Product Description
Liberty! Seven Folk Tunes For Violin (violin and lead sheets) MO122
Violin Solo
Music by Mark OConnor
16 pages
Song Of The Liberty Bell - p. 1
Soldiers Joy - p. 3
Bunker Hill - p. 6
Flowers Of Edinburgh - p. 7
Johnny Has Gone For A Soldier - p. 10
Devils Dream - p. 11
World Turned Upside Down - p. 15
Liberty! Seven Folk Tunes For Violin from Mark OConnor is music featured in the critically acclaimed PBS series "Liberty! The American Revolution". This collection also appears on Mark OConnors Sony Classical release which Time magazine named the Top Album in all music categories for 1997. Libertys theme, OConnors own "Song Of The Liberty Bell", sets the mood beautifully for the traditional folk tunes to follow. OConnors original piece is a melody which, at once, depicts the disparate elements of struggling for independence - victory in battle and the remembrance of those who were lost. The folk material contained here, all of which dates to the 18th century, is arranged by OConnor.
This collection includes three ballads and three old-time fiddle tunes, two of which OConnor first learned as an eleven year-old boy. During the making of the album, OConnor discovered that he and the third President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson, shared similar tastes in tunes. Jefferson himself fiddled "Soldiers Joy" and "Devils Dream" in the White House! The music in this collection can cater to a wide range of playing levels including beginners. Chord changes are included for miscellaneous folk music accompaniment.
Original music printed from the composers manuscripts.
Music editing, copying and engraving by Mark OConnor
using "Finale" on Apple Macintosh 1996 - 97
Composed and P.D. Arranged By Mark OConnor
Seven Folk Tunes for Violin can be heard on "Liberty!" Sony Classical
Mark OConnor - violin
Catalogue Number MO122
Copyright © 1996 by Mark OConnor Music International
For more information on violinist and composer Mark O'Connor, OConnor String Camps, Touring Ensembles, Discography, Bio, Repertoire and more, please visit
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www.oconnormethod.com
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