Solos and duets from Celtic lands with additional flute or fiddle parts. Some selections are for duets.

Table of Contents:
A Bruxa, (The Sorceress) by Anton Seoane, Glaicia, Spain with flute/fiddle parts; Bianco Fiore, an Italian piece, with flute/fiddle parts; The Earl of Essex Galliard, by J. Dowland; Summer Morn, by B. Kolle; Summer Night by Geirr Lystrup and Aslaug L. Lygre; The Streams of Bunclody, traditional Irish with flute/fiddle parts; When Morning is Breaking, traditional Welsh, with flute/fiddle parts; Have You Been to Carrick?, traditional Irish; Hardiman the Fiddler, traditional Irish slip-jig; Los Bilbilicos (The Nightingales), traditional Sephardic with flute/fiddle parts; Sheba?s Bellybutton, by B. Kolle with flute/fiddle parts; Bonnie at Morn, traditional Northumberland lullaby with flute /fiddle parts; Voyage South, by B. Kolle; The Lass of Aughrim, traditional Irish ballad with separate solo, duet score, and harp one and two; The Humours of Ballyloughlin, traditional Irish; Saguaro by L. Riley & M. MacBean, harp one and two parts.

The final movement of the Sonata in A major KV 331 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the Rondo Alla Turca, is one of the most famous piano pieces of all time. Once only familiar to musical experts, later a universal piece for all piano pupils, its opening melody is now even omnipresent as an alienated sinus tone-like mobile phone ring tone.
Fazil Say\'s arrangement, originally created as an effective encore, follows on from this popularity. After the first eight bars have been presented in original form, typical elements of jazz superimposed on the still recognisable classical foundations can be discovered, such as syncopation of the top notes and ornamentation through chromatic blue notes, embedded in the at times frenzied chains of semiquavers. In the spirit of the work\'s improvisatory character, Say likes to perfom his Alla Turca Jazz in different combinations, for example accompanied by jazz singers of with orchestra.

It may appear strange that Fazil Say, who was born in Turkey and - when not on tour - is still resident in that country, does not bring back Mozart\'s interpretation of genuine Turkish music closer to its own roots, particularly as many of his compositions such as Black Earth or the Violin Sonata are characterised by a subtle amalgamation of the Classical-Romantic tradition, Turkish folk music and elements of jazz. In a further Mozart arrangement, the ballet music Patara premiered in Vienna in 2006, composed on the basis of the Rococo-like theme from the first movement of the same A-major Sonata (wich enjoys almost as great popularity as the Alla Turca theme), Say utilised the connection which was absent in Alla Turca, albeit in the opposite direction. In the ballet music, the piano symbolises Western culture and the Ney flute Oriental culture, communcated atmosperically by austere percussion instrumentation and soprano vocalisation.

The very popular piece was now arranged for harp by Ekaterina Afanasieva.

Nine arrangements, some familiar and some new. Excellent repertoire for those who play parties, receptions and other public venues. Fingerings are judiciously provided for ease in sight reading or for study purposes in teaching. A set of lead sheets is included at the back of the collection, complete with rehearsal letters, repeat signs, interludes and multi-measure rests. These can be used by any other instrumentalist such as flute, violin, cello, guitar or keyboard. Permission is given to copy the lead sheets for additional instruments.

Titles: The Huron Carol (Canada), Good Christian Men Rejoice, O Christmas Tree (Germany), Tu Scendi Dalle Stelle (Italy), The Sleep of the Infant Jesus, Bring a Torch Jeannette Isabelle, March of the Three Kings, Pat-a-pan (France), The Icy December (Spain).