Composed by Raymond Gonzalez. This edition: Saddle Stitch. Guitar, Fingerpicking Guitar, World, Christmas, Sacred, Saddle-stitched. World. Book and online audio. 52 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #30917M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.30917M).
ISBN 9781513471303. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.
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.
Composed by Raymond Gonzalez. This edition: Saddle Stitch. Guitar, Fingerpicking Guitar, World, Christmas, Sacred, Saddle-stitched. World. Book and online audio. 52 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #30917M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.30917M).
ISBN 9781513471303. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.
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.
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?
Preview: Fingerstyle Guitar Tunes - Christmas in the British Isles
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