Welsh Medley: Five Traditional Celtic folk songs arranged for string quartet
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Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Yoel Epstein. Celtic,Christian,Christmas,Folk,Holiday. Score and parts. 33 pages. Yoel Epstein #2887879. Published by Yoel Epstein (A0.773280).If ever there was a nation with song in its heart, it is the Welsh. These five traditional Celtic folksongs are among the best known and best loved of all folk music.
Ar Hyd Y Nos (All Through The Night), first published in 1784 in Edward Jones's anthology of folk songs, Musical and Poetical Relics of the Welsh Bards, became one of the most popular hymns in the English-speaking world. A popular Christmas song, All Through the Night also appears in numerous films and stage productions, beginning with John Gay's opera of 1728 and up to the present day. https://youtu.be/6rV3KLjcuzU
Calon Lân (a pure heart), a traditional Celtic tune with lyrics later written by Daniel James (Gwyrosydd) in the 1890s, has become the anthem of the Welsh Rugby league. https://youtu.be/pFdlV3YHWyY
Llwyn Onn (The Ash Grove) was first published in 1892 in The Bardic Museum by harpist Edward Jones. In its English version, with words written by poet Thomas Oliphant, it is traditionally sung in America on Thanksgiving and Christmas. https://youtu.be/fWfsqix3d0I
Dafydd y Gareg Wen (David of the White Rock). This song was written by David Owen, a harpist who died about 1720 at the tender age of 29. Tradition says that Owen was lying on his deathbed, and called for his harp. Too weak to hold the harp, he was helped by his wife, who held the harp upright while he played this haunting tune.
Rhyfelgyrch Gwyr Harlech (Men of Harlech) describes the seven-year siege of Harlech Castle between 1461 and 1468. Commanded by Constable Dafydd ap Ieuan, the Welsh garrison withstood the longest known siege in the history of the British Isles https://youtu.be/XX8oRTM9zJ0
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I have also arranged three songs from the Holocaust, which I arranged and distribute for free on IMSLP. You can find them at
https://imslp.org/wiki/Category:Ravpapa">imslp.org/wiki/Category:Ravpapa
If you need arrangements of any of these songs for special combinations of instruments, feel free to contact me at
mailto:yoelepst@gmail.com
and I will try to accommodate
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