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Love the sound of a gypsy violin? Or the schmaltz of those love-themes you hear as violins play in old movies, or on gramophones? Need a performance set for an old-fashioned wedding, anniversary celebration, or a romantic Valentine's Day? Here are love songs that have stayed in the violin repertoire for more than a century, because they play to the violin's strength at expressing strong emotion.
This is the first in a series of books we're calling "Violin Vignettes." Each will be a slim volume of 10 to 12 selections that you can be play as Solos, or Duets, or in violin ensembles. Stand-out melody lines and two-part harmony. No accompaniment or backing tracks needed.
"Love Songs of Long Ago" is a hand-picked collection of twelve romantic songs from the late 19th and early 20th century, with just the right combination of that distinctive romantic solo violin sound, yet also sound wonderful in two-part harmony.
Good Old Tunes publishes for advancing adult beginners of violin and fiddle - no matter where you are in your musical ability. That's why all these arrangements are written in keys that are easy to read and play. And can all be played in first position.
Where possible, lyrics have been included, for a clue to the powerful emotional effects and enduring popularity of these songs. Importantly, lyrics can suggest ways to express dynamics, tempo, and articulation of phrases.
For example, the song "You Made Me Love You" started out as a bouncy ragtime number belted by Al Jolson in 1913; but thanks to a teenaged Judy Garland crooning it to a photo of Clark Gable in a 1938 film, today's musicians usually treat this ageless classic as a sultry torch song.
And the wedding anthem, "Because," made famous by Mario Lanza, has been reimagined as a wedding waltz for the bride and groom.
But you don't have to be a performer to enjoy learning and playing and sharing these songs.
So, as with every Good Old Tunes collection, we encourage you to make these songs your own.
★Contents: Gypsy Love Song * Fascination Waltz * They Didn't Believe Me * If You Were the Only Girl in the World * You Made Me Love You * Because (As a Wedding Waltz) * Kiss Me Again * I'm Falling in Love with Someone * When You and I Were Young, Maggie * Let the Rest of the World Go By * In the Gloaming, Oh My Darling * Ochi Chornye (Dark Eyes).
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Read the first book and this 2nd one did not disappoint! Loved every chapter. More please!
Like it was written by George Santos
Received an Advanced Reader Copy from a friend. I am an avid true crime reader and upon completion I question if the author is credible. The timeline does not add up for his age and the times of his alleged involvement in organized crime. Some of the things in the book he is alleged to have said and done I remember almost word for word from movies I had previously watched. He literally stole a scene from the movie the accountant with Ben Affleck and said that he did it. I did a little research after completing the book and learned that this author was also claiming in 2010 that he was a long time member of the Bloods Gang. That coupled with the above leads me to believe that it is nothing more than fantasy. Do not waste your time or money
Like it was written by George Santos
Received an Advanced Reader Copy from a friend. I am an avid true crime reader and upon completion I question if the author is credible. The timeline does not add up for his age and the times of his alleged involvement in organized crime. Some of the things in the book he is alleged to have said and done I remember almost word for word from movies I had previously watched. He literally stole a scene from the movie the accountant with Ben Affleck and said that he did it. I did a little research after completing the book and learned that this author was also claiming in 2010 that he was a long time member of the Bloods Gang. That coupled with the above leads me to believe that it is nothing more than fantasy. Do not waste your time or money
What a difficult story to tell. I appreciate the honesty and vulnerability. Definitely made me think.
I had hopes for this book but was not expecting what I would read within the pages. If your kink is deplorable grammar, incoherent sentences, and inconsistent messages, then this book is for you. At first, I thought the book I received was not the book I ordered. But as I dived in, it was very confusing. I would not recommend this book to anyone
There are not many reviews on the internet for this book. In researching the many stores selling the book, it was self-published which makes a lot of sense. The online description is written perfectly, so reading the actual book was very difficult. Pages two and three are written clearly as well as the table of contents. Pages 155 and 156 are also written logically.
It appears this book was written, then sent through a program like “Grammarly.” Once completed it seems it was published without being re-read or edited. The first clue was the title narrative that used “Has” instead of “As.” The table of contents is one page off from what it shows on pages four though seven. Many of the “q’s” are written as “[]”
Below are some examples of what was within the pages of this book written verbatim:
“Chains & Discipline/ Domination & entry/ Sadism & Masochism (BDSM) is a wide classification of bed room play.” Page 9
“When bringing up the topic of chains, you are actually asking a person to offer you their depend on, their flexibility, and also possibly their suggestion of security in exchange for sensual/sexual enjoyment, power-play, and also feasible re-evaluation of your very own connection.” Page 39
“Techni[]ue can take a selection of kinds and also be as easy or facility as you pick to (new paragraph) bargain for your details scenario” Page 52
“BDSM stands for chains as well as entry, technique and also supremacy as well as sadism and also masochism.” Page 125
“SHELF means Risk Aware Consensual Kink.” Page 130
“Approval is whatever.” Page 152
“your twist isn’t my twist, yet your twist is OKAY.” Page 153
“You can be a top, base, or button” Page 153