The Chortling Cello Book of Fish ‘n’ Ships

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The Chortling Cello Book of Fish ‘n’ Ships

 

The Chortling Cello Book of Fish ‘n’ Ships is a tune book bursting with sea shanties, hornpipes, and sea songs. There are 38 pieces arranged especially for cello players of grade 1-4 standard.

 

Starting with the easiest, this fun collection is ideal for sight reading practice, tunes to work on, or even singing in the shower! This book provides great entertainment, and is also a terrific way to keep your fingers twiddling, and a grin across your face!

 

Inside the book you will also find a Glossary of jolly ‘Sailors’ Slang’, ‘Tell Us More’ – information about shanties, fun tempo markings, and a music info page which has lots of information about musical terms and symbols.

 

Suitable for players of grade 1-4 standard. This book starts with the easier pieces using fewer notes, and empty key signatures, progressing up to one flat, and two sharps. All pieces are playable in first position.

 

Pieces include: A Hundred Years Ago, Aboard the Kangaroo, Alla Hornpipe– G.F. Handel, Bobby Shaftoe, Captain Kidd, Fish of the Sea, Fishers’ Hornpipe, Harvest Home Hornpipe, Haul Away Joe, Hog-Eye Man, Holy Ground, Homeward Bound, Hornpipe – H. Purcell, Hullabaloo Balay, Maid of Amsterdam, My Bonnie, Rolling Home, Sailor’s Hornpipe, Sally Brown, South Australia, Spanish Ladies, Strike the Bell, The Bay of Biscay, The Black Ball Line, The Coast of High Barbary, The Golden Vanity, The Mermaid, The Rio Grande, We’re All Bound To Go, When the Boat Comes In, and more!

 

Order this book now from AmazonUK, AmazonUS, and other countries.

 

Downloads are in .PDF format and Paperbacks (available only in the UK) will be posted free of charge.

 

If not in stock, paperbacks can take approximately 10-14 days.

 

 

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