Evelyn’s Big Book for Mandolins 2018, Vol. 3: Collection No. 3 of Trios for Treble Instruments (Evelyn’s Big Books for Mandolins) (Volume 3)

Product Description

This book provides a large repertory for the parlor, community hall, or stage for folk ensembles. It contains 144 trio arrangements of traditional and contemporary dance tunes and airs, 6 hymns, and 6 transcriptions of baroque and classical pieces, with melodies, descants, harmonies and chords. The collection includes 8 American Tin Pan Alley standards composed from 1907 to 1919 by Nora Bayes-Northworth, Irving Berlin, Shelton Brooks, Gus Edwards, George W. Meyer, Chris Smith, and Percy Wenrich. It also includes tunes by contemporary composers Davey Arthur, Mer Pantaleoni Boel, Paul Gitlitz, John Goodin, James Hill, Magnus Laesk, Bob McQuillen, and Jim Rebhan. Most scores are printed on one page. The back of the book has 28 pages of notes about the tunes and references to their sources.

Review

This is an indispensable collection of tunes from a very talented arranger.They work equally well for violin as for mandolin. I’m a violinist and teacher and use these pieces both in my studio and in larger group classes, as well as playing them in my band. The arrangements generally are at a level accessible to beginner to intermediate players. Common keys are used, both harmony parts work equally well with the melody line, and I have found the arrangements very valuable for teaching rhythm and chord structure. The music is very clean and well-formatted so that players can add their own bowings, fingerings,and other annotations. Guitar chords are included, which makes it easy to accommodate a wider range of instruments. I would recommend this collection to anyone who plays mandolin or violin, and it could be used by a wide range of other instruments such as recorders and harps. I look forward to more music from this arranger!
–Kimberly E. Collar, Oregon

From the Back Cover

Praise for Evelyn’s Mandolin trio Books:
Evelyn is a prolific arranger with a large and growing repertoire of unique tunes. Her arrangements are elegant for the player and enjoyable for the listener. Evelyn has a knack for writing parts that fit nicely on the instrument. These are intermediate level arrangements; attainable by the novice with some study and still interesting enough to be rewarding for the advancing player. In this book, she has carefully curated 150 tunes for a variety of situations. In addition to a range of fast and slow dances, the collection includes selections for Christmas, Hanukah, New Years, 4th of July, and Halloween. The set also includes about 17 original tunes by the author, including a trio reduction of the waltz from Carousel, a wonderful piece originally premiered by Austin Mandolin Orchestra at 
CMSA 2015(Classical Mandolin Society of America Convention).

Each tune includes three treble clef lines; a melody, a descant (a harmony generally within or higher than the melody), and a harmony line(generally lower than the melody). The book is arranged for three mandolins, but it would be easy to slip in another concert C instrument such as fiddle, flute, recorder, or accordion. The inclusion of chords allows you to easily extend the instrumentation with guitar, bass, piano or other accompaniment of your choice. The arrangements also work great for duos by alternating between the three parts for variety.
I highly recommend you pick up a copy of the book. It is an excellent voyage into Evelyn’s magical sound. It represents nearly eight solid hours’worth of engaging and accessible recreation for your small ensemble.
–Joel Hobbs, Director, Austin Mandolin Orchestra, Texas

About the Author

Evelyn Tiffany-Castiglioni plays accordion with the Central Texas contra dance band “Jalapeño Honey.” She studied concert accordion and music theory with her father, Robert S. Tiffany, Jr., classical pedal harp with Gayel Panke Gibson and Laurie Buchanan, voice with Lori Joachim Fredrics, cello with Prudence McDaniel of the Marian Anderson String Quartet, and mandolin with Marilynn Mair. She has won many awards for Scottish