Featuring 43 Fiddlers
and 188 of Their
Tunes. Perfect
binding. Folk. Book. 212
pages. Mel Bay
Publications, Inc #30091.
Published by Mel Bay
Publications, Inc
(MB.30091).
ISBN
9781513466378. 8.75 x
11.75
inches.
Appalachian
fiddle music, based on
the musical traditions of
the people who settled in
the mountainous regions
of the southeastern
United States, is
widely-known and played
throughout North America
and parts of Europe
because of its complex
rhythms, its catchy
melodies, and its
often-ancient-sounding
stylistic qualities. The
authors explore the lives
and music of 43 of the
classic Appalachian
fiddlers who were active
during the first half of
the 20th century. Some of
them were recorded
commercially in the
1920s, such as Gid
Tanner, Fiddlin? John
Carson, and Charlie
Bowman. Some were
recorded by folklorists
from the Library of
Congress, such as William
Stepp, Emmett Lundy, and
Marion Reece. Others were
recorded informally by
family members and
visitors, such as John
Salyer, Emma Lee
Dickerson, and Manco
Sneed. All of them played
throughout most of their
lives and influenced the
growth and stylistic
elements of fiddle music
in their regions. Each
fiddler has been given a
chapter with a biography,
several tune
transcriptions, and tune
histories. To show the
richness of the music,
the authors make a
special effort to show
the musical elements in
detail, but also
acknowledge that nothing
can take the place of
listening. Many of the
classic recordings used
in this book can be found
on the web, allowing you
to hear and read the
music together.
Violin SKU: HL.360036 Composed by Various. Instrumental Folio. Chris...(+)
Violin
SKU:
HL.360036
Composed by
Various. Instrumental
Folio. Christian, General
Worship, Worship.
Softcover. 120 pages.
Published by Hal Leonard
(HL.360036).
ISBN
9781705122822. UPC:
840126947168. 9.0x12.0
inches.
This
glorious collection
provides hours of
repertoire for
instrumentalists.
Includes: Amazing Grace
(My Chains Are Gone)
â?¢ As the Deer â?¢
The Blessing â?¢ Build
My Life â?¢ Do It Again
â?¢ Draw Me Close â?¢
Everlasting God â?¢
Goodness of God â?¢
Great Are You Lord â?¢
Here I Am to Worship
(Light of the World)
â?¢ How Great Is Our
God â?¢ In Christ Alone
â?¢ Living Hope â?¢
Mighty to Save â?¢
Oceans (Where Feet May
Fail) â?¢ Open the Eyes
of My Heart â?¢ Shout
to the Lord â?¢ 10,000
Reasons (Bless the Lord)
â?¢ This Is Amazing
Grace â?¢ Way Maker
â?¢ Yet Not I but
Through Christ in Me
â?¢ Your Name â?¢ and
many more!
(Foreword and Additional Editing by Doris Gazda). By George Frideric Handel Fede...(+)
(Foreword and Additional
Editing by Doris Gazda).
By George Frideric Handel
Federigo Fiorillo. Edited
by Larry Clark, Leopold
Auer, Doris Gazda.
Arranged by William
Strasser. For Violin,
Violin and Piano. Book.
96 pages. Published by
Carl Fischer
Fiddle, Violin - Difficulty: medium SKU: HL.235 By Various. Fiddle. Folk....(+)
Fiddle, Violin -
Difficulty: medium
SKU: HL.235
By
Various. Fiddle. Folk.
Solo fiddle songbook.
With performance notes,
introductory text and
standard notation. 96
pages. Published by
Centerstream Publications
(HL.235).
ISBN
9781574240566. UPC:
073999567786. 9x12
inches.
This
comprehensive collection
of fabulous fiddle tunes
includes reels,
hornpipes, strathspeys,
jigs, waltzes and slow
airs.
(Violin). Arranged by Various. For Violin. Book; CD; Play-Along; String Series. ...(+)
(Violin). Arranged by
Various. For Violin.
Book; CD; Play-Along;
String Series. Top Hits
Instrumental Solos.
Broadway; Movie; TV.
Grade 2; Grade 3. 76
pages. Published by
Alfred Music
Chamber Music Violin SKU: PR.144407530 Composed by Lauren Bernofsky. 12 p...(+)
Chamber Music Violin
SKU: PR.144407530
Composed by Lauren
Bernofsky. 12 pages.
Duration 10 minutes, 30
seconds. Merion Music
#144-40753. Published by
Merion Music
(PR.144407530).
ISBN
9781491136614. UPC:
680160687992.
A
violinist herself, Lauren
Bernofsky has described
SONATA FOR SOLO VIOLIN as
drawn from
autobiographical
inspiration, including
gestures from Bachâ??s
beloved Partita in E
Major. Bernofsky opens
with a Preludio movement
whose references to Bach
may be disguised, but
they are surely lurking.
The second movement is
lusciously contrapuntal
with the idiomatic
finesse of a violinist
composing for her own
instrument, while
musically journaling the
emotional pain of living
through 2020. The third
and final movement is
aptly marked
â??white-hot,â? and
the music certainly
is. My SONATA FOR SOLO
VIOLIN was commissioned
by violinist Megan Healy
as part of The Maud
Powell Project, which
celebrated the 100th
anniversary of the
ratification of the 19th
Amendment. The project
included the creation of
five new works for solo
violin inspired by and
dedicated to the memory
of pioneering American
violinist Maud Powell
(1867-1920). Healy
premiered the sonata on
May 8, 2021 at PianoForte
Studios in Chicago.Among
the works Powell most
frequently performed in
her recitals was the
â??Preludioâ?
movement from Bachâ??s E
major Partita, and I
decided to refer to that
music in my own first
movement, also titled
â??Preludio.â? The
beginning subtly reflects
Bachâ??s opening
three-note motive,
wherein the music dips
down a semitone and then
comes back up. This
melodic material returns
throughout the movement
in various forms. I also
refer to Bachâ??s
sixteenth-note dominated
texture, and the gesture
in the third measure,
which outlines a perfect
fifth and then fills it
in with notes that
alternate between a scale
and a pedal tone. The
corresponding passage in
my piece occurs in the
same place, measure 3.
Apart from these
references to Bach, my
sonata is much more
modern sounding,
especially in its
chromatic character.I was
still thinking of
Bachâ??s solo violin
writing while composing
the second movement,
particularly the
polyphonic nature of the
slow movements, where the
melodic interest moves
around between the
voices. Emotionally, I
wanted my movement to
reflect the acute sadness
I had been experiencing
over the political and
social situation in the
United States as I wrote
the piece. I realized
that this is a
historically noteworthy
time in U.S. history,
marked not only by
political unrest, but
also by a challenge to
the very values that I
consider essential to
what makes a person
fundamentally human. I
wanted to create a record
of that pain in my
music.The final movement
is marked
â??White-hot.â? It is
imbued with a relentless,
passionate intensity.
Wanting again to reflect
aspects of our own time,
I included glissandi that
refer to rock music,
specifically the
â??fall-offsâ? I
frequently hear played by
electric guitarists. I
borrowed from another
(completely different)
musical tradition as
well, one that is
near-and-dear to my
heart: Klezmer. Klezmer
(Eastern European Jewish
folk music) is
characterized in part by
scales colored by
augmented seconds, and is
often performed by solo
instrumentalists who
improvise embellishments
like quick grace notes.
The second, more lyrical
theme in this movement is
my nod to Klezmer
style.While this piece is
an homage to Maud Powell,
I also think of it as my
own musical
autobiography, as it
combines some of my
favorite aspects of
music, and is played on
my own instrument.
An introduction to Style and Technique. Edited by Chris Haigh. This edition: ...(+)
An introduction to Style
and
Technique. Edited by
Chris
Haigh. This edition:
Paperback/Soft Cover.
Sheet
music with online
material.
String Method. Beginning
Jazz Violin is a great
way
to learn the basics of
playing the violin in
jazz
style. Classical, Jazz.
Edition with Online audio
file, Softcover Audio
Online. 112 pages. Schott
Music #ED 13906.
Published
by Schott Music
Violin SKU: HL.49047398 Solo Violin. Composed by Dominique Le Gend...(+)
Violin
SKU:
HL.49047398
Solo
Violin. Composed by
Dominique Le Gendre.
String Solo. Classical.
Softcover. 8 pages.
Duration 300 seconds.
Schott Music #ED14165.
Published by Schott Music
(HL.49047398).
ISBN
9798350127898. UPC:
842819121244.
9.0x12.0x0.061
inches.
This work
for solo violin was
commissioned by American
Violinist Wendy Case for
her CD of works for solo
violin by living
composers titled The
Tiger and The Clover
released in February 2022
by the label Blue
Griffin. Just as Wendy
proposed this new work, I
heard the news that the
Polish poet Adam
Zagajewski who I had met
through mutual friends,
had died. I had long
admired his essays that
thoughtfully and with
grace and ease, merged
the past with the present
in the way that only a
poet can, lifting the
reader onto a plain of
images, thoughts and
words that conjure
seamless journeys through
time, space and the
imagination. His essays
often refer to the music
of Bach and I found
myself writing this piece
inhabited by the physical
pleasure of playing
Bach's suites for Lute
transposed for the
guitar. The piece
revolves around a simple
repetitive semiquaver
motif playing with the
Aeolian mode starting on
G. The motif ascends and
descends playing with and
against the low G string
to extend itself away
from the home mode, then
returning and gradually
extending into quavers to
reach the key of E major
while hinting at A minor.
The repetitive nature of
the piece invites the
player to explore
variations in sound
quality and dynamics and
to enjoy the effect of
the notes playing against
each other as they rise
and fall away but always
maintain a constant tempo
and rhythm.
Fiddle - Beginning; Intermediate; Advanced SKU: MB.95393M Celtic and A...(+)
Fiddle - Beginning;
Intermediate; Advanced
SKU: MB.95393M
Celtic and Acadian
Tunes in Living
Tradition. Composed
by Ken Perlman. Tunebook,
Celtic / Irish, Canadian,
Perfect binding, World.
Style. Book and online
audio. 216 pages. Mel Bay
Publications, Inc
#95393M. Published by Mel
Bay Publications, Inc
(MB.95393M).
ISBN
9780786690107. 8.75 x
11.75 inches.
The
over 425 reels, jigs,
set-tunes, waltzes,
marches, strathspeys, and
airs transcribed from the
playing of traditional
fiddlers in this
collection, represent a
large portion of the
current Island
repertoire. It is
believed that over 100 of
these tunes have never
been in print previously.
Even the titles that have
appeared in print before,
feature new and
intriguing details.
Because each tune is a
transcription of a
specific performance by
an individual player,
many subtleties of
style--such as
ornamentation, double
stops, and slursâ??are
included. Also included
are each playerâ??s
melodic
idiosyncrasiesâ??called
twists in local parlance.
You will find living,
breathing versions of
tunes filled with the
vitality of a people
whose great love for
their music is expressed
in every bow-stroke.
Includes access to online
audio.
Violin (Violin) SKU: HL.14021026 Composed by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. Mu...(+)
Violin (Violin)
SKU:
HL.14021026
Composed
by Sir Peter Maxwell
Davies. Music Sales
America. Exam Material.
Songbook . Composed 2000.
4 pages. Chester Music
#CH61785. Published by
Chester Music
(HL.14021026).
8.25x11.5x0.017
inches.
This
unaffected but effective
piece is a homage to the
late Marjorie Linklater,
a much-loved friend from
Orkney, and a charming
set-piece for violinists
of moderate ability. The
slow introductory adagio
serves the function of a
fond elegy, proving the
simple effect of moving
between D minor and D
major. It serves the
songful quality of the
violin, as does the
wistful central episode
of the main sequence; but
an exuberant love of the
dance is the essence of
the allegro, with the
high, bright sonority of
the instrument very much
to the fore. It was first
performed by Julia
Robinson Dean at the St
Magnus Festival, Orkney,
on 21st June 1998.
Arranged for solo violin.
Duration c. 4
minutes.
(Violin). Arranged by Various. For Violin. Book; CD; Play-Along; String Series. ...(+)
(Violin). Arranged by
Various. For Violin.
Book; CD; Play-Along;
String Series. Top Hits
Instrumental Solos. Pop;
Rock. Grade 2; Grade 3.
28 pages. Published by
Alfred Music