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Traditional
Irish, Scottish, and English tunes arranged for two instruments (6
volumes)
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The
source tunes for these volumes include Playford's Dancing
Master, O'Neill's Music of Ireland, and The Gow Collection of Scottish
Dance Music.
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Original
compositions (three volumes)
Check below to see which books are still available as hard copies. Those
anthologies that are no longer available as hard copies can be purchased
through Sheet Music Plus as digital downloads.
Click on
the cover icons below to go directly to the web page for each book. There you will
find sound samples, background information, and Paypal order information
for those volumes available as hard copies.
Original
Compositions (3 volumes) Finding
the Faerie's Voice
(recorder solos and duos)
The Faerie Fiddler (violin solos and duos)
Songs from Euterpe (solos for flute or recorder; also playable on
violin)
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Thank you for helping to make my series of Celtic and
English music
anthologies a popular choice for weddings, special
events, and recitals!
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DUO ARRANGEMENTS (6
Volumes)
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NEWSFLASH!
We've recorded Playford
Promenade: Music for Weddings and Grand Occasions. It is
available as a digital download
from CDBaby as well as Amazon and iTunes. You can purchase either the complete album or
individual tracks. Released 4/9/2015.
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Playford Promenade:
Music for Weddings and Grand Occasions is available as a digital
download through Sheet Music Plus.
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NEWSFLASH!
We've recorded Maidens
of Melody. It is
available as a digital download
from CDBaby as well as Amazon and iTunes. You can purchase either the complete album or
individual tracks. Released 6/25/2015.
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O’Neill’s Music
of Ireland provided the melodies and inspiration for Dorothy Barth's
second collection
of duo arrangements. The theme that emerged is that of the Celtic maiden who
inspired the melody.
Maidens of Melody Volume One presents five such suites of tunes....35
songs, both lyrical and lively.
This
anthology is wonderful for
Celtic weddings and receptions.
Click on
the cover learn more about Maidens of Melody Volume One..
Available as a digital download through
SheetMusicPlus. You can purchase the entire
anthology or a single section, whichever you prefer!
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NEWSFLASH!
We've recorded Maidens
of Melody under the title More Maidens. It is
available as a digital download
from CDBaby as well as Amazon and iTunes. You can purchase either the complete album or
individual tracks. Released 9/8/2015.
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Maidens of Melody
Volume Two (recently recorded under the title
More Maidens) includes odes to
Bridget, Catherine, Kathleen, Kitty, Nancy, and Peggy. This anthology includes both
upbeat and lyrical songs arranged as duos and is wonderful for weddings, receptions, St.
Patrick Day events, and Celtic Faires.
Click on
the cover learn more about Maidens of Melody Volume Two.
Available as a digital download through
SheetMusicPlus. You can purchase the entire
anthology or a single section, whichever you prefer!
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NEWSFLASH!
We've recorded Of
Castles, Kings, and Courts. It is
available as a digital download
from CDBaby as well as Amazon and iTunes. You can purchase either the complete album or
individual tracks. Released 7/31/2015.
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Of Castles, Kings, and Courts
includes 26 traditional Old English, Irish, and Scottish melodies arranged for
two instruments (violin/recorder, violin/flute, or two violins). This
collection is great for period weddings, receptions and re-enactments.
Click on
the cover learn more about Of Castles, Kings, and Courts.
Available as a digital
download with SheetMusicPlus. You can purchase the entire
anthology or a single section, whichever you prefer!
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NEWSFLASH!
We've recorded Flautilla:
Sea Songs Salty and Serene. It is our first digital CD and the first of Dorothy's six
anthologies of Celtic arrangements to be recorded. As of February 25,
2015, the recorded album is available as a digital download
from CDBaby as well as Amazon and iTunes. You can purchase either the complete album or
individual tracks.
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Flautilla includes 24
traditional English, Irish, and
Scottish hornpipes, sea songs, and songs dedicated to sea captains. The
tunes are arranged for two C instruments: recorder/violin, flute/violin,
or two violins. Great for all those who love to sea and for
re-enactment at Pirate Festivals
cropping up across the land!
Click on
the cover learn more about Flautilla.
Available
as a digital download through SheetMusicPlus.
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NEWSFLASH!
We've recorded Green:
Songs That Celebrate Our Natural World. It is
available as a digital download
from CDBaby as well as Amazon and iTunes. You can purchase either the complete album or
individual tracks. Released 5/21/2015
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Green: Songs that
Celebrate Our Natural World is Dorothy Barth's sixth volume of Celtic
duo arrangements and includes 35 tunes bearing titles that reflect the Celtic
reverence for and delight in the beauty of their lands.
A great choice for St.
Patrick's Day and Earth Day celebrations, Green also
makes good wedding music since it contains both contemplative and lively
pieces.
Click on
the cover learn more about Green.
Available as a digital download by section from Sheet Music
Plus.
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The
recorder is the perfect faerie's voice. Finding the Faerie's Voice includes:
20 elf
song recorder solos (in seasonal suites)
5 recorder duos for a Woodland Wedding
All are original
compositions by Dorothy Barth.
Click on
the cover learn more about Finding the Faerie's Voice, listen to sound
samples, and place an order.
Available as a digital download by section from Sheet Music
Plus.
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The
Faerie Fiddler contains 15
elfin pieces for solo violin and 5 elfin duos. The pieces promote
off-the-string (spiccato) playing, trills, and ornaments (the
faerie's vocabulary!). Whimsical verses accompany each piece and are used
throughout the book to reinforce musical concepts.
Click on
the cover learn more about The Faerie Fiddler and listen to sound samples.
Available as a digital download from Sheet Music
Plus. You can purchase the entire anthology or if you wish, the five
duos only.
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Songs from Euterpe. Sixteen Solos for Meditation, Ritual, or
Sacred Dance. Dorothy's ninth volume of music (and third volume of original
compositions) fittingly honors the nine muses in meditative and dance
pieces written for solo flute or recorder.
Four of the Muse songs
can also be adapted for use in belly dance, either on flute, recorder,
violin (or any C instrument).
The second part of this
volume, Island Gaia, contains songs inspired by a trip to the Big Island
of Hawaii.
Click on
the cover learn more about Songs from Euterpe, listen to sound samples,
and place an order.
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Available as a digital download from Sheet Music
Plus. You can purchase the entire anthology or a section.
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Where have Dorothy Barth's
arrangements and compositions been played thus far?
In the U.S.:
Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Maine,
Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, New
Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon,
Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin,
Wyoming
In
South America:
Brazil
In Canada: Ontario,
British Columbia, Manitoba
In Europe:
England,
Scotland, Germany, Spain
In Australia:
Victoria,
New South Wales
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