SKU: FH.VAS2

ISBN 978-1-55440-572-5.

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. Two volumes of Etudes (Preparatory-4 and 5-8) include selections that focus on technique for the left hand, right hand, and tone development at every level of study. Chosen as much for their musicality as their pedagogical benefits, these Etudes raise the study of technique to a new level of enjoyment.
Legato Pieces in a Slower Tempo:
Ode to Joy - Beethoven, Ludwig van arr. Mark Mrozinski
Au clair de la lune (Underneath the Moonlight) - Traditional French song arr. Akiko and Forrest Kinney
Chorus of Soldiers, Townspeople, Matadors, Elephants, and Other Miscellaneous Opera Characters - Birston, Harold
Come to the Sea (Vieni sul mar) - Italian folk song arr. Christine Donkin)
Streets of Laredo - American folk song arr. Forrest Kinney
Land of the Silver Birch - Canadian folk song arr. Nancy Telfer
Red River Valley - American folk song arr. Christine Donkin
Energetic Pieces in a Faster Tempo:
Dizzy Lizzy Lightweight - Attwood, Ben and Carol Lumsden
Sailor Song - Traditional sea shanty arr. Jason Gray
Ten Toads - Milne, Elissa
Pepperoni Pizza Pie - Hewitt-Jones, Anita and Caroline Lumsden
A Lively Tune - Carse, Adam
Hark, What's Coming In from Out There? (Horch, was kommt von draussen rein?) - German folk song arr. Christine Donkin
Someone's in the Kitchen with Dinah - American folk song arr. Forrest Kinney
Saint Paul's Steeple - English folk song arr. Jason Gray
The Sounds So Glorious (Das klinget so herrlich) - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus arr. Christine Donkin.

SKU: AP.36-52703614

ISBN 9781581069761. UPC: 654690687517. English.

This collection of folk songs from Latin America (Mexico, Costa Rica and Guatemala) are meant to expand young player's knowledge of music from other cultures or give them pride in the music of their own heritage. The music is mostly in 1st position with only Violin 1 and Violoncello wandering briefly into other positions. Players will use pizzicato and a variety of bowing styles.

Program Notes:

• Cielito Lindo (Lovely Sweet One) was popularized in 1882 by Mexican author Quirino Mendoza y Cortés. It is one of the most widely recognized tunes throughout the Spanish-speaking world as a symbol of Mexico.
• Naci en la Cumbre (I was Born on the Mountain) is a traditional Guatemalan folk song.
• Vuela, suspiro (Fly, My Sighs) is a traditional Costa Rican folk song.
• Ay! Tituy is a traditional folk song from Costa Rica.
• La Cucaracha (The Cockroach) is a traditional Spanish song, also trendy in Latin America. It is about a cockroach who can't walk. The song came to symbolize the Mexican Revolution (1910-20) and Pancho Villa.

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