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The Greek Fiddler

Violin Edition
violin (2 violins), guitar ad libitum
Product number: BH 11787
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Description

This wonderful addition to the best-selling Fiddler series focuses on the rich, diverse and pure folk tradition of Greece. A wide variety of styles is presented, featuring music from Crete, the Peloponnese, the Balkans, Asia Minor and mainland Greece. Exciting rhythms and interesting modes combine to produce high spirited pieces, some of which will already be familiar to lovers of Greek culture world-wide.
The Violin Edition offers flexible arrangements for violin solo or two violins (second violin part is very easy), as well as chord symbols for a guitar accompaniment. In addition the Complete Edition also contains a piano accompaniment.

Content

Preface, notes
Préface, notes
Vorwort, Anmerkungen
Corfu and Cefalonia
The sultan's wife
All the water in the sea
Arcadian dance
The willow tree
Pentozali
Lament
Night calls
The girl from Samos
Karpathian song
Nobody else but me
Zeibekikos
Syrtos
Magkiko
To the ends of the earth
Kozanis

More Information

Title:
The Greek Fiddler
Violin Edition
Level of difficulty:
easy - intermediate
Publisher/Label:
Boosey & Hawkes
Series:

Technical Details

Product number:
BH 11787
ISMN13:
979-0-060-11787-9
ISBN13:
978-0-85162-568-3
UPC:
884088270445
Weight:
0,17 kg
Pages:
44
Format:
23.1cm x 30.3cm
Binding:
Saddle-wire stitching

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Fiddler Collection

Edward Huws Jones’ popular series of traditional fiddle repertoire contain generous collections of authentic music, some familiar, some more exotic, but all of it faithfully arranged, enable you to create your own ceilidh, bluegrass club or charanga band.

Now available with expertly-recorded audio CDs containing colourful instrumental backing tracks and full demonstrations to aid and inspire your private practice and public performance alike. 

The Violin Edition includes optional easy violin part and guitar chords, whilst the Complete Edition also includes both keyboard and violin accompaniments. 

Both formats are highly flexible, meaning the music can be played as solos, duets or trios as well as with larger ensembles.

Edwards Huws Jones has travelled extensively researching fiddle-playing traditions. In each book he explains the background of the particular musical style, giving his own suggestions for a lively performance.

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