Description
Twas in the Moon of Wintertime: Christmas in a Mellow Mode is a 75 pp book paperbound of minor-mode tunes with standard musical notation, mountain dulcimer tablature and portable hammered dulcimer chord shapes for 32 tunes from around the world and is the third in the Dulcimer-Friendly Worship Series.
The goal of this series is to make the hymns and carols of the church available and accessible to dulcimer players. Each tune in each volume is thoroughly researched (author, composer, translator) and the volume is composed of ecumenical and multi-cultural tunes which are indexed. This collection of minor mode tunes originates from multicultural Christmas traditions, but is fitting for all phases of the winter moon and spans genres from jazz waltz, shape-note tunes, English, French and German dances, to African-American spirituals and blues.
Recommended for dulcimer players with a basic level of playing experience who wish to expand their repertoire to include hymns of faith; dulcimer teachers whose students want to play the hymns and songs of their faith and pastors / church musicians who seek to expand the congregation’s experience of workshop, recapture and enliven the cultural traditions of the congregations, so they can appreciate the new cultural gifts from other people in our midst; and whose who seek to include other instrumentalists and voicing in the congregation’s worship. Several of the arrangements in this collection have been recorded on the accompanying recording ‘Twas in the Moon of Wintertime.
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Table of Contents (Listening Samples are from the recording ‘Twas in the Moon of Wintertime.)
Foreword v
Preface vi
Introduction to Volume 3 vii
Playing Tips viii
Leading Worship viii
Style viii
Explanation of Tablature ix
Playing with Others ix
To Accompany Singing ix
“Bending” Strings to get special notes ix
Portable Chord Shapes for Hammered Dulcimer explained x
Recordings of the arrangements in this book xi
Acknowledgements xii
Ven a cantarle a Jesús (Sing, Sing to Jesus a Song) 1
VEN A CANTARLE 2
I Wonder As I Wander 4
I WONDER 5
Hush My Babe 6
CRADLE HYMN 7
Children of the Heavenly King 8
MERCER 9
The Blessings of Mary 10
BLESSINGS OF MARY 11
Mary and the Baby (Sweet Lamb) 12
MARY AND THE BABY 13
Blessed Be That Maid Marie 14
STAINES MORRIS 15
Coventry Carol….. 16
COVENTRY CAROL….. 17
Célebrons la Naissance (We Sing in Celebration)….. 18
CÉLÉBRONS….. 19
Masters in This Hall….. 20
OLD HUNDREDTH TUNE….. 21
Poor Little Jesus….. 22
POOR LITTLE JESUS….. 23
El Cant Dels Ocells (Carol of the Birds)….. 24
EL CANT DELS OCELLS….. 25
‘Twas in the Moon of Wintertime….. 26
UNE JEUNE PUCELLE….. 27
Rejoice, My Friends….. 28
KNOXVILLE….. 29
Hail the Blest Morn….. 30
STAR IN THE EAST….. 31
Lovely Star….. 32
HANNURE BINNANUN….. 33
Le Sommeil de l’Enfant Jésus (Here ’twixt the ox and ass) ….. 34
LE SOMMEIL DE L’ENFANT….. 35
Pat-a-Pan (Guillô, come and Robin, too)….. 36
PAT-A-PAN….. 37
Fum, Fum, Fum….. 38
VEINTICINCO….. 39
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen….. 40
GOD REST YOU MERRY….. 41
Shepherd, Shepherd….. 42
SHEPHERD….. 43
Ballad de Jésus Christ (Jesus came in garment lowly)….. 44
BALLAD DE JÉSUS CHRIST / PICARDY….. 45
Come Away to the Skies….. 46
EXULTATION….. 47
What Child is This?….. 48
GREENSLEEVES….. 49
A La Nanita Nana….. 50
A LA NANITA NANA….. 50
Babe of Bethlehem (Ye nations all)….. 52
BABE OF BETHLEHEM….. 53
Maria Durch Ein’ Dornwald Ging (Maria wanders through the thorn)….. 54
MARIA DURCH EIN’….. 55
We Three Kings….. 56
THREE KINGS OF ORIENT….. 57
Noel Nouvelet (Christmas Comes Anew)….. 58
NOEL NOUVELET / FRENCH CAROL….. 59
Sister Mary….. 60
SISTER MARY….. 61
Soy un pobre Pastorcito (I am just a lowly shepherd)….. 62
POBRE PASTORCITO….. 63
Hare inna makha (On the Night of Christmas)….. 64
PUNA BINKO….. 65
APPENDIX A: TUNES By MODE….. 66
APPENDIX B: TUNE LOCATION By COLLECTION ….. 67
APPENDIX C: TUNES (Alphabetical by Name) and LOCATIONS ….. 68
APPENDIX D: USING A CAPO in Minor Tunings….. 69
APPENDIX E: MINOR MODES….. 70
APPENDIX F: PLAYING in OTHER KEYS….. 71
BIBLIOGRAPHY….. 72
INDEX…………………………………………………………………………………….74
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