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Sean O'Riada
Sean O'Riada
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1
Where did he get his inspiration from?
Folk Singing and Jazz Bands
Jazz Bands and Classical Music
Jazz Bands and Ceili Bands
2
Many of the members went onto join the Bothy Band:
False
True
3
When was Sean O'Riada Born?
1932
1931
1930
4
When he was younger what instruments did he play?
Drums & Piano
Piano & Fiddle
Guitar & Fiddle
5
He was Assistant Director of Music in Radio Eireann for 2 years:
False
True
6
Where did O'Riada go after this?
Dublin
London
Paris
7
What was their last album called?
O'Riada sa Croke Park
O'Riada sa Gaiety
O'Riada sa Scoil
8
What type of group did he despise?
Ceili Bands
Orchestra
Ballad Singers
9
What did he become musical director of in 1957?
The National Concert Hall
The Abbey Theatre
The Gaiety Theatre
10
They actually went on to form The Chieftains
True
False
11
What type of group played the traditional airs he wrote for this?
A trad group
A ceili band
An orchestra
12
The musicians wore dress suits:
True
False
13
What tune did the group make famous again?
Carolan's Concerto
Lord Mayo
Si Bheag, Si Mhor
14
He was mostly known for:
Performing, composing and educating
Performing, arranging and singing
Educating, performing and dancing
15
Who played the pipes in the group?
Peadar Mercier
Sean O'Riada
Paddy Moloney
16
Who played the bodhran in the group?
Michael Tubridy
Sean Potts
Peadar Mercier
17
When was this group formed?
1960
1970
1980
18
Name two other movies he wrote music for:
Saoirse & Brooklyn
Saoirse & An Tine Bheo
An Tine Bheo & Brooklyn
19
What was his 15-part radio series called?
Ireland's Musical Heritage
Our Musical Life
Our Musical Heritage
20
What jig featured on one of these albums?
Ships in Full Sail
Watership Down
Ships Going Down
21
He lectured in Trinity College, Dublin:
True
False
22
What two old instruments did he re-introduce?
The Bobhran and The Flute
The Harpsichord and The Bodhran
The Harp and The Bodhran
23
What was the name of the folk-orchestra he formed?
Ceoltoiri Chualann
The Chieftains
The Clancy Brothers
24
What was the first film he wrote music for?
Mise Eire
Ireland's Own
Eire
25
What was unusual about their style of playing?
They all played in unison
They interspersed solos, duets and trios with the full ensemble
They all sang and played together at the same time
26
The group had two radio programmes, Reachaireacht and Riadaigh and Fleadh Cheoil an Raidio:
False
True
27
What other type of music did he use in his compositions?
RnB
Classical
Country
28
What kind of works did he write for his choir?
Popular
Rock
Liturgical
29
He wrote a work called Five Greek Epigrams
False
True
