![]() Also included are two enhanced CDs, giving you the ability to not only play the accompaniments on both your CD player and computer, but they are also CD-ROMs that are capable of playing the tracks at different tempos and in different keys when played on the computer. At the request of the students and teachers, there are more sacred songs, and two Christmas solos have been added to each book. The selections range from easy to moderate difficulty for both singer and accompanist. The Part II books follow many of the same concepts which are covered in the Preface of the original volumes, including a comprehensive selection of between 34 and 37 songs from the Baroque through the 20th Century. There has been widespread accceptance by teachers and students of 'The First Book Series,' so it was only natural that there would be a 'Part II' book compiled. Joan Frey Boytim : The First Book of Tenor Solos Part II Songlist: Londonderry Air, Auld Lang Syne, Amazing Grace, Early One Morning, Lullaby, Dacw "Nghariad I Lawr Yn Y Berllan, Carrickfergus, Down By The Sally Gardens, Will Ye Go, Lassie, Go?, Whiskey In The Jar, An Irish Blessing, Riverdance, All Through The Night, Gin A Body, Believe Me, Scarbourough Fair, Greensleeves, The First Noel, Botany Bay, The Wild Rover Voicing: SATB | 9119b | Songbook | $15.95 ON SALE $13.95 | A Cappella The irresistible charm of this music will leave no choral singer unmoved and is bound to find favour with audiences. In them you will find homophonic movements, sweeping melodic lines, vocal imitations of Celtic instruments and rousing rhythms. This book brings together 20 of these traditional melodies in contemporary, modern arrangements for mixed chorus. The songs all tell stories that have been passed down through successive generations, with more facets than any other kind of traditional music: some are melancholy dirges, some playful and lively dance tunes. This revival may have been inspired by historical Hollywood epics, by popular dance acts such as "Riverdance", by Michael Flatley or purely by the emotional power of Celtic melodies. I thought you might enjoy some of this music, especially if you are not a great Britten fan.Celtic music is enjoying a well-deserved revival. The recordings were all made in May 1988 at the Queen's Hall in Edinburgh, all digital. The overall recording quality seems rather distant and unfocused to my ears, unusual for EMI, though the Rossini Suite comes through about the best. Other selections on these two discs include The Heart of the Matter with Peter Pears, narrator (thanks to tapes from the BBC as Pears died before re-recording the narration for EMI as planned the narration is rather muffled but is better than nothing), and Barry Tuckwell, horn Three Realizations of Henry Purcell the Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings (Tuckwell, horn) and several other selections all with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Other interesting arrangements include Schubert's song "Die Forelle," and Schumann's "Frühlingsnacht," No. The second section of Britten's arrangement, the Allegretto, features the Boys of the Choir of Palsley Abbey, which is unforgettable. They are masterly performed by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra with Steuart Bedford, pianist. Indeed, this was one of his arrangements that he "liked a lot." No wonder, given the vivacity and liveliness of the original music itself.The Rossini excerpts are comprised of moments from William Tell, the opera, and three songs/movements (2, 4, and 5) from Soirées musicales, the whole suite of which gave me the ultimate lift for the day. Britten has taken the music of Purcell, Schubert, Schumann, Rossini, and others, and has made arrangements of their original music that is quite wondrous.ĮMI has issued a two-CD set offering some of these arrangements: Rossini Suite, comprised of five selections timing in at about 10 minutes (all too brief at that), reveals a most-gifted Britten. ![]() His songs are wonderful, particularly "Down by the Sally Gardens," which is a personal favorite. However, as an "arranger," Britten was supreme. I've never been a great fan of Benjamin Britten's own music with a few exceptions, the Ceremony of Carols being one with its brilliant harp solo.
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