Seán Ó Riada was born in 1931 in Cork, Ireland. He is known today as one of the most important figures for the revival of traditional Irish music in the 1960's. He was classically trained in music yet had a strong interest in traditional Irish music. Ó Riada has composed many pieces which have a classical style mixed with Irish Traditional tunes and styles. Features of Irish music include ornamentation, modal keys, gapped scales and a repeated final note. Similar to other composers mentioned on this blog, he has incorporated the folk music of his country into his compositions. Examples of such pieces include the soundtrack he wrote for the documentary 'Mise Éire' in 1959. In his music he used old Irish tunes and changed them slightly. He also used classical instruments as well as some traditional ones, for example he uses a full orchestra. Here is a track from Mise Éire:
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