Songs and Dances from Spain

Par BARRETT RUTH. Dulcimer Muse is a beautiful collection of fingerpicked and strummed tunes and songs arranged for the mountain dulcimer for players seeking to expand their repertoire. Thirty-one arrangements are gathered from Medieval and Renaissance eras, traditional folk music of Ireland, Scotland, England, Brittany and Spain, plus original compositions. Intended primarily for intermediate to advanced players and for some ambitious beginners, the pieces include melody lines in standard notation, mountain dulcimer tablature, with chords above most of the dulcimer tablature that can be shared with other musicians for accompaniment. Suggestions on how to play with greater musicality and ease are included. Set one-step lower than customary to bring out the dulcimer?s deeper tones; the majority of pieces are arranged in Mixolydian and Aeolian tunings. / Date parution : 2022-09-14/ Recueil / Dulcimer

Fantasía Sinfónica-Vents Catalans (Catalan Winds) is a symphonic fantasy which while it does no directly reference any melody or song from Catalonian folk music still manages to convey all the life beauty and energy of this charming region in southern Spain. After a triumphant and majestic introduction reminiscent of folksongs and lively dances the mood calms down with an elegant yet playful melody followed by the Sardana the traditional Catalonian dance par excellence.