harbour and Headland, Saved by Faith, To Apollo of Leucas (1909)
• Three Irish Folk Songs (P.W. Joyce): The Lowlands of Holland, The Fairy King's Courtship, The Game Played in Erin-go-Bragh (1929)
• Three Traditional Ulster Airs (Seosamh MacCathmhaoil): The Blue Hills of Antrim, My Lagan Love, Black Sheela of the Silver Eye (1905)