Eduardo Toldra (1895-1962) was a Catalan virtuoso violinist conductor and composer whose students included Ros-Marb and Montsalvatge. His compositional work consists largely of songs folk dances operas and orchestral pieces; rather traditional in style it was initially dismissed as old-fashioned compared to many of his contemporaries. Today however a revival in interest in Catalan folk mu…

Transient Glory Series-Boatmen’s Song was inspired by a folk song from northern China which was used by the boatmen as they towed their boats along the river. As this means of propulsion is now consigned to history only the musicremains; however the hand-clapping and nonsense words still reflect the unending turmoil and unrest of the river. Bright Sheng is a contemporary Chinese composer who…

Traditional-Combining the Andean folk song Ojos Azules with folk songs from Ecuador and Peru this is the sort of music that Stephen Hatfield has excelled at for so long.Scored here for choir and percussion – small and large shaker guiro and floor tom – it will be impossible for your singers to refrain from moving to the music and the audience from dancing in the aisles.

A unique guide to the composition of folk tunes. It requires no previous experience of tune writing is full of practical down-to earth suggestions about every aspect of composition and covers a wide variety of folk styles. The book shows you how to analyse deconstruct and rebuild traditional tunes and takes you step by step through the process of creating a tune. Chris Haigh's second book follo…

A Christmas Jubilee. Par MARTIN JOSEPH M.. Set hearts soaring with this joyful Christmas cantata based on American folk songs, spirituals, bluegrass-styled carols and original gospel songs. Traditional choral elements dance easily with the rustic qualities of the mountain music and the results are pure joy. Designed to be performed either with piano alone or with the unique bluegrass consort, this…

This traditional Irish folk song sub-titled “The Wealthy Woman ” has reached worldwide popularity thanks to the popular folk ensemble Celtic Woman. Desmond Earley has created this arrangement using vocal whispers body percussion and divisi choir to create a vocal orchestra that will bring the house down. Baritone and soprano solo sections give your singers a change to really shine.

Compiled and edited by David Blackwell, Piano Mix 3 is packed full of brilliant music that has been specially arranged for Easy Piano. Featuring a diverse range of styles and genres from centuries ago to the present day, to help pianists progress from Grades 3 to 4.The repertoire in Piano Mix 3 reflects the type of music in the ABRSM Piano syllabuses. In Piano Mix 3 the pieces are mostly at Grade …

Par AL PETTEWAY. Master guitarist Al Petteway ventures into new territory with 15 Celtic-inspired, traditional, and New Age fingerstyle compositions in standard and alternate tunings. Derived from Al's award-winning solo recording of the same title, each piece bears the inimitable Petteway signature of profoundly graceful, inspired innovation. Written in standard notation and tab with several piec…

Par BALAZS ARPAD. Árpád Balázs (*1937) composed the first version of the work between 1994 and 1996 for tárogató and concert band. Since this traditional Hungarian instrument is rarely found in ensembles abroad, a soprano saxophone can serve as an alternative solo instrument. The composer uses melodies from the early 18th century, from the age of Rákóczi's war of independence. An ambitious framewo…

A Christmas Jubilee-Set hearts soaring with this joyful Christmas cantata based on American folk songs spirituals bluegrass-styled carols and original gospel songs. Traditional choral elements dance easily with the rustic qualities of the mountain music and the results are pure joy. Designed to be performed either with piano alone or with the unique bluegrass consort this work is a celebration …