Mel Bay Scottish Christmas for Hammered Dulcimer (Book/CD Set) [Paperback]

Maggie Sansone (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2002

This text by one of America's finest hammered dulcimer players contains the pieces played on "A Scottish Christmas"CD, which features Scottish carols, wassail tunes, strathspeys and reels for the celebration of Christmas, Hogmanay and the New Year. Arranged for the standard 12/11 hammered dulcimer. This also includes the companion CD.

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About the Author

Maggie Sansone is a talented multi-instrumentalist and a critically acclaimed recording artist and performer on the hammered dulcimer. She plays an extremely varied repertoire, either solo or accompanied by guitar, harp, violin, or flute- delighting audiences with her mastery. Celtic, Renaissance, classical, colonial, or popular in origin, Maggie's innovative arrangements and instrumentation transform Celtic pieces into period crossovers she calls "cool Celtic."

As a popular hammered dulcimer performer at major fairs and festivals and a recording artist and teacher, Maggie Sansone has been a major force in introducing and bringing her hammered dulcimer style and sounds to thousands of people around the world. Her early love of music began with piano studies at the age of eight in her home town, Miami, Florida. By the time she graduated from high school, she played recorder, guitar and bassoon. After graduating from Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, Maggie took up residence in Baltimore, Maryland, and began her musical career. An active and versatile musician, she was a member of an Irish band, directed recorder ensembles, accompanied dance classes, and studied banjo and mandolin. During a visit to Key West, Florida, Maggie heard the unique sounds of the hammered dulcimer and decided to make it her principal instrument.

Maggie brings a unique beauty and vision to the ancient music of the Celts. Her albums ring with a Renaissance spirit, Celtic melodies, and a jazzy new crossover into what she calls "cool Celtic." Hers is a fusion of ancient sounds and modern sensibility, fueled by rich arrangements and innovative use of old and new instruments. Praised by the press as the most exciting and innovative hammered dulcimer player recording today, many of her recordings have won INDIE awards from the National Association of Independent Record Distributors. Based on popular demand she has created a series of music books featuring exact transcriptions of her music and playing style.

Product Details

• Paperback: 72 pages
• Publisher: Mel Bay Publications (October 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786665939
• ISBN-13: 978-0786665938
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 8.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,833,708 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars CD and music not well matched, July 3, 2010

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This review is from: Mel Bay Scottish Christmas for Hammered Dulcimer (Book/CD Set) (Paperback)

As separate products the CD and the music book are OK, but what I had really wanted was sheet music with a CD that would help me sound out the notes and rhythm. Unfortunately, there is not a one to one match between the sheet music and the songs on the CD, so they are difficult to match up. I am not a good hammered dulcimer player, but I'm not a complete beginner either and the music is hard to pick up on it's own. In the end, I would have to say that I did not get what I wanted from the product. On the plus side, the CD is a nice collection of Christmas music.