Advent is just around the corner, and it’s the perfect time to prepare yourself musically for the festive season – or to find a special surprise for someone who has always wanted to learn a new instrument. Here are a few inspiring ideas on how you can get yourself or your loved ones in the mood for Christmas with festive tunes and instruments.
Advent and Christmas carols: atmosphere for your home
What could be more festive than a songbook full of beautiful Advent and Christmas carols? This collection offers you a selection of melodies specially arranged for bagpipes, hümmelchen and gemshorn. But don’t worry – even if you play another instrument, this book is wonderfully flexible! Whether guitar, hurdy-gurdy or flute, the notations are designed so that they can be played on many instruments. So you can create a festive atmosphere in your home in no time at all and make music with the whole family.
Advent and Christmas songs
Sheet music collection with 36 song movements for singers and whistlers
Christmas Carols – English Christmas classics
For all fans of English-language Christmas music Christmas Carols brings the festive spirit of Great Britain directly to you. With classics like “God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen” or “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” you can create an international Christmas atmosphere. This book is also aimed at the bagpipes, hammel and gemshorn, but is just as versatile if you want to play on other instruments.
Christmas Carols
for singing and playing compiled by Hermann Rieth with illustrations by Georg Bildstein
The perfect gift: learning a new instrument
Christmas is also a great opportunity to learn a new instrument. Do you know someone who dreams of playing an instrument? These instruction books offer the ideal introduction:
- Nyckelharpa: With playing the nyckelharpa you can immerse yourself in the world of Swedish folk music. This instrument is perfect for winter melodies.
- Shepherd’s pipe: bagpipe sounds have fascinated people for centuries. With Playing the bagpipes you or someone you would like to give as a present can take their first steps with the French fingering.
- Renaissance dances: music and dance belong together. With Renaissance Dances you will discover the music of this era and the dances that go with it.
- Jew’s harp: a small instrument with a big impact. In Playing the Jew’s Harp you will learn step by step how to master this special instrument.
- Scottish bagpipes: For ambitious bagpipe players MacEge’s textbook for the Scottish bagpipes offers a structured introduction.
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MacEge’s textbook for the Scottish bagpipe€24,90 inkl. Mwst.Includes 7% red. VAT (DE)plus shippingDelivery Time: available immediately -
Playing the nyckelharpa€24,90 inkl. Mwst.Includes 7% red. VAT (DE)plus shippingDelivery Time: available immediately -
Play Jew’s Harp€26,90 inkl. Mwst.Includes 7% red. VAT (DE)plus shippingDelivery Time: available immediately -
Playing the bagpipes€29,80 inkl. Mwst.Includes 7% red. VAT (DE)plus shippingDelivery Time: available immediately -
Renaissance dances of the orchésographie after Thoinot Arbeau€24,90 inkl. Mwst.Includes 7% red. VAT (DE)plus shippingDelivery Time: available immediately
Whether you want to enrich the Christmas season with new melodies yourself or are looking for a unique gift: now is the best time to get musically active! Prepare yourself and your loved ones for a festive and musical Christmas season – discover the right books now and get inspired!
Merry Christmas and enjoy making music!