Cormac MacDermott (harper)

Cormac MacDermott (year of birth unknown – 26 February 1618), Irish harper and composer, was one of the best-known Irish harpers and a member of the "Royal Musick" (the official band of musicians) at the English court of James I. He was the only Irish composer at this period known to have written in a European Renaissance art music idiom. == Life == MacDermott may have been a native of Moylurg, northern County Roscommon, whose ruling family were the Mac Diarmata (MacDermott) clan.

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Cormac MacDermott (harper)

Cormac MacDermott (year of birth unknown – 26 February 1618), Irish harper and composer, was one of the best-known Irish harpers and a member of the "Royal Musick" (the official band of musicians) at the English court of James I. He was the only Irish composer at this period known to have written in a European Renaissance art music idiom. == Life == MacDermott may have been a native of Moylurg, northern County Roscommon, whose ruling family were the Mac Diarmata (MacDermott) clan.

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