Format : Sheet music + CD
Partition CD /
SKU: HL.14025761
ISBN 9780946005611. 5.75x8.25x0.14 inches. English.
This book contains the words and music for Ireland's popular songs and ballads. Illustrated with period photographs from the '20's and '30's from the Father Brown collection. Play them all with only six chords!
SKU: MB.30963
ISBN 9781513468204. 8.75x11.75 inches.
This exceptional collection of 41 truly beautiful airs and ballads from the British Isles offers both well-known tunes by the prolific blind Irish harpist, Turlough Oâ??Carolan and rarely heard melodies by anonymous composers; all have stood the test of time. Arranged for soprano or tenor recorder, these include Oâ??Carolanâ??s classically influenced â??Lord Inchiquinâ? and â??Eleanor Plunkettâ? as well as â??O Gentle Doveâ? and â??Cuckoo Dearâ?â?? both examples of the strong tradition of song in Wales. Among other tunes, the haunting modal melodies of â??The Dark Slender Boyâ? and â??Enchanted Valleyâ? express the melancholic heart and soul of the British Isles.A few of these songs have taken on a life of their own in modern times. â??Bonny at Mornâ?, a popular traditional tune of northern England and Scotland, was arranged for soprano voice and harp by the 20th century British composer, Benjamin Britten. â??The Skye Boat Songâ? originally recounted Bonnie Prince Charles Edward Stuartâ??s journey to the Isle of Skye after his defeat at the historic Battle of Culloden. Later, the song evolved into a lilting lullaby and was more recently used as the theme song for the popular Outlander television series.Departing slightly from recorder notation practice, author Marcia Diehl has judiciously arranged these melodies complete with spare slur markings to aid the amateur player in authentically and musically rendering these tunes.
SKU: HL.383303
ISBN 9781705154137. UPC: 196288021421. 9.0x12.0x0.666 inches.
Do you need a perfect contemporary song for a vocal audition or performance? The Singer's Anthology of Pop/Rock Ballads gives you over 30 pop/rock classics to choose fromââall transposed into appropriate keys and based on the original recorded hits. These songs fall into the new wave of standards that you are hearing more often at cabaret, concerts, and special occasions. These songs are most often identified with singer-songwriters, so this collection features the work of Billy Joel, Carole King, Adele, and others. These arrangements were custom made for this collection as authentic performing editions, friendly to both the singer and accompanist. Keys were carefully chosen, either preserving the original recorded key or transposing as near the original as possible to increase accessibility. This volume is presented in separate editions for Soprano/Alto and Tenor/Baritone, with some songs shared between the two, and others specific to the voice type. The Soprano/Alto edition features 31 songs, including: All by Myself ⢠At Last ⢠Don't Know Why ⢠Hallelujah ⢠Hello ⢠I Can't Make You Love Me ⢠I Will Always Love You ⢠Killing Me Softly with His Song ⢠Landslide ⢠Million Reasons ⢠(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman ⢠New York State of Mind ⢠She Used to Be Mine ⢠Someone like You ⢠A Thousand Years ⢠Time After Time ⢠When We Were Young ⢠Will You Love Me Tomorrow (Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow) ⢠and more.
SKU: HL.383304
ISBN 9781705154144. UPC: 196288021438. 9.0x12.0 inches.
Do you need a perfect contemporary song for a vocal audition or performance? The Singer's Anthology of Pop/Rock Ballads gives you over 30 pop/rock classics to choose fromââall transposed into appropriate keys and based on the original recorded hits. These songs fall into the new wave of standards that you are hearing more often at cabaret, concerts, and special occasions. These songs are most often identified with singer-songwriters, so this collection features the work of Billy Joel, Carole King, Adele, and others. These arrangements were custom made for this collection as authentic performing editions, friendly to both the singer and accompanist. Keys were carefully chosen, either preserving the original recorded key or transposing as near the original as possible to increase accessibility. This volume is presented in separate editions for Soprano/Alto and Tenor/Baritone, with some songs shared between the two, and others specific to the voice type. The Tenor/Baritone edition features 30 songs, including: Ain't No Sunshine ⢠All by Myself ⢠Bridge over Troubled Water ⢠Crying ⢠Dust in the Wind ⢠Fields of Gold ⢠Fire and Rain ⢠Hallelujah ⢠Imagine ⢠Lean on Me ⢠Mad World ⢠New York State of Mind ⢠Rocket Man (I Think It's Gonna Be a Long Long Time) ⢠Thinking Out Loud ⢠Time After Time ⢠Unchained Melody ⢠With or Without You ⢠Wonderful Tonight ⢠Your Song ⢠and more.
SKU: MB.WBM18
ISBN 9780988832763. 8.5 X 11 inches.
The trumpet can be a beautifully lyrical instrument. Often not enough emphasis is placed on making the instrument sing. The 20 ballads contained in this book are designed to develop a lyrical sense. Play the pieces in a relaxed and free manner. Avoid playing too loud. On these pieces, when in doubt, play a notch softer than you might think normal. Strive for long phrases and let the melodies sing freely from your trumpet. I think that if you play a number of these ballads as part of your daily practice you will see a definite growth in your ability to play in a beautifully free style.
SKU: PE.EP73682
ISBN 9790577023250.
Ballads of a Bogman by Stephen McNeff is a song cycle for tenor and piano with poems by Irish poet Sigerson Clifford, which was developed in collaboration with singer Gavan Ring. The songs are arranged to suggest the journey of a person, rooted in County Kerry, who is ranging far and wide to rediscover the past on a quest for his true identity.
Ballads of a Bogman was devised during 2021 as part of the Contemporary Music Centre Colleagues initiative at the CMC Dublin. The first performance was given at the Salmon Recital Hall at Chapman University in Orange County, California on 14 April 2022.
SKU: MB.30952M
ISBN 9781513474434. 8.75X11.75 inches.
Among the various instruments for which the Beautiful American Airs and Ballads series was conceived, the diatonic harmonica is a standout. With or without the ôbendsö played by the author on the companion online recording, the 19 plaintive, single-note melodies in this book are guaranteed to engage the player and move the listener.áThe music herein is written in standard notation and blow/draw harmonica tablature for the diatonic harmonica in C. Suggested accompaniment chords are also provided. Using the tablature alone, this music can be played on any diatonic harmonica in a different harmonica key; for example, using a G or A diatonic harmonica, the instrument itself will make the mechanical transposition. The chords, however, would have to be transposed by the accompanist.Phil Duncan has written more than 40 harmonica books for Mel Bay Publications. He believes that participation is key to the enjoyment of music, and that the harmonica and tunes in this collection are the perfect vehicles for that participation.ôTunes like these may have been overlooked or forgotten in this stressful worldùbut playing them will help you regain and renew the sense of calm essential to our identity as Americansà Pick out a fewà pick up your harmonica and enjoy.öùPhil Duncan.
