{"product_id":"beaser-r-mountain-songs","title":"Beaser, R :: Mountain Songs","description":"\u003cspan class=\"NameInDesc\"\u003eMountain Songs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ComposerInDesc\"\u003eBeaser, R\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Beaser presents the Mountain Songs for flute and guitar. Commissioned by Paula Robison and nominated for a Grammy award in 1986, this music has since become a standard and enjoys constant programming and performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e [In] Robert Beaser s Mountain Songs a fondness for Appalachian songs is palpable. Many will recognise English, Irish and Scottish ballads transplanted into a Newfoundland land. Barbara Allen, for instance, is given a cautiously wistful patina, with discreet taps on the body of the guitar, whereas we have a vibrant and fast moving setting of House Carpenter. One of the most successful of these eight settings is He s Gone Away. Here melancholic yearning is contrasted with faster, cocksure passages, neatly reflecting the ballad s duality. The Cuckoo sports rather more convoluted harmonies than its ballad mates   a dirgeful and unsettled, unsettling setting. Finally we have   as its title suggests   a really ebullient piece to close in the shape of Quicksilver. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - Jonathan Woolf - musicweb-international\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eContents\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBarbara Allen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe House Carpenter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHe's Gone away\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHush You Bye\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCindy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Cuckoo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFair and Tender Ladies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuicksilver\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Schott","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46964924645670,"sku":"9781480386259","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/3559\/5814\/products\/D009781480386259_d.jpg?v=1697450864","url":"https:\/\/www.flute4u.com\/products\/beaser-r-mountain-songs","provider":"Carolyn Nussbaum Music Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}