O'Carolan's Tunes for Treble/Alto Recorder
Sheet Music Book
By Richard Voss

Worth the effort. The songs complement the sound of the recorder.

This is a collection of Irish airs, jigs, dance music, etc. scored for alto recorder and guitar. The music is very straightforward and accessible, and written in the typical keys in which you'd expect it to be played on tin whistle. These tunes aren't bad for beginner/intermediate...

play at slow tempi, but they'll drag along. At the fast tempi at which they should be played, a fair amount of finger dexterity is required.

The only thing I have against this book, which has a nice representative selection of tunes, is that it seems that the chords it gives for accompaniment are the ones you would play once you have capoed your guitar up. That means if I want to use the chords for...

keyboard or--better yet--Celtic harp, I have to figure out which chords the arranger really intended--not impossible, of course, but inconvenient. I haven't run into this type of arranging before, and I hope it isn't used much elsewhere.

Easy to play adaptions of Carolan's harp tunes for treble recorder! Additional guitar chords enable to play the tunes in small ensembles! Not only friends of Irish folk music will like it!

Excellent arrangment for the Alto Recorder. The music is easy to play and rewarding to hear. Loaded with catchy Irish folk music. A must for the alto recorder collection