Chamber Music Violin

SKU: PR.144407530

Composed by Lauren Bernofsky. 12 pages. Duration 10 minutes, 30 seconds. Merion Music #144-40753. Published by Merion Music (PR.144407530).

ISBN 9781491136614. UPC: 680160687992.

A violinist herself, Lauren Bernofsky has described SONATA FOR SOLO VIOLIN as drawn from autobiographical inspiration, including gestures from Bachâ??s beloved Partita in E Major. Bernofsky opens with a Preludio movement whose references to Bach may be disguised, but they are surely lurking. The second movement is lusciously contrapuntal with the idiomatic finesse of a violinist composing for her own instrument, while musically journaling the emotional pain of living through 2020. The third and final movement is aptly marked â??white-hot,â? and the music certainly is.
My SONATA FOR SOLO VIOLIN was commissioned by violinist Megan Healy as part of The Maud Powell Project, which celebrated the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment. The project included the creation of five new works for solo violin inspired by and dedicated to the memory of pioneering American violinist Maud Powell (1867-1920). Healy premiered the sonata on May 8, 2021 at PianoForte Studios in Chicago.Among the works Powell most frequently performed in her recitals was the â??Preludioâ? movement from Bachâ??s E major Partita, and I decided to refer to that music in my own first movement, also titled â??Preludio.â? The beginning subtly reflects Bachâ??s opening three-note motive, wherein the music dips down a semitone and then comes back up. This melodic material returns throughout the movement in various forms. I also refer to Bachâ??s sixteenth-note dominated texture, and the gesture in the third measure, which outlines a perfect fifth and then fills it in with notes that alternate between a scale and a pedal tone. The corresponding passage in my piece occurs in the same place, measure 3. Apart from these references to Bach, my sonata is much more modern sounding, especially in its chromatic character.I was still thinking of Bachâ??s solo violin writing while composing the second movement, particularly the polyphonic nature of the slow movements, where the melodic interest moves around between the voices. Emotionally, I wanted my movement to reflect the acute sadness I had been experiencing over the political and social situation in the United States as I wrote the piece. I realized that this is a historically noteworthy time in U.S. history, marked not only by political unrest, but also by a challenge to the very values that I consider essential to what makes a person fundamentally human. I wanted to create a record of that pain in my music.The final movement is marked â??White-hot.â? It is imbued with a relentless, passionate intensity. Wanting again to reflect aspects of our own time, I included glissandi that refer to rock music, specifically the â??fall-offsâ? I frequently hear played by electric guitarists. I borrowed from another (completely different) musical tradition as well, one that is near-and-dear to my heart: Klezmer. Klezmer (Eastern European Jewish folk music) is characterized in part by scales colored by augmented seconds, and is often performed by solo instrumentalists who improvise embellishments like quick grace notes. The second, more lyrical theme in this movement is my nod to Klezmer style.While this piece is an homage to Maud Powell, I also think of it as my own musical autobiography, as it combines some of my favorite aspects of music, and is played on my own instrument.

Violin

SKU: HL.49047398

Solo Violin. Composed by Dominique Le Gendre. String Solo. Classical. Softcover. 8 pages. Duration 300 seconds. Schott Music #ED14165. Published by Schott Music (HL.49047398).

ISBN 9798350127898. UPC: 842819121244. 9.0x12.0x0.061 inches.

This work for solo violin was commissioned by American Violinist Wendy Case for her CD of works for solo violin by living composers titled The Tiger and The Clover released in February 2022 by the label Blue Griffin. Just as Wendy proposed this new work, I heard the news that the Polish poet Adam Zagajewski who I had met through mutual friends, had died. I had long admired his essays that thoughtfully and with grace and ease, merged the past with the present in the way that only a poet can, lifting the reader onto a plain of images, thoughts and words that conjure seamless journeys through time, space and the imagination. His essays often refer to the music of Bach and I found myself writing this piece inhabited by the physical pleasure of playing Bach's suites for Lute transposed for the guitar. The piece revolves around a simple repetitive semiquaver motif playing with the Aeolian mode starting on G. The motif ascends and descends playing with and against the low G string to extend itself away from the home mode, then returning and gradually extending into quavers to reach the key of E major while hinting at A minor. The repetitive nature of the piece invites the player to explore variations in sound quality and dynamics and to enjoy the effect of the notes playing against each other as they rise and fall away but always maintain a constant tempo and rhythm.

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

For Violin. Composed by Arthur Binder and Otto M. Schwarz. Duration 135 seconds. Hal Leonard #SDP135-22. Published by Hal Leonard

Composed by Christopher Hussey. Violin. General Merchandise. Duration 240 seconds. Chester Music #CH84194. Published by Chester Music

Violin Book with Online Audio. Composed by Vince Guaraldi. Instrumental Play- Along. Children, Christmas, Tv. Softcover Audio Online. 16 pages. Duration 195 seconds. Published by Hal Leonard

Violin

SKU: HL.49046297

Violin Solo. Composed by Joerg Widmann. String Solo. Classical. Softcover. 16 pages. Duration 300 seconds. Schott Music #VLB217. Published by Schott Music (HL.49046297).

ISBN 9781540069986. UPC: 841886033672.

Jorg Widmann paraphrases Mendelssohn's famous wedding march from the Midsummer Night's Dream solo in this piece for violin solo. Theparaphrase was actually written for a wedding that took place in Rome in 2016 and for which Jorg Widmann's sister, Carolin Widmann, performed the work for the first time.

Performance Score Percussion; Violin - advanced to difficult

SKU: HL.49046366

For Violin and Percussion Performance Score. Composed by Lei Liang. Sheet music. Edition Schott. Classical. Softcover. Composed 2019. Duration 900 seconds. Schott Music #ED 30324. Published by Schott Music (HL.49046366).

ISBN 9781540083869. UPC: 840126906264. 9.0x12.0x0.139 inches.

Lei Liang's Deja vu is a one-movement hypnotic dialogue between the violin and percussion. The instrumental writing is intricate yet, at times, explosive. The work contains numerous passages of improvisation with the score providing guidance to the performers.

SKU: HL.50606833

For Violin and Actor. Composed by Kaija Saariaho. String. Softcover. Duration 680 seconds. Chester Music #CH88336. Published by Chester Music (HL.50606833).

ISBN 9798350114492. UPC: 196288188483. 9.0x12.0x0.069 inches.

Three short settings of poetry by the 20th century poet and screenwriter Jacques Prévert for actor and violin. Composed over a period of five year for performance at informal occasions by the composer's family and friends. Part of a projected series of pieces that was left unfinished at the time of the composer's death. I. Pater Noster • II. Pour faire le portrait d'un oiseau • III. Inventaire.