The British Musical Biography

[E] Bunting, Edward, musician a.nd editor,
was born at Armagh, in February, 1773. He
was articled assistant to Weir, at a church in
Belfast, in 1784. Organist of St. Stephen's
chapel, Belfast. Married to Miss Chapman,
1819. He died at Dubhn, December 21, 1843.

[W] Works. — A General Collection'. 'of the An-
cient Irish Music; containing a variety of
admired airs never before published, and also
the compositions of Conolan and Carolan,
Lond., 1796. A General Collection of the
Ancient Music of Ireland, arranged for the
Pianoforte ; some of the most admired Melo-
dies are adapted for the Voice, to poetry
chiefly translated from the original Irish
songs by Thomas Campbell, Esq., and other
eminexit poets ; to which is prefaced an His-
torical and Critical Dissertation on the Egyp-
tian, British, and Irish Harp, London, 1809.
The Ancient Music of Ireland, arranged for
the Pianoforte ; to which is prefixed a Dis-
sertation on the Irish Harps and Harpers,
including an account of the Old Melodies of
Ireland. Dublin, 1840. These collections of
Irish music are among the best which have
been made, and Bunting is regarded as a
fairly 'accurate compiler.

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