(Newly Composed Fiddle Tunes). Edited by Paul Stewart Cranford. For Fiddle and V...(+)
(Newly Composed Fiddle
Tunes). Edited by Paul
Stewart Cranford. For
Fiddle and Violin.
Transcribed Solos.
Cranford Publications.
Fiddle Tunes.
Intermediate. Book/CD
Set. 112 pages
Violin SKU: ST.Y237 Composed by Morgan Hayes. String music. 3 minutes. Pa...(+)
Violin
SKU:
ST.Y237
Composed by
Morgan Hayes. String
music. 3 minutes. Part.
Stainer & Bell Ltd.
#Y237. Published by
Stainer & Bell Ltd.
(ST.Y237).
ISBN
9790220221835.
1st
perf: Darragh Morgan, The
Picture Gallery, Royal
Holloway College,
University of London, 15
November 2006
Programme
Note Lucky's
Speech was composed at
the request of the
violinist Darragh Morgan,
for the launch of his
recital CD Opera on the
NMC label in June 2006.
The title refers to a
pivotal moment in Samuel
Beckett's play Waiting
for Godot, when the
hitherto silent character
Lucky suddenly pours
forth a torrential stream
of gibberish.
This idea also suggested
the cadenza of my Violin
Concerto, composed in the
same year, and it is
reflected in both cases
by an almost breathless
musical activity
punctuated by pizzicato
commentaries. I should
like to thank Darragh
Morgan for his invaluable
advice in the preparation
of the score.
Violin SKU: ST.Y274 Composed by Morgan Hayes. String music. 3 minutes. Sc...(+)
Violin
SKU:
ST.Y274
Composed by
Morgan Hayes. String
music. 3 minutes. Score.
Stainer & Bell Ltd.
#Y274. Published by
Stainer & Bell Ltd.
(ST.Y274).
ISBN
9790220223358.
1st
perf: Keisuke Okazaki,
Tokyo Opera City Recital
Hall, Tokyo, Japan, 22
April 2008 1st UK
perf: Darragh Morgan,
Schott Recital Room,
Bauer & Hieber,
London, 5 February
2009
Though the
jagged figures and
phrases of Lucky's
Dream by Morgan
Hayes are unmistakably
those of a contemporary
musical expressionist,
the shadow of Bach also
falls on this work,
inspired by the
virtuosity of the young
Japanese soloist Keisuke
Okazaki and his playing
of the E major
Partita.
In
fact, though 'standard'
contemporary techniques
are widely used in the
piece - left-hand
pizzicato, harmonics and
microtones, all deployed
in edgy, unpredictable
rhythms - there is also a
classical shape to the
structure. In this
two-part form, lasting
around four minutes, the
first section is
reflective, dwelling on
single notes, phantoms as
it were of pitches that
are subtly deflected
through slow glissandi.
Then a spectral dance
ensues, delivered largely
on plucked strings,
ethereal, disembodied,
strange.
The
'Lucky' in question is a
character from Samuel
Beckett's play
Waiting for
Godot, and
Lucky's Dream is
a complementary work to
the earlier, impassioned
Lucky's Speech
(2006). The two
items can stand alone or
may be performed
consecutively. Both are
to be found on the recent
all-Hayes CD released on
the NMC label (NMC D163),
which also features the
composer's 17-minute
Violin Concerto as
further evidence for his
original approach to
writing for the
instrument.
Instrumental Play-Along. Composed by Lin-Manuel Miranda (1980-). Instrumental ...(+)
Instrumental Play-Along.
Composed by Lin-Manuel
Miranda
(1980-). Instrumental
Play-
Along. Disney, Movies.
Softcover Audio Online.
Published by Hal Leonard
By Aly Bain. Book and CD. Published by Music Sales. Fifty minutes of recorded m...(+)
By Aly Bain. Book and CD.
Published by Music Sales.
Fifty minutes of
recorded music by the
world renowned Shetland
fiddler, complete with
full accompaniment and a
fabulous photo-filled
book present the best of
Scottish fiddle music. A
must for the traditional
musician!
18 Arrangements of Great Standards for Violin, Violin Trio, and String Quartet B...(+)
18 Arrangements of Great
Standards for Violin,
Violin Trio, and String
Quartet Book/2-CDs Pack.
By Dix Bruce, Jeremy
Cohen. String Letter
Publishing. Softcover
with CD. 80 pages.
Published by String
Letter Publishing.
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.
