Dehaske Irish Melodies Flûte A Bec Alto - Johow
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Essential Information About This Sheet Music
Essential Information About This Sheet Music
- Must-have repertoire of traditional music, ideal for quickly enriching your catalog of "session" tunes.
- Variety of dances and airs: jigs, reels, polkas, and marches come together to work on contrasting styles.
- Perfect for learning and group playing: well-known melodies, easy to share in rehearsals, workshops, or jam sessions.
- Immediately usable content with a selection of iconic titles such as "The Irish Washerwoman," "Sweeney's Polka," and "Mason's Apron."
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Summary of This Sheet Music
This sheet music offers a selection of traditional tunes particularly appreciated by folk and Celtic music musicians. It features widely known melodies, perfect for developing phrasing, structure, and pulse reflexes, while enhancing ease in dance repertoires.
The collection notably includes "Musical Priest," "Sheeberg and Sheemore," "Planxty Irwin," and "Give Me Your Hand," as well as essential session standards such as "The Irish Washerwoman," "The Steamboat," "Mason's Apron," and "The Fiddling Gun." The presence of polkas and dance medleys ("Sweeney's Polka (Kerry Polkas)," "Buttered Peas") adds a strongly marked rhythmic color, while airs like "The Song of the Lark" provide an ideal ground to work on musicality and tone control.
With titles like "Soldier's Joy," "Devil's Dream," and "The Little Fox," this selection forms an excellent foundation for instrumentalists wishing to consolidate their melodic vocabulary, gain fluency, and feel more comfortable with dance tempos. Content is suitable for both personal practice and group sessions, to build sets, vary atmospheres, and anchor the great classics of the traditional repertoire.
Technical specifications
| Musical Genre | Traditional, World | Publication | Sheet music |
| A variety of dances and tunes | jigs, reels, polkas and marches come together to explore contrasting styles. | Perfect for learning and group playing | familiar melodies that are easy to share during rehearsals, workshops or jam sessions. |
Questions frequently asked
Which traditional tunes are included in Irish Melodies for alto recorder?
The collection notably includes "Musical Priest," "Sheeberg and Sheemore," "Planxty Irwin," and "Give Me Your Hand."
Does the sheet music contain pieces for practicing Irish dances?
Polkas and dance sequences are featured with "Sweeney's Polka (Kerry Polkas)" and "Buttered Peas." These tunes help to approach a marked pulse and dance tempos.
Which Irish session standards are found in this collection?
The selection gathers "The Irish Washerwoman," "The Steamboat," "Mason's Apron," and "The Fiddling Gun." These melodies are among the tunes considered essential for sessions.
Is Dehaske Irish Melodies Johow suitable for phrasing practice on the alto recorder?
The writing is based on traditional themes aimed at developing phrasing, structure, and pulse. "The Song of the Lark" is cited for work on musicality and sound sustain. "Soldier's Joy," "Devil's Dream," and "The Little Fox" complement the work on melodic fluency.
What musical genre is addressed in this sheet music for alto recorder?
The work is classified within the traditional and world genres, centered on Irish folk and Celtic repertoire.



