French Fiddle Tunes 227 Traditional Pieces for Violin
Instrument: violin
Publisher: Schott Music
Song List:
Central France: 3-Time Bourrées - 2-Time Bourrées - Waltzes - Marche de Noces - Polkas - Mazurkas - Schottishcs - The Alps: Rigodons - 3-time Bourrées - Waltzes - Farandoles - Mazurkas - Marches - Aubade - Polka - Alsace: Valse à 5 Temps - Valse à 8 Temps - Valse à 11 Temps - Alsace Waltzes - Zwiefachers - Cercle Circalsacien - Brittany: Laridés - Breton Marches - Rond de St. Vincent - Hanter Dros - An Dros - Breton Scottishes - Plinn - Gavottes - Suite Gavotte Montagnes No. 1 - Suite Gavotte Montagnes No. 2 - Southwest: Branles - Sauts - 6/8 Sauts - Fandangos - Bourrées de Bethmal - Rondeaus - Congos - Rainaissance Branles - Western France: Normandy scottishes - Mormandy Mazurkas - Branles du Poitou - Pas d'été - Miscellaneous: Farandoles from Languedoc - Corsican 6/8 Dances - Corsican Polkas - Waltzes from Corsica
French Fiddle TunesRenowned fiddle player and arranger Chris Haigh presents this fantastic survey of French fiddle music, with over 200 pieces exploring the variety of traditional fiddle music found throughout the country.France is perhaps not as famous for fiddle music as Ireland, Scotland or Romania is, but scratch below the surface and you will find a rich tradition packed with unique dance forms, crooked tune structures, unusual and exotic modes, and non-tempered scales.FRENCH FIDDLE TUNES - press reviews:The remarkable Chris Haigh presents 227 traditional tunes from throughout France... Explore the fiddling regions of France in this beautifully presented book with our 'latter-day Bartók' collector of folk tunes.This fantastic collection also includes live recordings of each piece played by Chris Haigh.