https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SYROYYYOc8


?At Last? was composed by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren for the musical ?Sun Valley Serenade? in 1941. It was recorded by Glenn Miller and his orchestra, becoming a chart hit in 1942, and in 1960 by Etta James, who was subsequently inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. The song is a frequent wedding favourite for quartets.

Why chose my arrangement?

This is a song from my gig repertoire, and as such I have spent a long time on the piano part to make sure that it lies under the fingers. I have assigned the opening to the piano as it is tricky, even for very experienced violin players, and I shortened the introduction to make it more appropriate for concerts, wedding venues and pub gigs. I have also made the piano notation slightly smaller so that it falls onto two pages. It?s very important for a live performance to be able to see it easily. And unlike some sheet music that you can buy, I make sure the treble and bass clefs are easy to read?.very few horrible ledger lines!

The violin part has difficult rhythms but I enclose a midi version to help you. (Watch the video) Having said that, although the pianist needs to hold a steady pulse, the violin part can be extremely varied and you can play around with the tune as much as you like. I have included a cadenza that my daughter sings in live performances, but feel free to change it, or miss it out altogether.

I have also included an Easy Violin version for your pupils, or as a way in to working on the more difficult version.

My tips for the performance.

The first piano chord is tricky, but works if you do a glissando in the left hand, and land on the A on the first beat of the bar. I tried many different spacings of the chord but this is the one that sounded best. I have largely written a quaver accompaniment throughout the song, but sometimes I hint at it rather than playing it literally. There are some fingerings that I have found helpful, but feel free to change them, of course! The same goes for my bowing. Take as many bows as you need to feel comfortable.

Flausino Vale (Barbacena, 1894; Belo Horizonte, 1954), known as the "Brazilian Paganini" by Villa-Lobos, wrote a set of characteristic and concertante preludes for solo violin. These short pieces show the Brazilian musical landscape and explore important violin techniques rarely shown on a basic level. This book presents a bigger set of scores including missing pieces in previous catalogues and alternate versions for 3 preludes, which the composer intended to publish. There is a suggestion for studying the preludes in a progressive order. This edition aims to print original bowings, fingerings and instructions which retain precious teachings of this remarkable teacher. Editor?s suggestions and explanations are written in Portuguese and English. As a homage to Flausino Vale, there are two Flausinian preludes composed by Dr Zoltan Paulinyi for violin, along with their transcriptions for viola.

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Em Português. Flausino Vale (Barbacena, 1894; Belo Horizonte, 1954), chamado de "Paganini Brasileiro" por Villa-Lobos, escreveu um conjunto de prelúdios característicos e concertantes para violino só, valiosos pela exuberância do estilo musical brasileiro e pela exploração de importantes técnicas violinísticas raramente encontradas no ensino fundamental.Esta edição reúne um conjunto ampliado de partituras com obras ausentes em catalogações anteriores e versões alternativas para 3 prelúdios, que o próprio compositor desejava publicar. Este livro traz uma sugestão de ordem progressiva aos estudos desta coleção. Preservam-se arcadas, dedilhados e instruções originais visando guardar preciosos ensinamentos deste notável professor. Consolidações e sugestões do editor estão anotadas em português e inglês.Como homenagem a Flausino Vale, adicionam-se dois prelúdios flausinianos de Dr. Zoltan Paulinyi para violino, com respectivas transcrições para viola.

Complete score and part of the "Violin Sonata No.25 in F major K.377" for Violin and Piano. Compsed in 1781 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Rewritten and elaborated by Santino Cara.

Movements: 1. Allegro, 2. Tema and 6 Variations (Andante). 3 Tempo di Menuetto (Un poco allegretto).

Minuet (In F Major)

Minuet (In C Major)

Minuet (In G Major)

Serenade

German Dance

Mozart's Lullaby

Andante (In Eb Major)

Romance

Turkish March

"Lost Cause" by Billie Eilish arranged for Violin and Piano, appropriate for intermediate level players. The arrangement lasts for 3 minutes.

The PDF contains both the full score and individual parts.

Strings & Threads Suite (adapted for violin and piano) MO133B

Violin Part (piano score available)

Music by Mark O?Connor

16 pages - 15:00 minutes in length



I. Fair Dancer Reel - p. 1

II. Sailor?s Jig - p. 3

III. Captain?s Jig - p. 3

IV. Off To Sea - p. 4

V. Pilgim?s Waltz - p. 5

VI. Road To Appalachia - p. 5

VII. Shine On - p. 7

VIII. Cotton Pickin? Blues - p. 8

IX. Pickin? Parlor Rag - p. 9

X. Queen Of The Cumberland - p. 10

XI. Texas Dance Hall Blues - p. 11

XII. Swing 11:11 - p. 13

XIII. Sweet Suzanne - p. 15