“Low the sun; short its course”: Tracing the Celtic ritual cycle through music, manuscript and performance
“Low the sun; short its course”: Tracing the Celtic ritual cycle through music, manuscript and performance
This lecture-recital by Professor of Arts Practice at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, University of Limerick, Ireland, explores the musical and ritualistic evidence for the emergence and continuity of the Celtic ritual cycle, with a focus on the rituals of Imbolc and Samhain, a precursor of Halloween.
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