Beautiful Airs, Ballads, Spirituals and Folk Favorites for Piano

Includes Online Audio

From the Publisher

This collection presents 25 classic and original tunes arranged as piano solos in a unique impressionist style reminiscent of Debussy or Ravel. The rich harmonies and pianistic character of each piece also reflect the author’s own musical personality.These arrangements provide a brand-new perspective of classic ballads, spirituals, airs, and folksongs like Scarborough Fair, Amazing Grace, Skip to My Lou, For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow, and the author’s personal favorite, Over the River and Through the Woods. In addition, five Bryce Russell originals are presented here for the first time.Piano fingerings were added where the intermediate player might need clarity. In some cases, metronome markings were intentionally omitted to provide the freedom to personalize each performance. The book also includes access to online audio of every selection, recorded by the author.

Contents

1. Amazing Grace
2. America the Beautiful
3. By the Emerald Coast
4. Countryside Windmill
5. For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow
6. Forgotten Railway
7. Go Tell It on the Mountain 
8. Hey Ho, Nobody Home! 
9. I Love the Mountains 
10. Ice and Glaciers of Alaska 
11. My Country, ‘Tis of Thee
12. Needle’s Eye
13. Oats, Peas, Beans, and Barley Grow 
14. Over the River and Through the Woods 
15. Paper of Pins
16. Pop Goes the Weasel
17. Rain, Rain Go Away
18. Scarborough Fair 
19. Shady Grove 
20. Skip to My Lou
21. The Water Is Like Glass
22. This Little Light of Mine
23. Variations on “The Farmer in the Dell”
24. Wade in the Water 
25. Wayfaring Stranger 

Item Details

Instrumentation

• Part 1: Piano