Natalie MacMaster's - Cape Breton Island Fiddle
Natalie MacMaster's - Cape Breton Island Fiddle

Author: Natalie MacMaster

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications

Published: 2010-10-07

Total Pages: 65

ISBN-13: 1609742354

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This book contains transcriptions of selections from three of Natalie MacMaster's albums: A Compilation, Fit as a Fiddle, and No Boundaries. These tunes were selected because the fiddling was easily heard over the accompaniment and the tune settings were reasonably transferable to standard music notation. These meticulous transcriptions include ornamentations reflecting as clearly as possible the way Natalie currently performs the tunes, which may have evolved since the CDs were recorded. the album source and particular cut are indicated at the beginning of each tune. Contact Rounder Records at 1-800-768-6337 for the recordings.

Mel Bay Presents Natalie MacMaster's Cape Breton Island Fiddle
Mel Bay Presents Natalie MacMaster's Cape Breton Island Fiddle

Author: Natalie MacMaster

Publisher: Pacific, MO : Mel Bay Publications

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780786644735

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This book contains transcriptions of selections from three of Natalie MacMaster's albums: A Compilation, Fit as a Fiddle, and No Boundaries. These tunes were selected because the fiddling was easily heard over the accompaniment and the tune settings were reasonably transferable to standard music notation. These meticulous transcriptions include ornamentations reflecting as clearly as possible the way Natalie currently performs the tunes, which may have evolved since the CDs were recorded. The album source and particular cut are indicated at the beginning of each tune. Contact Rounder Records at 1-800-768-6337 for the recordings.

Cape Breton - Traditional Fiddle Sets with Guitar Tablature
Cape Breton - Traditional Fiddle Sets with Guitar Tablature

Author: Sandy MacIntyre

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications

Published: 2011-07-26

Total Pages: 121

ISBN-13: 1610659856

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This book is a definitive documentation of Cape Breton-style fiddle music. Techniques specific to the style are touched on and many sets (groups of tunes - listening tunes, dance tunes, or a combination thereof - performed in a specific order) are included. Presented are the melodies, chords, and guitar tablature. 120 pages.

Sacred Hymns for Violin
Sacred Hymns for Violin

Author: Burton Isaac

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications

Published: 2016-05-13

Total Pages: 81

ISBN-13: 1609742990

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These violin solos on traditional hymn tunes were written to give the intermediate violinist new and appealing repertoire that will contribute to church services throughout the year. These hymns will add variety and life to worship celebrations. Twenty-one hymn tunes are included in medleys or solos arrangements. Piano accompaniment is included.

Klezmer Collection for C Instruments
Klezmer Collection for C Instruments

Author: Stacy Phillips

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications

Published: 2011-02-24

Total Pages: 189

ISBN-13: 1609740831

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A collection of 120 melodies meticulously transcribed from recordings by the masters of the klezmer style, including Dave Tarras, Naftule Brandwine, Abe Schwartz and many more. Written in standard notation for C instruments, this book includes chordal accompaniment, program notes for each piece, and interviews with master klezmer musician Andy Statman and ethnomusicologist Dr. Walter Zev Feldman.

Catskill Mountain Waltzes and Airs
Catskill Mountain Waltzes and Airs

Author: Molly Mason

Publisher:

Published: 2013-05-14

Total Pages: 82

ISBN-13: 9780985724436

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This is a collection of 62 original waltzes and airs by Jay Ungar & Molly Mason including their classics: "Ashokan Farewell," "The Lovers' Waltz," "The Snowstorm," "Love of My Life" and many more. Jay & Molly live in New York's Catskill Mountains where they run the legendary Ashokan Music & Dance Camps. Highly influenced by music taught at Ashokan, their infectiously playable original tunes reflect a wide variety of styles and moods from Western waltzes, to French Musettes, to Celtic airs, to Scandinavian and Eastern European sounding melodies. Each tune is complete with chord symbols, a descriptive paragraph, and several include illustrative photos.

Solos for young violinists
Solos for young violinists

Author: Barbara Barber

Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780874879889

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Solos for Young Violinists is a graded series of works ranging from elementary to advanced levels representing an exciting variety of styles and techniques for violinists -- a valuable resource for teachers and students of all ages. Many of the works in this collection have long been recognized as stepping stones to the major violin repertoire, while others are newly published pieces for further choices of study. This title is available in Music Prodigy.

100 Irish Tunes for Piano Accordion
100 Irish Tunes for Piano Accordion

Author: David DiGiuseppe

Publisher: Mel Bay Publications

Published: 2016-04-20

Total Pages: 121

ISBN-13: 1619115867

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From Apples in Winter to The Wise Maid, this collection of Irish jigs, reels, and polkas provides beginning to advanced players with a wealth of traditional Irishmusic for solo keyboard accordion. This collection includes a number of tunes transcribed from recordings of not only the keyboard accordion, but also the Irish button box and concertina. Herein too are many of the author's own arrangements. Some of the stellar players whose work appears here are: Jimmy Keane, Phil Cunningham, Alan Kelly, Joe Burke, Jackie Daly, Tom Doherty, Chris Sherburn, Sharon Shannon, and Tony MacMahon. With a basic guide to fingering and rhythm chord symbols included, this book will allow even the novice accordionist to join in a traditional Irish session. The audio features the author's performance of medleys including 21 of the book's 100 selections. Includes access to online audio

The Cape Breton Fiddle
The Cape Breton Fiddle

Author: Glenn Graham

Publisher: Sydney, N.S. : Cape Breton University Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13:

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In the Cape Breton Fiddle, Glenn Graham, an accomplished Cape Breton fiddler, explores the rootes of the Cape BReton fiddling tradition, an art firmly rooted in Scottish Gaelic cultural forms, through an evolution that has made Cape BReton an icon of creativity recognized throughout the world.