Writing these arrangements, Frank Reinshagen has created little masterpieces, which broaden the rhythmical and harmonic context of the original tunes in an interesting manner without detracting from their archaic and melancholic character. These original tunes are - in a direct or wider sense - of "Celtic origin", in other words, they have been borrowed from the Irish, Scottish and Gaelic musical tradition. These through-composed arrangements are rather easy to perform from the rhythmical and technical point of view. Yet, they are quite demanding in respect of the key they are written in, their intonation and, especially, their interpretation. Their different instrumentations are fully compatible with each other and, due to their overall structure, they are also suitable to be played with multi-scored parts. Annotation on "Aignish on the Machair". The arrangement of Aignish on the Machair illustrates, above all, the melancholic character inherent in the harmonies of the original tune. A short rubato passage is followed by several variations over the flowing melody in 3/4 - time. The short triplet passages embedded in these variations are quite demanding from the technical point of view; considering the key they are written in, however, these passages are not to difficult to play. Writing these arrangements, Frank Reinshagen has created little masterpieces, which broaden the rhythmical and harmonic context of the original tunes in an interesting manner without detracting from their archaic and melancholic character. These original tunes are - in a direct or wider sense - of "Celtic origin", in other words, they have been borrowed from the Irish, Scottish and Gaelic musical tradition. These through-composed arrangements are rather easy to perform from the rhythmical and technical point of view. Yet, they are quite demanding in respect of the key they are written in, their intonation and, especially, their interpretation. Their different instrumentations are fully compatible with each other and, due to their overall structure, they are also suitable to be played with multi-scored parts. Annotation on "Aignish on the Machair". The arrangement of Aignish on the Machair illustrates, above all, the melancholic character inherent in the harmonies of the original tune. A short rubato passage is followed by several variations over the flowing melody in 3/4 time. The short triplet passages embedded in these variations are quite demanding from the technical point of view; considering the key they are written in, however, these passages are not too difficult to play.Instrumentation:4 clarinets Mit diesen Arrangements sind Frank Reinshagen kleine Werke gelungen, die den rhythmischen und harmonischen Kontext interessant erweitern, ohne dabei den archaisch-schwermütigen Charakter der Originale zu verletzen. Die Vorlagen sind im direkten oder weiteren Sinne "keltischen" Ursprungs, d.h. sie sind in diesem Falle der irisch-schottisch-gälischen Musiktradition entlehnt.Die durchkomponierten Arrangements sind rhythmisch und technisch relativ einfach zu bewältigen, stellen dabei jedoch gewisse Ansprüche in Bezug auf Tonart, Intonation und vor allem Interpretation. Die verschiedenen Besetzungen sind voll kompatibel, auch sind sie in ihrer gesamten Anlage geeignet mit mehrfach besetzten Stimmen gespielt zu werden.Die Bearbeitung von "Aignish on the Machair" veranschaulicht vor allem den melancholischen Charakter, der den Harmonien der Originalmelodie innewohnt. Auf eine kurze Rubato-Passage folgen mehrere Variationen über der fließenden Melodie im ¾-Takt. Die kurzen Triolenpassagen in diesen Variationen sind technisch recht anspruchsvoll; was die Tonart betrifft, so sind diese Passagen jedoch nicht allzu schwierig zu spielen.Schwierigkeitsgrad: 3