Sicilienne And Rigaudon are two lively and spirited pieces by Fritz Kreisler which have been arranged for Viola with Piano Accompaniment by Alan Arnold.The solo viola part is also included on a separate insert.

For Viola and Piano this is the composer's first opused work. Premiered at the Wigmore Hall in July 1959 by Cecil Aronowitz and Margaret Kitchen.Wood: In 1957 I knew I had newly discovered the music of Schoenberg and hispupils and I knew at once that they were to show me the way forward for my music; as indeed they have ever since. The revelation was primarily an emotional experience for me and however imperfectly their influence wasreceived it was obviously reflected in the all-out chromaticism (new for me then) in the many chains of twelve notes or lesser chromatic formations (which do not here amount to serial working and have only rarely done sosince) in the characteristic harmonic and rhythmic formations the wide and sometimes angular intervals of the melodies and in general the introverted romanticism. Anyway I knew then that this was the sort of music that Ihenceforth would want to write and so I called these Variations my Opus One.The declamatory Introduction leads into the Theme heard on the viola. Six Variations follow of which No.3 is the most violent and No.4 the mostsustainedly lyrical. The recitative-like sixth variation leads into the Finale a more extended movement. The Theme returning on the piano leads to a climax at which there is a citation from Beethoven’s C minor Variations forpiano. Then their characteristics sequence of chords is heard on the piano as an accompaniment to the final statement of my own theme on the viola in the closing bars of the work.

Avec les opus 116 et 117 de Brahms nous sommes dans les quatre derniers opus pour piano seul composés à Ischl en 1892, de même que pour les opus 118 et 119 en 1893. Brahms a abandonné l'écriture symphonique dont la dernière oeuvre fut le double concerto pour violon et violoncelle et plus tardivement celle qui concerne la musique de chambre.Cherchant une oeuvre inédite pour alto et piano représentative de la fin de la période romantique, mon choix s'est porté sur l'opus 117 #1 car il convenait parfaitement à un arrangement pour piano et alto, la partie mélodique étant de ce registre.A ce propos, n'oublions pas l'admirable oeuvre vocale du compositeur ainsi que les opus symphoniques antérieurs, mais également ceux de musique de chambre et pianistiques où la mélodie est confiée de manière épisodique à une ' voix intermédiaire ' que Brahms affectionnait particulièrement.L'opus 117 #1 est un paysage d'automne en demi-teinte, en clair-obscur cher au Brahms des dernières années dont il cite deux vers en exergue, extraits d'une berceuse écossaise. Dans ses derniers opus pour piano, Brahms retourne complètement à ses origines, avec une inspiration nordique affirmée. Sur la fin de sa vie le compositeur s'abandonne progressivement à un état d'esprit mélancolique qui reflète le sentiment de ses contemporains allemands en cette fin de XIXème siècle.Ce sentiment confus, ce ' Weltschmerz ' traduisant cette ' vague douleur du monde ' incita Brahms à surnommer certaines de ces pièces ' berceuses de ma douleur ' dont l'opus 117 #1 pourrait être un exemple. Ces ultimes opus s'inscrivent dans les quatre grands cycles de rêveries et de méditations pianistiques du célèbre compositeur. / Alto Et Piano

Viola and Piano was commissioned for the Hindermith Viola Festival and Kim Kashkashian and written during the summer of 1995 Viola and Piano is the third in an erratic series of virtuoso works for solo instrument andpiano. The first performance was given by Kim Kashkashian and Peter Nagy London 1995. Duration 10 minutes. Score and separate viola part included.

Elizabeth Maconchy composed her Sonata For Viola And Piano in 1937 which premiered the following year in London. Included in this is the Score and Parts for Viola and Piano with the piece lasting around14 minutes. Elizabeth Maconchy enrolled at the Royal College of Music at the age of sixteen and while her String Quartets are often seen by many as the pinnacle of her musical achievements thisSonata For Viola And Piano is a beautiful interplay between the two instruments and must surely rank as one of the finest Viola sonatas ever composed.

In addition to the numerous violin pieces in H. Wieniawski's compositional output there is only one piee for viola and piano ''Reverie'' which is without opus number. The ''Dream'' ost probably comes from that period when Wieniawski stayed in London (1858-1859) and apart from his regular concert activities took part in chamber concerts which were very popular at that time. During one of the Beethoven-Quartett-Society concerts a quartet of four outstanding virtuosos (Ernst Joachim Wieniawski and Piatti the cellist) performed together. Wieniawski who played the viola on that occasion presumably concluded that there were too few original compositions for thisbeautiful instrument and decided to write a short viola piece himself. He endowed it with a lyrical character and the stamp of fervour characteristic of his other compositions. (S. Kamasa)

Six Pieces Klavierauszug mit Solostimme - VA/KL - viola and orchestra composer: Goehr, Alexander Éditeur: Schott Music Ltd., London pages: 122 A suite of six pieces, rather than a concerto, Schlussgesang - endsong in English - was sketched in a few weeks in Jerusalem in 1993, interrupted for the composition of Arianna and then taken up again and completed in 1996. Schlussgesang is written for a medium-sized orchestra accompanying the soloist. It was commissioned by the BBC. First performance by Tabea Zimmermann and the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Oliver Knussen at the 1997 Aldeburgh Festival. Contenu - I Prelude - II Intermezzo Es blendet uns die Mondnacht... - III Introduzione Aber unter allem ist das Feuer... - IV Weinender Trapezkünstler - V ...kein Gedanke, nur ruhiger Schlaf (in Memoriam Oliver Messiaen) - VI Wir wurden aus dem Paradies vertrieben, aber zerstört wurde es nicht.

Pensiero; Allegro Appassionata.Pensiero is set for the Associated Board examinations Grade 7 and Allegro Appassionata for the Guildhall School examinations Grade 8. Both pieces are set for the Trinity College examinations Grades 7/8 and for the London College Associate examination.

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

In the Summer of 2008, the long-awaited Indiana Jones And The Kingdon Of The Crystal Skull hit our cinemas. Filled with the intrigue and drama characteristic of all the classic Indiana Jones films, Harrison Ford once again reprised his role as our adventerous hero. This book includes selections from that film arranged for viola with a fully orchestrated CD accompaniment as well as a piano accompaniment part. The book contains a carefully edited part that is appropriate for the intermediate level player. The CD includes a demo track, which features a live instrumental performance, followed by the play-along track itself. Also included are eight pages of colour photographs from the movie. Raider's March; Marion's Theme; The Adventures Of Mutt; Irina's Theme; The Journey To Akator.

If you thought dinosaurs were creatures of the past you'd better think again! Velociraptors Iguanadons and pterodactyls are brought back to life in Jurassic Blue a colourful collection of pieces with a jazzy twist. Following on from Jackaroo this book begins with a revision of the first finger and then moves on to second third and fourth fingers. Each piece introduces a new rhythmic or technical point with useful suggestion boxes for the teacher. There’s also the chance to create you own dinosaurs too inspired by Drew Hillier’s wacky illustrations plus pictures to colour in. With PamWedgwood’s lively accompaniments and the addition of words you can even sing along to Triceratops Rocks!