Raymond Deane

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Raymond Deane

Raymond Deane (born 1953, Achill Island

Achill Island

Achill Island in County Mayo is the largest island of Ireland, and is situated off the west coast. It has a population of 2,700. Its area is 148 km? ....
) is a contemporary freelance Irish composer and author. His work "Seachanges (with Danse Macabre)

Seachanges (with Danse Macabre)

'Seachanges' is a contemporary piece of music written by Raymond Deane in 1993.It is part of the Leaving Certificate's Music syllabus along with Mozart's Piano Concerto No....
" (the first work in his Macabre Trilogy) is currently study material on the Leaving Certificate Music syllabus in Ireland

Ireland

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. He has lived in Dublin

Dublin

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, Basel

Basel

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, Cologne

Cologne

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, Berlin

Berlin

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, Oldenburg

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, Paris

Paris

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, and Fuerth.

He studied music in University College Dublin, Ireland, from 1970 till 1974.

He was a founder member of the Association of Young Irish Composers which later became the Association of Irish Composers, the Irish branch of the International Society for Contemporary Music.

Numerous recordings of his works have been made, on the Naxos

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, Black Box, and RTE

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labels.

Deane is also well known for his work as a political activist.

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