Traditional Breton Dance Tunes - Fest Breizh
Author | : David Surette |
Publisher | : Mel Bay Publications |
Total Pages | : 37 |
Release | : 2012-03-02 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781619112124 |
ISBN-13 | : 1619112124 |
Rating | : 4/5 (24 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: The traditional music of Brittany has long been a passion for guitar and mandolin player David Surette, who has now edited and published a collection of Breton dance tunes. Fest Breizh contains 50 traditional dance tunes: gavottes, en dros, larides, and many others, collected and transcribed in standard notation, with chords provided as well. Unlike some previous collections, which have been principally keyed with a B-flat bombarde and bagpipe in mind, these are all in typical fiddle tunes keys. There is also an extensive discography, which provides the means to tracking down a recorded version of the tune, as well as some background notes and information about Breton music. the book contains most of the Breton material that Surette has recorded on his 4 solo CDs over the years.