A superb collection containing five varied folk tunes set for Viola or Cello with Piano accompaniment. Taken from the vast Petrie collection of Ancient Irish Music these traditional melodies have been freely and imaginatively adapted by Howard Ferguson to form a suite of concert and recital pieces. Part of the ABRSM syllabus.

Per Viola E Pianoforte. Par CALLIGARIS SERGIO. Sergio Calligaris was born in Rosario (1941), Argentina. He is one of the last musicians to incarnate the traditional 19th century figure of pianist, teacher and composer, inaugurated at the beginning of the 19th century by Muzio Clementi and carriedon after that by a sequence of famous names that the history of music has handed down to us. As a pianist, he began to give public performances at the age of 13, making his debut in his home town Rosario. Following this success, he embarked upon an extremely busy career as a soloist, giving numerous recitals in Buenos Aires and other citiesin Argentina. He continued to take advanced lessons with eminent exponents of the most prestigious international piano schools. In 1974 he became an Italian citizen and settled in Rome, teaching piano as principal instrument at the S. Pietro a Majella StateConservatory in Naples, the Luisa DAnnunzio Conservatory in Pescara and the Alfredo Casella Conservatory in Aquila. As a composer, he began - at just 9 years of age - to study in the rigorous school of Paul Hindemith, under the guidance of Father Luis Machado, from whom he inherited a love of counterpoint and a strong taste for harmony. He took a diploma incomposition, counterpoint and fugue at the age of 16 at the Amigos del Arte Society in Rosario, going on in 1964 to do an advanced course in 12-tone counterpoint at the Cleveland Institute of Music. The catalogue of his compositions, which has nowreached Op. 55, encompasses a huge range of instrumental/vocal chamber music and symphonic works: a vast and articulated catalogue, in which Sergio Calligaris’s composition expresses its inspiration through the dramatic development of a dialecticalcontrast between the two natures of the composer’s personality - the elegiac and the dithyrambic - which confront and interact with each other giving rise to artistic outcomes of a deeply moving nature. / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Date parution : 1905-06-19/ Répertoire / Alto et Piano

Traditional: 'Rabbit in the Garden'Tanz Nr. 1 (16. Jahrhundert)Tanz Nr. 2 (16. Jahrhundert)'Shepherds Hey' (Alter englischer Volkstanz)J. G. H von Sachsen (1592): Tanz'Dance around the Maypole' (17. Jahrhundert)W. A. Mozart (1756-1791): MailiedJ. Haydn (1732-1809): Lied'Sleep well my Child' (Altes englisches Volkslied)L. van Beethoven (1770-1827): Lied

Leichtes Repertoire für junge Spieler nach Schwierigkeitsstufen eingeteilt-Piece by Piece 1 & 2- Graded pieces in attractive contrasting styles following on from Right from the Start. Includes traditional melodies tunes from the classical repertoire and original jazzier numbers.

For Viola And Piano. Par WATKINS HUW. Est-l'ouverture d'un geste impatient dans le piano immédiatement répondu par une ligne d'Alto énergique, que le piano puis rejoint et les interrompt '. Cette valeur définit la scène pour Watkins ' Fantasy ', une oeuvre contemporaine écrite dans la tradition Baroque, pleine de très contrastées des articles. Articles expansives exploitant les qualités lyriques de la viola sont habilement juxtaposées, souvent brusquement, avec des idées nouvelles, mais connexes. Le travail a été écrit pour et inspiré par la renommée internationale altiste, Lawrence Power./ Répertoire / Alto et Piano

The 18 pieces in Volumes 1 and 2 are structured to follow the same progression of finger patterns introduced in the Early Start method. This systematic progression helps the student to solidify the hand position and improve intonation. The basic bowing techniques do not require changes in bow speed or sounding point. The young performer can focus on a straight and beautifully placed bow that produces a pleasing and clear sound. Volume 1 can be used as a supplement to the 'Early Start on the Viola method', Volumes 1 and 2 (BA 9686 and BA 9687). Volume 2 (BA 8991) can be used as a supplement to the 'Early Start on the Viola method?, Volume 2 (BA 9687). / Alto Et Piano (Ou 2 Altos)