Gary Dahl Music


AshokanFarewell! click for sample

New Sheet Music: ASHOKAN FAREWELL

ASHOKAN FAREWELL, the hauntingly beautiful title theme from the PBS series The Civil War, has now been expertly adapted for accordion. Written only about 25 years ago by Jay Ungar, this song evokes the character, tone, and emotion of mid 19th century America. This has been carefully crafted into a powerful accordion piece that remains easy to learn and play. Broaden your repertoire with this impressive piece suited to virtually any audience. Or simply play it for your own enjoyment.

As with all sheet music, ASHOKAN FAREWELL is presented with a sample page so you can preview the quality of this fine arrangement. Sheet music can be purchased by postal mail with a personal check. See the Sheetmusic section for details.


New eBook: Polka!

Polka! click for sample

The Polka and the Accordion are inseparable. Every accordionist must by popular demand, have a reasonably extensive polka repertoire. This eBook will provide hours of enjoyment and entertainment for the accordion student, recreational player and professional accordionist.

The arranging goal for this eBook is to provide favorite popular polkas in varying degrees of difficulty. Clarinet, Achtung Los and Beer Barrel polkas represent professional stylings and are designed for spectacular sounding performances. All of the arrangements are entertaining and playable for the intermediate player while providing valuable material for the professional accordionist.

As with all e-Books, Polka! is presented with a full e-Book of sample pages so you can preview the quality of these fine arrangements. e-Books can be purchased by postal mail with a personal check. See the e-Books section for details.


2015 eBook: Traditional Christmas Carols

Traditional Chritmas Carols click for sample

(October, 2015) Just in time for Christmas, Gary Dahl releases an all new e-Book of Christmas favorites. Traditional Christmas Carols features rich harmonies and orchestral arrangements of a broad range of Christmas favorites. Most titles include a full arrangement and a single note version, so any playing level can access these beautiful arrangements. Even the single note versions show the orchestral capabilities of the accordion because of the way they are arranged. The full arrangements show the wonderful harmonies and orchestral power of the accordion while still remaining very playable.

As with all e-Books, Traditional Christmas Carols is presented with a full e-Book of sample pages so you can preview the quality of these fine arrangements. e-Books can be purchased by postal mail with a personal check. See the e-Books section for details.