Ashokan Farewell Guitar Arrangement

Renowned fiddler and composer Jay Ungar and Molly Mason his musical partner and wife have run the Ashokan Fiddle and Dance Camp in upstate New York for many years. Jay wrote 'Ashokan Farewell' in 1982 at the camp season's end to express the sense of loss he felt after the departure of the musical community. The melody’s sweet haunting sadness proved to be a perfect match for Ken Burns's 1990 PBS series 'The Civil War' which introduced it to millionsof viewers. In this guitar arrangement the bass line enters as an ascending response to the melody which is then harmonized in sixths and thirds the second time through. The arrangement is a good study in position shifting upand down the fingerboard and provides a great showcase for dynamic and tonal nuance in the phrasing of the melody. It is an excellent concert selection and will be a popular addition to the repertoire of any fingerstyle player on either steel- or nylon-string guitar.

Par UNGAR JAY. Renowned fiddler and composer Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, his musical partner and wife, have run the Ashokan Fiddle and Dance Camp in upstate New York for many years. Jay wrote 'Ashokan Farewell' in 1982 at the camp season's end, to express the sense of loss he felt after the departure of the musical community. The melody's sweet, haunting sadness proved to be a perfect match for Ken Burns's 1990 PBS series The Civil War, which introduced it to millions of viewers.In this fingerstyle guitar arrangement, the bass line enters as an ascending response to the melody, which is then harmonized in sixths and thirds the second time through. The arrangement is a good study in position shifting up and down the fingerboard, and provides a great showcase for dynamic and tonal nuance in the phrasing of the melody. It is an excellent concert selection and will be a popular addition to the repertoire of any fingerstyle player, on either steel- or nylon-string guitar. Written in standard notation and tablature. / Date parution : 2023-03-11/ Recueil / Guitare

Par UNGAR JAY. Adieu Ashoka est surtout connu comme le thème plaintif de Kenneth Burns ' très acclamé documentaire télévisé de la guerre civile. En plus de l'édition de solo autorisée de Jay Ungar effectuées dans la série documentaire, cette folio contient l'ère de la guerre civile touchante ' Sullivan Ballou lettre ' et Lincoln célèbre discours de Gettysburg. Arrangé pour violon avec accompagnement au piano et corde suggéré symboles pour facultatif guitare et basse. / Niveau : Intermédiaire / All Styles - Solos / Recueil / Violon

Composed and arranged by Jay Ungar and Molly Mason this beautiful romantic waltz is the title cut of their critically acclaimed CD on Angel Records. This melody has become one of their most requested tunes in concert. Perfectfor weddings this carefully prepared violin solo or duet arrangement with piano accompaniment presents the theme 3 times through beginning in G and modulating D. The piano/violin score also includes suggested guitar chords. Thearrangement accurately captures the rhythms harmonies and chord voicings of Jay and Molly's concert and recorded performances. Convenient pull-out parts are provided for the violinists. Jay Ungar is nationally recognized forhaving composed and performed Ashokan Farewell the theme of the PBS series 'The Civil War.' The Lover's Waltz is also available in a solo piano edition be Molly Mason.