Turlough O'Carolan was born in County Meath, Ireland in 1670. He was trained as a youth to play the harp,and throughout his life composed a large number of songs. O'Carolan developed a personal style, containing melodic elements of Irish folk music, courtly harp music and Italian baroque music. O'Carolan's music was not published during his lifetime; therefore, various versions of his melodies have been handed down through the aural tradition. It is also not known how he accompanied his melodies. This collection presents 35 favorite O'Carolan melodies in easily playable, lively arrangements for soprano (descant) recorder, with guitar chords above the staves. Included in this number are three original melodies by Richard Voss inspired by and in the style of the early master.

Turlough O'Carolan was born in County Meath, Ireland in 1670. He was trained as a youth to play the harp, and throughout his life composed a large number of songs. O'Carolan developed a personal style, containing melodic elements of Irish folk music, courtly harp music and Italian baroque music. O'Carolan's music was not published during his lifetime; therefore, various versions of his melodies have been handed down through the aural tradition. It is also not known how he accompanied his melodies. This collection presents 39 favorite O'Carolan melodies in easily playable, lively arrangements for alto (treble) recorder, with guitar chords above the staves. Included are four original melodies by Richard Voss inspired by and in the style of the early master.

Twenty-four solos for soprano (descant) recorder based on famous classic melodies by Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Corelli, Dvorak, Faure, Grieg, Mozart, and others as well as several folk songs and original pieces by the author. Thismusic is specially arranged for the beginning-level pupil. Piano accompaniment included. The solo Descant/Soprano Recorder part is available as an online 16- page PDF download

The music contained was arranged and composed especially for the descant/soprano recorder. The student will find these selections not only instructive and useful, but also pleasant and entertaining; an excellent book for the developing descant/soprano recorder player. Piano accompaniment is the main book with the Recorder part available as a 16 page PDF download online for each song.

"Twenty-four solos for soprano (descant) recorder based on famous classic melodies by Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Corelli, Dvorak, Faur, Grieg, Mozart, and others as well as several folk songs and original pieces by the author. This music is specially arranged for the beginning-level pupil. Piano accompaniment included."