Traditional Celtic Tunes For String Quartet

Star of the County Down is a sentimental Irish ballad. This popular folktune was the basis for Ralph Vaughan Williams' Five Variants of Dives a nd Lazarus. The tune is a pentatonic melody with a romantic feel. After the Battle of Aughrim is a beautiful account of the last great defeat ofthe native Gaelic army in Ireland. It offers a real tug on the heart. E asy for students to play, this tune's yearning tonality reflects the sobriety of the war and subsequent loss that inspired this piece.

• Series : String Charts
• Fromat : String Quartet
• Medium : Score/Parts
• Publisher : String Letter Publishing
• isbn13 : 9781890490867
• UPC : 884088479411
• Height : 2
• Length : 304
• Width : 228