Scottish Airs and Dances for Two Violins: or Solo Violin

Scottish Airs and Dances for Two Violins: or Solo Violin
- Author: by Anne Witt
- Format: Book
- SkillLevel: Beginning-Intermediate
- NumberofPages: 32
- PublicationDate: 06_28_2011
The twenty-five pieces in this collection date back to eighteenth and nineteenth century Scotland. Music was passed around among professional and amateur musicians, hand copied, and ended up in slightly different versions in many collections. The Airs were originally songs or for solo violin. The Dances - strathspeys, reels, jigs, a hornpipe, and the sword dance - were originally for fiddle or bagpipe. The book is arranged as a program from beginning to end - from sunrise, with â€œOssiansâ€™s Hymn to the Sun,â€ to sunset, with the lullaby â€œO, Can Ye Sew Cushions.â€ And no Scottish evening is complete without â€œAuld Lang Syneâ€ as a finale. But one can, of course, choose to play a selection. Three of the airs are Gaelic songs. Others are tunes for which Robert Burns and other poets wrote lyrics. Two airs were composed for the violin - â€œNeil Gowâ€™s Lament for the Death of His Second Wifeâ€ and the anonymous â€œKilliecrankie,.â€ The dances were played by fiddlers or pipers. They played (and still play) many of the same pieces. One example is â€œGillie Callum,â€ the sword dance. Originally a bagpipe tune, its range was expanded beyond the pipesâ€™ nine notes and it became a fiddle tune. The composers are anonymous except for pieces by Niel Gow (1727-1807), his son, Nathaniel Gow (1763- 1831) and William Marshall (1748-1833). Niel Gow was the preeminent violinist of his day. All three composed many fiddle tunes for Scottish country dancing.
Country USA
Brand Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
Manufacturer Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber MLB22250
ReleaseDate 2011-05-02
UnitCount 1
UPCs 796279112482
EANs 9780786683383

Country	USA
Brand	Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
Manufacturer	Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	MLB22250
ReleaseDate	2011-05-02
UnitCount	1
UPCs	796279112482
EANs	9780786683383

Scottish Airs and Dances for Two Violins: or Solo Violin

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