Klarinet Archive - Posting 000050.txt from 2003/04

From: Gary Truesdail <gir@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Help in finding good Celtic music for Katie
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2003 14:19:04 -0500

Try "O'Neill's 1001 Jigs, Reels, Hornpipes, Airs and Marches" from the Irish
Music Collection; published by Waltons' Musical Instrument Galleries, Ltd.
2-5 North Frederick Street, Dublin.

another address, Waltons Manufacturing Ltd., 9 Parnell Square, Dublin 1.
Copyright 1986

1001 tunes, medium to difficult level, depending on how fast you want to
play them, single line melodies only, no chord or tempo markings.

GaryT

Anne Lenoir wrote:

> I have a wonderful 11-year-old clarinet student who also performs
> regularly with an Irish dance group. I went to see one of Katie's many
> performances on St. Patrick's Day and enjoyed the Celtic music that the
> dancers performed with. It reminded me of the music from "River Dance".
> Even though clarinet is not a traditional Celtic instrument, I thought
> that Katie would love to learn some Irish and Celtic tunes, so I ordered
> her a book from EBLE MUSIC, "Favourite Celtic Melodies" for clarinet by
> Sara Watts. It was the only "Celtic" type book that EBLE had. The book
> was a terrible disappointment, a very small and way-too-easy book of
> tunes like "All Through the NIght", "The Ash Grove" and "Auld Lang
> Syne". I had been hoping for something more like Percy Grainger
> compositions or even some of the melodies I am familiar with in "Folk
> Song Suite" and the Holst Military Suites. I came across a 1st clarinet
> part to "Themes from 'Green Bushes' " arr. by Percy Grainger over at the
> high school where I teach clarinet lessons, and I thought it was
> beautiful.
> Katie is a very talented Irish dancer and clarinetist, and I would
> like for her to be able to learn some clarinet music in the Celtic
> style. Will I have to listen to CD's and transcribe them note for note?
> Thanks. ANNIE
>
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