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CHARLES PATRICK
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In 1990 Charles Patrick formed his own subsidy publishing business, Patrick Publications (Indio Bravo Press, Bois d'Arc Press, Patrick (Historical) Publications). The first publication was an instructional method book for the accordion, which has consistently been marketed successfully throughout the United States. This first publication has been followed by a number of other books, booklets, and an audio cassette recording. Please select one of the following topics to learn more.
ON
TO TEXAS!
English edition
of Friedrich Schlecht’s book of 1851, Mein
Ausflug nach Texas, about his travels through frontier Texas in 1848
ON THE WHITE PATH OF PEACE
The story of the Meusebach expedition into west Texas and the German-Indian peace treaty of 1847. A good supplement to On To Texas! Translated and researched by Charles Patrick, 2000. 32 pages, illustrated.
GIESECKE’S CIVIL WAR DIARY
The diary of Captain Julius Giesecke during the American Civil
War (1861-65). Based on Giesecke's original German
diary: Tagebuch des Captain
Julius Giesecke
A
MAN SO
QUIET
A novel by Walther Gray (Clara Matthaei, Friedrich Schlecht’s granddaughter) about life among rural Texas Germans in the early twentieth century. Translated and researched by Charles Patrick, 1997. 134 pages, illustrated.
Please visit the Clara Matthaei web site.
THE
COMPADRE
The sequel to the novel A Man So Quiet by Walther Gray (Clara Matthaei). Translated and researched by Charles Patrick, 1996. 133 pages, illustrated.
Visit the Clara Matthaei web site
written and arranged by Charles Patrick, accordionist
METHOD BOOKS
Learn to Play the Button Accordion, volume 1.
Learn to Play the Button Accordion, volume 2.
For all accordions (diatonic button, piano-key, and chromatic button), using easy to learn folk songs in both standard musical notation and a specially designed tablature system for rapid learning of the diatonic button accordion. Spanish and English text.
AUDIO
CASSETTE (for all accordions)
Learn to Play the Button Accordion, all the songs from volumes 1 & 2 on one audio cassette.
INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED BOOKS
More Music for the Button Accordion – Tex-Mex
More Music for the Button Accordion – Polkas, Cajun, Folk
Both books are for diatonic button accordions only.
SOLO BOOK
An additional book of intermediate and advanced solo arrangements in tablature for the diatonic button accordion. This book contains music from Mexico, Louisiana, Europe, and America.
Charles Patrick performing, October, 2001
LINKS TO ACCORDION PLAYERS:
Accordions Worldwide, Flaco Jimenez, Jarle Fjeldheim
Write or e-mail for a complementary catalog to:
Charles Patrick
P.O. Box 711
Manor, Texas 78653
e-mail: cpatmanor@hotmail.com