Singing in Irish Gaelic

Gaelic songs are beautiful to listen to and to sing but until now it has been extremely difficult for anyone without knowledge of the Irish language (Gaelic) to sing the songs of that tradition.A must for anyone who hasalways longed to sing the old songs of Ireland this book and audio download available online decodes the Irish language for those who aspire to sing these songs without them having to undertake an Irish language course. Thefourteen songs are presented in an accessible fashion. In the online audio Mary McLaughlin speaks each phrase slowly leaving a pause for the student to imitate the pronunciation. McLaughlin then sings each songin a simple plain style conducive to learning. The book has the sheet music Guitar chords phonetics Irish lyrics and a translation and background to each song. There is an introduction which gives information on traditionalsinging in Irish as well as a guide to the phonetic system used.The songs are graded linguistically and musically so that the student can build up skills as she or he progresses through the book. Includes access to onlineaudio.

Ed. Maitland-Squire Rev. Dover Edition-'The most remarkable and in many respects the most valuable collection of Elizabethan keyboard music' (Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians). The close to 300 airs variations fantasies toccatas pavanes galliards allemandes and courantes in these two volumes include some of the finest examples of Elizabethan and Jacobean Music: Morley Gibbons Farnaby Warrock Ferdinando Richardson Peter Phillips Tomkins and practically every other composer of the virginalistic school. John Bull and William Byrd two of England's greatest composers are represented by over 100 works. The pieces herein while composed for the virginal can be played without difficulty on thepiano or any other keyboard instrument. Maitland and Squire set the music into modern notation preserving faithfully the intent of the composers.