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16 Easy to Intermediate Pieces from 18th-Century England Violin (Flute or Oboe) and Keyboard
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Book/CD Pack Bassoon; Cello; Flute; Oboe; Piano; Violin (Violin) - easy
SKU: HL.49030533
16 Easy to Intermediate Pieces from 18th-Century England Violin (Flute or Oboe) and Keyboard. Composed by Various. Edited by Jeremy Barlow. Arranged by Jeremy Barlow. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music with CD. Edition Schott. 16 leichte bis mittelschwere Stucke aus dem England des 18. Jahrhunderts. Baroque, Classical, Folk. Softcover book with CD. 58 pages. Schott Music #ED12861. Published by Schott Music (HL.49030533).ISBN 9781902455488. UPC: 841886003231. 9.0x12.0x0.198 inches.
The collection includes country dances, Cheshire rounds, hornpipes, and pantomime tunes, plus examples of the march, minuet, siciliana, gavotte, and jig. Featured composers include Arne, Earl of Abingdon, Hebden, Holcombe, Linley, Roseingrave, Stanley, Thackray. "This collection of early English music for violin, flute, or oboe with keyboard accompaniment has an array of styles including marches, ballads, folk tunes, and a variety of dance music. There are extensive program and performance notes for each selection that explain the texts together with historical background and interpretive detail."--The Instrumentalist.
Song List (16)
- Portsmouth (Anon.)
- Two Cheshire Rounds (Anon.)
- Bloomsbury Market (Anon.)
- Excuse me (Dowland)
- New Perro (Anon.)
- Black Joke (Anon.)
- Cackling of the hens (Anon.)
- Air in E Minor (Holcombe)
- Gavotte (Roseingrave)
- Largo e Siciliano (Hebden)
- Minuet with variation (Stanley)
- The Sprite Mirth in distress for the loss of Harlequin (Linley)
- The Yorkshire Buffs' March (Thackray)
- Hop Tops (Earl of Abingdon)
- The blossoms of May (Earl of Abingdon)
- Hornpipe (Arne)