The Irish Dulcimer

The Irish Dulcimer
Author: LOIS HORNBOSTEL
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 80
Release: 1979-12-28
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1619114100

This classic collection provides fretted dulcimer players with an authentic Irish repertoire. The 31 selections include jigs, slides, hornpipes, polkas, reels, slow airs, harp tunes, and songs. Accompaniment chords and musical notation are provided for other instruments. The modal music of Ireland fits well to the modal techniques and nuances of the dulcimer. It can drone like the uillean pipes, be rhythmic as a bodhran, and melodic like a fiddle. Lois gives the dulcimer player an important introduction to the techniques of applying Irish music to the dulcimer. Consider this the beginning of a new approach to an old music, and a point of departure for your own interpretations of tunes you love

20 Irish Tunes and Songs for Mountain Dulcimer DAD Tuning

20 Irish Tunes and Songs for Mountain Dulcimer DAD Tuning
Author: Madeline MacNeil
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2014-10-31
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1619114895

The music of Ireland has inspired us for centuries. The DAD tuning is a favorite of mountain dulcimer players, and this book with accompanying audio combines beautiful Irish songs and tunes arranged for the dulcimer in DAD. Two melodies by the Irish harper Turlough O'Carolan are included, along with well-known songs like Down in the Salley Gardens and more rare treasures like The Lark in the ClearAir. Standard notation and backup chords are included with the tablature. The accompanying audio helps you play through each tune at a moderate tempo

Playing The Hammered Dulcimer In The Irish Tradition

Playing The Hammered Dulcimer In The Irish Tradition
Author: Karen Ashbrook
Publisher: Oak Publications
Total Pages: 97
Release: 1987-06-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1783234237

This book is to encourage dulcimer players at the intermediate-to-advanced level to play the “right” way. If you’re going to play a few Irish tunes, why not play them the way they were intended to be played? Then you can enjoy what other Irish musicians have enjoyed for hundreds of years. This book can teach you several basic, simple techniques that create the feel of traditional Irish music.

The Celtic Collection: Mountain Dulcimer

The Celtic Collection: Mountain Dulcimer
Author: Lorinda Jones
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 49
Release: 2010-12-17
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1610651200

A collection of songs, jigs, hornpipes, airs, polkas, and marches from the Celtic lands of Scotland, Ireland, and England. the songs are arranged for mountain dulcimer primarily in 1-5-8 (Mixolydian) tuning, along with a few tunes in 1-5-5 (Ionian) tuning. the arrangements make use of the capo, as well as playing tunes in Em and Bm, and include a Part II for a suggested harmony on selected songs.. the book is accompanied by a CD recording of each tune. Song titles include: George Brabazon, Off She Goes, Irish Lamentation, Keel Row, Water Is Wide, Loch Lomond, Foggy Dew, and many more. Intermediate playing level suggested.

O'Carolan Harp Tunes for Mountain Dulcimer

O'Carolan Harp Tunes for Mountain Dulcimer
Author: Shelley Stevens
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 41
Release: 2011-02-25
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1610650263

Turlough O'Carolan is the most revered of all Irish harpers and composers. This collection, epertly transcribed in notation and tablature, presents 30 beloved O'Carolan medoldies featuring a uniquely Irish collection of moods and meditations. the arrangements are designed for the intermediate to advanced player, performing on a dulcimer with a 6 and 1/2 fret. the book also includes playing tips and a biographical sketch of Turlough O'Carolan.

Mountain Dulcimer

Mountain Dulcimer
Author: Mark Biggs
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 81
Release: 2016-09-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1610654439

This book is a collection of traditional folksongs, Irish and American fiddle tunes, adaptations of classical pieces, and original songs. the songs combine melody lines in standard notation with suggested chords for accompaniment. Unlike Mark's other books, Mountain Dulcimer is best appreciated by a player of intermediate to advanced capability who wishes to learn how to add chords behind a melody line, or how to use octave and rhythm changes in creating an effective arrangement.

Dulcimer Jam

Dulcimer Jam
Author: Bonnie Carol
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 89
Release: 2011-02-24
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1609744993

Dulcimer Jam takes common and obscure tunes heard in jam sessions and arranges them for hammered dulcimer, fretted dulcimers (with tablature), and other instruments to play in a jam session setting.

Celtic Fair (for hammered dulcimer)

Celtic Fair (for hammered dulcimer)
Author: MAGGIE SANSONE
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2015-08-28
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1610653912

An exciting collection of music for the hammered dulcimer as heard on Maggie Sansone's acclaimed recording A Celtic Fair. America's premier hammered dulcimer recording artist and player, Maggie has created a perfect collection for all levels of playing, including both a beginning melody-only version and challenging intermediate versions with variations, ornaments, flams and bass runs. Two early music pieces included present the melody and a version for duet and quartet with bass line. the music is drawn from jigs, reels and airs from Ireland, Scotland and Brittany, France and Renaissance dance manuscripts. the sheet music is presented as the basic melody with chords and many of the tunes include a variety of advanced techniques (ornamentation, flams, rolls, use of bass lines, use of unusual modes and scales and interesting chord substitution) to add spice to the arrangements and challenge the player to reach towards the next level of advanced performance. Audio CD included.