The Gig Book : Traditional Songs

Traditional Songs from Québec for English-Speakers is a collection of 25 hand-picked powerful and gorgeous songs. They range from rousing and rollicking to exquisite and heartbreaking and from widely-known to rare gems of therepertoire. Each song is presented in French as well as in singable English with well-crafted lyrics and each is accompanied by an introduction that adds to an appreciation and understanding of its background. Additionally each song includes transcriptions of the melody as well as two interlocking optional harmonies that can be used singly or together. Both singers and a wide variety of instrumentalists can use these beautifularrangements (and may find helpful the 100 free recordings of them with the melody and harmonies together and separately on the web.) The book's introduction gives a brief historical overview of Québécois traditionalsongs as well as a guide to the use of the book and playing of the songs. In the back of the book you'll find lists of all the recordings and books referenced within plus lists of festivals camps and gatherings where you canenjoy hear learn and share in some of Québec's rich store of traditional music.

The text of this work is selected from The Book of Songs China's earliest anthology of poetry consisting of 305 songs popular between the 11th and 6th centuries BC. The setting is an English translation of the two poems so that this oldest of China's literary classics may be better understood. The musical style is not restricted to the traditional folk song form in pentatonic scale: freer melodic expression is achieved through atonal means and the style of a rustic song is retained.

The Complete Ukulele Player Songbook 2 contains another sixteen classic and contemporary songs that have been expertly arranged for Ukulele and Voice. The perfect companion to the unique Complete UkulelePlayer tuition method and the first volume of accompanying songbooks these great songs are specially selected to get you strumming singing and enjoying playing the Uke. This brilliant collection oftunes takes inspiration from how fantastically the Ukulele sounds when reinvigorating classic songs. Eight popular tunes have been married with either more classic traditional songs making one songbook that's packed with tunesthat are simply great fun to play. With popular songs old and new like the classics Dancing Queen and The Beatles' In My Life as well as the contemporary pop hits Budapest by GeorgeEzra and Seasons (Waiting On You) by Future Islands The Complete Ukulele Player Songbook 2 brings so many top hits of the pop and rock world to your Ukulele. Not only this but a further selectionof traditional tunes are included like Auld Lang Syne Greensleeves and The House Of The Rising Sun letting you learn those old favourites that everyone is sure toknow. All songs in the Complete Ukulele Player Songbook 2 are arranged for Ukulele and Voice letting you strum and sing on your own or with a big group. Full lyrics are included aswell as Ukulele chord boxes and suggested strumming patterns ensuring you nail every word and chord of these songs that are great fun to play as well as helping you progress on the instrument. The songbook is accessible andenjoyable fitting such a fun and popular instrument as the Uke. The surge in popularity of these accessible instruments in recent years means old favourites like the songs in this book have fresh lives breathed into them and

The Novello Book Of British Folksongs For Mixed-Voice Choirs is an enjoyable collection of diverse tunes that have descended from the folksongs across the British Isles. A variety of arrangements are included, both old and new, of well-loved tunes as well as some lesser-known pieces. All 34 tunes are arranged for SATB Chorus with Piano accompaniment, making this a brilliant way to enhance your choir's repertoire.This Book Of British Folksongs offers a grand selection of favourite folk tunes arranged by composers such as Ralph Vaughan Williams, Gustav Holst, Paul Mealor and George Dyson. Tunes like A-Hunting We Will Go, Auld Lang Syne, Bonny At Morn, Come Lasses And Lads and Scarborough Fair suggest the sheer diversity on offer here. From sad tunes to happy songs, the arrangements here are at once beautiful and touching, coming truly to life when sung by a Mixed-Voice Choir. These thirty four folk songs will enrich a performance programme, whether as one part or the entirety. Choirs of all types and abilities will be able to discover their favourite arrangements, either the most beautiful, the funniest, or the most enjoyable to sing. With the country experiencing a revival in singing traditional folksongs, this collection is a great way to experience the unabashed joy that performing these British tunes can bring. With a great number of favourite tunes as well as some lesser-known songs, this collection includes songs like There Were Three Ravens, Yarmouth Town, My Love Is Like A Red, Red Rose, Dance To Your Daddy and The Rio Grande, as well as an extensive and fascinating introduction by Jeremy Summerly.The wonderful thing about singing folksongs is they are like a window into our country's history. They are occasionally funny, often dramatic, but always enjoyable to sing, and their diversity reflects the different people, landscapes and cultural history of the British Isles. These folk tunes can be traced back through British history, evolving through the oral tradition, continually changing lyrics and melody, being amended and sculpted according to the people who sung them. These timeless tunes have been recorded in this innovative Novello Book Of British Folksongs For Mixed-Voice Choir, however, the joy of these songs is you can put your own spin on them, adapting them to how you want them sung and continuing their legacy. This wonderful collection is a fantastic addition to any choir's performance repertoire, and is sure to lead to success for the choir and audience for many years to come. / Choeur Mixte (SATB) Et Piano

Easiest 5-Finger Piano is an exciting new repertoire book for young pianists featuring twelve pop film and traditional songs that children will want to play as well as tips and warm-ups designed to help newbeginners. In Book 1 this songbook will introduce players to seating/hand positions and note values before moving on to the first tunes. As the player progresses new hand positions will be used beforethe hands are brought together. The songs include pop tunes like Carly Rae Jepsen's I Really Like You and Taylor Swift's Shake It Off songs from popular films like Let It Go and EverythingIs Awesome! as well as traditional familiar tunes like Jingle Bells and When The Saints Go Marching In. Each song is in an easy arrangement with a hand position diagram valuable tips fingering guidanceand an accompaniment so teachers or parents can play along. With 12 songs in all the wide range of pieces in Easiest 5-Finger Piano will appeal to all young beginners and can easily be used togetherwith any Piano or Keyboard tutors.

The world loves to sing. From barbershop groups to madrigal choirs to vocal rock bands there are tens of thousands of vocal groups in America. The success of mainstream television programs such as Glee and The Sing-Off not only demonstrates the rising popularity of vocal music; it reflects how current trends inspire others to join in. In addition through various online and on-the-ground vocal music societies the ???a cappella market??? is well defined and well connected. Like singing itself a cappella is a global phenomenon.At the heart of every vocal group is the music it performs. This often means writing its own arrangements of popular or traditional songs. This book is thelong-awaited definitive work on the subject wide ranging both in its scope and in its target audience - which spans beginners music students and community groups to professional and semi-professional performers vocal/instrumental songwriters composers and producers - providing genre-specific insight on a cappella writing.The tone of the book is instructive and informative yet conversational: it is intended to stand alongside any academic publication while remaining interesting and fun. A Cappella Arranging is a good textbook - and a ???good read??? - for every vocal arranger whether amateur or professional; every vocal music classroom and any professional recording studio.

Selected pieces and traditional songs in five volumes-The five-volume ABRSM Songbook series offers singers and their teachers an unrivalled choice of core repertoire that will provide the bedrock for many years of rewarding vocal study. This series features: Over 1000 art songs drawn from Grades 1-5 of the Associated Board's Singing syllabus. A massive range of repertoire from the Medieval to modern musicals - many in practical new editions. Irresistible new arrangements by Carol Barratt of eighteen classic songs. A rich collection of sixty authentic unaccompanied traditional songs sourced from around the world. English singingtranslations for every non-English-language song - many newly-commissioned. Useful notes on the songs containing background information and performance suggestions. CDs of Piano accompaniment to all the art songs performed by Simon Lepper as well as recordings of the text to every song performed by native speakers.

Selected pieces and traditional songs in five volumes-The five-volume ABRSM Songbook series offers singers and their teachers an unrivalled choice of core repertoire that will provide the bedrock for many years of rewarding vocal study. This series features: Over 1000 art songs drawn from Grades 1-5 of the Associated Board's Singing syllabus. A massive range of repertoire from the Medieval to modern musicals - many in practical new editions. Irresistible new arrangements by Carol Barratt of eighteen classic songs. A rich collection of sixty authentic unaccompanied traditional songs sourced from around the world. English singingtranslations for every non-English-language song - many newly-commissioned. Useful notes on the songs containing background information and performance suggestions. CDs of Piano accompaniment to all the art songs performed by Simon Lepper as well as recordings of the text to every song performed by native speakers.