Twenty-eight Airs

Traditional Tunes For Cello From Scotland And Ireland. Par NEWTON ABBY. This is the second popular book of beautiful Celtic tunes compiled and arranged for the cello by Abby Newton. Most of the tunes in this collection are from her recent recordings, Castles Kirks and Caves and Ferintosh. The book is organized in three parts: Tunes, Sets, and Duos. The first part, Tunes, contains an assortment of twenty-eight tunes culled mostly from the well know Scottish and Irish traditional tune books including collections by Capt. Simon Fraser, Patrick McDonald, Niel Gow and James Oswald. The second part, Sets, consists of several tunes played in succession. Part three, Duos, includes two part scores (with treble and bass lines) that come mainly from James Oswald's Airs for the Seasons and Burke Thumoth's Collection of Scots and Irish Tunes 1745. / Niveau : Débutant à Intermédiaire / Celtic/Irish - Solos / Recueil / Violoncelle

This is a complete method for Irish Tin whistle with a detailed appendix of one hundred choice Irish Airs and Dance Tunes. Varying from simple tunes and polkas and progressing to more complex pieces. Outstanding and renowned teacher Geraldine Cotter guides students through all forms of traditional Irish music with step-by-step examples exercises and diagrams. This all-encompassing book is beautifully presented and contains prints photographs and clearly legible notation. The generous section of repertoire pieces includes The Jolly Banger Lucky In Love and The Galway Rambler. The accompanying demonstration CD features twenty-eighttunes from the book.Previously available as Book (OMB31) and CD (OSSCD) now presented in this ideal combination package!