Product Description
Christmas Adventures for Cello and
Piano
A New Look at Three Favorite Carols
Arranged by Colin Kirkpatrick
Here are three refreshing new modern
arrangements of three popular traditional carols like you aint never heard
them before. Intended for the intermediate cello player and a reasonably competent
pianist, they are sure to brighten up your Christmas events whether at home, school,
church or recital hall. They could be used during a Christmas service or as
stand-alone pieces at an end-of-term presentation. The audio sample includes recordings
of all three pieces.
The King Rides Out
(based on Good King Wenceslas) starts conventionally enough but turns into a
country-style song and then theres a three-part Bach-like contrapuntal section,
concluding with a wistful coda before the music returns to the joyful country
style. Waltz with Holly or Possibly Ivy (based of course on The Holly
and the Ivy) turns into a dreamy waltz with long extended phrases and a good
vehicle to show the cellists tone quality. The Merry Gentleman go Latin
is a lively rumba version of God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen.
Colin
Kirkpatrick studied composition, cello and piano at Londons prestigious Royal
College of Music and after graduation followed a career in music education. He
was a High School Music Director in London for about fifteen years and later
became a Music Education Adviser for local government, with the added
responsibility for training teachers and directing the instrumental teaching
service.
He
has been published by Boosey & Hawkes, Novello, Paxton, Schott, Oxford
University Press, Chester, Belwin Mills and Intrada (Netherlands). He holds MA
and PhD degrees in education and his other interests include reading,
photography, travel, cooking and wine tasting - though not necessarily all at
the same time.
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