SKU: FH.VA7

ISBN 978-1-55440-569-5.

This groundbreaking series for viola offers a sound and progressive collection of Repertoire, Recordings, Etudes, Technique, and Orchestral Excerpts for the aspiring virtuoso. Representing all major style periods and a variety of genres, Viola Series, 2013 Edition offers all the music and tools needed to support a comprehensive course of study from the beginner to advanced levels. A rich and varied selection of music in each of these nine progressive volumes of repertoire appeals to violists of all ages. From the Preparatory Level through Level 8, students will be exposed to quality selections originally written for viola, fun arrangements of traditional fiddle and folk tunes, as well as contemporary pieces by notable composers such as Violet Archer, Carey Cheney, and Fritz Kriesler.
Level 7:
Holberg Suite, op. 40: I,V - Grieg, Edvard
Symphony No. 5, op. 67: II - Beethoven, Ludwig van
Symphony No. 4 (Italian), op. 90: II - Mendelssohn, Felix
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, BWV 1048: I - Bach, Johann Sebastian
Symphony No. 35 (Haffner), K 385: I - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Level 8:
Ruslan and Ludmilla: Overture - Glinka, Mikhail
Symphony No. 35 (Haffner), K 385: IV - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Symphony No. 6 (Pathetique), op. 75: I - Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Il'yich
Symphony No. 9, op. 125: IV - Beethoven, Ludwig van
Symphony No. 3 (Eroica), op. 55: IV - Beethoven, Ludwig van
Symphony No. 1, op. 68: I - Brahms, Johannes
Symphony No. 9 (New World), op. 95: IV - Dvorak, Antonin
Level 9:
Symphony No. 5, op. 67: III - Beethoven, Ludwig van
Die Zauberfloete, K 620: Overture - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
The Hebrides, op. 26: Overture - Mendelssohn, Felix
Variations on a Theme by Haydn, op. 56a - Brahms, Johannes
Le carnaval romain - Berlioz, Hector
Symphony No. 8, op. 88: I - Dvorak, Antonin
Symphony NO. 4 (Romantic): II - Bruckner, Anton
Level 10:
Symphony No. 4 (Italian), op. 90: I,IV - Mendelssohn, Felix
Symphony No. 4, op. 98: II,IV - Brahms, Johannes
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, op. 46: I - Grieg, Edvard
Concerto for Orchestra: IV,V - Bartok, Bela
Symphony No. 40, K 550: I,IV - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Serenade for Strings, op. 48: I,II - Tchaikovsly, Pyotr Il'yich
Symphony No. 5, op. 47: I - Shostakovich, Dmitri
Associate:
Group 1: Ochestral Tutti Parts (Viola):
Daphnis et Chloe: III - Ravel, Maurice
Don Juan, op. 20 - Strauss, Richard
Symphony No. 9, op. 125: II,IV - Beethoven, Ludwig van
Incidental Music to A Midsummer Night's Dream, op. 61: Scherzo - Mendelssohn, Felix
The Bartered Bride: Overture - Smetana, Bed_ich
Group 2: Viola Solos:
Don Quixote, op. 35 - Strauss, Richard
Harold en Italie: I - Berlioz, Hector.

SKU: HL.48180283

UPC: 888680947705. 9.0x12.0x0.146 inches.

Published in 1927, 20 Studies for Viola is the most famous work by Maurice Vieux (1884-1951), a French violist. Composed for upper intermediate / advanced players, these twenty studies of two pages each will help to improve bow technique. Most of the studies are dedicated to famous violists who won the First Prize of the Paris Conservatoire: Jean Gay, Etienne Ginot, André Jouvensal, Jacques Desestre, Denise Thoret, Pierre Pasquier, Robert Boulay, François Broos, Louis Artières, Mrs Crunelle-Martinet, Louis Chaaton, Alice Goninet, Jean Lefebvre, Albert Bernard, Jean Cauhapé, René Cézard, Suzanne Robin, Marcel Quattrochi, Emile Amette and Alice Merckel. Marcel Vieux was also a professor at the Paris Conservatoire and a soloist at the Paris Opera. The Maurice Vieux International Viola Competition was established in 1983.