The Gallipoli Campaign took place between April 1915 and January 1916 and marked the first significant military engagement for Australia as an independent dominion. The Gallipoli Songbook commemorates this crucial event of the Great War with a collection of contemporary songs relating to the soldiers, the public at home, and the sheer poignancy of such a tragic event, all arranged for Piano, Vocal and Guitar.The diversity of songs included in this Gallipoli Songbook is testament to the spirit of optimism, consolation and humour inherent in the collective consciousness at the time of such great anxiety and fear. This is a wonderful compilation of contemporary tunes that were popular both before the War, during the various campaigns and after the War itself. Some songs included here sum up the optimistic and patriotic spirit in the years leading up to Gallipoli, such as Waltzing Matilda and God Save The King, while others like And The Band Played Waltzing Matilda, from after the event, look back on the horrors of the Anzac experience on those fateful days.Other tunes come from the wonderful British Music Hall tradition, using irony, sarcasm and humour to overcome the sadness associated with the Great War. Songs like Oh! It's A Lovely War, It's A Long Way To Tipperary and Along The Road To Gundagai were popular both at home and as marching tunes, conquering the petrifying realities of war with rousing music and song. The Gallipoli Songbook also includes wistful, sad and heartbreakingly poignant lyrics that capture the unavoidable sadness associated with the costs of total war, songs like I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now, There's A Long, Long Trail and The Gift Of Years, all bittersweet reflections on love, loss and life's transience. Each song included here is a fantastic way to remember the victims of the Gallipoli campaign, and to understand the power that music has to allay, disguise and reflect upon fear and anxiety. The songs, arranged for Piano, Vocal and Guitar with full lyrics and chord boxes, are a fascinating insight into the period from before the War to after it, and their timelessness makes them as fun to play and sing now, as they were back then. The book also contains a smattering of brilliant images from the time, as well as an extensive foreword that explains, in detail, some of the songs and their meanings.The Gallipoli Songbook is an enjoyable, poignant and fascinating collection of tunes of, or relating to, the Great War and the Gallipoli campaign. Each song is beautiful in its own way, and would be perfect for a commemorative performance, or just an addition to your general repertoire. This songbook is perfect for a musician interested in history, or simply anyone who appreciates the golden age of emotive songs that meant more back then than we could ever imagine today. / Piano/Vocal/Guitare (PVG)

A superb collection of over 70 favourite Christmas carols and songs arranged for Piano, with lyrics and Guitar chord symbols, guaranteed to get you in the festive mood! Including popular songs such as A Spaceman Came Travelling and Happy Xmas (War Is Over), as well as traditional carols, such as Away In A Manger and Once In Royal David's City. / Célébrations / Partition /

Description Reader's Digest Piano Library: Christmas Classics Over fifty Christmas songs arranged for Piano and voice featuring performances by the National Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Fireside Singers, The Ambrosian Singers and more! Songlist It Came Upon the Midnight Clear Angels From The Realms Of Glory Angels We Have Heard On High Ave Maria Away In A Manger Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella [Traditional] Christmas Is Coming Dance Of The Reed Flutes Deck The Halls Ding Dong! Merrily On High Go Tell It On The Mountain God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen Good Christian Men, Rejoice Good King Wenceslas Hallelujah Chorus Hark! The Herald Angels Sing I Saw Three Ships In Dulci Jubilo In The Bleak Midwinter Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring Joseph Dearest, Joseph Mild Joy To The World Lo! How a Rose E'er Blooming March Of The Kings O Christmas Tree O Come, All Ye Faithful O Come, Little Children O Come, O Come Emmanuel O Holy Night O Little Town Of Bethlehem O Sanctissima Once In Royal David's City Panis Angelicus Pat-a-pan Silent Night The Birthday Of A King The Coventry Carol The First Nowell The Holly And The Ivy The Skater's Waltz The Sleigh Ride The Twelve Days Of Christmas [Traditional] The Virgin's slumber song The wassail song Toyland We Three Kings Of Orient Are We Wish You A Merry Christmas What Child Is This?

This second volume includes more than 20 traditional and modern carols and holiday favorites many of them from Keith and Kristyn Getty's Joy - An Irish Christmas public television special. They are great fun to play and a terrific resource for churches schools and anyone who enjoys caroling the story of Christmas! Songs include: Bethlehem Night - Go Tell It on the Mountain - Joy to the World (with Miss Eliza's Reel and Charlotte's Giggles) - A Mother's Prayer - O Hear the Bells - Silent Night - and more.