SKU: AP.6-450414

ISBN 9780486450414. UPC: 9780486450414. 9x12 inches. English.

How long should I practice? Which pieces should I study? How can I develop a singing tone? All violinists ponder these questions, striving to make the most of their practice and performances. This enlightening and encouraging book holds the answers, offering a series of interviews with the most celebrated violin teachers and performers of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.Twenty-four famous violinists reveal the secrets of their success, sharing the lessons of their artistry and experience. In addition to aesthetic and technical aspects of playing, they discuss their personal conceptions of violin mastery. Eugene Ysaye reminisces about his studies with Vieuxtemps and Wieniawski, and Leopold Auer emphasizes the importance of fostering students' individual talents. Maud Powell describes her pioneering role as a female orchestral musician, and Jascha Heifetz voices his views on technical mastery and temperament. Hints and advice from other masters include tips on efficient practice, immproving bow technique, and refining intonation. A rare find in musical literature, this book is essential reading for every serious violinist.Dover (2006) unabridged republication of the work originally published by Frederick A. Stokes, New York, 1919.

SKU: HL.49047256

ISBN 9783795714925. UPC: 196288175834. 9.0x12.0x0.223 inches.

Violin Junior...is a fun and creative violin method for children from the age of 5 years upwards. The repertoire covers a wide rangeof styles from classical music to folk, world and popular music. Join Fiocco the Frog in this new approach and find out just how much fun playing the violin can be! Lesson Books include many duets for two students to play together as well as imaginative technical, aural, rhythm and improvisation exercises. Piano and Violin Accompaniments are available for the Lesson Books. Theory Books cover fun games and creative exercises on music reading, music writing, aural training, composition and music theory. Concert Books provide additional repertoire and enjoyable concert pieces. Audio tracks (full version and play-along mp3s) are available for the Lesson Books, Theory Books and Concert Books. Tutorial videos are also available with technical and musical advice on many of the pieces and exercises in the Lesson Books. Additional online materials round off the method. The series will be continued (5 levels). Please visit www.violin-junior.com.

SKU: HL.14048195

ISBN 9788759838525. 8.0x12.0x0.108 inches.

3 Pieces from Franz Lehar's operetta Die Lustige Witwe/The Merry Widow. Arranged for Violin and Piano by conductor Esther Bobrova Lange. These arrangements are based upon the song texts of the operetta and the character of the music. The famous melodies are equally balanced between violin and piano. Further, I have enlarged the arrangements with both rhythmical and melodious variations in the style of Franz Lehar. The bowing in the violin part is written by Arne Balk-Moeller, associate violin professor at the Southern Danish National Academy of Music, who also took into consideration the text and the music of the operetta. The nuances and articulations in both violin and piano are written according to the original vocal score. (Esther Bobrova Lange).