An Old English Christmas for Hammered Dulcimer

Download or read book An Old English Christmas for Hammered Dulcimer written by LINDA THOMAS and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2012-08-27 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These 20 favorite English Christmas carols are arrangedfor a standard 15/14hammered dulcimer but will easily transfer to the standard 12/11 instrument. Chord symbols have been provided to allow an accompaniment instrumentand will also facilitate the player in adding further embellishments and/or variations to the tunes. The standard notation provided will help the player to learn the songs quickly; however, listening to the recording will prove to be an invaluable aid to the by ear player as well as to the player who wishes to gain new ideas forarrangementsusing additional instruments. In addition, lyrics are provided for the player who may wish to accompany a vocal arrangement. For the beginning to advanced player