Violin - Beginning

SKU: MB.30932M

Duets and Ensemble, Saddle-stitched. Keyboard Accompaniment. Book/insert/online audio. 72 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #30932M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.30932M).

ISBN 9781513466255. 8.75x11.75 inches.

First Lessons Violin Duets contains 47 violin duets for beginning through easy level performance. Duet violin parts and a piano accompaniment part for all the tunes presented in Mel Bay?s First Lessons Violin are included. This versatile duet book works hand in hand with First Lessons Violin, Suzuki and other violin methods. It is useful for violin classes, ensembles, recitals, and performances.This book has accompanying online audio of the duets. The two violin parts are split right and left so that the violinist may perform either part with the recording by changing the stereo balance. Includes access to online audio.

Piano Accompaniment Included. Composed by Craig Duncan. Book and insert. 64 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.30560).

Book with Online Audio Fiddle; Guitar; Violin 1, 2 (Violin)

SKU: HL.48025136

Traditional Fiddle Music from Around the World for Violin (2 Violins and Guitar). Composed by Various. Edited by Edward Huws Jones. Boosey and Hawkes Chamber Music. Celtic, Classical, Folk. Softcover Audio Online. 36 pages. Boosey and Hawkes #M060138904. Published by Boosey and Hawkes (HL.48025136).

ISBN 9781784547011. UPC: 196288091677. 9.0x12.0x0.14 inches.

The full range of traditional fiddle repertoire is now at your fingertips! Using these generous collections, you can create your own ceilidh, barn dance, jazz club or Sarajevo street-café. Some of this music is familiar, some more exotic, but all of it is absolutely authentic, faithfully arranged and, above all, hugely enjoyable. Each title in the series is available in two formats: the Violin Edition (with an optional easy violin part and guitar chords); or the Complete Edition, which also includes both keyboard and violin accompaniments. Either format is hugely flexible, which means the music can be played as solos, duets or trios as well as with larger ensembles. Edward Huws Jones has travelled extensively researching fiddle-playing traditions. In each book he explains the background of the particular musical style, giving his own suggestions for a lively performance.

World Music. Composed by Aleksey Igudesman. Book. With Standard notation. Universal Edition #UE33650. Published by Universal Edition

Composed by Lluis Gomez. Saddle-stitched. Bluegrass. Book and online audio. 52 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #30619M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc

By Endre Szervánszky. EMB. 19 pages. Editio Musica Budapest #Z3083. Published by Editio Musica Budapest

Fiddle - Intermediate-Advanced

SKU: MB.94367M

Composed by Craig Duncan. Country, Solos, Duets and Ensembles, Bluegrass, Perfect binding. Complete. Style. Book and online video. 208 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #94367M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.94367M).

ISBN 9780786691432. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.

Mel Bay's Complete Fiddling Book is a compilation of arrangements of traditional tunes by several outstanding practitioners of the art of fiddle playing: Craig Duncan, Bill Guest, Dave Reiner, Frank Zucco, and Joe Castle. From The Arkansas Traveler to The Yellow Rose of Texas, over 300 colorful fiddle tunes populated this book's 205 pages. Scant on text or historical notes, but long on musical content, the Complete Fiddling Book is a great resource for any fiddler or teacher in search of a delightful, toe-tapping repertoire. Although most of the tunes are written for solo fiddle, the last ten pieces are arranged as fiddle duets. A masterful solo collection presenting a vivid assortment of fiddling styles and repertoire.

Includes access to an online video containing fiddler Craig Duncan and guitarist Robert Bowlin performing 34 favorite tunes which are played at a slow and medium tempo to demonstrate many fiddling techniques. Split-screen filming features close-up angles of both the left hand and the bow. This video is the perfect companion to the Complete Fiddling Book, bringing the teacher right into your living room.

â?¢ Compilation of arrangements of traditional tunes
â?¢ Over 300 colorful fiddle tunes populate the 205 pages
â?¢ Most for solo fiddle, but the last ten pieces are arranged as fiddle duets
â?¢ Intermediate to advanced in difficulty
â?¢ Split-screen companion online video of 34 tunes performed by Craig Duncan and guitarist Robert Bowlin.

Strings - Beginning

SKU: MB.30879M

Saddle-stitched. Sacred. Book and online audio. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #30879M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.30879M).

ISBN 9781513476544. 8.75X11.75 inches.

This collection of traditional hymns is designed for solo violin, duets, or groups. The arrangements are not difficult but are well-done musically. The pieces are ideal for offertories and for ensembles where rehearsal time is limited. The author encourages the more advanced violinists to add ornamentation where desired. Includes online audio, performed by Karen Khanagov on piano and William Khanagov on violin, that will aid in practice and interpretation for performance. In his words, This collection is ideal for developing freedom while playing and for bringing ones spirit into the music.

Violin

SKU: HL.14050057

Composed by Sarah Pope. Music Sales America. Softcover with CD. Duration 240 seconds. Boston Music #BM11396. Published by Boston Music (HL.14050057).

ISBN 9781785588853. UPC: 888680706302. 9.0x12.0x0.163 inches.

About A New Tune A Day

Since it first appeared in the 1930s, the concise, clear content of the best-selling A Tune A Day series has revolutionized music-making in the classroom and the home. Now, for the first time, C. Paul Herfurth's original books have been completely rewritten with new music and the latest in instrumental technique for a new generation of musicians. The A New Tune A Day books have the same logical, gentle pace and keen attention to detail, but with a host of innovations: the inclusion of an audio CD-with actual performances and backing tracks-will make practice even more fun and exciting, and the explanatory diagrams and photographs will help the student to achieve the perfect technique and tone. This book contains: easy-to-follow lessons on clear, uncluttered pages; tips for technique; improvising hints; audio CD with a virtuoso performance, backing tracks, and audio examples; great music, including duets and ensemble pieces; useful pull-out fingering chart

New Tune a Day for Violin - Spanish Edition. Music Sales America. Instruction, Spanish Edition. Softcover with CD. 52 pages. Music Sales #BM12606. Published by Music Sales

Fiddle - Beginning

SKU: MB.21123M

Composed by Drew Beisswenger. Country, Bluegrass, Perfect binding, Solos, Duets and Ensembles, Tunebook, American Music. Style. Book and online audio. 220 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #21123M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.21123M).

ISBN 9780786695256. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.

This book, which includes 308 tune transcriptions, is organized around individual fiddlers who typically combine Appalachian-style fiddling with rags, pop standards, Midwest-style fiddling and sometimes a touch of Western swing to create a style often identifiable as Ozarks. Thirty Ozarks fiddlers and their lives are highlighted with biographical sketches, photographs, and tune histories. Another 50 great Ozarks fiddlers are presented in a similar manner but with less detail. The book and accompanying audio with 37 tunes, many recorded in the field emphasize the older fiddling traditions connected to the square dances and community events more than those connected to bluegrass music and modern contest fiddling. Some of the tunes in the collection are old standbys such as Bile Them Cabbage while others such as Finley Creek Blues are unique to the region. The book is the result of years of work by two respected researchers. Gordon McCann won the prestigious Missouri Arts Award in 2002 for his decades of work documenting, studying, and accompanying Ozarks fiddle music. Drew Beisswenger, a music librarian at Missouri State University with a Ph.D. in ethnomusicology, has published three other works about fiddle music and is known for his strong transcription and analysis skills. Includes access to online audio.

Violin - difficult

SKU: HL.49017065

For solo violin. Composed by Kenneth Hesketh. This edition: Saddle stitching. Sheet music. String Solo. Book only. Composed 2005. 16 pages. Duration 12'. Schott Music #ED 12878. Published by Schott Music (HL.49017065).

ISBN 9790220130571. 9.0x12.0x0.052 inches.

Taking his starting point from 17th century philosopher-poet Cyrano de Bergerac's 'Grandes Plaines du Jour', Hesketh powerfully fuses a huge range of performing and compositional techniques into this 12 minute work for solo violin. Inspired by Bergerac's imaginations of other worlds and utopian societies, the work explores extreme ranges and timbres whilst using techniques such as left hand pizzicato and natural harmonics. Open-fifth material, which is natural to the instrument, is prominent and short duets alternating between arco and pizzicato figures add yet another dimension.

Saddle-stitched, Solos & Duets. Canadian. Book and online audio. 140 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #30934M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc