Mel Bay 30917M Fingerstyle Guitar Tunes - Christmas in the British Isles by

Description: Mel Bay 30917M Fingerstyle Guitar Tunes - Christmas in the British Isles by Raymond Gonzalez Includes Access To Online Audio Christmas Carols in the British Isles presents 20 songs from the Renaissance through early 20th century. It includes familiar compositions such as the “Coventry Carol”, “Away in a Manger”, and the “Wexford Carol”, and incorporates some lovely pieces that may be new to the listener. The melodies for these lyrical pieces appear in their most easily recognized form before any variation is presented. Raymond Gonzalez has a gift for combining traditional harmonies with occasional harmonic and rhythmic twists, providing freshness, color, and new life to familiar tunes. All arrangements are in standard or dropped-D tuning, suitable for both steel and nylon-string guitar performance and should be comfortably accessible to the intermediate guitarist. The reader is referred to the tablature for string, fret, and harmonic locations. The book includes access to online audio of every tune recorded by the author. CONTENTS A Boy Is Born in Bethlehem Away in a Manger (Cradle Song) Baloo, Lammy Blessed Be That Maid Marie Carol of the Birds Coventry Carol Ding Dong Merrily on High Down in Yon Forest God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen I Saw Three Ships In the Bleak Midwinter My Dancing Day On Christmas Night (Sussex Carol) Once in Royal David’s City Remember The Bagpiper’s Carol The Devonshire Carol/The Moon Shines Bright The Nativity (Rorate) Wexford Carol What Child Is This? OTHER BOOKS IN THE SERIES: FINGERSTYLE GUITAR TUNES Fingerstyle Guitar Tunes - Christmas in the British Isles Fingerstyle Guitar Tunes - Beautiful Airs & Ballads of the British Isles Fingerstyle Guitar Tunes - Beautiful American Airs & Ballads ABOUT THE AUTHOR Raymond Gonzalez is a guitarist, composer, arranger, producer and multi-instrumentalist. A professional guitarist since the age of 16, he has traveled and performed extensively throughout the US. Classical, Celtic, jazz, folk, blues, rock and the avant-garde are all in Raymond's arsenal of musical styles. He began composing for solo guitar, piano, and classical ensembles at a very young age, studied composition and theory at the University of the Pacific Conservatory of Music, later earning a Master's degree in Composition from the New England Conservatory of Music. He regularly receives commissions, primarily for solo guitar pieces and small ensembles. He continues to compose for various instrumental ensembles in most mediums as well as choral works and solo songs. Raymond has been teaching guitar since the 80's, all levels and most styles. He has taught at the University level for over twenty years and is currently on the music faculty at Salem State University, Salem MA where he teaches classical and fingerstyle guitar, composition, and Music Industry and Songwriting classes. He is the owner/operator of "blue fish sound productions" in northern Massachusetts where he produces and arranges projects for professional musicians across the region as well as teaching Skype lessons for students across the country. He has written and produced over ten albums of original music. You can find Raymond's music on Spotify, Pandora, iTunes and all streaming services.

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