Elderly Instruments Latest - Books - Scottish & English Fiddle Tunes http://elderly.com/list/newitems?catlist=268 en-us copyright 2009 Elderly Instruments Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:52:59 -0500 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:52:59 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 720 webmaster@elderly.com A history of the art, with photographs and music examples - over 100 complete reels, strathspeys, laments and slow airs. Alburger documents the development of the tradition for more than half a millennium, from the fiddlers on James IV's payroll, through the manuscript and published collections of the 17th century to the traditional players and composers of the 20th century. Extended treatment is given to such outstanding composers as Niel and Nathaniel Gow, William Marshall, Simon Fraser and James Scott Skinner. Intermediate. 256 p ($30.00) ]]> Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/books/items/02-25.htm http://elderly.com/books/items/02-25.htm Book/CD set. English fiddle music forms an important, yet neglected, part of the mosaic of Old and New World fiddle styles. Bartram has played this music for over forty years. He has studied the majority of the existing field recordings of older generations of players and many of the handwritten manuscripts of nineteenth century fiddlers. Contains a wide variety of traditional tunes, an essay on the history of the instrument, and archive photographs. This is not a book for the complete beginner; you should be able to play simple tunes in the first position and read music a little. Beginning/intermediate. 82 pp. ($22.99) ]]> Sat, 03 Oct 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/books/items/02-98552BCD.htm http://elderly.com/books/items/02-98552BCD.htm Internationally acclaimed collection of Scottish fiddle music and a guide to its performance by renowned Scottish fiddler Alastair J. Hardie. An in-depth literary and pictorial survey of Scottish fiddling and 112 melodies with historical notes and substantial accompanying tutorial explanations such as bowing, fingering, phrasing, ornamentation, etc. Many of the authentic Scottish tunes are not available in any other collection. The tunes at the beginning of the book assume a command of basic skills in playing and reading. Bowing, fingering and ornamentation peculiar to this music are then progressively introduced, equipping the player eventually with the technical know-how for tackling anything from Tullochgoram to the President. All the common major and minor keys are dealt with in turn and a system of fingering charts has been included to introduce them. Suggested bowings are included, with the admonition that experienced players should decide on their own interpretation. Will appeal to the solo fiddler, the folk enthusiast, the devotee of traditional Scottish music and the classical violinist wanting to broaden his or her horizons. Multiple levels. 96 pp. ($20.99) ]]> Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/books/items/02-14.htm http://elderly.com/books/items/02-14.htm This volume of hitherto unpublished music of Shetland fiddler/composer Tom Anderson (1910-1991), contains 60 compositions including slow airs, marches, hornpipes, reels, waltzes, strathspeys and jigs. Bowings are provided for all the tunes and all the melodies come with chord symbols appropriate for piano, accordion, or fretted stringed instruments. Foreword by Magnus Magnusson. Beginning/intermediate. 40 pp. ($17.99) ]]> Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/books/items/02-24.htm http://elderly.com/books/items/02-24.htm This, the second volume, contains 70 compositions comprising 9 slow airs, 11 marches, 5 hornpipes, 23 reels, 9 waltzes, 4 strathspeys and 5 jigs, together with some miscellaneous pieces. As in volume 1, bowings and chord symbols are provided. The bowings are based for the most part on Tom Anderson's own manuscript instructions. Foreword by Aly Bain. Beginning/intermediate. 44 pp. ($18.99) ]]> Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:00:00 -0400 http://elderly.com/books/items/02-27.htm http://elderly.com/books/items/02-27.htm