Par ASCH GLENN / REINER DAVID. For more than a century, violinists have played jazz, swing, blues and similar improvisational styles. With its rich tone, considerable range, and bowed rhythms and phrasing, the violin offers a unique opportunity for a creative and personal statement as a musician. This book presents a broad sampling of the styles of major jazz violinists, from blues to bebop, from jug band to jazzgrass, from big-band swing to Texas swing. Tunes represent the styles of Stéphane Grappelli, Joe Venuti, Stuff Smith, Eddie South, Mark O'Connor, Benny Thomasson, Jean-Luc Ponty, and Darol Anger. Helpful jazz theory sections with exercises alternate with tunes that show how the theory works inpractice. This book has two objectives: first, to present a broad, roughly chronological sampling of major jazz violinists and the styles associated with them, and secondly, to introduce the basics of jazz theory as applied to the violin. Whether consciously or intuitively, through critical listening or by practicing jazz patterns and exercises, the more knowledge of jazz you acquire, the better you will be able to think about the content of your playing without being bound by technical and theoretical aspects. This anthology was written to help provide that foundation. Interspersed with pragmatic jazz theory lessons, you'll find 28 original tunes in the style of various jazz violin luminaries. The book ends with an extensive discography of recommended jazz recordings with a violin focus. Mandolinists as well as other instrumentalists will find a wealth of useful information in this outstanding collection. Delightful broadcast-quality recordings of the repertoire are available online. Includes access to online audio. Written for intermediate to advanced violinists. / Niveau : Intermédiaire à Avancé / Jazz / Recueil / Violon

This collection, the result of a cooperation with the Verlag Sonus Mundi, contains selected solos for violin by twelve contemporary composers: Robert HP Platz, Lucia Papanetzová, Mela Meierhans, Klaus Huber, Jacqueline Fontyn, Jean-Luc Darbellay, Karel Reiner, Cergio Prudencio, Lucia Konakovská, Maki Ishii, Rachel Fortin and Yoram Paporis./ Recueil / Violon

Après son moins de humbles débuts comme un diplômé du Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris et membre de la prestigieuse Concerts Lamoureux Ponty a joué et enregistré avec les plus grands artistes de tous les temps. Des séances et des collaborations incluent Al Di Meola, Jaco Pastorius, John McLaughlin et Frank Zappa pour ne nommer que quelques-uns. Cette collection contient des partitions pour 22 de ses propres enregistrements importants compositions les plus chaudes du Ponty. Ces feuilles de plomb ne conviennent pas pour n'importe quel instrument C-tuning, et les mélodies sont fournis avec les symboles de la corde, comme un Conseil de printemps pour votre propre improvisations. Une collection vitale des chefs-d'oeuvre de Jazz de cette remarquable virtuose. / Violon