Irische Folklore erfreut sich ungebrochen großer Beliebtheit. Da sie einerseits sehr vielseitig und anspruchsvoll, andererseits aber geradlinig und mitreißend ist, verwundert dies nicht. Nach dem großen Erfolg des 1. Bandes (Verlagsnummer 2455) gelingt es Czeslaw Kroczek auch in diesem Band, in 4 Traditionals unbekannter Herkunft das typische Klangkolorit einzufangen und für die praktische Arabeit eines gemischten Ensembles einzurichten. Inhalt: - Die Gordons - Joe Burke's Hornpipe - Irish Waltz (The Red Lark / Fairy Lullaby) - Reels (The Flower of Donnybrook / The Strawberry Blossom)

The delicate "Vocalise," just 23 measures long, was written for a student. As a counterpart follows the rhythmically influenced "Dance", which is connected to the Vocalise by identical tonal material with a clearly pentatonic character. The monothematic, but richly varied arrangement of the entire composition is wonderfully suited as playing literature for (young) instrumentalists of the lower and intermediate levels. This version for solo instrument and piano offers various possibilities for instrumentation, since the part is included in high and low register and can be played, for example, by the violin first in 12th register and later repeated in high register if the violinist's skills have advanced. Likewise, it is possible to change to the higher octave on the flute or oboe or from the soprano to the alto recorder.