Melodeon Classics: From Morris to Mozart

[Try before you buy: by following the link to the author page - click the Tony Croft link above - you will find a video introduction to the book that outlines the notation used, two sample pages and a sample video of a Bach Minuet. Further videos can be found on the associated YouTube channel. Read a review at http://tinyurl.com/melodeonclassicsreview ] NEWS FLASH: Have you seen Volume 2 of Melodeon Classics - From Morris to Mozart published in October 2016 ? Melodeon Classics - from Morris to Mozart has been written for D/G diatonic accordion players who want to diversify and extend their repertoire into the classical domain. For readers of music and non-readers alike, there are sixteen abridgements and arrangements of much-loved classical pieces. A standard sheet music arrangement of the melody is followed by three rows of notation indicating which buttons to press on the G and D rows, and which bass notes and chord combinations to play with the left hand. The arrangements are written for a standard two-row D/G melodeon for which the third button on the inside row (G row) of the right-hand side gives the note G when pushed. Playing classical music on a melodeon requires compromise due to the inherent limitations of a diatonic instrument but these pieces have been chosen because they can be made to work well. The pieces range in difficulty from some relatively straightforward melodies to others requiring more skill and sensitivity. Some experience with a D/G melodeon is required and players should be familiar with techniques such as row-crossing and choosing appropriate fingering. Beyond this, the book is self-contained. A brief section on relevant musical theory is included to help those who are unfamiliar get to grips with the musical notation. YouTube videos are available showing the author playing each of the tunes. Sample pages and videos are available by clicking the link to my author page (Tony Croft) Contents: 1. Shepherd's Hey. Trad (adapt. Percy Grainger) 2. Lullaby by Johannes Brahms 3. Theme from the New World Symphony by Antonin Dvorak 4. To a Wild Rose by Edward MacDowell 5. The Merry Widow Waltz by Franz Lehar 6. O Mio Babbino Caro by Giacomo Puccini 7. Minuet by Johann Sebastian Bach 8. Humoreske by Antonin Dvorak 9. Winter from The Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi 10. Waltz from Coppelia by Leo Delibes 11. Thaxted - theme from The Planet Suite (Jupiter) by Gustav Holst 12. Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana by Pietro Mascagni 13. Tristesse by Frederic Chopin 14. Emperor Waltz by Johann Strauss II 15. Cranham (In the bleak midwinter) 16. Theme from the Clarinet Concerto by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart