Quarantine Etudes for Violin by Dr. Piotr Szewczyk
Composed in May 2020 during the global pandemic.

All major etude books for violin, including those by Mazas, Kreutzer, Dont and
others, are firmly rooted in romantic harmonic language; minor and major triads,
arpeggios, diminished and augmented chords, dominant 7th etc.

A 21st Century violinist will encounter a much more varied musical language.
Those standard etudes don?t prepare students for octatonic scales, various
modes, whole tone scales, rapid chromatic twists and turns, atonality, extended
jazz harmonies etc. that are a big part of contemporary music.

I created these bite-sized etudes to help students experience different musical
languages and go against the ingrained familiar patterns their fingers are used to.
I hope they will be fun and adventurous challenge for violin students of all ages.

Use Item # S0.871979 stringquartet@hotmail.com This wedding set is a compilation of 20 of the most requested songs in one set appropriate for weddings and ceremonies. The goal of each set is to not have to purchase two books to get the most requested ceremony music as often is the case with the Bridal Chorus in Book 1 and the Wedding March in Book 2, for example. They are in alphabetical order, not numbered, so you can order your binder sets however you like or ready for iPads as well without annoying song or page numbers. Ready to print and go. Approx. 90 minutes of music Parts and Score pages: The number of pages depend on quartet, trio, duo or solo (see actual set) 20 SONGS in this SET Included: Air from Water Music, Handel Air on the G String, Bach Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, Handel Ave Maria, Bach-Gounod Ave Maria, Schubert Bridal Chorus, Wagner Canon in D, Pachelbel Gloria, Vivaldi Hornpipe from Water Music, Handel Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, Bach La Rejouissance, Handel Larghetto, Handel March from the Marriage of Figaro, Mozart Ode To Joy, :Beethoven On Wings of Song, Mendelssohn Rondeau, Mouret Spring from Four Seasons, Mov.1, Vivaldi Trumpet Tune, Purcell Trumpet Voluntary, Clarke Wedding March, Mendelssohn This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard?s global self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters. ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds.

Caprices No.?s 1 - 6 (for unaccompanied violin) MO112

Violin Solo

Music by Mark O?Connor

36 pages - 20:00 minutes in length



Caprice No. 1 In A Major - p. 1

Caprice No. 2 In G Minor - p. 7

Caprice No. 3 In A Major - p. 13

Caprice No. 4 In D Major - p. 19

Caprice No. 5 In F Major - p. 25

Caprice No. 6 In G Major - p. 31



Caprices No.?s 1 - 6 for unaccompanied violin are among Mark O?Connor?s most critically acclaimed works. Receiving great interest from performers, teachers and students of the violin, O?Connor has contributed music here which will challenge even the most gifted virtuoso. O?Connor?s caprices, like Nicolo Paganini?s and Pietre Locatelli?s, push the violin into a new direction, musically and technically, furthering the possibilities of the instrument. ?Caprice?s No.?s 1 - 6? feature demanding techniques which are desirable for study purposes, and at the same time, are accessible to concert audiences. The violinist will find passages containing complex rhythms, broken chord arpeggios, two-handed pizzicato, various spicatto and double-stopped runs. In addition to these specialized skills, the violinist must master the works? driving and aggressive rhythms in order to perfect the performance of them. This collection is appropriate for the advanced student but isolated selections could be valuable for the intermediate.



Original music printed from the composer?s manuscripts.

Music editing, copying and engraving by Mark O?Connor

using ?Finale? on Apple Macintosh 1986 - 1994



Composed By Mark O?Connor

Caprices No.?s 1 - 6 can be heard on ?Midnight On The Water? Warner Bros. Records

Mark O?Connor - violin



Catalogue Number MO112

Copyright � 1986 by Mark O?Connor Music International

Twenty-fiveclassical themes that violinists know and love. Each piece is writtenwith larger than average notes to make reading easy and fun.Difficulty ranges from beginner level to early intermediate. Titlesinclude: Aria from the Peasant Cantata, Canon in D, Eine KleineNachtmusik, Hornpipe from the Water Music, Jesu Joy of Man'sDesiring, Jupiter from the Planets, Largo from the New WorldSymphony, Lullaby ? Brahms, March in D, Minuet ? Mozart, Minuetin G, Ode to Joy, Overture from William Tell, Pomp and Circumstance,Rage Over a Lost Penny, Royal Fireworks Suite ? Menuet, SleepingBeauty Waltz, The Four Seasons ? Spring, The Four Seasons ?Winter, The Merry Widow Waltz, The Surprise Symphony, Theme from SwanLake, To a Wild Rose, Trumpet Tune, and Waltz by Brahms.