Guitar - Intermediate

SKU: MB.WBM58M

Traditional, Wire bound, Celtic. Folk. Book and online audio. 216 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #WBM58M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.WBM58M).

ISBN 9781736363058. 8.75x11.75 inches.

A comprehensive collection of 172 guitar solos for the flatpick or plectrum guitarist. All solos are written in standard notation with accompanying online recordings by the author. The solos include beautiful American, British and Celtic airs and ballads, Celtic dance tunes, lute and early music, popular classical repertoire and contemporary etudes. Includes access to online audio.

Cello - intermediate

SKU: MB.31083

Composed by Craig Duncan. Celtic, Saddle-stitched. Strings. Book. 40 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #31083. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.31083).

ISBN 9781513472225. 8.75x11.75 inches.

Beautiful Airs and Ballads of the British Isles for Cello is a collection of 30 traditional Irish, Scottish, and English melodies that are particularly suited to the cello.  Traditional airs, love songs, songs of home and longing as well as compositions of Turlough O'Carolan and J. Scott Skinner make up the collection. The arrangements include stylistic phrasing and variations as well as chord changes for accompaniment.

Guitar - Intermediate

SKU: MB.30945

Saddle-stitched. Folk. Book. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #30945. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.30945).

ISBN 9781513472744. 8.75X11.75 inches.

This collection of 19th and early 20th century airs and ballads is a celebration of American music that is ideal for guitar recitals and encores. Written in standard notation only, the pieces are arranged and fingered for ease of sight-reading and specifically designed to exploit the musicality of the classical guitar.The book features arrangements of the antebellum song, ôDarling Nelly Grayö by Benjamin Hanby, popular Civil War-era songs by Stephen Foster and other period songwriters, plus parlor music favorites like Edward MacDowell�s ôTo a Wild Roseö, Ethelbert Nevin�s ôMighty Lak� a Roseö, and ôAura Leeö, a melody by George R. Poulton that would resurface nearly a hundred years later as ôLove Me Tenderö.á.

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.

Guitar - Intermediate

SKU: MB.30906M

Country, Saddle-stitched. Folk. Book and online audio. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #30906M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.30906M).

ISBN 9781513476643. 8.75X11.75 inches.

This solo collection presents 19 iconic melodies from the American traditional song book plus 6 modern original compositions by William Bay, president of Mel Bay Publications; all selections have been arranged in tablature for the 5-string banjo in gDGBD tuning by Catalonian multi-instrumentalist and bluegrass specialist, Llu?s G?mez.Any collection of American ballads would be incomplete without settings of the beautiful melodies penned by Stephen Foster, several of which appear here including Beautiful Dreamer, Darling Nellie Gray, I Dream of Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair, and Hard Times, Come Again No More. Some of these tunes are arranged in uncommon banjo keys, all without retuning the banjo or using a capo. These keys may be challenging at first but will teach you a lot about the banjo fretboard.The authorÃ?s generous preface offers tips on practice, performance and interpretation rarely found in tablature collections such as these, but this book has it all, including online recordings of each arrangement.

Children, Saddle-stitched. Classics. Book and online audio. 76 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #31068M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc

Featuring: Come So Far (Got So Far to Go) / Big, Blonde and Beautiful (Reprise) / The New Girl in Town / Ladies' Choice. By Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman. Arranged by Victor Lopez. For Full Orchestra. Full Orchestra. Pop Intermediate Full Orchestra. Movie. Level: 3 (grade 3). Score. 36 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing.

Featuring "Come So Far (Got So Far to Go)," "Big, Blonde and Beautiful (Reprise)," "The New Girl in Town," and "Ladies' Choice". By Scott Wittman, Marc Shaiman. Arranged by Victor Lopez. For Full Orchestra. Full Orchestra. Pop Intermediate Full Orchestra. Movie. Level: 3 (grade 3). Conductor Score and Parts. 244 pages. Published by Alfred Publishing.

Harmonica - Intermediate

SKU: MB.30952M

Saddle-stitched, Solo. American Music. Book and online audio. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #30952M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.30952M).

ISBN 9781513474434. 8.75X11.75 inches.

Among the various instruments for which the Beautiful American Airs and Ballads series was conceived, the diatonic harmonica is a standout. With or without the ôbendsö played by the author on the companion online recording, the 19 plaintive, single-note melodies in this book are guaranteed to engage the player and move the listener.áThe music herein is written in standard notation and blow/draw harmonica tablature for the diatonic harmonica in C. Suggested accompaniment chords are also provided. Using the tablature alone, this music can be played on any diatonic harmonica in a different harmonica key; for example, using a G or A diatonic harmonica, the instrument itself will make the mechanical transposition. The chords, however, would have to be transposed by the accompanist.Phil Duncan has written more than 40 harmonica books for Mel Bay Publications. He believes that participation is key to the enjoyment of music, and that the harmonica and tunes in this collection are the perfect vehicles for that participation.ôTunes like these may have been overlooked or forgotten in this stressful worldùbut playing them will help you regain and renew the sense of calm essential to our identity as Americansà Pick out a fewàpick up your harmonica and enjoy.öùPhil Duncan.

By Various. For Melody/Lyrics/Chords. Waltons Irish Music Books. Softcover. 64 pages. Hal Leonard #WM1311. Published by Hal Leonard

Playing And Arranging Reels, Jigs And Airs For Fingerstyle Guitar. Composed by Doug Young. Book and online audio. 72 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc

Composed by Janice Bullard. Score and part(s). Duration 18 minutes. Falls House Press #FH0507. Published by Falls House Press

Ballads/Love Songs, Perfect binding. American Music. Book and online audio. 60 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #30914M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc

Composed by William Bay. American Music, Saddle- stitched. Guitar Picking Tunes. Folk. Book and online audio. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #WBM50M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc

Composed by Craig Duncan. Solos, Saddle-stitched. Great Fiddling Tunes. American Music. Book and online audio. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #30813M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc

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.

By Various Artists. Composed by Marc Shaiman. Lyricist: Scott Wittman. 2 discs. Broadway. Karaoke CDG. Published by Stage Stars Records.

Saddle-stitched, World. Folk. Book and online audio. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #30951M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc

SATB choir

SKU: ST.EM34

Composed by Thomas Vautor. Edited by Edmund H Fellowes. Library Volumes. Edited Edmund Fellowes. Revised Thurston Dart. Paperback. Madrigals. Collection. Stainer & Bell Ltd. #EM34. Published by Stainer & Bell Ltd. (ST.EM34).

ISBN 9790220217746.

Chie fly remembered in performance nowadays for his beautiful Sweet Suffolk Owl, Vautor represented the conventional, anonymous polyphony of the successors to Gibbons and Weelkes - but there are still trouvailles in these 22 pieces.

CONTENTS
Ah, sweet, whose beauty (SSATB)
And yet, O dream (SSA (or T) TB)
Blush, my rude present (SSATTB)
Come forth, sweet nymph (SSAT (or A) B)
Cruel Madame (SSATB)
Dainty sweet bird (SSATTB)
Fairest are the words (SSATB)
Lock up, fair lids (SSATB)
Melpomene, bewail (SS and instruments)
Mira cano, sol occubuit (SSATB)
Mother I will have a husband (SSATB)
Never did any more delight (SSATB)
O merry world (SSAT (or A) B)
Shepherds and nymphs (SSATTB)
Sing on, sister, and well met (SSATB)
Sweet Suffolk owl (SSAT (or A) B)
Sweet thief (SSATB)
Thou are not fair (SSAT (or A) B)
Unkind, is this the meed? (SSATTB)
Weep, weep, mine eyes (SS and instruments)
Whilst fatal sisters (SSATTB)
Yet love me not (SSAT (or A) B).

Saddle-stitched. Irish/Scottish. Book and online audio. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #30915M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc

Composed by William Bay. Tunebook, Saddle-stitched. Guitar Picking Tunes. Folk. Book and online audio. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #WBM37M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc

Later Elementary Level. Arranged by John Thompson. Willis. Book only. Size 9x12 inches. 31 pages. Published by Willis Music.

Saddle-stitched, Traditional. Folk. Book. 52 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #30929. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc

(102 Fine Airs, Strathspeys, Reels, Jigs and Songs). Edited by Sara Johnson. For hammered dulcimer, fiddle, flute, mandolin, or guitar. Collection. 60 pages. Published by Kitchen Musician Books