A Romantic, summery and lyric waltz. I wrote The Anniversary Waltz for the Magnificent Marriage of Sylvia & Bob. Their wedding anniversary falls on Summer Solstice and it was composed as a gift from Bob to Sylvia. I played it for them via the internet at their celebration. I was looking for a way to express the feeling of a heart full of love and a strong and loving connection between two people, and tie it in with the high point of the Summer Solstice. To find the melody I spent many hours walking and humming up the hills of East Cork, and inspired by the summer bursting out of the hedges and trees, the sun powerful and beaming down, and the exquisite country green aromas, a melody formed.
You get two versions here; one as played on the video and one where the last section is down the octave. This allows people who don’t play above fourth position to be able to play this beautiful simple melody. The tune is played in sessions as low version, and is easy to teach by ear. The high version will suit performing live with accompaniment. The guitar chords are included so you can play with a guitarist or pianist who reads chords, or alternatively a second cello could simply play the root notes of each chord. Bonus mp3 included.
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