Seventeen arrangements and original pieces ideally suited to young viola players. An attractive selection of classical pieces ranging from Handel to Tchaikovsky all expertly arranged by Lionel Salter. The variety of keys rhythms and speeds will provide excellent practice for beginners. For Grades 1 to 3.

Selections from the Viola Repertoire-Solos For Young Violists – Volume 2 is part of a graded series of works ranging from elementary to advanced levels and representing an exciting variety of styles and techniques for Violists. Volume 2 contains 8 pieces for Viola with Piano accompaniment. This is a valuable resource for teachers and students of all ages and offers a broad spectrum of pieces some of which will be familiar many of which will be new to you. A large number of the works in this series have long been recognised as stepping-stones to the major Viola repertoire while others are newly published pieces for further choices of study. The Viola part is included in aseparate pull-out book and a table describes the technical and musical features as well as the relevant Suzuki Viola level for cross-method teaching. A CD of demonstration recordings is available IMP8019.

Instrumental Play-Along-Solo arrangements of 31 Irish favorites with great-sounding online audio accompaniment tracks. Includes: Danny Boy ? I Once Loved a Lass ? The Little Beggarman ? The Minstrel Boy ? My Wild Irish Rose ? The Wearing of the Green ? and dozens more!

In 1922 Maurice Ravel heard the young Hungarian violin virtuoso and niece of Joseph Joachim, Jelly D'Aranyi, in concert in London. Following the performance, Ravel spent the remainder of the evening requesting D'Aranyi to play numerous gypsy tunes on her violin, probing her on the technical limits of the instrument. The result of this encounter is Ravel's virtuoso classic 'Tzigane?. Written originally for violin and piano or luthéal (a mechanism invented in 1919 that attaches to a piano, producing a sound similar to the rich overtones of the Cimbalon), the premiere took place in London in April 1924. The composer had finished the work only days beforehand. Ravel later orchestrated 'Tzigane? and both versions remain a 'must? for music-lovers and aspiring violinists today. Jelly D'Aranyi performed both versions regularly throughout her long career. This Urtext edition presents the first scholarly-critical edition of Ravel's masterpiece. It is published both in the orchestral version, complete with full score and performance material, as well as in the composer's earlier version for violin and piano. All known sources, including letters, have been drawn on for the new edition - one of the available sources, consulted for the first time, was a copy of 'Tzigane? from the estate of Jelly D'Aranyi, which is today part of a private collection. The version for piano and violin contains, besides the Urtext part, a second violin part as a facsimile with performance instructions by Jelly D'Aranyi. D'Aranyi's alterations and fingering reflect how Ravel must have heard the work in rehearsals and performance and as such are a document of early 20th century performance practice. The cooperation between Ravel and D'Aranyi is comparable to that of Brahms and Joachim working on the Brahms violin concerto.- First scholarly-critical Urtext edition of the work - Presented are both versions: for violin and orchestra and for violin and piano- Includes Jelly D'Aranyi's fingering / Alto

Six colourful miniatures depicting images of the sea range of moods and keys will provide plenty of technical practice for young players while the pictures conveyed will stretch their feeling for interpretation ?The six Seascapes all lie in first position and range across the four strings. They are in an accessible tonal/modal style and there are appropriate accompaniments for ?A sea breeze? and ?Rippling Waves.?? Music Teacher ?There is a lot of very expressive and attractive writing in a singularly English style.? Music in the Curriculum ?As well as being well written for this instrument(s)... theyeach pick up details of string technique which makes them very useful teaching material.? SATIPS