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Ceol na Fidhle
for violin and percussion
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About
'Ceol na Fidhle (pronounced 'kee-OL na fiddle'), for violin and percussion, is based on Celtic bagpipe and fiddle tunes. The Gaelic title means 'tunes for highland fiddle.' Some of the tunes are obvious while others are almost hidden.
Prologue starts with a bang, and is followed by Hornpipe where a familiar tune dances and then scurries away beneath a disguise of accompanying notes and rhythmic displacement. The Boatman slows the pace and melodic decoration suggests the sound of bagpipes playing this rather wistful song. Finally, Reel returns to the highly-charged drive of the Prologue with a frantic and virtuosic ending.
Ceol na Fidhle was written in 1999 for Tasmanian musicians Rachel Bremner and Tom O'Kelly.
Dedication note
Written for Rachel Bremner and Tom O'Kelly
Contents note
I. Prologue
II. Hornpipe
III. The Boatman
IV. Reel