Par DICKENS EMILY. This 5 minute arrangement by Emily Dickens for VOCES8 draws together a pair of stunningly emotive melodic lines from the Scottish and Irish folk traditions: My Lagan Love and She Moved Through the Fair. The lower voices create a drone on which the tenor and upper voices explore the beautifully simple and instantly recognisable harmonies of these folk songs. / Choral Music / Rec…

If you want to play the guitar, but don't want to play a zillion chords, this is the book for you! Includes music, tab and lyrics to 33 familiar bluegrass, old-time, folk and gospel songs, each with only TWO CHORDS. Inside this book you'll find: - Valuable tips, hints and tricks - Suggestions on buying a guitar - Tuning your guitar - Chording the guitar - The thumb strum - 1, 2 and 3 finger chords…

Ballad On Danish Folk Legends. Par GADE NIELS WILHELM. With 'Elverskud” ('The Erl-Kings Daughter”), Gade presented his second 'secular cantata for soloists, choir and orchestra”, the first having been his successful 'Comala” Op. 12 (1845/46). The genre was quite popular among his contemporaries. This time, Gade planned to base the work on the text of a folk song. Originally, he had approached Hans…

61 Traditional Pieces. Par DYER JONNY (Arr.). Scandinavian Folk Tunes for Accordion is a collection 61 arrangements of traditional tunes from Sweden, Finland and Norway. Scandinavian traditional music specialist accordionist Jonny Dyer provides notes on the history of the music, as well as playing techniques and styles. The volume is accompanied by a CD with a recording of all tunes performed by …

Stylish arrangements of selected highlights from the leading 20th century composer. Par BARTOK BELA. The Boosey and Hawkes Bartók Edition showcases brand new stylish arrangements of highlights from the leading twentieth century composer for developing musicians to learn and enjoy. The Romanian Folk Dances were originally written in 1915 as a suite of six short piano pieces, which Bartók subsequen…

The Boosey and Hawkes Bartók Edition showcases brand new stylish arrangements of highlights from the leading twentieth century composer for developing musicians to learn and enjoy. The Romanian Folk Dances were originally written in 1915 as a suite of six short piano pieces, which Bartók subsequently orchestrated for small ensemble. In this edition, Hywel Davies has arranged the suite for clarinet…

The Boosey and Hawkes Bartók Edition showcases brand new stylish arrangements of highlights from the leading twentieth century composer for developing musicians standard to learn and enjoy. Duos and Trios for Violin features selected highlights from For Children, Mikrokosmos, Romanian Folk Dances, Romanian Christmas Carols and other works, imaginatively arranged for two or three violins by Hywel D…

The Boosey and Hawkes Bartók Edition showcases brand new stylish arrangements of highlights from the leading twentieth century composer for developing musicians to learn and enjoy. The Romanian Folk Dances were originally written in 1915 as a suite of six short piano pieces, which Bartók subsequently orchestrated for small ensemble. In this edition, Hywel Davies has arranged the suite for clarinet…

A second book of easy pieces for cello. Par BLACKWELL KATHY / DAVID. Pièces en utilisant un doigt deuxième Pièces à l'aide avant et en arrière des extensions Une gamme de styles allant du folk au jazz Semi-croches, noires en pointillé, et 6 / 8 temps Duos avec des pièces de difficulté égale Gammes et arpèges des clés dans le livre, plus G Major 2 octaves Une musique Fact-Finder page à contri…

Béla Bartók crowned his Mikrokosmos published in 1940 with Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm. On the one hand, they reflect manifold influences of Balkan folk music on the composer's oeuvre and, on the other hand, they are among frequently played concert pieces, such as the Allegro barbaro or the Ostinato for example. The musical text of this separate edition is based on the world's first urtext edit…

After a twelve-year interval, Dvo?ák once again turned his attention to the string quartet in summer 1893. He had been musical director in New York since autumn 1892 and spent the summer in Spillville (Iowa) where a group of Czech immigrants had settled, thus making him feel at home. The beautiful natural surroundings led him to write this unconventional string quartet in the tradition of Beethove…

Par RIMSKI-KORSAKOV NICOLAI. One of the world's most beloved symphonic compositions, Scheherazade is a shimmering, evocative musical treatment of the legend of the sultan's wife who staved off certain death by entertaining her husband with fascinating stories for 1001 nights. Imbued with exotic Near Eastern moods and the subtle flavour of Russian folk music, this lyrical masterpiece - a staple of …

Par BARTOK BELA. Béla Bartók?s six string quartets, composed between 1908 and 1940, are 20th-century milestones of the genre. His First String Quartet is closely linked to his unhappy love for the violinist Stefi Geyer, to whom he sent the initial measures of its first movement in early 1908 with the remark: ?My song of death?. When he completed all three movements of the work a year later, he had…