SKU: MB.31030

ISBN 9781513476735. 8.75X11.75 inches.

Easy to Play Viola Airs and Balladsáis a collection of 25 nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century folk and popular songs from England, Scotland, Ireland, and the United States.á All the songs are written in easy rhythms, entirely in first position, with bowing indications and suggested guitar chords. Each tune corresponds with the same song ináEasy to Play Violin Airs and BalladsáandáEasy to Play Cello Airs and Ballads.

SKU: FH.VA1

ISBN 978-1-55440-563-3.

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.
Baroque and Classical Repertoire:
Minuetto and Trio - Albrechtsberger, Johann Georg arr. Paul Jenkins
Vittoria, mio core! (Win My Heart!) - Carissimi, Giacomo arr. Christine Donkin
Tambourin - Rameau, Jean-Philippe arr. Christine Donkin
Hornpipe a l'inglese - Galliard, John Ernest arr. Christine Donkin
Musette in D Major, BWV Anh. 126 - Bach, Johann Sebastian arr. Kathleen Wood
If Love's a Sweet Passion, from The Fairy Queen - Purcell, Henry arr. Kathleen Wood
German Dance - Haydn, Franz Joseph arr. Jason Noble
Traditional and 19th-century Repertoire:
Linstead Market - Jamaican folk song arr. Harold Birston
Nocturne - Alard, Jean-Delphin
Big Foot Lou - Gearen, Joseph arr. Forrest Kinney
Sakura (Cherry Blossoms) - Japanese folk song arr. Joanne Martin
She's Like the Swallow - Canadian folk song arr. Forrest Kinney
Nouvelle agreable! (Good News!) - 18th-century French carol arr. Christine Donkin
20th-century Repertoire:
The Underworld of Worms and Other Crawlies - Wilkinson, Marguerite and Philip Bass
Dill Pickles - Johnson, Charles L. arr. Zav RT and Christine Donkin
Budapesto - Cheney, Carey
Full Steam Ahead - Jones, Kenneth
The Puppet Show, op. 5, no. 1 - Trott, Josephine transc. Barbara Barber
The Caissons Go Rolling Along - Gruber, Edmund L. arr. Forrest Kinney
Casting the Nets - Jones, Kenneth.