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Gavin Higgins: Seven Welsh Folk Songs for solo violin [Printed Music]
£14.99
In stock
Catalogue Number
NMP1323
For solo Violin
20-page A4 saddle-stitched Score
Duration: c.12 mins
ISMN No: 979-0-708219-73-6
Whilst working on The Faerie Bride for the Aldeburgh Festival – a cantata based on the Welsh legend of Lyn y Fan Fach – I became fascinated by the rich and elusive world of Welsh folk music. Some of the tunes I discovered found their way into the cantata, but I inadvertently found myself arranging others for solo violin. Many welsh folk tunes and airs are very ancient, stretching back to the time of Henry V, whilst others are more recent, being written in the 17 and 1800’s. But no matter when these melodies originated, most Welsh folk songs fall into three main categories: songs of love, songs of nature, and songs of battle. The songs in this arrangement explore a broad range of subjects including unrequited love, loss, friendship, infidelity, and even one about a cat who’s lost its fur! © Gavin Higgins
A PDF Version of this score is available upon request.
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