Double Act is a collection of duets where the accent is on playing for pleasure. It is aimed at players of equal standard with the melody often shared between the parts. The popular melodies cover a broadspectrum of styles that will appeal to trumpeters of all ages and abilities from Grade 2 upwards. The duets will help to develop technique and the familiar tunes will make sight-reading easy and rewarding.Adagio from Clarinet Concerto - MozartAmazing grace - Traditional American melodyAndante from Violin Concerto - MendelssohnBlow the wind southerly - Traditional English melodyCanon in D - PachelbelCome landlord fill the flowing bowl - Traditional Scottish student songDaisy Daisy - Harry DacreDance to your daddy - Traditional Northumbrian melodyDick's maggot From 'The Dancing Master' - John PlayfordDonkey riding - Traditional Canadian melodyEvening prayer from 'Hansel and Gretel' - HumperdinckFlower duet from 'Lakmé' - DelibesHallelujah chorus from 'Messiah' - HandelHornpipe from 'WaterMusic' - HandelI do like to be beside the seaside - John A. Glover-KindJ'ai du bon tabac - Traditional French melodyLa donna è mobile - VerdiLinstead Market - Traditional Jamaican melodyLittlebrown jug - Joseph WinnerLullaby - BrahmsMango walk - Traditional Jamaican melodyMinuet in G - BeethovenNearer my God to thee - Lowell MasonPrelude from 'Te Deum' - CharpentierRule Britannia- Thomas Augustine ArneSoldier soldier - Traditional English melodyStill still still (Hush hush hush) - Traditional Austrian melodySwing low - SpiritualThe ash grove - Traditional Welsh melodyTheBritish grenadiers - Traditional English melodyThis jazzy old man - Adapted from a traditional English melodyWaltzing Matilda - Marie Cowa

Traditional Welsh melody arranged here for SATB Chorus with piano accompaniment.

A selection of folk ballads from England Ireland Scotland and Wales.A ballad is the blending of words the beauty of melody tone rhythm and expression. They reflect the history of a people their legends religion love and work. British ballads are renouned for their verse melodic construction and for the enormous range of expression.1 The Lass of Richmond Hill is a poem by Leonard McNally a barrister about a lass who became his wife in 1787. The music is by James Hook (1746 1827).2 Sally in our Alley. The words are by Henry Carey who also wrote the original music but this was replaced by the tune we now know an English traditionalmelody in 1790.3 Caller Herrin'. The poem is by Lady Nairne (1766 1845). Nathaniel Gow the famous Scottish violinist wrote the music in 1798 as a harpsichord piece combining the traditional Edinburgh fish wives cry Caller Herrin' with the bells of St Andrew's Church Edinburgh.4 Men of Harlech. The music is traditionally Welsh and the ballad probably originated from North Wales where the native princes had ruled the longest.5 David of the White Rock (Dafydd y Garres Wen). Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) wrote the words to this ballad The Dying Bard. David Owen the Welsh bard of the ballad composed the tune on his death-bed on awakening from a trance in which be believed himself to have heard the tune in heaven.6 Oft in the Stilly Night. The words describe an old man's memories of the smiles the tears of boyhood years. The eyes that shone now dimmed and gone and how oft in the stilly night he remembers other days. The ballad is by the Irish poet Thomas Moore (1779 1852) who set the words to a traditional air.7- The Meeting of the Waters. Written by Thomas Moore music Irish traditional.The Meeting of the Waters is the confluence of the rivers Avonmore and Avonberg in a beautiful valley near Avoca County Wicklow.8 Oh! Charlie is my Darlin'. The

A two-part arrangement by Ruth Elaine Schram of this traditional Welsh folk melody.

Welsh Folk Tunes presents a collection of beautiful pieces for solo piano drawn from the rich tradition of Welsh folk music. Experienced author and arranger Barrie Carson-Turner provides notes on all of the pieces, explaining their background and history. The volume is accompanied by a CD with a recording of all tunes. 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 music from England, Ireland, Scotland, Eastern Europe, America, Argentina, India, China and Korea. / Piano

Violin trio only (different instrument parts are not interchangeable) Includes: Waves of the Danube (Ivanovici) · Auld Lang Syne (Scottish Melody) · German Dance (Haydn) · The Red River Valley (Traditional Cowboy Song) · Turkey in the Straw (American Folk Song) · America (My Country 'Tis of Thee) · Pop Goes the Weasel · Hark! the Herald Angels Sing · Home on the Range (Daniel Kelley) · Deck the Hall · Minuet No. 1 (from Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach) · Lonesome Road (Spiritual) · Old French Song (Tchaikovsky Op. 39 No. 16) · O Sole Mio (di Capua) · All Through the Night (Welsh Song) · Santa Lucia (Italian Melody) · Sweet and Low (Barnby) · Good King Wenceslas · Chorale from St.Matthew Passion (J.S. Bach) · Country Gardens (Traditional) · Hymn (J.S. Bach) · Poeme (Fibich)

This is an ancient Welsh air that was first published in Relics of the Welsh Bards in 1794. Dafydd (David) Owain was a famous Welsh bard who lived on a farm called Gareg Wen (The White Rock) in Eifionydd Carnarnvonshire North Wales. Tradition has it that on his deathbed he called for his harp and composed this lovely melody requesting that it be played at his funeral. Accordingly it was later played at the parish church of Ynys-Cynhaiarn. Lyrics were later added by Ceiriog Hughes which describe the melody's inspiration. This version for brass band retains all the beauty and simplicity of the original.

This is an ancient Welsh air that was first published in Relics of the Welsh Bards in 1794. Dafydd (David) Owain was a famous Welsh bard who lived on a farm called Gareg Wen (The White Rock) in Eifionydd Carnarnvonshire North Wales. Tradition has it that on his deathbed he called for his harp and composed this lovely melody requesting that it be played at his funeral. Accordingly it was later played at the parish church of Ynys-Cynhaiarn. Lyrics were later added by Ceiriog Hughes which describe the melody's inspiration. This version for concert band retains all the beauty and simplicity of the original.

From the traditional 3/4 meter to an interesting 5/8 meter Earlene Rentz has taken this familiar Welsh carol and created a fresh new arrangement for SSA voices. Countermelodies are used to enhance the melody and the text is avariety of English and German. Includes Solfege teaching tools. A fine selection for holiday concerts.

DAA is a beautiful tuning for the Mountain Dulcimer. This book contains 19 arrangements of traditional Irish Welsh French Canadian Scottish and American folk tunes and songs that are rich within their melodies complementedby the DAA tuning. Although the DAA tuning results in predominantly linear movement of the fingers along the frets with jumps and runs along the melody or middle string the richness of the DAA tuning more than compensatesfor extra finger movement. These arrangements are written in notation and tablature for the three-string Dulcimer with chord symbols with a mix of strumming and fingerpick/flatpick arrangements. Lyrics are included whereappropriate. Beginning level of difficulty. The companion play-along audio recording features all of the tunes in the same order as the book played by the author. Each tune name is announced and spoken countoffs andcues for repeats and are also provided. The recording will help make the unique style of the Dulcimer clear. Audio download available online.