Mel Bay presents Sacred Melodies for Violin Solo [Paperback]

Craig Duncan (Author)

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Publication Date: December 1, 1993

This collection of some of the most beautiful classical melodies is scored for violin solo with piano/keyboard accompaniment. All the pieces are commonly requested for weddings and useful for other worship situations. These solos are intermediate in difficulty, requiring some notes beyond third position.

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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: 80 pages
• Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc. (December 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1562221175
• ISBN-13: 978-1562221171
• Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 8.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,331,045 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great addition to your church service repertoire, August 25, 2010

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This review is from: Mel Bay presents Sacred Melodies for Violin Solo (Paperback)

This has been my go-to book for church service solos for the past fifteen years. The pieces are nicely arranged and most can be easily modified to be played unaccompanied in a variety of settings. I recently repurchased this collection after the piano book walked off on me (as accompaniments are apt to do). The current edition is very cheaply made on regular white paper that looks like a glorified photocopy. My older edition was much more nicely constructed. The music itself can be played by anyone proficient in first and third positions, though there are one or two pieces that briefly extend into 4th and 5th ("O Holy Night" is one of these pieces). Overall the music is very well arranged and easily played, but the photocopy-like quality may leave something to be desired.