SKU: HL.49046905

UPC: 196288082040.

English Folk Tunes contains 28 original arrangements of traditional and contemporary tunes including ballads, sea shanties, and carols. Most of the pieces are arranged for solo guitar, with several also offered as trios and with accompaniments. Experienced folk guitarist, and author of Scottish Folk Tunes for Guitar (ED 13359) Hugh Burns provides notes on all of the pieces, as well as playing tips, and technical advice. The volume includes recordings of all tunes in MP3 files for download performed by Hugh Burns. German and French translations of all texts are available as pdf downloads from the Schott Music website. Suitable for players of grades 3-8.

SKU: FH.VAS2

ISBN 978-1-55440-572-5.

This groundbreaking series for viola offers a sound and progressive collection of Repertoire, Recordings, Etudes, Technique, and Orchestral Excerpts for the aspiring virtuoso. Representing all major style periods and a variety of genres, Viola Series, 2013 Edition offers all the music and tools needed to support a comprehensive course of study from the beginner to advanced levels. Two volumes of Etudes (Preparatory-4 and 5-8) include selections that focus on technique for the left hand, right hand, and tone development at every level of study. Chosen as much for their musicality as their pedagogical benefits, these Etudes raise the study of technique to a new level of enjoyment.
Legato Pieces in a Slower Tempo:
Ode to Joy - Beethoven, Ludwig van arr. Mark Mrozinski
Au clair de la lune (Underneath the Moonlight) - Traditional French song arr. Akiko and Forrest Kinney
Chorus of Soldiers, Townspeople, Matadors, Elephants, and Other Miscellaneous Opera Characters - Birston, Harold
Come to the Sea (Vieni sul mar) - Italian folk song arr. Christine Donkin)
Streets of Laredo - American folk song arr. Forrest Kinney
Land of the Silver Birch - Canadian folk song arr. Nancy Telfer
Red River Valley - American folk song arr. Christine Donkin
Energetic Pieces in a Faster Tempo:
Dizzy Lizzy Lightweight - Attwood, Ben and Carol Lumsden
Sailor Song - Traditional sea shanty arr. Jason Gray
Ten Toads - Milne, Elissa
Pepperoni Pizza Pie - Hewitt-Jones, Anita and Caroline Lumsden
A Lively Tune - Carse, Adam
Hark, What's Coming In from Out There? (Horch, was kommt von draussen rein?) - German folk song arr. Christine Donkin
Someone's in the Kitchen with Dinah - American folk song arr. Forrest Kinney
Saint Paul's Steeple - English folk song arr. Jason Gray
The Sounds So Glorious (Das klinget so herrlich) - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus arr. Christine Donkin.

SKU: HL.49046427

ISBN 9781847614988. UPC: 840126920970. 9.0x12.0x0.199 inches.

'English Folk Tunes for Descant Recorder' is a collection of 62 arrangements for descant recorder, of traditional tunes including a range of styles such as Ballads, Hornpipes, Jigs and more. Experienced recorder player and co-author of the Baroque Recorder Anthology series, and Fun and Games with the Recorder series amongst others, Peter Bowman provides notes on all of the styles covered, as well as individual pieces. The volume is accompanied bya recording of all tunes performed by Kathryn Bennetts. German and French translations of all texts are available as pdf downloads from the Schott Music website as well as MP3 play-along tracks. Suitable for players of grades 3-8.

SKU: HL.49047387

ISBN 9781847615664. UPC: 196288208839. 9.0x12.0x0.185 inches.

Welsh Fiddle Tunes presents a collection of beautiful pieces for solo violin drawn from the rich tradition of Welsh folk music. Experienced folk fiddler Siân Phillips provides notes on history of the Welsh Folk music tradition. The volume is accompanied online with a recording of all tunes performed by Siân. German and French translations of all texts are available as pdf downloads from the Schott Music website. Suitable for players of grades 3-8. Part of the best selling World Music series, which also includes Fiddle music from England, Ireland, Scotland, Eastern Europe, America, Argentina, India, China and Korea.