Viola

SKU: BT.9781408114582

Composed by Peter Davey. Abracadabra. Exam Material. Book with CD. 64 pages. Collins Music Publishing #9781408114582. Published by Collins Music Publishing (BT.9781408114582).

ISBN 9781408114582. English.

Now in a third edition, Abracadabra Viola has a fresh, contemporary new look and is the perfect book for pupil and teachers.

This title offers an identical selection of repertoire to the other booksin the Abracadabra Strings series, so they can be used in any combination for group or whole class lessons and mixed ensemble performances. Used alone, they remain ideal for individual tuition.

With tunes you know andwant to play, carefully graded in 20 learning steps, this new edition of the popular tutor also includes duets, trios and teacher's parts. Clear fingering and bowing diagrams and concise theory explanations help to teachthefundamentals of the instrument, and each new technical aspect is reinforced by several pieces using that particular technique.

Abracadabra Viola now also includes two CDs of performance and backingtracks, featuring selected orchestral backings.

By Various. Instrumental Folio. Softcover. 146 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

Arranged by Deborah Greenblatt. String Quartet. For 2 violins, viola, and cello. Irish Folk. Set of parts. Standard Notation. 25 (violin 1), 25 (violin 2), 29 (viola), 25 (cello) pages

(Viola). By Various. Instrumental Folio. Softcover. 80 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

String Quartet (2vl,va,vc)

SKU: BR.EB-9383

Composed by Misato Mochizuki. Chamber music; stapled. Edition Breitkopf. New music (post-2000). Full score. Composed 2019/2020. 12 pages. Duration 7'. Breitkopf and Haertel #EB 9383. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.EB-9383).

ISBN 9790004188538. 9 x 12 inches.

Two years ago in Rome, I encountered a murmuration of starlings and I was amazed with its overwhelming beauty, changing shape as it moved. Moving of a fish school that you can watch in an aquarium, has the same beauty and the energy. According to the scientists, their fine movement in a flock is based on the following three simple rules: - steer to avoid crowding local flockmates - steer towards the average heading of local flockmates - steer to move towards the average position (center of mass) of local flockmates The word Boids refers to bird-like objects (bird-oids), representing the beauty of their movements in a flock which is a result of balancing out with each other, following the principle of least effort. I wonder if these rules can be applied to the way a string quartet is shaped. Boids again has been written as a sequel to the piece Boids (2017), a 4 minute study for string quartet in the frame of the Kronos Quartet's educational project 50 for the Future. (Misato Mochizuki)

World premiere: Osaka, International Chamber Music Competition, February 12, 2021 Commissioned by Osaka International Chamber Music Competition and Festa Commission.

String Quartet (2vl,va,vc)

SKU: BR.EB-9244

Set of Parts. Composed by Christian Mason. Chamber music; stapled. Edition Breitkopf. World premiere of the original version: London, May 10, 2016World premiere of the string orchestra version: Clermont-Ferrand, October 8, 2020. New music (post-2000). Set of parts. Composed 2016/2020. 92 pages. Duration 19'. Breitkopf and Haertel #EB 9244. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.EB-9244).

ISBN 9790004185445. 9 x 12 inches.

It was the practice of Khoomii (throat singing) - following several workshops with Michael Ormiston - that first attracted me to Tuvan music. Composing this Songbook, the first in a series commissioned by the Ligeti Quartet, I took the chance to reflect on compositional questions around transcription and arrangement of existing music, and frequently found myself asking: where is the boundary between the source material and the new substance? Of course the relationship varies from piece to piece, and moment to moment: sometimes we seem to glimpse the pure source, but most of the time there are differing degrees of distance, working towards or away from it. This new version for string orchestra corresponds closely to the original quartet version, with an additional part for double basses.The traditional Tuvan songs that I have transcribed and recomposed are all known to me from the Ay Kherel CD The Music of Tuva: Throat Singing and Instruments from Central Asia (2004, Arc Music). According to the notes from that CD, this is what the songs are about:1. Dyngylday: If you have come on a horse in blue, it doesn't mean that you are the best. My heart tells me something else: my sweetheart doesn't have such a beautiful horse, but he is my darling.An alternative interpretation from Alash Ensemble (alashensemble.com): The word dyngylday is a nonsense term with no translation. The song makes good-humored fun of somebody for being a good-for-nothing.2. Eki Attar (The Best Steeds): The horse is the basis of our life. It is a magic creature. Even its step is full of music and rhythm. You may not be a horse rider, but when you hear this song you will always remember horses.3. Kuda Yry: This wedding song glorifies the strength of the groom and the beauty of his Horse.4. Ezir-Kara ('Black Eagle'): This was the name of a horse, who became a legend through his remarkable strength and speed.It is not just overtones that abound here: there are galloping rhythms aplenty, and though I am no horse rider I tried to keep the horses galloping in my imagination while composing these pieces.Christian Mason (with quotes from Ay Kherel and Alash Ensemble)

World premiere of the original version: London/UK, May 10, 2016, World premiere of the string orchestra version: Clermont-Ferrand/France, October 8, 2020.

Songs and Themes from the Latest Movies and Television Shows (Viola). Arranged by Various. Book; CD; Play- Along; SmartMusic; String Series. Alfred's Instrumental Play-Along. Movie; Pop; TV. 28 pages. Published by Alfred Music

Arranged by Deborah Greenblatt. For 2 Violas. Barn Dance Fiddle Tunes for Two. Published by Greenblatt and Seay.