The Irish Piano Book

It is really great fun to play these beautiful traditional melodies in easy piano arrangements. The volume contains information on the styles and cultural background of Irish music. All pieces can also be played together with the violin; a violin book in matching keys is available as well (The Irish Violin Book, ED 21378). Beautiful pieces for piano lessons or ensemble playing.

Patrick Steinbach was born in Hamburg in 1964 to an Irish mother and a German jazz musician father. He trained as a music teacher in Frankfurt am Main and now teaches guitar at various music schools. Besides playing the guitar, he also plays the banjo and mandolin and is an enthusiastic collector of songs. He has edited numerous tutorial volumes of Irish folk tunes for the guitar and organises workshops based on Irish music. Patrick Steinbach is a guitarist, composer and arranger of Irish music in particular: with numerous journeys to his second homeland he has made a name for himself as a connoisseur of all things Irish and a specialist in folk music. His book of Irish reels won a major German music publishing prize in 2005.