All Praise to St. Patrick
  • Don9of11Don9of11
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    When I was in St. Mary's Choir some years ago we would sing a hymn "All Praise to St. Patrick" the arrangement was from the 1918 St. Basil's hymnal and set to an Irish Melody. I was doing some research today and came upon a melody composed by or at least arranged by Ludwig van Beethoven, "The Pulse of an Irishman". I found the music on the IMSLP. I then turned to YouTube and found some videos and the two melodies are very similar. Can some of you more learned musicians take a look at the music and confirm this?
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    Pulse of an Irishman - No4-Beethoven.pdf
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  • OrganistRob320OrganistRob320
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    Beethoven just set the old Irish melody for the arrangement.
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  • Liam
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    Audio for context:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3rWVqTdmIM
    Thanked by 2Don9of11 Randolph Nichols
  • Don9of11Don9of11
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    I thought I might add this to the mix. The tune "St. Patrick's Day"



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