MEL
BAY
98216M
150
Gems of Irish Music for Flute (Book + Online Audio)
by
Grey Larsen
Includes
access to online audio.
Grey
Larsen, in the 150 Gems collections, has given us a most welcome
follow-up to his encyclopedic volume, The Essential Guide to Irish
Flute and Tin Whistle (Mel Bay Publications, 2003) and The Essential
Tin Whistle Toolbox (Mel Bay Publications, 2004).
The
Gems feature not only meticulously-selected tunes, but represent the
first major offerings that use Larsen's innovative system of notating
Irish ornamentation.
These
books and online audio will help players gain a deeper understanding
of the Irish musical tradition as well as provide new material to
enhance the experience of the solo player and Irish session
participant alike.
Includes
access to online audio.
CONTENTS
150
Gems of Irish Music Flute
Dedication........................................................................................................................................................3
Acknowledgments
and
Credits..........................................................................................................................4
Introduction
.....................................................................................................................................................5
Chapter
One: Ornamentation and Its Notation
.............................................................................................12
Chapter
Two: Modes and Other Notation Matters
.........................................................................................27
Chapter
Three: Breathing and
Phrasing...........................................................................................................33
SECTION
ONE: Flute-Friendly
Tunes...................................................................................................................47
Jigs.........................................................................................................................................................48
Reels
......................................................................................................................................................60
Hornpipes..............................................................................................................................................73
Other
Tune Types
..................................................................................................................................77
SECTION
TWO: Tunes of Non-Wind Origin
.......................................................................................................83
Jigs.........................................................................................................................................................84
Reels
......................................................................................................................................................88
Hornpipes..............................................................................................................................................93
Other
Tune
Types...................................................................................................................................95
SECTION
THREE: Tunes Requiring the Use of Keys
............................................................................................99
Jigs.......................................................................................................................................................100
Reels
....................................................................................................................................................104
Hornpipes............................................................................................................................................108
Other
Tune
Types.................................................................................................................................110
Appendix:
Playing Tunes on Non-D
Flutes...................................................................................................112
Contents
of the Companion
CDs.................................................................................................................124
Index
of Tune Titles
......................................................................................................................................126
Index
of Tunes by Tune Type
........................................................................................................................127
Index
of Tune
Sources...................................................................................................................................128
About
the
Author..........................................................................................................................................129
Books
and Recordings by Grey
Larsen..........................................................................................................129