Irish Tunes: Violin Solo: Instrumental Album

Following the success of 'Irish Fiddle Solos' and 'English Fiddle Tunes' Pete Cooper's new book contains a rich selection of tunes from many Eastern European countries including Poland Ukraine Hungary Romania Serbia Bulgaria and Macedonia and pieces from the Klezmer tradition. There are 80 tunes in a variety of styles: mazurkas polkas kolomyikas freylekhs horas csárdás legenyes sîrbas rucenitsas kopanitsas etc. The material is wide-ranging in complexity including very simple pieces as well as many more challenging tunes requiring intermediate to advanced technique. The introduction provides explanations of rhythms scales modes and notes on theindividual tunes.As with the other books in the series a CD with all the pieces performed by Pete Cooper accompanies the collection which is suitable for grade 3 and above.

Par DUNCAN CRAIG. This book presents 50 traditional fiddle tunes in a variety of styles. The material includes Irish jigs, reels and hornpipes, Scottish tunes and airs, and tunes from the United States and Canada. Many of the tunes include the melody in standard notation, followed by a variation which includes common ways of playing the tune.Each of the tunes includes the fiddle melody with guitar accompaniment. Accompanying recordings performed at medium-slow tempos assist in learning and practicing. Includes access to online audio./ Recueil / Violon

Book with Audio and Video Access. Preface by Jay Ungar, composer of Ashokan Farewell. A Festival of Violin

Learn more about your favorite fiddle styles and techniques through the writings of experts in bluegrass country Irish Cajun and swing traditions. This volume covers the difference between classical violin playing and fiddling 'chopping' technique bariolage double-stop playing and alternate tunings plus lots of info on fiddle tunes from around the world.

A lively collection of great Scottish Irish and Canadian tunes to add variety to your sets! The four books in the series 'The Ceilidh Collection for Fiddlers' have been best sellers in Scotland for more than 20 years with all ages and stages of fiddle players - a testimony to the great Scottish music contained in them. This volume contains some tunes which use more complex rhythms bowings and the keys up to three flats but most of the tunes are in A D or G. Another stunning collection of popular tunes for ceilidh dancing and solo performances. “The Ceilidh Collection has over eighty tunes arranged by type and hereis its real strength: if you’re playing at a ceilidh what you want is a set of tunes suited to the next dance and you want them quickly - mustn’t keep the dancers waiting. Well using this book you just turn to the page and away you go. It’s not just that the tunes are arranged by jigs reels waltzes or whatever but they are also arranged by dance.” “For anyone staring out in the business of playing for dancers the Ceilidh Collection is ideal. It has all the old favourites and a few newer ones for interest. It has nearly all the dances which are usually performed and a few titbits like the set for Burns Nigh and some airs. Nor is it just for fiddlers because everything is chorded. A thoroughly worthwhile publication.” - John Moar Orkney View Magazine

Media Type : BookLevel : Beginning-IntermediateMusical Genre : Celtic/IrishNumber of pages : 80This collection contains 14 arrangements of 22 traditional tunes from Ireland and Scotland in a variety of styles including jigs, reels, hornpipes, slip jigs, strathspeys, waltzes and airs. The harmonies are written so that various combinations from solo instrument with piano, to duets and trios, to full string quartet/orchestra are possible. The cello book includes melody (solo) cello, cello harmony, bass and piano accompaniment. All of the Celtic Tunes for Solo and Ensemble books (Violin, Viola and Cello/Bass) are written as ensemble books, so they can be played as solo books or together as ensemble.

Book with Audio and Video Access. Preface by Jay Ungar, composer of Ashokan Farewell. A Festival of Violin