W. Popielarz - Kolędy świata 2 (pdf)

I am delighted to present another seventeen Christmas carols and pastorals. This is a great opportunity to learn about Christmas traditions in the USA, England, Austria, Argentina, Spain, Israel, and Poland.

Who knows? Maybe it will also motivate you to learn foreign languages through singing? There are also my compositions about joy, anticipation, and friendship. I am sure that from the very first bar you will recognize the emotions I have hidden between the staves.

Now a few performance notes: Repeat short pieces several times, just like songs. Although we play Christmas carols in winter, this does not mean that this collection of sheet music should wait until December. You can play many of the melodies throughout the year. The miniature entitled “Stars and Little Stars” is nothing more than an exercise in harmonics. “Śpiew ptaków” (Birdsong) develops chord playing. In the pastorals, you will find Polish dances such as the mazurka, kujawiak, and oberek. You will perfect your tremolo, barre technique, glissando, and pizzicato, among other things. Invite your friends to join in the fun. Assign the first voice to the violin, the second to the flute, and the low registers to the cello or bassoon. Combine the sound of the guitar with the tones of other instruments. It is also worth singing.

First of all, I wish you lots of fun and success at concerts and competitions. I would also like to express my sincere thanks to the people who made this publication possible. They are Beata Rynkiewicz-Beier, Adam Beier, and Tomasz Kania. The translators, graphic designers, printers, distributors, and the entire Cicadis publishing house have done a wonderful job. I thank you all from the bottom of my heart!

I dedicate my work to my musical family, with whom we sing and play Christmas carols every year. I wish the same for all of you.

Wojciech Popielarz