Recorder - Intermediate SKU: MB.30963 Saddle-stitched, Solos and Duets. B...(+)
Recorder - Intermediate
SKU: MB.30963
Saddle-stitched, Solos
and Duets. British Isles.
Book. 44 pages. Mel Bay
Publications, Inc #30963.
Published by Mel Bay
Publications, Inc
(MB.30963).
ISBN
9781513468204. 8.75x11.75
inches.
This exceptional
collection of 41 truly
beautiful airs and
ballads from the British
Isles offers both
well-known tunes by the
prolific blind Irish
harpist, Turlough
Oâ??Carolan and rarely
heard melodies by
anonymous composers; all
have stood the test of
time. Arranged for
soprano or tenor
recorder, these include
Oâ??Carolanâ??s
classically influenced
â??Lord Inchiquinâ?
and â??Eleanor
Plunkettâ? as well as
â??O Gentle Doveâ?
and â??Cuckoo
Dearâ?â?? both
examples of the strong
tradition of song in
Wales. Among other tunes,
the haunting modal
melodies of â??The Dark
Slender Boyâ? and
â??Enchanted Valleyâ?
express the melancholic
heart and soul of the
British Isles.
A
few of these songs have
taken on a life of their
own in modern times.
â??Bonny at Mornâ?, a
popular traditional tune
of northern England and
Scotland, was arranged
for soprano voice and
harp by the 20th century
British composer,
Benjamin Britten. â??The
Skye Boat Songâ?
originally recounted
Bonnie Prince Charles
Edward Stuartâ??s
journey to the Isle of
Skye after his defeat at
the historic Battle of
Culloden. Later, the song
evolved into a lilting
lullaby and was more
recently used as the
theme song for the
popular Outlander
television
series.
Departing
slightly from recorder
notation practice, author
Marcia Diehl has
judiciously arranged
these melodies complete
with spare slur markings
to aid the amateur player
in authentically and
musically rendering these
tunes.
Recorder SKU: GI.G-M585 Composed by James Froseth. Band Method. Do It! Mu...(+)
Recorder
SKU:
GI.G-M585
Composed by
James Froseth. Band
Method. Do It! Music
Education. CD only. GIA
Publications #M585.
Published by GIA
Publications (GI.G-M585).
English.
This
major band method by
James O. Frosethhas it
all:* Artist performers
set musical standards in
sound with more than 80
great performanceson CD
for every instrument, and
one CD lasts for the
entire book! Performers
include Michael Henoch
(Chicago Symphony
Orchestra), Randall
Hawes, Jeffrey Zook,
Sharon Sparrow, Kevin
Good (Detroit Symphony
Orchestra), Albert Blaser
(Cleveland State
University), Brian Bowman
(Duquesne University),
Timothy McAllister (Crane
School of Music, SUNY at
Potsdam), Steve Houghton
(LA percussion recording
artist and clinician),
Donald Sinta, Richard
Beene, Bryan Kennedy,
Debra Chodacki, Fritz
Kaenzig (University of
Michigan), Kristin Beene
(Toledo Symphony
Orchestra), and Jean
Moorehead Libs (Plymouth
Symphony Orchestra).*
Professional studio
backgrounds capture the
rich diversity of
American music culture
with a repertoire of
American, Latin American,
African, European, and
Far Eastern styles.*
Music of other times
includes 12th-century
conductus, 15th-century
Dance of the Bouffons,
16th-century French
branle, 18th- and
19th-century folk songs
and dances, 1940s and
'50s jazz, blues, and
rock-and-roll.* The
repertoire and recorded
contexts are motivating,
informative, and entirely
musical.* Every song
includes text, providing
information about
phrasing, rhythm, style,
affect, emotion, history,
and culture.* A unique
Rhythmic Pattern
Dictionary allows
students to “look
it up†and
“listen up.â€*
An individualized format
allows students to
progress at different
rates with a
“themeand-variation
†format.* Ear
training and
improvisation are
integral parts of the
lesson format.* A 550+
page teacher's resource
edition and musical score
provides options galore,
including a double CD
with “listen and
play†exercises for
group instruction,
supplementary exercises
for technical
development, and resource
material for
improvisation and
composition. All the
resources needed for
teaching to the National
Standards for Music are
provided. (Coordinates
with rhythm flashcards)*
Book 2 features
innovative but optional
use of world percussion
instruments, as developed
by percussion educator
Steve Houghton.
Woodwinds - Intermediate SKU: MB.30964 Old Time, Saddle-stitched. Country...(+)
Woodwinds - Intermediate
SKU: MB.30964
Old
Time, Saddle-stitched.
Country. Book. 44 pages.
Mel Bay Publications, Inc
#30964. Published by Mel
Bay Publications, Inc
(MB.30964).
ISBN
9781513469775. 8.75x11.75
inches.
This
collection of 41 timeless
melodies is tastefully
arranged for soprano and
tenor recorders with
suggested breath marks
and accompaniment chords.
Selections include a
variety of influences
which provide a
historical and aesthetic
view of the American
musical landscape. The
works of both well-known,
classically trained
composers and unknown
folk artists are featured
in standard notation
arrangements suitable for
performance by
intermediate players. The
one thing these tunes
have in common is their
striking melodies, which
in many cases have
endured throughout the
ages.
(Easy Recorder Quartets, Vol. 8). By Scott Joplin (1868-1917). Edited by Wolfgan...(+)
(Easy Recorder Quartets,
Vol. 8). By Scott Joplin
(1868-1917). Edited by
Wolfgang Birtel. Arranged
by Wolfgang Birtel. For
Recorder Quartet (Score
and Parts). Schott. Book
only. 66 pages. Schott
Music #ED20924. Published
by Schott Music