The magnificent interweaving of harmonies and dialogue-like Voices in Handel’s For Unto Us A Child Is Born make it a perfect addition to the festive choral repertoire. German-born British Baroque composer George Frideric Handel originally composed this piece in 1741 for the English-language oratorio Messiah which eventually became one of the best-known and most frequently performed choral works in Western music. As the last song of Scene 3 of Part I of the oratorio which addresses Isaiah's specific prophecy about the virgin birth of a Messiah For Unto Us A Child Is Born tells the news of Christmas thebirth of a son in Isaiah’s words as found in the Scripture (Isaiah 9:6). The delicate familiar theme is introduced by the Sopranos and taken up by their counter-voices the Tenors later the same dialog is given over to the Altos and Basses. The tutti culminates in 'Wonderful' 'Counselor' 'The Mighty God' 'The Everlasting Father' and 'The Prince of Peace'.

This volume contains a selection of the most appealing classical melodies for two violins. The parts make the most of the lower range of the violin and the player is not expected to read too many ledger lines for high notes.From the contentsMelody from ?La Traviata? (G. Verdi) Tales from the Vienna woods (J. Strauss) Polonaise (F. Chopin) Overture and Aria from ?The Magic Flute? (W. A. Mozart) Melody from the Ballet ?Swan Lake? (P. I. Tschaikowsky) In the Hall of the Mountain King (E. Grieg) Serenade (J. Haydn) Menuet (L. Boccherini) Halleluja Chorus from the ?Messiah? (G. F. Handel) Autumn (A. Vivaldi)The authorBorn in Belarus VladimirBodunov (1981) is an arranger composer and artist. He plays the violin piano and singing saw.