Mel Bay's Gypsy Violin

This book contains practice tips, a helpful glossary, a short essay on the Gypsy touch and a fine assortment of approximately 50 annotated traditional Gypsy tunes from Russia, Romania, Hungary, and Bessarabia. Based on many years of research, travel, and participation in slavas or Gypsy jam sessions, this long-anticipated book makes a significant and colorful contribution to the violin repertoire while providing a thorough grounding in the characteristic elements of the passionate Gypsy style. The CD is a stereo recording of every song in the book at performance tempo with violin accompaniment. Intermediate to advanced.Harbar, Mary Ann is the author of 'Mel Bay's Gypsy Violin' with ISBN 9780786616510 and ISBN 0786616512.