The Irish Dulcimer

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Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
ISBN 13 : 1619114100
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (191 download)

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Book Synopsis The Irish Dulcimer by : LOIS HORNBOSTEL

Download or read book The Irish Dulcimer written by LOIS HORNBOSTEL and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 1979-12-28 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic collection provides fretted dulcimer players with an authentic Irish repertoire. The 31 selections include jigs, slides, hornpipes, polkas, reels, slow airs, harp tunes, and songs. Accompaniment chords and musical notation are provided for other instruments. The modal music of Ireland fits well to the modal techniques and nuances of the dulcimer. It can drone like the uillean pipes, be rhythmic as a bodhran, and melodic like a fiddle. Lois gives the dulcimer player an important introduction to the techniques of applying Irish music to the dulcimer. Consider this the beginning of a new approach to an old music, and a point of departure for your own interpretations of tunes you love

Playing The Hammered Dulcimer In The Irish Tradition

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Publisher : Oak Publications
ISBN 13 : 1783234237
Total Pages : 90 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (832 download)

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Book Synopsis Playing The Hammered Dulcimer In The Irish Tradition by : Karen Ashbrook

Download or read book Playing The Hammered Dulcimer In The Irish Tradition written by Karen Ashbrook and published by Oak Publications. This book was released on 1987-06-01 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is to encourage dulcimer players at the intermediate-to-advanced level to play the “right” way. If you’re going to play a few Irish tunes, why not play them the way they were intended to be played? Then you can enjoy what other Irish musicians have enjoyed for hundreds of years. This book can teach you several basic, simple techniques that create the feel of traditional Irish music.

20 Irish Tunes and Songs for Mountain Dulcimer DAD Tuning

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Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
ISBN 13 : 1619114895
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (191 download)

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Book Synopsis 20 Irish Tunes and Songs for Mountain Dulcimer DAD Tuning by : MADELINE MACNEIL

Download or read book 20 Irish Tunes and Songs for Mountain Dulcimer DAD Tuning written by MADELINE MACNEIL and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2014-10-31 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The music of Ireland has inspired us for centuries. The DAD tuning is a favorite of mountain dulcimer players, and this book with accompanying audio combines beautiful Irish songs and tunes arranged for the dulcimer in DAD. Two melodies by the Irish harper Turlough O'Carolan are included, along with well-known songs like Down in the Salley Gardens and more rare treasures like The Lark in the ClearAir. Standard notation and backup chords are included with the tablature. The accompanying audio helps you play through each tune at a moderate tempo

The Celtic Collection: Mountain Dulcimer

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Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
ISBN 13 : 1610651200
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (16 download)

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Book Synopsis The Celtic Collection: Mountain Dulcimer by : LORINDA JONES

Download or read book The Celtic Collection: Mountain Dulcimer written by LORINDA JONES and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2010-12-17 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of songs, jigs, hornpipes, airs, polkas, and marches from the Celtic lands of Scotland, Ireland, and England. the songs are arranged for mountain dulcimer primarily in 1-5-8 (Mixolydian) tuning, along with a few tunes in 1-5-5 (Ionian) tuning. the arrangements make use of the capo, as well as playing tunes in Em and Bm, and include a Part II for a suggested harmony on selected songs.. the book is accompanied by a CD recording of each tune. Song titles include: George Brabazon, Off She Goes, Irish Lamentation, Keel Row, Water Is Wide, Loch Lomond, Foggy Dew, and many more. Intermediate playing level suggested.

Melodies and More for Mountain Dulcimer

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Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
ISBN 13 : 1619116669
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (191 download)

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Book Synopsis Melodies and More for Mountain Dulcimer by : MARTHA EINAN

Download or read book Melodies and More for Mountain Dulcimer written by MARTHA EINAN and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2016-10-11 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Melodies and More contains 30 beautiful arrangements for mountain dulcimer,including 25 traditional tunes from England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and five original tunes by Martha Einan. Most of the arrangements include multiple parts for melody, simple melody, harmony, bass and/or fingerpicking. All of the melody parts are also suitable for solo dulcimer. Twenty-eight arrangements are for three- string dulcimer in DAD tuning and two arrangements are for four-equidistant- string dulcimer in DADD tuning. The tunes are written in standard notation and tablature for intermediate to advanced players

O'Carolan Harp Tunes for Mountain Dulcimer

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Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
ISBN 13 : 1610650263
Total Pages : 41 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (16 download)

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Book Synopsis O'Carolan Harp Tunes for Mountain Dulcimer by : Shelley Stevens

Download or read book O'Carolan Harp Tunes for Mountain Dulcimer written by Shelley Stevens and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2011-02-25 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Turlough O'Carolan is the most revered of all Irish harpers and composers. This collection, epertly transcribed in notation and tablature, presents 30 beloved O'Carolan medoldies featuring a uniquely Irish collection of moods and meditations. the arrangements are designed for the intermediate to advanced player, performing on a dulcimer with a 6 and 1/2 fret. the book also includes playing tips and a biographical sketch of Turlough O'Carolan.

Dulcimer Fiddle Tunes

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Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
ISBN 13 : 1619114119
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (191 download)

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Book Synopsis Dulcimer Fiddle Tunes by : LOIS HORNBOSTEL

Download or read book Dulcimer Fiddle Tunes written by LOIS HORNBOSTEL and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of all the mountain dulcimer books published over the past 20 years, this book is the jam-session standard. Contains 40 favorite fiddle tunesthat can easily be played in the regular keys and upto speed. In notation and tablature. Level of difficulty - intermediate. (Arranged for the beginner to advanced player intraditional keys fo they can be played with other instruments. Accompaniment chords included.)**Note - only 25 songs of the 40 total from the book are on online audio

Celtic Fair (for hammered dulcimer)

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Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
ISBN 13 : 1610653912
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (16 download)

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Book Synopsis Celtic Fair (for hammered dulcimer) by : MAGGIE SANSONE

Download or read book Celtic Fair (for hammered dulcimer) written by MAGGIE SANSONE and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2015-08-28 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exciting collection of music for the hammered dulcimer as heard on Maggie Sansone's acclaimed recording A Celtic Fair. America's premier hammered dulcimer recording artist and player, Maggie has created a perfect collection for all levels of playing, including both a beginning melody-only version and challenging intermediate versions with variations, ornaments, flams and bass runs. Two early music pieces included present the melody and a version for duet and quartet with bass line. the music is drawn from jigs, reels and airs from Ireland, Scotland and Brittany, France and Renaissance dance manuscripts. the sheet music is presented as the basic melody with chords and many of the tunes include a variety of advanced techniques (ornamentation, flams, rolls, use of bass lines, use of unusual modes and scales and interesting chord substitution) to add spice to the arrangements and challenge the player to reach towards the next level of advanced performance. Audio CD included.

Anthology for the Fretted Dulcimer

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Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
ISBN 13 : 1619114054
Total Pages : 189 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (191 download)

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Book Synopsis Anthology for the Fretted Dulcimer by : Lois Hornbostel

Download or read book Anthology for the Fretted Dulcimer written by Lois Hornbostel and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2016-08-04 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection presents a colorful array of music for the fretted dulcimer illustrating a wide variety of playing styles and techniques. Mel Bay Publications asked Loisto author this method book/collection because of the adventurous diversity of her playing techniques and musical interests. It is a tour de force of mountain dulcimer playing techniques, ranging from traditional southern Appalachian to Cajun music, cowboy songs, sea chanteys, black spirituals, traditional Irish, Scottish, and English music, camp-meeting songs, and European, Mexican, Israeli, and Oriental folk music. The book also offer basic instruction on reading music and tablature, right- and left-hand techniques such as hammer-ons and pull-offs, strumming, fingerpicking, flatpicking, various tunings, and accompaniment chords. The pieces themselves are arranged in notation and tablature for the three-string dulcimer in a variety of tunings with lyrics where appropriate

Mel Bay's O'Carolan harp tunes

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Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
ISBN 13 : 9781562226572
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (265 download)

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Book Synopsis Mel Bay's O'Carolan harp tunes by : Turlough Carolan

Download or read book Mel Bay's O'Carolan harp tunes written by Turlough Carolan and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 1993 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Turlough O'Carolan is the most revered of all Irish harpers and composers. This collection, expertly transcribed in notation and tablature, presents 30 beloved O'Carolan medoldies featuring a uniquely Irish collection of moods and meditations. The arrangements are designed for the intermediate to advanced player, performing on a dulcimer with a 6 and 1/2 fret. The book also includes playing tips and a biographical sketch of Turlough O'Carolan.

The Story of the Dulcimer

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Publisher : Charles K. Wolfe Music
ISBN 13 : 9781621902386
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (23 download)

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Book Synopsis The Story of the Dulcimer by : Ralph Lee Smith

Download or read book The Story of the Dulcimer written by Ralph Lee Smith and published by Charles K. Wolfe Music. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perhaps no instrument better represents the music of Appalachia than the fretted dulcimer. The instrument was no longer confined to back porches and local music halls when Jean Ritchie so melodically thrust herself and her dulcimer into the national limelight during the folk revival of the 1950s. But where did the dulcimer, known to exist in no other folk culture in the world, come from? In The Story of the Dulcimer, Ralph Lee Smith traces the dulcimer's beginnings back to European immigration to America in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. As German immigrants settled in Pennsylvania and Appalachia, they brought with them scheitholts, a type of northern European fretted zither. As German immigrants intermingled with English and Scotch-Irish immigrants, the scheitholt, which was customarily played to a slower tempo in German cultural music, began to be musically integrated into the faster tempos of English and Scotch-Irish ballads and folk songs. As Appalachia absorbed an increasing flow of English and Scotch-Irish immigrants and the musical traditions they brought with them, the scheitholt steadily evolved into an instrument that reflected this folk music amalgamation, and the modern dulcimer was born. In this second edition, Smith brings the dulcimer's history into the twenty-first century with a new preface and updates to the original edition. Copiously illustrated with images of both antique scheitholts and contemporary dulcimers, The Story of the Dulcimer is a testament to the enduring musical heritage of Appalachia and solves one of the region's musical mysteries.

Complete Book of Celtic Music for Appalachian Dulcimer

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Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
ISBN 13 : 1610655362
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (16 download)

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Book Synopsis Complete Book of Celtic Music for Appalachian Dulcimer by : MARK "KAILANA" NELSON

Download or read book Complete Book of Celtic Music for Appalachian Dulcimer written by MARK "KAILANA" NELSON and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2011-02-09 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mark Nelson's knowledge and love of Celtic music is immediately evident through his choice of tunes for this comprehensive book. Harp music, the piper's repertoire, and fiddle tunes from Ireland, Scotland and Breton are all well-represented here, and a thorough historical foundation is carefully laid. Mark provides samples of Reels, Jigs, Hornpipes, Strathspeys, Polkas, Mazurkas, Slides, Marches, Piobaireachds, Set Dances, Airs, Plaxties, Country Dances, Morris Dances, as well as music from Breton in northwestern France. the CD contains 20 of the 109 songs from the book.

Mountain Dulcimer

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Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
ISBN 13 : 1610654439
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (16 download)

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Book Synopsis Mountain Dulcimer by : MARK BIGGS

Download or read book Mountain Dulcimer written by MARK BIGGS and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2016-09-01 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a collection of traditional folksongs, Irish and American fiddle tunes, adaptations of classical pieces, and original songs. the songs combine melody lines in standard notation with suggested chords for accompaniment. Unlike Mark's other books, Mountain Dulcimer is best appreciated by a player of intermediate to advanced capability who wishes to learn how to add chords behind a melody line, or how to use octave and rhythm changes in creating an effective arrangement.

Easy Popular Jam Tunes You Can Play for Hammered Dulcimer

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Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
ISBN 13 : 1610659678
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (16 download)

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Book Synopsis Easy Popular Jam Tunes You Can Play for Hammered Dulcimer by : MARK ALAN WADE

Download or read book Easy Popular Jam Tunes You Can Play for Hammered Dulcimer written by MARK ALAN WADE and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2011-06-24 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National Hammered Dulcimer Champion, Mark Wade presents common jam tunes in a unique way that shows beginners how to play the essence of the tunes simply and the intermediate/advanced players the ornamented versions. Each Easy Does It version of a tune is paired with the fancy rendition along with the chords. Now jamming is easier than ever for players of ALL levels!

Dulcimer Jam

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Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
ISBN 13 : 1609744993
Total Pages : 89 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (97 download)

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Book Synopsis Dulcimer Jam by : Bonnie Carol

Download or read book Dulcimer Jam written by Bonnie Carol and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2011-02-24 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dulcimer Jam takes common and obscure tunes heard in jam sessions and arranges them for hammered dulcimer, fretted dulcimers (with tablature), and other instruments to play in a jam session setting.

Hawaiian & Polynesian Music for Appalachian Dulcimer

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Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
ISBN 13 : 1619119358
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (191 download)

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Book Synopsis Hawaiian & Polynesian Music for Appalachian Dulcimer by : Mark Nelson

Download or read book Hawaiian & Polynesian Music for Appalachian Dulcimer written by Mark Nelson and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2019-08-12 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Put some aloha into your playing with Hawaiian & Polynesian Music for Appalachian Dulcimer! More than just a repertoire collection of classic Pacific island melodies, this book includes the history and background stories of the individual tunes and a brief language pronunciation guide. In addition, the author provides humorous and insightful observations on interpretation, fingerstyle technique, and Hawaiian slack-key guitar style as applied to the mountain dulcimer. Written in standard notation and tablature for the 3-course dulcimer with the 6+ or 6½ fret, these fingerstyle arrangements are for intermediate to advanced mountain dulcimer players who are looking for a challenge and want to try something new. These arrangements sound best played fingerstyle, and make use of polyphony, harmonics, hammer-ons and pull-offs, and the sweet chords beloved by Island musicians. Some selections like “Aloha ‘Oe” are instantly recognizable, while others such as “Wehiwehi ‘Oe” or “Pauoa Liko ka Lehua” may be unfamiliar outside of Hawaii. Includes access to online audio of all 22 examples and melodies in DAD, CGC and DGD tunings. To help the student master these arrangements, the author provides detailed performance notes for each tune. Includes access to online audio.

The Hammered Dulcimer Treasury of Tunes

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Publisher : Mel Bay Publications
ISBN 13 : 1609742974
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (97 download)

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Book Synopsis The Hammered Dulcimer Treasury of Tunes by : SALLY HAWLEY

Download or read book The Hammered Dulcimer Treasury of Tunes written by SALLY HAWLEY and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2011-02-24 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This sizeable collection of hammered dulcimer tunes brings together over 225 old-time and Celtic traditional tunes that are commonly heard at gatherings of old-time musicians. This is music that has been passed down vocally, or learned by ear instrumentally, and derived from countries where many of our ancestors originated. Trying to separate American and Celtic traditional music is an impossible task, as so many of the tunes we consider our own are adapted versions of tunes passed on to us from other countries and would fit into either category. This book therefore features favorite selections from both American and Celtic traditions. These instrumental arrangements are written in standard notation only with chord symbols.