3 Single Songs

SKU: AP.39611S

UPC: 038081454740. English. Traditional.

This exceptional arrangement features three traditional Welsh folksongs: the lyrical A Gentle Maid in Secret Sigh'd, and the joyous St. David's Day, which is then intertwined with one of the most famous Welsh songs, The Ash Grove. (2:35).

SKU: HL.254192

UPC: 196288020622. 9.5x12.25 inches.

The songs of Mieczyslaw Karlowicz appeared in the history of Polish song as a rather unusual phenomenon. In the output of this outstanding symphonist - as youthful works - they formed an anacrusis, albeit a significant one, to his fully mature and masterful output. Nearly all of them were written over the course of a single year. Composed on the margins of his academic course in composition, they appear to represent a document of deeply personal feelings and thoughts, seismographically recording his current states of mind. Of the twenty-nine songs known to have existed, twenty-two have come down to us; the seven unpublished works, some merely sketched, were lost during the Second World War. Overlooking a couple of them, of a separate character, they form a remarkably coherent body of work. On closer inspection, it turns out that this cohesion of a distinctive character marks the whole of Karlowicz's oeuvre. Thesymphonic poems of the composer of Eternal songs are set within the same space of ideas and meanings as the songs; they are marked by analogous categories of expression. And it is a space which the composers main biographer, Adolf Chybinski, described as teeming with tragedy and boundless woe, resignation and a longing for another world'. In terms of the style of utterance, Mieczyslaw Karlowiczs songs - although deeply rooted in late Romantic style - have often been described as output standing on the threshold of a modernist phase. Zdzislaw Jachimecki wrote in 1930:A warm lyrical note in many of them, a genuine inspiration manifested in the very natural way inwhich the melodies are drawn, unsophisticated forms of accompaniment, which are nevertheless suited to the mood of the poetry in question and organically linked to the song, and the accomplished declamation and construction of these works have earned Karlowicz's songs deserved popularity in Polish singing circles.

SKU: BT.DHP-1115194-401

9x12 inches. International.

Each book in this series contains 13 easy arrangements of well known songs arranger for beginner pianists. The pieces use a single five-finger hand position for each song, enabling early pianists to play their favourite tunes straight away! The note-size is large and each song has a diagram so players know exactly where their hands should be before starting the piece. Includes an optional teacher's duet part for each song to add some extra interest in both practice and performance.

Elk deel in de nieuwe serie De Haske Five Finger Piano bevat dertien eenvoudige bewerkingen van bekende liedjes, bedoeld voor beginnende spelers die naast de gebruikelijke oefeningen nog weinig speelstukjes hebben. De notenzijn extra groot afgedrukt, en voor elk stuk wordt de exacte handpositie aangegeven. Bovendien is er voor elke titel een tweede stem voor de docent beschikbaar.

Die Reihe Five Finger Piano bietet Klavierschülern die Gelegenheit, schon zu Beginn ihrer musikalischen Reise ihre Lieblingsmelodien zu spielen. Jedes Stück ist in einer einzigen 10-Finger-Lage für beide Hände spielbar; die Töne werden zu Beginn des Stückes in einem Tastaturdiagramm und in Notenschrift angezeigt. Zu jedem Stück gibt es eine optionale zweite Stimme für den Klavierlehrer. Mit Enjoy Folksongs! machen die Pianisten eine musikalische Reise durch Frankreich, Deutschland, England und Holland in Griffweite auf dem Klavier!