SKU: BT.9781408114582

ISBN 9781408114582. English.

Now in a third edition, Abracadabra Viola has a fresh, contemporary new look and is the perfect book for pupil and teachers.

This title offers an identical selection of repertoire to the other booksin the Abracadabra Strings series, so they can be used in any combination for group or whole class lessons and mixed ensemble performances. Used alone, they remain ideal for individual tuition.

With tunes you know andwant to play, carefully graded in 20 learning steps, this new edition of the popular tutor also includes duets, trios and teacher's parts. Clear fingering and bowing diagrams and concise theory explanations help to teachthefundamentals of the instrument, and each new technical aspect is reinforced by several pieces using that particular technique.

Abracadabra Viola now also includes two CDs of performance and backingtracks, featuring selected orchestral backings.

SKU: FH.VA3

ISBN 978-1-55440-565-7.

This groundbreaking series for viola offers a sound and progressive collection of Repertoire, Recordings, Etudes, Technique, and Orchestral Excerpts for the aspiring virtuoso. Representing all major style periods and a variety of genres, Viola Series, 2013 Edition offers all the music and tools needed to support a comprehensive course of study from the beginner to advanced levels. A rich and varied selection of music in each of these nine progressive volumes of repertoire appeals to violists of all ages. From the Preparatory Level through Level 8, students will be exposed to quality selections originally written for viola, fun arrangements of traditional fiddle and folk tunes, as well as contemporary pieces by notable composers such as Violet Archer, Carey Cheney, and Fritz Kriesler.
Concertinos, Airs Varies, and Divertimentos:
Divertimento in D Major - Haydn, Franz Joseph arr. Gregor Piatigorsky
- Third Movement
Air varie (Air with Variations), op 23, no. 3 - Rieding, Oskar
Concertino NO. 5 in D Major -Breval, Jean-Baptiste arr. Pierre Ruyssen
- First Movement
Sonatas:
Sonata in D Minor, op. 5, no. 8 - Corelli, Arcangelo arr. Jason Noble
- First Movement: Prelude
- Second Movement: Allemanda
Sonata in A Major, TWV 41:E1 - Telemann, Georg Philipp arr. Kathleen Wood
- First Movement
- Fourth Movement
Concert Repertoire:
Three Miniatures (complete) - Miller, Michael
Waltz, op. 12, no. 2 - Grieg, Edvard
Toy Soldiers' March - Kreisler, Fritz
Abracadabra - Duke, David
Musette and Air de ballet - Gluck, Christoph Willibald arr. Kathleen Wood
Boston Fancy - American folk dance arr. Harold Birston
Ave Verum Corpus, K 618 - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus arr. Jason Gray
Conte serieux (Solemn Story), op. 62, no. 6 - Mendelssohn, Ludwig
Alla Greco - Baxter, Timothy.