BERNARD PATRICE - IRISH VARIATIONS - FLUTE and PIANO / Choeur et ensemble vocal / Flex Editions

Celtic Music For Flute And Guitar by Allan Alexander and Jessica Walsh contains 20 pieces transcribed for flute and guitar most of them originating from Ireland and Scotland. Five of them are charming original pieces written in the Celtic style by Allan and Jessica. The music is presented in both music notation and guitar tablature for people who do not read music.Take a musical journey with dances that were written more than 400 years ago and experience Celtic traditional music that is the mainstay of modern players. If you are learning and looking for great music this is one book that you will not be able to put down. If you are a performer looking for highquality material these great pieces expertly arranged will become part of your permanent repertoire.The accompanying CD gives the musician the advantage of being able to hear how these pieces should be played by experts in this genre of music and will make the learning process easier. Some of the pieces were written for the Lute; however Allan Alexander has found that they work very well on the guitar. Being an accomplished player of both lute and guitar he has the knowledge to make accurate musical transcriptions. Other pieces in this book are traditional tunes that have been arranged specifically for guitar. Many of the selections have variations on the original melodies. This adds another dimension to the music and enhances the performance.

Grey Larsen in the 150 Gems collections has given us a most welcome follow-up to his encyclopedic volume The Essential Guide to Irish Flute and Tin Whistle (Mel Bay Publications 2003) and The Essential Tin Whistle Toolbox(Mel Bay Publications 2004).The Gems feature not only meticulously-selected tunes but represent the first major offerings that use Larsen's innovative system of notating Irish ornamentation.These books and onlineaudio will help players gain a deeper understanding of the Irish musical tradition as well as provide new material to enhance the experience of the solo player and Irish session participant alike.

These English Scottish and Welsh melodies are especially well suited to performance on the modern flute. They also provide excellent material for developing skills in rapid tonguing extended breath-control and phrasing. Oldfavorites include 'Bunessan ' 'Colonel Bogey ' 'My Eyes are Fully Open ' and a few masterpiece solos by Handel and Purcell. Among the newly re-discovered gems are 'Earl Grey ' 'I Wish You Would Marry Me Now ' 'Kiss Me Quick MyMother Is Coming ' and 'Small Birds Sweetly Singing.' A separate recorder edition is available.

A generous anthology of Celtic melodies collated by Jessica Walsh and arranged for the Flute. From Blythe Was The Time to Ye Banks And Braes Of Bonny Doon every tune includes performance notes and historical information. Guitar chord symbols are provided to guide your accompaniments and a full CD of examples is included featuring Allan Alexander. Watch the related video here.