English Folk Tunes for Piano
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English Folk Tunes presents a collection of beautiful pieces for solo piano drawn from the rich tradition of English folk music. Experienced author and arranger Barrie Carson-Turner provides notes on all of the pieces, explaining their background and history. The volume is accompanied by a CD with a recording of all tunes. German and French translations of all texts are available as pdf downloads from the Schott Music website. Suitable for players of grades 3-8.
Part of the best selling World Music series, which also includes music from England, Ireland, Scotland, Eastern Europe, America, Argentina, India, China and Korea.
Content
Come Lasses and Lads
The Cottage Well Thatched With Straw
High Germany
Early One Morning
Dumble Dum Deary
The Oak and the Ash
Brunswick Waltz
The Leather Bottel
The Helston Furry Dance
The Seven Stars
Sweet Polly Oliver
Tommy's Gone to Hilo
Blow the Wind Southerly
Country Gardens
The Dusky Night Rides Down the Sky
The Keys to Canterbury
Sailors' Hornpipe
Blow Away the Morning Dew
Yarmouth Rell
Com You Not from Newcastle
As Down in the Meadows I Chanced to Pass
It Was a Maid of My Countrie
O No, John
The Bold Fisherman
The Month of May
The High Level Bridge
Staines Morris
Kem's Jig
The Golden Banity
Sir Roger de Coverley
The Woodcutter
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