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…

Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. Pour créer cette rhapsodie irlandaise, Jan Van der Roost a puisé dans la richesse de la musique traditionnelle irlandaise. Dublin Dances (“Danses de Dublin”) rassemble trois célèbres mélodies qui forment le canevas de l’oeuvre. La première mélodie, Brian Boru’s March, a fait le tour du monde dans les années 1980, grâce à l’interprétation du brillant flûtiste James Galway. Du…

Par VAN DER ROOST JAN. our créer cette rhapsodie irlandaise, Jan Van der Roost a puisé dans la richesse de la musique traditionnelle irlandaise. Dublin Dances (“Danses de Dublin”) rassemble trois célèbres mélodies qui forment le canevas de l’oeuvre. La première mélodie, Brian Boru’s March, a fait le tour du monde dans les années 1980, grâce à l’interprétation du brillant flûtiste James Galway. Dub…

The Skye Steersman'S Song. Par REINSHAGEN FRANK. Song from the Hebrides. Compatible with clarinet and saxophone editions. Medium Writing these arrangements, Frank Reinshagen has created little masterpieces, which broaden the rhythmical and harmonic context of the original tunes in an interesting manner without detracting from their archaic and melancholic character. These original tunes are - in a…

The Contra Dance Encyclopedia is a handbook for musicians who want to play for contra dances. Music from American fiddle tunes to the Irish tradition are presented in sets suitable for playing for dances (as well as sessions concerts and other gigs). There is also an extensive section of tunes grouped into Reels Jigs and Waltzes that can be used. Included is a short history of contra dance as …

Turlough O'Carolan (1670-1738) was the most famous Irish composer of his time. His memorable melodies influenced both by European classical music and by ancient Gaelic harp traditions have remained popular through the centuries and lend themselves especially well to fingerstyle guitar. The arrangements in this volume are of intermediate difficulty and are a pleasure to play for guitarists of alm…

For Hammered Dulcimer And Other Melody Instruments. Par SANSONE MAGGIE. This music book is a collection of 124 tunes arranged for the Hammered Dulcimer and other 'C' melody instruments (recorder, pennywhistle, fiddle, mandolin, guitar). Chords are included. The Music is transcribed from the playing of Maggie Sansone, America's premier hammered dulcimer player and teacher specializing in Celtic mus…

'Mills on the Merrimack' presents a musical portrait of Lowell, MA and its mill town traditions. Opening with a view of the river on a misty morning, the music flows with the river into the city of Lowell where industry and the Irish heritage of its settlers is represented. These two main musical themes are then brought together in a way that depicts the bond between the city and its founding citi…

Par VOSS RICHARD. Turlough O'Carolan est né dans le comté de Meath en Irlande en 1670. Il a été formé comme un jeune à jouer de la harpe et tout au long de sa vie composé un grand nombre de chansons. O'Carolan a développé un style personnel, contenant les éléments mélodiques de musique irlandaise de folk, la musique de harpe courtois et la musique baroque italienne. Musique de O'Carolan n'a été pu…