Carol Stringfest presents popular carols in flexible arrangements for string quartet beginner strings and duet. The books in the series can be used independently or in conjunction with one another. The inclusion of very simple parts for absolute beginners and an optional piano accompaniment to support less confident groups makes the series valuable to a wide range of abilities. Lyrics are also provided so there is something for everyone a must for Christmas!

Paganini's Variations on the G String have been skilfully transcribed for Viola with Piano accompaniment by Alan Arnold. This arrangement will provide the advancing Violist with an enjoyable challenge.The solo Viola part is also included on a separate insert.

Category: String SeriesFormat: Book and CDInstrument: ViolaInstrumentation: Viola (with Piano Acc.)Level: Level 2-3This incredibly versatile new collection was written especially for violin, viola, and cello. Each book features a piano accompaniment and a carefully crafted removable string part complete with bowings, articulations, and keys well suited for the Level 2-3 player. A fully orchestrated accompaniment CD, with demo tracks (featuring live string performances) and play-along tracks, completes each package. The string books are completely compatible with each other and can be played together or as solos. Due to level considerations, the string books are not compatible with the books in the wind series. Titles are: Can You Read My Mind? (Love Theme from Superman) * Cantina Band (Star Wars®) * Double Trouble (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban) * Duel of the Fates (Star Wars®: Episode I The Phantom Menace) * Fawkes the Phoenix (Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets) * Harry's Wondrous World (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone) * Hedwig's Theme (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone) * The Imperial March (Star Wars®: The Empire Strikes Back) * May the Force Be with You (Star Wars®: The Empire Strikes Back) * Olympic Fanfare and Theme (1984 Olympic Games, Los Angeles) * Star Wars (Main Title) (Star Wars®) * Theme from Superman (Superman) * A Window to the Past (Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban).

26 Pieces For Viola Players With Piano Accompaniment. Par COLLEDGE HUGH / COLLEDGE KATHERINE. La collection Easy String Music de Boosey and Hawkes, dirigée et composée par Katherine et Hugh Colledge, compte quatre volumes d'un répertoire pour cordes destiné aux instrumentistes débutants et en cours d'apprentissage. Ces titres sont très appréciés des professeurs comme de leurs étudiants en raison de leurs vertus pédagogiques : ils introduisent des techniques nouvelles et proposent doigtés, notes et rythmes conçus pour acquérir la maîtrise nécessaire et poser des fondations solides en vue de la suite de l'apprentissage. Chaque titre est disponible en deux versions : l'une est fournie avec un CD de démonstration et de pistes audio d'accompagnement - l'autre comprend un livret d'accompagnement au piano et l'accès à des ressources audio téléchargeables. Ce livre Stepping Stones présente les cordes à vide et les notes du premier doigt avec des rythmes simple tandis que sa suite/ Recueil / Alto et Piano

for Viola and Piano-Brahms had already announced his 'retirement' from composition when in the spring of 1894 he played chamber music with the cellist Robert Hausmann and the clarinettist Richard Mühlfeld. This encounter apparently renewed his enthusiasm for Mühlfeld?s much admired playing and inspired him to write two Clarinet sonatas in the summer of the same year. It remains unclear when exactly Brahms drafted Viola parts to his two sonatas. In any case the Viola and Clarinet versions of the works were first published by Simrock at the same time in 1895. Today there is no doubt about Brahms? authorship of the Viola parts. They include important differences fromthe Clarinet original in order to do justice to this string instrument.An important part of this edition is the extensive preface. Firstly it informs about the sonatas? origins their compositional process pre-publication performances their publication history as well as early reception. Truly remarkable is the unique Performance Practice Commentary. Here the editors start from the premise that already a few decades after Brahms' death a widening gulf developed between the composer's expectations and the performance practices of the early 20th century. On the basis of manifold sources which include memoirs by pupils and chamber music partners treatises and essays early instructive editions and historical recordings the editors deal with key issues in understanding Brahms' notation. By a section-by-section analysis of rhythm and timing dynamics and accentuation dots and strokes slurring and non legato Piano pedalling and overholding Piano arpeggiation and dislocation string instrument fingering string instrument harmonics and vibrato the editors provide an indispensable assistance for a historically informed interpretation of the works.At the same time the edition offers an exciting and often surprising insight into musical interpretation of the German Romantic Era in general.A pioneering Urtext editionWith an unmarked Urtext partWith a second part including fingering and bowing based on the practices of contemporaries of BrahmsWith an extensive Performance Practice

Par COLLEDGE HUGH / COLLEDGE KATHERINE. La collection Easy String Music de Boosey and Hawkes, dirigée et composée par Katherine et Hugh Colledge, compte quatre volumes d'un répertoire pour cordes destiné aux instrumentistes débutants et en cours d'apprentissage. Ces titres sont très appréciés des professeurs comme de leurs étudiants en raison de leurs vertus pédagogiques : ils introduisent des techniques nouvelles et proposent doigtés, notes et rythmes conçus pour acquérir la maîtrise nécessaire et poser des fondations solides en vue de la suite de l'apprentissage. Des ressources audio de démonstration et d'accompagnement sont disponibles en streaming ou au téléchargement pour tous les volumes de la série. Chaque titre est disponible en deux éditions ' un livre de cordes indépendant pour les élèves ou une édition enrichie comprenant un livret d'accompagnement de piano. Shooting Stars est la quatrième partie de la série. Le volume propose une compilation variée, qui exerce particulièrement les deuxième, troisième et quatrième doigt. Des rythmes nouveaux et plus complexes sont également assimilés, ainsi qu'une technique d'archet diversifiée. / Date parution : 2022-09-15/ Recueil / Alto et Piano

For the first time the series 'Bärenreiter?s Concert Pieces' presents arrangements of concertos for viola and violoncello. The editions are an ideal continuation of the Sassmannshaus string methods but can of course also be used independently. Since concerto op. 35 only employs the first position it is suitable for beginners and young students. The piece has been transposed to make it easier to play.The concise foreword by renowned string pedagogues Christoph and Kurt Sassmannshaus introduces the work and points out its relevant technical requirements.

Elizabeth Maconchy composed her Sonata For Viola And Piano in 1937 which premiered the following year in London. Included in this is the Score and Parts for Viola and Piano with the piece lasting around14 minutes. Elizabeth Maconchy enrolled at the Royal College of Music at the age of sixteen and while her String Quartets are often seen by many as the pinnacle of her musical achievements thisSonata For Viola And Piano is a beautiful interplay between the two instruments and must surely rank as one of the finest Viola sonatas ever composed.

Concert Pieces for Viola and Piano-Viola part & enclosed Piano accompaniment.14 recital pieces presented in increasing order of difficulty.Wide range of styles included.To complement the Sassmannshaus Early Start on the Viola method Bärenreiter offer a selection of recital pieces tailored to this educational concept. This edition presents 14 pieces covering a wide stylistic spectrum giving Viola players a rich body of appealing concert pieces to choose from.The works are arranged in increasing order of difficulty the cornerstones being two works by Georg Eduard Goltermann; his technically simple Andante religioso and his demanding Adagio and Tarantella. Works by Kalliwoda Fauré Grieg Dvo ák amongst others are included.The editor:Kurt Sassmannshaus is a violinist and Viola player a professor of Violin in Cincinnati (OH) and a promoter of Violin teaching with projects in Germany China and the United States. He continues the work of his father Egon Sassmannshaus who set new standards with the Sassmannshaus string methods.

Paul Hindemith's Trauermusik for string orchestra with solo viola. This version is for solo viola with piano reduction arranged by Franz Willms.

For solo viola and ensemble - Wind quintet and string quintet (Piano reduction of score).

Music through the Ages-Take a journey through time with More Time Pieces For Viola. These two volumes contain well-crafted arrangements presented in chronological order to take you from the seventeenth century right up to the present day.   Pieces that regularly feature on the ABRSM Viola syllabus. Invaluable source of recital repertoire. Contrasting styles from Schubert to Stravinsky and from Wagner to Weill. Arrangements that practise the note ranges and keys of the grades.   Maggy Lamb played the Viola with English National Opera and the Philharmonia Orchestra before taking up the post ofHead of Strings at St Peter’s School in York. She now divides her time between teaching performing and examining. Rachel Meredith is a Bristol University graduate. After a period performing both in the UK and abroad she now teaches upper strings in York. Rachel is also a syllabus selector and examiner for ABRSM.