SKU: AP.6-450414

ISBN 9780486450414. UPC: 9780486450414. 9x12 inches. English.

How long should I practice? Which pieces should I study? How can I develop a singing tone? All violinists ponder these questions, striving to make the most of their practice and performances. This enlightening and encouraging book holds the answers, offering a series of interviews with the most celebrated violin teachers and performers of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.Twenty-four famous violinists reveal the secrets of their success, sharing the lessons of their artistry and experience. In addition to aesthetic and technical aspects of playing, they discuss their personal conceptions of violin mastery. Eugene Ysaye reminisces about his studies with Vieuxtemps and Wieniawski, and Leopold Auer emphasizes the importance of fostering students' individual talents. Maud Powell describes her pioneering role as a female orchestral musician, and Jascha Heifetz voices his views on technical mastery and temperament. Hints and advice from other masters include tips on efficient practice, immproving bow technique, and refining intonation. A rare find in musical literature, this book is essential reading for every serious violinist.Dover (2006) unabridged republication of the work originally published by Frederick A. Stokes, New York, 1919.

SKU: XC.SB2008

ISBN 9781644020531. UPC: 812598035513. 9 x 12 inches.

Adaptable Quartets contains 21 newly-composed or arranged quartets that can be flexibly used with any combination of string instruments, making them an invaluable resource in the modern orchestra room! Written at an accessible 1.5-3 grade level, Adaptable Quartets follow the popular Adaptable Duets and Trios books by the same composers. Tyler Arcari and Matthew R. Putnam bring with them a wealth of educational experience as music educators to craft quartets that are fun to play and musically stimulating. Adaptable Quartets are sure to become an instant favorite. String editing by Diana Traietta.

CONTENTS
Abide with Me (Monk)
Agincourt Carol (English Folk Song)
The Barber of Seville (Rossini)
Be Thou My Vision (Trad. Irish)
Capstone (Arcari)
Chorale - Jupiter (Holst)
Country Gardens (Trad. Morris Dance)
Curse of Tortuga (Arcari)
Dawn of the Century - March (Paull)
Fortune Favors the Bold (Putnam)
Gesu Bambino (Yon)
Go Tell It on the Mountain (Spiritual)
Greensleeves (Trad. English Folk Song)
Home on the Range (Kelly)
In the Hall of the Mountain King (Grieg)
Les Toreadors - Carmen (Bizet)
Scimitar! (Matthew R. Putnam)
Sea Shanty (19th Century Sea Shanty)
Song Without Words - Second Suite in F (Holst)
The Emperor Waltz (Strauss II)
When Johnny Comes Marching Home (American Folk Song).

SKU: PR.144404800

UPC: 680160031153.

Reise brings his signature rhythmic impulses to his 2004 quartet, the intricate Across the Horizons. Although many point to the instrumentation as a Messiaen quartet (Quatuor pour le fin du temps), let there be no further comparison. Reise, who was earlier introduced to Carnatic rhythms of South India music and who finds ways of incorporating them into his own, has taken us on a significant journey in three movements. As always, Reise's music attracts the finest performers - Across the Horizons has been recorded by Charles Abramovic (piano), Allison Herz (clarinet), Karen Bentley Pollick (violin), and Michal Schmidt (cello). For advanced performers.

SKU: AP.12-0571523617

ISBN 9780571523610. English.

The previously unpublished Two Pieces was released to mark the 2013 centenary of the Benjamin Britten's birth, who founded the publisher Faber Music. These trios were written in late 1929, after Britten composed the Rhapsody for String Quartet (March 1929). This edition was edited by David Matthews, who spent three years as an assistant to Benjamin Britten at Aldeburgh in the late 1960s.