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Winter's Crossing: James Galway & Phil Coulter - Flute and Piano Sheet Music Songbook | Medium | Irish Celtic Folk and Christmas Music | Standard Notation, Piano Accompaniment and Solo Part
Winter's Crossing by James Galway and Phil Coulter is a flute and piano sheet music songbook built around a musical story of emigration from Northern Ireland to America. Blending Irish and Celtic folk character with seasonal and Christmas themes, the collection moves from spirited jigs and dance-inspired passages to reflective melodies shaped by hope, departure, memory, and a new home. Written for flute with piano accompaniment at a medium difficulty, it offers expressive repertoire for flutists, pianists, and flute-and-piano partners interested in narrative instrumental music.
The book contains 14 pieces arranged for flute and piano, with standard notation, chord names, piano accompaniment, and a solo part. A separate pull-out section for the flutist makes the music practical for rehearsal and performance, allowing the flute player to use an independent part while working with the pianist. The varied repertoire brings together lyrical writing and lively traditional influences within one cohesive collection.
Its combination of contrasting moods gives players opportunities to explore phrasing, ensemble coordination, rhythmic character, and musical expression through repertoire connected by a distinctive historical and cultural theme. The movement between energetic jigs, tender melodies, seasonal music, and reflective pieces can also bring variety to regular learning, rehearsal, and performance programs.
Song List
Appalachian Round-Up * The Belfast Polka/Pennsylvania Railroad * Cailin Na Gruaige Baine * Christmas Eve, Ellis Island * Farewell To County Antrim * The Gartan Mother's Lullabye * Grand Banks Newfoundland * Home Away From Home * Hymn For The Heartland * The Shores Of Amerikay * Slieve Gallion Braes/Steal Away * Steal Away * Thousands Are Sailing * Winter's Crossing
The book contains 14 pieces arranged for flute and piano, with standard notation, chord names, piano accompaniment, and a solo part. A separate pull-out section for the flutist makes the music practical for rehearsal and performance, allowing the flute player to use an independent part while working with the pianist. The varied repertoire brings together lyrical writing and lively traditional influences within one cohesive collection.
Its combination of contrasting moods gives players opportunities to explore phrasing, ensemble coordination, rhythmic character, and musical expression through repertoire connected by a distinctive historical and cultural theme. The movement between energetic jigs, tender melodies, seasonal music, and reflective pieces can also bring variety to regular learning, rehearsal, and performance programs.
Song List
Appalachian Round-Up * The Belfast Polka/Pennsylvania Railroad * Cailin Na Gruaige Baine * Christmas Eve, Ellis Island * Farewell To County Antrim * The Gartan Mother's Lullabye * Grand Banks Newfoundland * Home Away From Home * Hymn For The Heartland * The Shores Of Amerikay * Slieve Gallion Braes/Steal Away * Steal Away * Thousands Are Sailing * Winter's Crossing
72 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 1999
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