The Balkans - where Europe meets Asia...All the cultural diversity of the Balkans is reflected in its varied and colourful music. Hidan Mamudov's selection of pieces from the region, in arrangements for ensemble and separate play-along editions for solo instruments, will provide new experiences for middle-grade players and beyond?The pieces are selected from Turkey, Hungary, Croatia, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Included are fascinating historical notes about the music and descriptions of traditional instruments. Special playing techniques are explained and performance tips will help players achieve an authentic sound. All this, together with the CDs of demonstration performances and play-along tracks is sure to be inspirational. / Violon

Thirteen exquisite pieces- Thirteen exquisite pieces selected and edited by Julian Lloyd Webber: Franck 'Panis Angelicus' Elgar 'Chanson De Matin' Elgar 'Salut D'Amour' Debussy 'Reverie' Bach 'Air On A G String' Massanet'Meditation From Thais' Japanese Traditional 'Sakura-Sakura' Caccini 'Ave Maria' Glazunov 'Melodie Op20 no1' Chopin 'Nocturne Op9 No2' Boccherini Adagio' Rheinberger 'Cantilena' Bruch 'Kol Nidei'.   This title is included in the Trinity College London Cello Grade 7 Syllabus 2016-2019.  

Instrumental Play-Along-Arrangements for a dozen holiday favorites in the unique neo-classical electronic music style of Mannheim Steamroller are featured in this collection perfect for budding instrumentalists. It features online access to audio demonstration tracks for download or streaming to help you hear how the song should sound. Includes: Carol of the Bells · Deck the Halls · God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen · Hark! the Herald Angels Sing · Joy to the World · Silent Night · Traditions of Christmas · and more. Online audio is accessed at halleonard.com/mylibrary

This is not just another book of Irish session tunes. It represents the relatively unknown repertoire of a single Irish traditional musician Packie Manus Byrne of Donegal. There has been considerable interest in the music ofDonegal over the past 10 years or so especially with the rise of groups such as Altan. Packie Manus Byrne is a familiar name to traditional-music lovers in Ireland and the UK where he enjoyed a successful career as a folkperformer for more than 20 years. Almost all these tunes were being played in Packie's home area between 1925 and 1935; the collection is thus something of a 'time capsule' with a unity of origin and style that sets it apart fromother collections. The 85 genuine old traditional tunes are being made public for the first time. This unique collection with all the background information and stories gives the reader a real sense of the community out of whichthe music came and the characters who played it. Suitable for fiddle tin whistle flute and other traditional instruments. The CD includes 33 of the tunes performed by Jean Duval Stephen Jones Johanne St. Laurent Lynda Dowker and Reinhard Görner on a variety of instruments.

Qui a dit que vous ne pouvez pas faire de la musique pop avec des instruments à cordes' Le nouveau volume de notre populaire \'Pop pour violon de la série \'fournit du matériel nouveau suffisant pour les instrumentistes à cordes qui veulent jouer non seulement des pièces classiques, mais les chansons pop ainsi. Les arrangements sont spécialement conçus pour le violon, c\'est à dire qu\'ils sont faciles à jouer et le son très agréable. Le CD fourni contient tous les titres à la fois une complète et une version play-along. Ainsi, la pratique et le jeu est encore plus amusant. Toutes les pièces contiennent une partie de violon en second ainsi. La variété parfaite de pièces pour des leçons et pour jouer à la maison! / 1 Ou 2 Violon(s)

Versatile Rounds For Stri-Four pieces that can be played as traditional rounds by any number of instruments.Individual parts for all Spartan Press ensembles are available separately quickly and inexpensively. DO NOT PHOTOCOPY.

This book sets out to teach the reader how to play the fiddle by using inspiring music from some of the great musical traditions of the world especially arranged by the author for the instrument. Includes 2 CDs!Ideal for the complete beginner there is no need for any previous musical knowledge.Invaluable for the existing player/improver looking for fresh ideas and exciting new tunes.By working though this unique book the reader will gain a sound knowledge of the fiddle plus a large and varied repertoire of traditional music from all over the world.By drawing on the less commonly heard music of countries such as Venezuala Rwanda Holland Trinidad Japan and Australia as well as the more popular traditions of Ireland and North America this book will produce a well-rounded fiddle player - a musician who will be inspired to look further into the exciting musical traditions of the world.Rather than being an exhaustive guide to all traditional styles of the world this book is a fiddle method which uses tunes from around the world to demonstrate the various techniques required to produce a competant traditional musician. It is the sincere hope of the author that the student will be inspired by study of the music contained in this book and recording to look more deeply into the styles of particular interest. Contents 7/8 Time Signature A L'ouchaq Fnit Ana (Morocco) Al Mout Ba-ddra' (Morocco) Alborada de Pontecaldelas (Spain) Bahcevanci with Double-stops (Turkey) Beale Street Blues (U.S.A) Bert Jamison's (Australia) Bisdot Bet-lechem (Israel) Castillian (Trinidad) Castillian with Double-stops (Trinidad) Cornin's Hornpipe (Ireland) Daichovo Chara (Bulgaria) Dance (Egypt) Dance from Rajasthan (India) Double Stops Dwans y Pistyll (Wales) Extract from Shin-Kinuta (Japan) Flop-Eared Mule (U.S.A) Fraggossiriani (Greece) Frayleleh (Israel) Friend Since You Want to Marry

A practical introduction to styles from England Ireland Scotland and Wales-Traditional Fiddle introduces eight regional Fiddle styles from England Ireland Scotland and Wales with contributions from world-renowned fiddlers Kevin Burke John Dipper Liz Doherty Nancy Kerr Si n Phillips Aidan O'Rourke Jenna Reid and Patsy Reid. This is the perfect introduction to traditional fiddling for intermediate players.Lively and attractive tunes suitable for players of Grades 3-7 standard.A range of tune types including 3/2 hornpipes jigs reels strathspeys and morris dance tunes.General advice on playing traditional fiddle including learning by ear performance practice and muchmore.An overview of each style plus detailed exploration of the first tune in each chapter in the form of a workshop.Practical advice on bowing ornamentation and other key stylistic features.CD with accompanied performances of all of the tunes and demonstrations of selected ornaments and bowing patterns.Companion Website with backing tracks and suggestions for further reading and listening.

I Can Read Music is a beginning note-reading book for violin students who have learned to play using an aural approach such as the Suzuki Method or for traditionally taught students who need extra note reading practise. Rhythm and pitch are taught separately so that the student can work on one thing at a time. When the two aspects of reading are established they can be combined successfully at a later date.

Part of the Cape Breton Musical Heritage Series this popular book contains a mix of 131 traditional and original Fiddle tunes from a player steeped in Cape Breton's dance music tradition.This new edition is completewith chords photos and a comprehensive index of the first seven Volumes the CB Heritage Series.This beautifully produced book is the second in The Cape Breton Musical Heritage Series which editor Paul Cranford introducedin 1992 with Jerry Holland's Collection of Fiddle Tunes (Revised Edition). These collections focus on contemporary performers and the continuing musical tradition in Cape Breton Nova Scotia. They contain both traditional andnewly composed tunes from Cape Breton Scottish Irish and other sources as played by the featured performer.

Continuing the reissue of the classic Phillips Collection of Traditional American Fiddle Tunes - Volume 2 Favorite American Hornpipes For Fiddle presents over a hundred classic and lesser-known Fiddle tunes inhornpipe style from all parts of the United States some with multiple versions.All tunes are transcribed from the playing of some of the greatest traditional fiddlers of the past and present including Benny Thomasson BobWalters Howdy Forrester James Bryan Rodney Miller Ruthie Dornfeld and many more. Bowings and chord accompaniment are included.Teachers are you looking for short pieces that will solidify scales and arpeggios thatdon't bore your students? Tired of the same old classical etudes? Hornpipes can also serve as effective and fun exercises for all Violin students not just fiddlers. Many of them could have come right out of the baroque periodof art music. But they also illustrate some of America's great tradition of fiddling.

With Online Audio (Guide For Serious Player)-Philip John Berthoud's Irish Fiddle Playing has been carefully designed to make the personal aspects of traditional Irish fiddle playing improvisation and interpretation accessible to noviceplayers.Drawing on his experience writing out reels jigs and other tunes for new players at a North London session and teaching fiddle  Philip John Berthoud conveys what to do with tunes to makethem your own. The first part of the book discusses such subjects as the 'language' of traditional music posture bowing and effective practice with a detailed analysis of left and right hand technique. The second section is aselection of tunes that demonstrate the ideas in the first part. The aim of the book is to allow the player to look more closely at their technique while also improving accuracy and speed. A recording adds an extra dimension tothe learning experience. Audio download available online.The aim of this book is to allow the player to look more closely at their technique while also improving accuracy and speed. The included audio recordingadds an extra dimension to the learning experience.

Continuing the reissue of the classic Phillips Collection of Traditional American Fiddle Tunes - Volume 2 Favorite American Waltzes For Fiddle presents over 110 classic and lesser-known country waltzes fromall parts of the United States some with multiple versions.All the pieces are transcribed from performances of the greatest traditional fiddlers of the past and present including Benny Thomasson Howdy Forrester J. T.Perkins Lloyd Wanzer Jay Ungar Vivian Williams Skip Gorman Texas Shorty Kenny Baker and dozens more. Bowings and chord accompaniment are included. This book will also be of value to students of classical music and Suzukitrained children.Teachers are you looking for short pieces that will solidify scales yet won't bore your students? Tired of the same old classical etudes? Waltzes are played slowly enough to not be intimidating but alsoserve as effective and fun exercises for all Violin students not just fiddlers. The arrangements range from easy (single notes first position) to advanced (double stops and upper positions). And they illustrate America's greattradition of fiddling.

Learn to improvise in the Gypsy Jazz style. Suitable even for violinists who have never improvised before this method covers specific key aspects of the Gypsy jazz Violin style as made famous by French jazz violinist StephaneGrappelli who played with Gypsy jazz Guitar player Django Reinhardt. The techniques in this book are presented sequentially and the underlying music theory is introduced on a 'need to know' basis.Getting IntoGypsy Jazz Violin includes charts of classic swing tunes such as Avalon The Sheik of Araby and After You've Gone and includes online audio featuring authentic accompaniment tracks and modelViolin performances. Because the Gypsy jazz Violin style maintains common elements of traditional classical Violin techniques such as vibrato and shifting the book is a perfect vehicle for the classical violinist to learn toimprovise without having to change their general approach to the instrument.? Any intermediate or advanced violinist can learn to improvise in the Gypsy jazz Violin style.? Perfectly suited toclassically trained violinists because the Gypsy jazz Violin style is closely related to traditional classical Violin techniques.? Includes charts of classic swing tunes such as Avalon The Sheik of Araby and AfterYou've Gone.? The 21 lessons are carefully sequenced to introduce key components of the Gypsy jazz Violin style.? Includes online audio with sample solos and exercises in addition to authentic Gypsy jazzGuitar accompaniment tracks.