SKU: FH.VA0

ISBN 978-1-55440-562-6.

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.
Pieces in a Slower Tempo:
Dreaming - Archer, Violet
Solemn Moments - Archer, Violet
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot - Willis, Wallis arr. Jason Gray
Largo - Corelli, Arcangelo arr. Kathleen Wood
Melodie - Halvorsen, Johan arr. Warren Mould
Cradle Song - Ethridge, Jean
Old French Song (Melodie antique francaise) - Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich
Pet ze Cat - Teehan, Rob
The Fortune Teller - Donkin, Christine
Pieces in a Faster Tempo:
The Rustic Shepherds (Les bergers rustiques) - Dandrieu, Jean-Francois arr. Jason Noble
Minuet and Trio, K 585, no. 8 - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus arr. Jason Noble
Tango - Mackay, Neil
Hurdy-Gurdy - Shostakovich, Dmitri arr. Konstantin Fortunatov
The Dancer - Donkin, Christine
Prelude - Charpentier, Marc-Antoine arr. Kathleen Wood
Tam Lyn's - Traditional Irish reel arr. Zav RT and Christine Donkin
La senorita - Donkin, Christine
Petite gavotte - Aletter, Wilhelm
Marching Through Georgia - Work, Henry Clay.

SKU: CA.3710313

ISBN 9790007214265. Language: German.

The oratorio Passions by Homilius were among the last compositions of their kind in the 18th century. In an oratorio Passion the chorus is restricted mainly to singing the chorales and the interjections of the crowd; only the conclusion of a Passion provides an opportunity for an extensive choral movement. In the St. John Passion the final chorus emphasizes the supreme importance of the Crucifixion as the climax of St. John's Gospel. The free elements of the composition take the forms customary at the time: da capo arias are predominant. Score and part available separately - see item CA.3710300.

SKU: CA.1037913

ISBN 9790007190972. Key: E flat major. Language: German.

Since its first performance in Berlin in 1755, Carl Heinrich Graun's empfindsame (sensible) Passion Cantata Der Tod Jesu, with a libretto by Karl Wilhelm Ramler had long been one of the most frequently performed works in this genre. Until the end of the 19th century this work was able to maintain its position in the repertoire of numerous oratorio societies and singing academies (especially the Berliner Sing-Akademie). It was often given equal billing with Bach's passions, until finally, in the second half of the 19th century Bach's works became more predominant. With the publication of the present critical new edition (the first since it was first published in 1760), Der Tod Jesu is once again available for sale to the musical public. This makes accessible an epoch-making work which in its time set the standard for settings of the Passion. Score and part available separately - see item CA.1037900.

SKU: CA.9700713

ISBN 9790007238957. Text language: German.

Joseph Leopold Eybler had frequent contacts with the great composers of his day: both Joseph Haydn and Albrechtsberger were his teachers and friends, and he had a close friendship with Mozart and Johann Michael Haydn. His major Christmas oratorio Die Hirten bei der Krippe zu Bethlehem (1794) was composed four years before Haydn's Die Schopfung (The Creation). The almost operatic work displays a wealth of different facets: from the virtuoso aria, through the tranquil depiction of nature in music, to the portrayal of the most heartfelt emotions. As a true jewel of Viennese classicism, Die Hirten (The Shepherds) is a worthwhile addition to the Christmas repertoire. Score and part available separately - see item CA.9700700.

SKU: CA.5162613

ISBN 9790007225247. Key: D minor. Language: Latin.

The history of the genesis of the Requiem is entwined with legends and anecdotes. The burdens of the composition and performance of La Clemenza di Tito and Die Zauberflote, and an acute infection led to the collapse and death of the composer following a short illness. Mozart left his wife in considerable debt. Constanze therefore turned to Mozart's friends, asking them to complete the fragment. After two failed attempts, the task passed to Mozart's pupil Franz Xaver Sussmayr, who completed the Requiem in the form known today, using working materials that are no longer extant, and perhaps verbal instructions from the composer. Today the Sussmayr version is still the most well known, and it is doubtless the one with the closest historical ties to Mozart. This work is now available in carus music, the choir app! Score and part available separately - see item CA.5162600.