SKU: HL.49014206
ISBN 9790220105159. UPC: 840126958775. 8.25x5.75x0.055 inches.
SKU: MB.30963
ISBN 9781513468204. 8.75x11.75 inches.
This exceptional collection of 41 truly beautiful airs and ballads from the British Isles offers both well-known tunes by the prolific blind Irish harpist, Turlough Oâ??Carolan and rarely heard melodies by anonymous composers; all have stood the test of time. Arranged for soprano or tenor recorder, these include Oâ??Carolanâ??s classically influenced â??Lord Inchiquinâ? and â??Eleanor Plunkettâ? as well as â??O Gentle Doveâ? and â??Cuckoo Dearâ?â?? both examples of the strong tradition of song in Wales. Among other tunes, the haunting modal melodies of â??The Dark Slender Boyâ? and â??Enchanted Valleyâ? express the melancholic heart and soul of the British Isles.A few of these songs have taken on a life of their own in modern times. â??Bonny at Mornâ?, a popular traditional tune of northern England and Scotland, was arranged for soprano voice and harp by the 20th century British composer, Benjamin Britten. â??The Skye Boat Songâ? originally recounted Bonnie Prince Charles Edward Stuartâ??s journey to the Isle of Skye after his defeat at the historic Battle of Culloden. Later, the song evolved into a lilting lullaby and was more recently used as the theme song for the popular Outlander television series.Departing slightly from recorder notation practice, author Marcia Diehl has judiciously arranged these melodies complete with spare slur markings to aid the amateur player in authentically and musically rendering these tunes.
SKU: HL.49003188
ISBN 9780946535224. UPC: 841886002289. 8.25x11.75x0.486 inches. English.
Aural Matters provides useful resource material for aural training at Advanced level in a single volume with two accompanying compact discs. the first part is packed with examples of dictation and discrimination exercises, carefully graded in difficulty. The recordings on disc allow these practice-materials to be used by the student at home, as well as by teachers in the classroom. The text provides a systematic approach to aural training * melody and two-part dictation, harmonic recognition, identifying errors in performance * with frequent hints and tips that will enable the student to develop increasing skill and confidence in the tests. Part Two provides an recorded anthology of the compositional techniques with wich students are expected to be familiar at Advanced level. A huge variety of extracts has been specially selected from British folk-songs, world music, jazz, pop and the main periods of art music from the late Renaissance to modern times. A detailed commentary shows how to recognize periods, styles, structures, instruments and techniques in this music, with all of these features copiously illustrated in the examples on disc. The complete work provides an invaluable resource not only for the Advanced level aural syllabus, but also for any study of style and analysis in the wide variety of music that is encountered today. Prelude * Part I: Melody Dictation * Two-Part Dictation * Keys, Chords and Cadences * Intonation * Spot the Mistakes * Part II: Prelude to Part II: Aural and Stylistic Analysis * Folk Music of the British Isles * World Music * Jazz * Popular Music * Music of the Late Renaissance * Music of the Baroque Era * Classical Music * Romantic Music * Music in the 20th Century * Answers to the Tests * Index.
SKU: MB.WBM58M
ISBN 9781736363058. 8.75x11.75 inches.
A comprehensive collection of 172 guitar solos for the flatpick or plectrum guitarist. All solos are written in standard notation with accompanying online recordings by the author. The solos include beautiful American, British and Celtic airs and ballads, Celtic dance tunes, lute and early music, popular classical repertoire and contemporary etudes. Includes access to online audio.
SKU: HL.49030375
ISBN 9781847610454. English.
Aural Matters provides useful resource material for aural training at Advanced level in a single volume with two accompanying compact discs. the first part is packed with examples of dictation and discrimination exercises, carefully graded in difficulty. The recordings on disc allow these practice-materials to be used by the student at home, as well as by teachers in the classroom. The text provides a systematic approach to aural training - melody and two-part dictation, harmonic recognition, identifying errors in performance - with frequent hints and tips that will enable the student to develop increasing skill and confidence in the tests. Part Two provides an recorded anthology of the compositional techniques with wich students are expected to be familiar at Advanced level. A huge variety of extracts has been specially selected from British folk-songs, world music, jazz, pop and the main periods of art music from the late Renaissance to modern times. A detailed commentary shows how to recognize periods, styles, structures, instruments and techniques in this music, with all of these features copiously illustrated in the examples on disc. The complete work provides an invaluable resource not only for the Advanced level aural syllabus, but also for any study of style and analysis in the wide variety of music that is encountered today.
SKU: HL.49017674
ISBN 9790001150217. UPC: 841886009929. 7.5x10.75x0.012 inches. English.
Two of the best-known and most popular folk songs from the British Isles, arranged by the English choral expert Malcolm Goldring, the director of the 'Open Singing' event at the festival 'Europa Cantat Mainz 2006'. The English song 'Early One Morning' and the secret national anthem of Wales 'All Through The Night' are available in equally sentimental arrangements for mixed choir.
SKU: HL.14023538
UPC: 884088826178. 6.75x10.5x0.026 inches.
Vincent Novello was a British composer and Organist who gave the Novello publishing company its first embryonic form. Here he arranges Rule, Britannia! for Voice SATB with Piano accompaniment to introduce some contrapuntal interest in the verse.When 18th century British composer Thomas Arne included his song Rule, Britannia! in a masque based on the life of Alfred the Great that was presented at Cliveden, the country home of Frederick, Prince of Wales, he could not have imagined that more than two hundred seventy years later his ditty would be known throughout the British Isles and beyond. Rule, Britannia! is widely used in the Royal Navy and British Army and is featuredeach year at the Last Night of the Proms in the Royal Albert Hall as a national sing-along.At the time of writing, the Dutch actually 'ruled the waves,' so this song was more an exhortation than a status report. The lyrics were also a statement of civil liberty. Since Cromwell's time, Britain had had a standing army which could be turned against the native population. A standing navy, however, existed solely to protect the nation from invaders, protecting a free populace.
SKU: CL.RWS-1935-01
American Dances is a three movement suite originally composed for the Boston Pops Brass. Each movement features an American popular music genre. Square draws upon the country, western and bluegrass traditions as brought to the United States though settlers from the British Isles. Fun, interactive and delightfully challenging! When programmed with Rag (Mvt. 1) and Swing (Mvt. 3), the full American Dances suite is particularly effective in any concert setting.
SKU: CL.RWS-1935-00
SKU: BT.AMP-394-140
9x12 inches. English-German-French-Dutch.
The melody of this Christmas carol comes originally from a Finnish songbook of 1582, containing a collection of 74 medieval songs together with Latin texts. The version arranged by Gustav Holst became very popular in the British Isles - with a text that links it to December 28, the Day of the Holy Innocents. Philip Sparke based his adaptation on Holst’s powerful arrangement and has added various musical material himself. De melodie van dit kerstlied is afkomstig uit een Fins liedboek uit 1582 waarin 74 liederen met Latijnse tekst gebundeld waren. Gustav Holst maakte er een eerste arrangment van, wat ervoor zorgde dat dit lied erg bekend werd in de Britse Eilanden. Dit had ook te maken met de tekst die vertelt over de “Day of the Holy Innocents†op 28 december. Philip Sparke maakte een eigen arrangement dat gebaseerd is op de versie van Holst, en voegde er eigen elementen aan toe.Die Melodie zu diesem Weihnachtslied stammt aus einem finnischen Gesangbuch von 1582, in dem 74 mittelalterliche Lieder mit lateinischem Text versammelt waren. Die von Gustav Holst arrangierte Version wurde dann auch in England sehr beliebt - mit einem Text, der das Lied mit dem 28. Dezember, dem Tag der unschuldigen Heiligen†verknüpft. Philip Sparke basierte seine Bearbeitung auf dem kraftvollen Arrangement von Holst und fügte diesem noch eigenes musikalisches Material hinzu.Personent Hodie est un chant de Noël extrait d’un livre de cantiques finlandais édité en 1582, rassemblant 74 chansons médiévales composées partir de textes en latin. Arrangé par Gustav Holst, il devint alors très populaire en Angleterre, et fut surtout interprété le 28 décembre, le jour des Saints Innocents. Dans son arrangement qui prend le titre A Christmas Processional, Philip Sparke honore la version de Gustav Holst tout en l’enrichissant de son immense savoir-faire musical.La melodia che accompagna questo canto natalizio ha origine da un libro di canti finlandese del 1582 che raccoglie 74 testi in latino risalenti al Medioevo. La versione arrangiata da Gustav Holst divenne molto popolare in Inghilterra, con un testo che riallaccia il canto al 28 dicembre, “giorno dei Santi innocentiâ€. Il potente arrangiamento di Holst è servito a Philip Sparke come base per il suo arrangiamento.
SKU: BT.AMP-394-010
The melody of this Christmas carol comes originally from a Finnish songbook of 1582, containing a collection of 74 medieval songs together with Latin texts. The version arranged by Gustav Holst became very popular in the British Isles - with a textthat links it to December 28, the Day of the Holy Innocents. Philip Sparke based his adaptation on Holsts powerful arrangement and has added various musical material himself.De melodie van deze kersthymne werd in 1582 voor het eerst uitgegeven in een Fins liederenboek, een bundel van 74 middeleeuwse liederen met Latijnse teksten. Philip Sparke heeft deze bewerking voor harmonieorkest gebaseerd op het krachtige, inEngeland zeer geliefde arrangement van Holst, met toevoeging van inleidend materiaal en een discant in het laatste couplet.Die Melodie zu diesem Weihnachtslied stammt aus einem finnischen Gesangbuch von 1582, in dem 74 mittelalterliche Lieder mit lateinischem Text versammelt waren. Die von Gustav Holst arrangierte Version wurde dann auch in England sehr beliebt - miteinem Text, der das Lied mit dem 28. Dezember, dem Tag der unschuldigen Heiligen verknüpft. Philip Sparke basierte seine Bearbeitung auf dem kraftvollen Arrangement von Holst und fügte diesem noch eigenes musikalisches Material hinzu.Personent Hodie est un chant de Noël extrait dun livre de cantiques finlandais édité en 1582, rassemblant 74 chansons médiévales composées partir de textes en latin. Arrangé par Gustav Holst, il devint alors trés populaire en Angleterre, etfut surtout interprété le 28 décembre, le jour des Saints Innocents. Dans son arrangement qui prend le titre A Christmas Processional, Philip Sparke honore la version de Gustav Holst tout en lenrichissant de son immense savoir-faire musical.La melodia che accompagna questo canto natalizio ha origine da un libro di canti finlandese del 1582 che raccoglie 74 testi in latino risalenti al Medioevo. La versione arrangiata da Gustav Holst divenne molto popolare in Inghilterra, con un testoche riallaccia il canto al 28 dicembre, giorno dei Santi innocenti. Il potente arrangiamento di Holsté servito a Philip Sparke come base per il suo arrangiamento.
SKU: CA.201699
The choral tradition of British cathedrals and universities is world famous. Over the centuries, an immense trove of musical treasures came into being on the British Isles: euphonious choral settings which, in the meantime, have become increasingly popular on the European continent. The figuralchor koln conducted by Richard Mailander has recorded some of the most beautiful motets and anthems in the original language. The settings by notable composers such as Thomas Tallis, William Byrd and Charles Villiers Stanford provide a comprehensive overview of the long tradition of English sacred choral music from the 16th to the 19th century. Score available separately - see item CA.201600.
SKU: HL.14021851
ISBN 9780946005543. 5.75x8.25x0.242 inches. English.
Continuing on from the first volume, More Songs And Ballads Of Ireland is another fabulous volume of traditional music from the Emerald Isle! It encompasses every style and type of Irish song to form a well rounded and versatile selection to enliven any sing-song, hooley or traditional session. This second collection of forty songs contains the complete words, music and guitar chords for each piece. Featured songs include: A Bunch of Thyme, The Wild Rover, Raglan Road and the ever popular Sally Gardens.
SKU: AP.44164
UPC: 038081497990. English.
An ecossaise, derived from the French word for Scottish, was a dance that was very popular in Europe in the early nineteenth century. Beethoven was enamored with the music of the British Isles, and composed this work in 1810; though he withheld it from publication, it was published posthumously. Beethoven's humor and playfulness abound in this delightful arrangement for young players. (1:35).
SKU: LO.30-1732H
UPC: 000308061062.
Play parties are an American phenomenon with roots in children's games songs from the British Isles. They are song, dance and game all in one. Play parties came about in rural America during the second half of the 19th century. Many of these authentic folk songs are still popular today. This is a one-of-a-kind collection, based on research and interviews of people who actually performed and attended play parties as children. Also included in this terrific resource are the movement instructions for each play party.
