Trios |
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| Brahms J. | Walzer No. 15 Op.39 - the famous lullaby. Grades: 4,5,3 |
T0051 |  |
| Couperin F. | Les Barricades Mystérieuses Arranged for guitar trio from the harpsichord original. Grades: 5,3,2 |
T0201 | |
| Forrest A. | Ainsty Suite The Ainsty was an ancient kingdom on the Plain of York, England. This suite of 6 short pieces has been written for the beginner ensemble in mind - typically for players with between 1 month and 1 year's experience. Since most beginners are uneasy at the sight of all those ledger lines on bass notes, I have endeavoured to make these parts simple so that they can be played almost straight away, having learned just 3 or 4 notes. Grade: 1 |
T0005 | |
Chocalypso  Just a little bit of fun! Grades: 3-5 |
T0004 | |
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| Bluetown Brays Another bit of fun! Grades: 2-3 |
T0026 | |
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| Based on Basie - a very old recording! A lively and varied jazz blues. Grades: 4-5 |
T0015 | |
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| Conga The Conga has a repeating Latin rhythm in the bass (carrying the memory of the chained slave-gangs in the Caribbean who originated the rhythm of the conga). Grades: 2-3 |
T0030 | |
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| Green Donkey An exciting, melodious piece with interesting effects and rhythms. (Also available for guitar orchestra). Grade: 4 |
T0021 | |
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| Joropó - (Recorded by York Guitar Quartet here - though this is a quartet version) A trio in a vibrant Latin rhythm and great fun to play. Grades: 2-4 |
T0035 | |
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| Three's Company Swansea Town, Beijing Street, Askham, Ukraine Dance, Dashing Away, Skye Boat Song
Grades: 1-3 This is a set of six trios for players of standards between grades I and III (as per The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, London or Trinity Guildhall, London). Whilst all are of modest difficulty, they all highlight different problems of ensemble playing, be it the handling of polyphony, playing off-beat rhythms, or blending tonally and dynamically. But first and foremost, they are fun to play. |
T0001 | |
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| Five Trios Roxburgh Castle ; O, Britches Full of Stitches; The Prisoner of Freedom; The Ballad of Jesse James; Strawberry Fair
Grades: 1-4 |
T0002 | |
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| arr. Forrest A. | Amtrad An enjoyable arrangement of four well-known American traditional songs. (Also available for requinto and 2 guitars). Grades: 2-3 |
T0010 | |
La Cucuracha Grades: 2 |
T0061 | |
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| European Folk Songs At Cock Crow (Italy); Da Bi Imal Perje (Yugoslavia) ; The Blackbird (Basque folk song); Jean Renaud (Normandy);Pala Magla (Yugoslavia); Bonnie Dundee (Scotland).
Grades: 2-3 Three of these pieces - Da Bi Imal Perje, The Blackbird and Bonnie Dundee are simple settings of traditional songs while the others have been more fully developed with changes of mood and texture. |
T0003 | |
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| Hrály Dudy A popular traditional Czech song. (Also available for requinto and 2 guitars) Grades: 1-2 |
T0057 | |
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| Keppel's Delight An English jig from around the year 1770. Grades: 1-2 |
T0041 | |
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| The Lincolnshire Poacher A rousing rendition (with stalking and gunshots!) of this well-known English song. (Also available for requinto and 2 guitars) Grades: 2-3 |
T0040 | |
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| O Little Town of Bethlehem Grade 1 |
T0060 | |
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| Red River Valley Swing A popular Canadian song. Grades: 1-2 |
T0022 | |
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| Three Pieces from the British Isles The Cuckoo's Nest; The Lilting Fisherman; The Sheffield Hornpipe .
Grades: 1 - 3 |
T0006 | |
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| Three Irish Trios The Eavesdropper, Cockles and Mussels ; The Tenpenny Bit.
Grades: 1-2 |
T0025 | |
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| Handel G.F. | Ballet (from Alcina) A beautiful though lesser known trio. Grades: 2-3 |
T0045 | |
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| Henry VIII | Pavan Grade 1-2 |
T0050 | |
| Mozart L. | Jägerlied (Hunter's Song) -from Notenbuch für Wolfgang. Grade 4 |
T0072 | |
| Mozart W.A. | Divertimento No. 1 (originally for 3 bassett horns) Grade 8,5,4 |
T0054 | |
Divertimento No. 2 (originally for 3 bassett horns) Grade 7,6,5 |
T0055 | |
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| Purcell, H. | Lilliburlero Grades: 1-3 |
T0059 | |
| Rimsky Korsakov, N. | Song of the Indian Guest (Hindu Song) - from the opera Sadko. Parts: gtr1, gtr2, gtr3 - Grades 5,4,2 |
T0084 | |
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