For the Easy Concert Pieces series, the experienced piano teacher Monika Twelsiek compiled pleasant, easy piano pieces for beginners and published them in three volumes in progressive order.

The three volumes are intended to complement a piano tutorial method and are particularly suitable for performance at auditions at music schools, for examinations and for competitions. They offer varied repertoire in a broad selection of pieces from the Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Modern eras.

Volume 1 (ED 22547) can already be used by beginners, containing pieces in the five-note range and easy pieces spanning a single octave. Other criteria for selection are simple rhythms and very easy chords. Crossing the thumb underneath, playing several parts together and pedal use are not yet required.

Volume 2 (ED 22548) contains pieces with an extended range of two octaves. Crossing the thumb under, pedal use, simple polyphony and three- or four-part chords all feature here, as do simple ornaments, cantabile playing and differentiating between melody and accompaniment.

Volume 3 (ED 22549) is aimed at advanced players who wish to refine their expression and personal interpretation. The pieces demand a great deal of dexterity, a high sense of rhythm, articulation and phrasing, polyphonic playing (polyphony even in one hand) and tonal differentiation of the piano setting.

This compilation includes "Silent Night", "Sing We Now of Christmas", "Coventry Carol", "He Is Born, the Divine Christ Child" and "The First Noel" arranged for solo violin with piano accompaniment. These pieces would be beautiful additions to Christmas services, events or recitals.
A piano accompaniment track is available separately for each of the pieces included in this compilations and can be found on Sheet Music Plus using the following Item ID#'s:
Silent Night - Piano Accompaniment Track for Violin Solo Item ID #S0.903545
Sing We Now of Christmas - Piano Accompaniment Track for Violin Solo Item Id#S0.893637
Coventry Carol - Piano Accompaniment Track for Violin Solo Item ID#S0.898221
He Is Born, the Divine Christ Child - Piano Accompaniment Track for Violin Solo Item ID#S0.876761
The First Noel - Piano Accomopaniment Track for Violin Solo Item ID #S0.883561
Thank you to Jeff Jacobs at pixabay for the cover image.

This book contains "Swallowtail Jig", "My Love Is Like a Red, Red Rose", "The Glasgow Reel (Tam Lin)", "The Parting Glass"; and "Haste to the Wedding". Arranged for Celtic violin solo with piano accompaniment and including chords for guitar, these pieces would work perfectly for a Celtic gig.

The Spanish violinist and composer Pablo de Sarasate (1844-1908) is one of the most fascinating personalities among the 19th-century virtuosos. The child prodigy received violin lessons at the age of five, gave his first concert three years later and, at the age of twelve, went to attend the renowned Paris Conservatoire. With his brilliant playing and smooth violin sound he took the concert halls of Europe and America by storm. Famous colleagues such as Saint-Saens, Lalo or Bruch wrote solo works for him. He too composed effective solos for his own use. His 'Zigeunerweisen' are a firm part of the virtuoso repertoire. The present collection unites unknown and well-known works by Sarasate, original works and arrangements - real treats and virtuoso fodder.