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Old English and Celtic Sheet Music Arrangements by Dorothy Barth
Click on the cover icons below to go directly to the web page for each book. There you will find sound samples, background information, and Paypal order information. You may also order the music on this page. It has taken Dorothy Barth over three years to complete this music. If you love Celtic music, you will gain hours of enjoyment from these arrangements. Performers, these volumes are a great resource for duo gigs!
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A note from the arranger: Thank you for helping to make my series of Celtic and Old English music anthologies a popular choice for weddings, special events, and recitals. Your support has inspired me to continue this absorbing endeavor with four new duo anthologies: Maidens of Melody
Volume 2 as well as
two volumes of original compositions:
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Playford Promenade: Music for Grand Occasions first became available in 2007 and includes 42 delightful Old English tunes from Playford arranged for two instruments. Brides and grooms in search of unique wedding music, whether it be for a garden ceremony; a Renaissance, Medieval, or Celtic ceremony; or any wedding in need of music that is intimate, haunting, and rare, will be thrilled with Playford Promenade. Click on the cover for more information and sound samples! Buy Playford Promenade $22 plus Shipping |
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Special Spring 2010 Wedding Offer: Purchase two copies of Playford Promenade for $40 plus shipping.
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O’Neill’s Music of Ireland provided the melodies and inspiration for Dorothy Barth's second collection of duo arrangements. The theme that emerged is that of the Celtic maiden who inspired the melody. Maidens of Melody Volume 1 presents five such suites of tunes....35 songs, both lyrical and lively. This anthology is wonderful for Celtic weddings and receptions. Click on the cover for more information and sound samples! Buy Maidens of Melody Volume One $24 plus
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Maidens of Melody
Volume Two includes odes to
Bridget, Catherine, Kathleen, Kitty, Nancy, and Peggy. This anthology includes both
upbeat and lyrical songs and is wonderful for weddings, receptions, St.
Patrick Day events, and Celtic Faires. Buy Maidens of Melody Volume Two $24 plus Shipping |
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The recorder is the perfect faerie's voice. Finding the Faerie's Voice includes: 20 elf
song solos (in seasonal suites) Click on the cover for more information and sound samples. Buy Finding the Faerie's Voice $20 plus Shipping |
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Of Castles, Kings, and Courts includes traditional Old English, Irish, and Scottish melodies arranged for violin and recorder duo. This collection is great for period weddings, receptions and Renaissance re-enactments. Click on the cover for more information and sound samples. Buy of Castles, Kings, and Courts $24 plus Shipping
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Flautilla includes 24 Old English, Irish, and Scottish hornpipes, sea songs, and songs dedicated to sea captains. Great for all those who love to sea and for re-enactment at Pirate Faires cropping up across the land! Click on the cover to learn more about Flautilla. Buy Flautilla $20 plus Shipping
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| New Anthologies for 2010: Green and The Faerie Fiddler are available now! | |||
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Green: Songs that
Celebrate Our Natural World is Dorothy Barth's sixth volume of Celtic
duo arrangements and includes 35 tunes bearing titles that reflect the Celtic
reverence for and delight in the beauty of their lands.
Buy Green $24 plus shipping
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The Faerie Fiddler is now available! It contains 15 elfin pieces for solo violin and 5 elfin duos. The pieces promote off-the-string (spiccato) playing, trills, and ornaments (the faerie's vocabulary!). Whimsical verses accompany each piece and are used throughout the book to reinforce musical concepts. The Faerie Fiddler will be available in 2010! Preview The Faerie Fiddler Buy The Faerie Fiddler $20 plus shipping
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Songs from Euterpe,
Dorothy's ninth volume of music (and third volume of original
compositions) fittingly honors the nine muses in meditative and dance
pieces written for flute or recorder.
Four of the Muses's songs can also be adapted for use in belly dance, either on flute, recorder, violin (or any C instrument). The second part of this volume, Island Gaia, contains songs inspired by a trip to the Big Island of Hawaii. Preview Songs from Euterpe
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Playford
Promenade: Music for Grand Occasions |
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$125 plus shipping--save $13 over buying each volume individually. A wonderful addition to your recreational or gig music library ! |
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| Useful information for those who wish to learn the recorder | |||
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Key words: Celtic sheet music duos, Celtic wedding music, Renaissance sheet music duos, Fairy music, Irish sheet music duos, recorder and violin duo arrangements, flute and violin duo arrangements, Celtic violin duos, Celtic wedding sheet music, Dorothy Barth arrangements and compositions, solo recorder |
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