Mel Bay Christmas Solos for Beginning Violin (VOLUME 1) [Paperback]

Craig Duncan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1991

These flexible arrangements are designed to be enjoyed with the companion viola and cello books. Each book contains the melody and a harmony part along with a piano accompaniment. Suggested uses include: solo violin, with piano accompaniment, violin duets, violin and cello duets, trios with cello, or with a string quartet. Includes Ding, Dong, Merrily on High; Oh Come, All Ye Faithful; Angels We Have Heard on High; and many more.

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About the Author

Craig Duncan is an active Nashville musician fluid in both country and classical styles. He began his study of the violin when he was eight and went on to garner a Bachelor of Music degree from Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. Craig's performance experience includes the Grand Ole Opry, the Porter Wagoner Show, and TV specials with various country and bluegrass artists.

Craig has been the featured instrumentalist on over fifty record albums, with sales in excess of three million. He is a member of the National Fiddler's Hall of Fame and Who's Who in Music and Musicians and is recognized internationally for his numerous books and arrangements of fiddle music published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc. He has produced numerous recordings for the gift shop market in a variety of musical styles. As a hammered dulcimer player, he is known for his work on Green Hill's Country Mountain series as well as Brentwood Music's Smoky Mountain series. He is active in the Nashville music industry as an instrumentalist, contractor, producer and arranger. In addition to his performance activities, he is also Adjunct Professor of Fiddle at the Belmont School of Music in Nashville, Tennessee. He is actively involved in carrying on the tradition of American fiddling and is engaged in research, writing, and teaching in this field.

Product Details

• Paperback: 36 pages
• Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc. (October 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1562222600
• ISBN-13: 978-1562222604
• Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 8.8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for beginners, December 14, 2011

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This review is from: Mel Bay Christmas Solos for Beginning Violin (VOLUME 1) (Paperback)

I got this book a few months after I started playing violin and was able to play all the songs immediately. The book includes a piano score and a separate pull-out booklet with just the violin part. The piano and violin played together make a rich, beautiful sound. Songs include:
Angels We Have Heard on High
Away in a Manger
Deck the Halls
Ding,dong Merrily on High
The First Nowell
Good King Wenceslas
Here We Come A-Wassaling
The Holly and the Ivy
Jingle Bells
Joy to the World
O Come, All Ye Faithful
Once in Royal David's City
The Rocking Carol
Silent Night
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
I particularly like Craig Duncan's arrangement of "Away in a Manger" because it includes both the old and new versions of the tune in the same piece. If you have a beginning violinist and an intermediate pianist in your family, you will have beautiful Christmas music almost immediately with this great book. (They also have corresponding books for viola and cello/bass, but I haven't seen those.)