Renowned fiddle player and arranger Chris Haigh presents this fantastic survey of French fiddle music, with over 200 pieces exploring the variety of traditional fiddle music found throughout the country. France is perhaps not as famous for fiddle music as Ireland, Scotland or Romania is, but scratch below the surface and you will finda rich tradition packed with unique dance forms, crooked tune structures, unusual and exotic modes, and non-tempered scales. This fantastic collection also includes ...
French fiddle tunes from Alsace, Auvergne, Berry, Brittany, Gascony, Morvan, Paris, Provence, and Tarn. Includes notes on style and performance suggestions for each piece.
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Contains: America the Beautiful; Anchors Aweigh; The Battle Cry of Freedom; Battle Hymn of the Republic; The Caissons Go Rolling Along; Columbia The Gem of the Ocean; Eternal Father Strong to Save; God Bless America; Hail to the Chief; The Liberty Bell;Marine's Hymn; My Country Tis Of Thee; National Emblem; Over There; Semper Fidelis; Semper Paratus; The Star Spangled Banner; Stars & Stripes Forever; This is a Great Country; This is My Country; This is the Army Mr. Jones; This Land is Your Land...
'Hungarian Fiddle Tunes' presents a collection of over 140 pieces for solo violin drawn from the rich tradition of Hungarian folk music. With tunes covering a range of styles from Verbunkos, to Cs rd s, to Magyar n¢ta, experienced folk fiddler Chris Haigh provides notes on all of the pieces, explaining technical aspects of the playing style. The volume is accompanied by a CD with a recording of all tunes performed by Chris. German and French translations of all texts are available as free pdf dow...
In this volume, folk musician Patrick Steinbach has compiled the most beautiful Irish tunes and, in addition, provides much information on the performance as well as on the style and the cultural background of Irish music. All pieces are recorded on the accompanying CD, but it is also possible to buy the appropriate piano accompaniment (The Irish Piano Book, 49019341). Motivating repertoire for violin lessons or just for fun! Contents: • Ballydesmond Polka • The Lark in ...
Klezmer tunes and Jewish melodies for violin or a variety of instrumental combinations. Includes performance and improvisation tips. The accompanying CD has full recordings of all the pieces as well as play-along tracks. -the publisher
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The full range of traditional fiddle repertoire is now at your fingertips! Using these generous collections, you can create your own ceilidh, barn dance, jazz club or Sarajevo street-caf‚. Some of this music is familiar, some more exotic, but all of it is absolutely authentic, faithfully arranged and, above all, hugely enjoyable. Each title in the series is available in two formats: the Violin Edition (with an optional easy violin part and guitar chords); or the Complete Edition, which also incl...
First published in 1982, but out of print for many years, this new edition of Swinging Texas Fiddlin' contains all the old tunes, as well as Tiny Moore's commentary, found in the original publication. It also includes a foreword by Merle Haggard, whose band in the 1970s included Tiny Moore on mandolin and fiddle. It was on Haggard's band bus that they listened to old Bob Wills tunes, determined to master them on the fiddle, and this was the inspiration for the creation of this book. (contents ...
Mexican Fiddle Tunes contains 42 original melodies, divided into 'Son huasteco' and 'Son calentano.' All pieces are written for solo violin, including chord symbols. The experienced editors provide background information, instructions for ornamentation and improvisation as well as translations of all Spanish texts. The volume also contains an MP3-CD with recordings of all tunes. Grade 3 and higher (intermediate to difficult).
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The full range of traditional fiddle repertoire is now at your fingertips! Using these generous collections, you can create your ownceilidh, barn dance, jazz club or Sarajevo street-caf‚. Some of this music is familiar, some more exotic, but all of it isabsolutely authentic, faithfully arranged and, above all, hugely enjoyable. Each title in the series is available in two formats: the Violin Edition (with an optional easy violin part and guitar chords); or the Complete Edition, which also includ...
The full range of traditional fiddle repertoire is now at your fingertips! Using these generous collections, you can create your ownceilidh, barn dance, jazz club or Sarajevo street-caf‚. Some of this music is familiar, some more exotic, but all of it isabsolutely authentic, faithfully arranged and, above all, hugely enjoyable. Each title in the series is available in two formats: the Violin Edition (with an optional easy violin part and guitar chords); or the Complete Edition, which also includ...
Instrumentalists will love this fabulous collection of 101 classic songs that are perfect for tranquil performances: Ave Maria, Op. 52, No. 6 Bridge over Troubled Water Come Away with Me Desperado Edelweiss Faithfully In Your Eyes Misty Nobody Does It Better Yesterday and more. - the publisher
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Traditional tunes from Sweden, Finland and Norway with historical notes, playing techniques and a CD of full performances. Edited and arranged by Vicki Swan.
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Contains works by Ortiz (Recercada), Narvaez (Fantasia), Sanz (Canarios), Bononcini (Sonata), de Laserna (Minue), Traditional (Cubana), Arcas (Marina - Tango and Bolero), Nazareth (Garota and Guerreiro), Berger (En la playa, Choro), translated and editedby Gudrun H”bold and Dietmar Berger. DANZAS series - music from Spain and South America. -the publisher
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Following the birth of her first child, violinist Rachel Barton Pine went looking for a collection of lullabies written for violin and piano. After finding nothing in existence, she set about gathering sheet music and recording her own versions with pianist Matthew Hagle. This new collection celebrates the beauty of new life and parenthood with familiar tunes and new discoveries by composers such as Brahms, Ravel, Faur‚, and Gershwin. Meticulously edited, these are short and elegant while remain...
Contents: • H.W. ERNST: The Last Rose of Summer • H.W. ERNST: The Erlk”nig (Grand Caprice After Schubert) • LOCATELLI: Labyrinth • VECSEY: Preludio e Fuga
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For solo violin, this book is a collection of straightforward wedding arrangements without piano. Inside you will find the most commonly requested music for wedding ceremonies, from traditional favorites to beautiful classical pieces that are sure to provide an elegant musical experience.
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Includes 12 songs from Webber productions: As If We Never Said Goodbye; Close Every Door; Don't Cry For Me Argentina; Everything's Alright; Go Go Go Joseph; Gus: The Theatre Cat; Love Changes Everything; Our Kind Of Love; The Music Of The Night; The Phantom Of The Opera; Unexpected Song; Whistle Down The Wind.
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21st Century (1999). When Dan Welcher was commissioned to create a solo work for the 2014 Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition, it was suggested that he incorporate some local color - either Texan or American to commemorate the year's competition being held in Austin. Welcher found the traditional songs The Dying Cowboy and Rattlesnake, and made a two-part (slow-fast) composition. The first section consists of three "verses" of The Dying Cowboy, beginning simply and ending with virtuos...
21st Century. Truly masterful in her ability to marry Western performance ideals with the folk music of China, Chen Yi wrote this plaintive memorial work in tribute to the passing of her teacher, Professor Lin Yaoji. In the program notes, the composer speaks to her mentor: "I wish you could hear the tune in my Memory, which sounds like my painful cry out of your name in our Cantonese dialect. I expressed my deep sorrow in the music, to remember your fatherly mentorship. Your meaningful smile will...
Romantic. Ysa˜e's opus 27 is one of the key works in the repertoire for unaccompanied violin. This definitive musical text goes beyond the musical text from the first edition. -the publisher
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G. Henle urtext edition, released summer 2004. Edited by Norbert Gertsch. Preface by Michel Stockhem. Fingering & bowing by the composer. First came Johann Sebastian Bach's sonatas and partitas, then Nicola Paganini's caprices. Now, with the op. 27 sonatas of EugŠne Ysa˜e, the key works in the repertoire for unaccompanied violin are available in urtext editions from Henle. Ysa˜e peppered these challenging works with extraordinary difficulties, dedicating each of them to a virtuoso violinist of h...
Long-celebrated as a fount of new repertoire for strings, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich (who played violin in the American Symphony under Stokowski and studied with Galamian) has created a wealth of chamber works that endure in the hearts and on the music stands of string players throughout the world. Zwilich's Fantasy for solo Violin, commissioned as a compulsory work for the 2014 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, is a 6-minute journey through idiomatic fireworks and special colors in dra...
21st Century (2020). In her powerful Foreword to the music, violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins has written: "There are great works which give voice to important moments for generations, and this is one of them." The tragedy of Elijah McClain's murder has moved us all, and for many musicians the image of this gentle young man playing his violin for kittens at an animal shelter has added a poignant extra layer. Zwilich was a professional violinist before turning exclusively to composing, and A LITTLE VI...