Product Description
Niel
Gows Lament (For the Death of His Second Wife) is a beautiful
piece of fiddle music that is a staple of the Scottish fiddle repertoire. Its
modal style and scope for ornamentation make it ideal for arrangement for two
guitars. The piece is suitable for intermediate/advanced players.
This download supplies you with a score, parts in notes and parts in TAB.
Niel Gow
was born in Perthshire in 1727 and is the composer of many fine fiddle tunes.
His name is sometimes spelt as Neil or even Neal. His first wife was
Margaret Wiseman and following her death, Gow married Margaret Urquhart in 1768.
This lament was composed on her death in 1805.
The piece can be simplified by omitting the ornamentation or made more substantial by performing a complete repeat which works very well musically.
A recording can be heard here: https://soundcloud.com/user-115466245/lament-for-the-death-of-his-second-wife
You can watch a YouTube performance via this page.
Dan has
a wealth of music for solo guitar and ensembles of all levels available for
immediate download. For videos and recordings please visit www.danjonesguitarist.com.
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