by Stacy Phillips. For fiddle. All styles, fiddle tunes. Level: Multiple Levels. Book. Solos. Size 8.75x11.75. 268 pages. Published by Mel Bay Pub., Inc.

Edited by Patrick Sky. For fiddle. All styles. Level: Multiple Levels. Book. Songbook. Size 8.75x11.75. 176 pages. Published by Mel Bay Pub., Inc.

Edited by David Brody. For violin. Format: fake book. With lead melody, chord names, instructional text and performance notes. Folk, americana and british. 302 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Oak Publications.

Composed by Various. Instrumental Solo. Softcover. 104 pages. Published by Hal Leonard

By Various Composers. Instrumental Folio. Size 9x12 inches. 146 pages. Published by Hal Leonard.

Chamber Music Violin

SKU: PR.144407380

Composed by Ellen Taaffe Zwilich. Performance Score. 4 pages. Duration 4 minutes. Merion Music #144-40738. Published by Merion Music (PR.144407380).

ISBN 9781491133903. UPC: 680160683475. 9 x 12 inches.

In her powerful Foreword to the music, violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins has written: “There are great works which give voice to important moments for generations, and this is one of them.” The tragedy of Elijah McClain’s murder has moved us all, and for many musicians the image of this gentle young man playing his violin for kittens at an animal shelter has added a poignant extra layer. Zwilich was a professional violinist before turning exclusively to composing, and A LITTLE VIOLIN MUSIC is a memorial from the heart of one violinist to another.
[THESE NOTES MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED OUTSIDE OF THE PUBLICATION; OK TO QUOTE A BIT AND GIVE AUTHOR CREDIT]We often research important pieces of music to gain some glimpse into the mind of the composer by understanding the times in which a piece was written. The times that brought this piece into being, 2020, has been a year like no other in our lifetimes.With the suffering of a once in a century pandemic raging in ever higher waves, and millions of people around the world confined to their homes with a shared attention span for the first time in generations, we watched in horror the 8 minute 46 second killing of George Floyd, a man previously unknown to us, but now unwillingly joining a long list of names of unarmed African Americans killed by police. The anguished backlash of citizens around the world, from Japan to New Zealand to Germany to the United States, of every age, color, and creed, has rallied for weeks and months on end to demand enough and that “Black Lives Matter.”And yet, in the midst of it all is an America starkly divided against itself with some defiantly pushing back, emboldened by authoritarian-style government actions against its own citizens occurring all over the country. It is against this backdrop that we ever had a chance to know of Elijah McClain. Here in quarantine I sometimes practice my scales in front of the news. And one day the mirror image looking back at me from the screen was a slight young man, warm, affable brown eyes, and also a violin under his chin. The newsreel-style camera pan so familiar now, I knew the only reason we were gazing upon his unfamous face was that he too had been killed by police nearly a year before. But the revelation of it in the broadcast hit me particularly hard.Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, who is not only one of the great composers of our time, is also a dear friend, and called me the next day, also deeply saddened by the news. It was from Ellen that I learned that Elijah used to play for the kittens at the local animal shelter so they wouldn’t be lonely. This kind, gentle soul was aggressively taken into police custody while saying, “I am an introvert. Please respect the boundaries that I am speaking... I’m going home.” He was never seen alive again.Ellen and I spoke of the sadness and the injustice of this several times. She felt a powerful calling to contribute something in a statement and the result is the piece you now hold in your hands. I am deeply honored to be the dedicatee of the piece, to have worked together with Ellen on some of the final details, and to pen this score note. As an invited alumna of the Eastman School of Music, I premiered the work for their virtual event on Diversity and Inclusion. Each time I play it, there is a persistent lump in my throat because Ellen has captured something poignant and powerful here.There are great works which give voice to important moments for generations, and this is one of them. We humbly offer this piece in memory of Elijah McClain.Foreword © 2021 by Kelly Hall-Tompkins. Used by permission.

Violin

SKU: BT.9781408114612

Composed by Peter Davey. Abracadabra. Method. Book with CD. 64 pages. Collins Music Publishing #9781408114612. Published by Collins Music Publishing (BT.9781408114612).

ISBN 9781408114612. English.

Now in a third edition, Abracadabra Violin has a fresh and contemporary new look and is the perfect book for pupil and teacher.

This title offers an identical selection of repertoire to the other books in theAbracadabra Strings series, so they can be used in any combination for group or whole class lessons and mixed ensemble performances. Used alone, they remain ideal for individual tuition.

With tunes you know and want toplay, carefully graded in 20 learning steps, this new edition of the popular tutor also includes duets, trios and teacher's parts. Clear fingering and bowing diagrams and concise theory explanations help to teach thefundamentalsof the instrument, and each new technical aspect is reinforced by several pieces using that particular technique.

Abra cadabra Violin now also includes two CDs of performance and backing tracks, featuringselected orchestral backings.

For Violin. Composed by Various. Music Sales America. Classical Period, Broadway and Folk. Violin solo book (no accompaniment, softcover). 96 pages. Music Sales #AM33671. Published by Music Sales

(Violin). For Violin. Book; CD; Play-Along; String Series. Ultimate Pop Instrumental Solos Series. Movie. Grade 2; Grade 3. 84 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing

100 Solos. Pop and Rock. Book Only. Composed 2005. 96 pages. Music Sales #MUSAM33671. Published by Music Sales

Edited by Robin Williamson. For violin. Includes violin solo songbook and examples CD. With standard notation, chord names, performance notes and introductory text. British and folk. 96 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Oak Publications

Violin. Arranged by Various. Play-Along; String Series. Instrumental Solos Series. Pop. Book; CD. 20 pages. Alfred Music #00-46311. Published by Alfred Music (AP.46311).

Saddle-stitched, Solos. World. Book. 76 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #30839. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc

Arranged by Uwe Sieblitz. Score with online audio files. Holzschuh Musikverlag #VHR 13509. Published by Holzschuh Musikverlag

Violin Solos. Arranged by Various and ed. Bill Galliford. Play-Along; SmartMusic; String Series. Pop Instrumental Solos Series. Broadway; Movie. Book; Digital Download; Software. 28 pages. Alfred Music #00-47979. Published by Alfred Music

By Various. Arranged by Achim Brochhausen, Dirko Juchem. (Violin). Schott. Book & CD Package. Size 9x12 inches. 24 pages. Published by Schott.

Violin Music from Around the World. By Various. Arranged by Edward Huws Jones. This edition: M060115844. Boosey and Hawkes. Softcover with CD. 88 pages. Published by Boosey and Hawkes.

(Violin). By Bob Phillips. Orchestra. For Violin. String Orchestra Collection. Jazz. Book and CD. 40 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing

41 Traditional Pieces. Edited by Ros Stephen. Strings, Repertoire, Collections. Schott World Music. Argentinian Tango and Folk Tunes for Violin. Softcover Book and CD. Schott Music #ED13379. Published by Schott Music