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Crossing to Scotland (Digital Edition)

Crossing to Scotland (Digital Edition)

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Traditional Tunes for Cello from Scotland and Ireland
by Abby Newton

Today the cello is usually considered a classical instrument, but from the late 17th to early 19th centuries it was used in folk ensembles to provide low, driving rhythms for dance tunes and to render haunting Scottish airs. Within the folk music revival of the past forty years there has been a small but dedicated movement to restore the unique richness of the cello to traditional music, and Abby Newton has been on the forefront of that movement. Abby has been deeply involved with Scottish music ever since, traveling to and performing in Scotland many times. The airs, planxties and reels in this book come from traditional and contemporary sources, including the 18th-century fiddler Neil Gow, harper Turlough O'Carolan, Daithi Sproule, David Hornung, Alasdair Fraser, Ronnie Aimes, and others. All 19 of the tunes are written for solo cello with chord symbols included on most tunes for an accompanying instrument. The text also includes the author's notes on the origin of each tune.

Contents

Catskill Mountain Air       
Cropie's Strathspey       
Crossing To Ireland       
Da Full Rigged Ship       
Da New Rigged Ship       
Drunk At Night, Dry In The Morning       
Gin Ye Kiss My Wife, I'll Tell The Minister       
Heroes Of Longhope       
Independence Trail       
Lasses Trust In Providence       
Loftus Jones       
O'carolan's Draught       
Sister Jean       
Sleep Sound In Da Morning       
Spootiskerry       
Tarboltan Lodge       
The Earl Of Dalhousie's Happy Return To Scotland
Tune For Mairead And Anna Ni Mhaonaigh       
Wagon Wheel Notch        

Information

Format: eBook
Skill Level: Beginning-Intermediate
Pages: 32
Binding: eBook
ISBN: 1-6097-4234-6
ISBN13: 978-16097-4234-8
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
Date Published: 10/7/2010
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