I'm looking for a book wtih piano accompaniments parts

Whistle
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Hi
I play the whistle (D) for years and I’d like to play some tunes with my wife who is a classic piano player. As she doesn’t how to read the chords (A,B,C,etc..) I’m looking for a book where accompaniments parts for the piano would be written on irish tunes.
I haven’t found nothing until now. Could you help me please?
Cheers from France
Bonzillou

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I have absolutely no idea about the quality of this book (I’ve never seen the inside, just the cover), but you might try searching for “James Galway and Phil Coulter - Legends” on Amazon - it’s marketing blurb includes “This collection features 13 of the best loved Celtic melodies for flute and piano,” so there’s at least a possibility this could be up your alley.

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Not Irish music, but there is a book called “Antiquities of Scottish Music”, a Mel Bay book. It is really 2 books – one for whistle/flute with guitar chord and the second for piano accompaniment. The whistle book gives 2 arrangements for each song or tune, a basic tune and a more complex one.

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Thanks for these tips.
I’ll try these ones, but I’d be happy to get more sources.
Cheers
pascal

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You said your wife was a classic piano player. Is that different from a classical music piano player? My wife plays all kinds of music on keyboards and sometimes I’ll play along with her. Sometimes the sheet music that she’s playing has a nice harmony line or a harmony line that can be figured out or I’ll just play melody. If she’s playing classical music, you might be able to find a simpler version of the same piece of classical music and join in. My wife plays on an electric keyboard that transposes and I’ve learned to transpose sheet music in my head.

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There’s one called ‘Celtic Music for Flute and Piano’ by Jessica Walsh and Allen Alexander. Their other books have the melody lines with guitar chords to follow along.

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I have a bunch of tunes with chords and I’d like her to play with me. I’ve teached her harmony rules but she can’t figure out how to make an accompaniement without playing the chords in whole notes. So if she had a written example, she could be inspired.

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O thanks I’ll try this one!

they have a volume 2 too

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what you want is Geraldine Cotter’s “Rogha”. It has the tune for the melody player, and has chords and rhythm idea for the piano accompanist to use. http://www.custysmusic.com/product-info.php?pid128.html