by Stacy Phillips. For fiddle. All styles, fiddle tunes. Level: Multiple Levels....(+)
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.
(Foreword and Additional Editing by Doris Gazda). By George Frideric Handel Fede...(+)
(Foreword and Additional
Editing by Doris Gazda).
By George Frideric Handel
Federigo Fiorillo. Edited
by Larry Clark, Leopold
Auer, Doris Gazda.
Arranged by William
Strasser. For Violin,
Violin and Piano. Book.
96 pages. Published by
Carl Fischer
Chamber Music Violin SKU: CF.BF118 29 Duets That Can Be Played by Any ...(+)
Chamber Music Violin
SKU: CF.BF118
29 Duets That Can Be
Played by Any Combination
of String
Instruments. Composed
by Adolphe-Charles Adam,
Chauncey Olcott, Claude
Rouget de Lisle, George
Frideric Handel, Giuseppe
Concone, Giuseppe
Gariboldi, Henri Kling,
Hughie Cannon, Larry
Clark, Richard Shuebruk,
Scottish Folk Song,
Traditional, Wilhelm
Wurm, Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart, and etc. Arranged
by Doris Gazda Larry
Clark. SWS. Collection.
With Standard notation.
48 pages. Carl Fischer
Music #BF118. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.BF118).
ISBN
9781491149812. UPC:
680160907311. 9 x 12
inches.
Continuing
on the success of the
popular Compatible
series,Compatible Duets
for Strings, Volume II
contains 29 duets in
avariety of styles
(classical, folk music,
new original pieces)
thatcan be played with
any combination of two
string
instruments.Students can
develop their chamber
ensemble skills
whileplaying with their
friends, no matter what
string instrumentthey
play. Ranging from grade
levels 2–3,
Compatible Duetsfor
Strings, Volume II is
perfect for orchestra
directors to buyfor use
in the classroom, and its
flexibility makes it a
musthavefor any string
player. Having
students play in small
chamber music groups is a
very beneficial exercise
to improvethe
student’s overall
musicianship. The
simplest form of chamber
music is the duet. It is
anopportunity for the
student to play with a
teacher or to play with
another student of
similarabilities. Aspects
of playing such as tone
quality, intonation,
technique and ensemble
skillscan be developed
during the process of
studying duets.These
duets are different in
that they have many
different performance
options since all ofthe
books in this series are
compatible. As former
long time music educators
we alwayshad student that
wanted to come to the
music room during lunch
or after school and
theyjust wanted to play
with their friends. That
was not possible since
there is very little
duetmaterial available
that is compatible with
all of the string
instruments. This book
and thefirst volume in
the series takes care of
that. A student can now
grab their friend no
matterwhat instrument
they play and have hours
of fun playing duets
together. Most
importantthey will learn
something in the
process.The duets have
been generally placed in
the book in order of
difficulty and cover a
rangeof keys that are
appropriate for this
ability level. Special
care was given to making
surethat both of the duet
parts were on a similar
ability level and that
each line was givenan
opportunity to play a
lead role at some point
during the arrangement.
Also, most ofthe musical
markings are attached to
both systems and the
point size of the music
wasconsidered for ease of
reading.It is our hope
that this collection will
help to stimulate and
enhance the musicianship
of theperformers. It was
a pleasure for me to have
the opportunity to put
together this
collection.We hope it is
a useful tool for you for
years to come.
Chamber Music Violin SKU: CF.BF115 Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Edi...(+)
Chamber Music Violin
SKU: CF.BF115
Composed by Johann
Sebastian Bach. Edited by
Rachel Barton Pine. SWS.
Collection. With Standard
notation. 80 pages. Carl
Fischer Music #BF115.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.BF115).
ISBN
9781491150993. UPC:
680160908493. 9x12
inches.
Johann
Sebastian Bach’s
(1685—1750)
SixSonatas and Partitas
have captivated
violinistsfor centuries.
Rachel Barton
Pine—havingspent
decades studying the
music of Bach,his
contemporaries, and his
predecessors—now
offers this unparalleled
edition completewith
detailed historical
notes,
performancesuggestions,
and downloadable study
materialsincluding a new
Urtext edition and a
speciallyprepared
manuscript. Pine’s
interpretationis informed
by thorough historical
study, which has been
polished byyears of
performance insight, but
also encourages those
studying
Bach’srepertoire
to craft their own unique
interpretation of these
timelessmasterpieces.
This edition closely
follows Pine’s
critically acclaimed
2016recording
“Testament:
Complete Sonatas and
Partitas for Solo Violin
byJ.S. Bach†(Avie
2360) making it an
invaluable resource for
any student,teacher, or
performer enthralled with
J.S. Bach’s long
standing legacy.Ms. Pine
holds the distinction of
being the only American
and youngestperson to win
the gold medal at the
J.S. Bach International
ViolinCompetition in
Leipzig, Germany,
1992. here is no one
right way to play Bach.
More thanalmost any
repertoire, each
individual’s
interpretation isas
unique as their
personality. Though I
have spent
decadesstudying
Bach’s music as
well as that of his
contemporariesand
predecessors, my final
rationale for
artisticdecisions is
often taste and instinct.
Every violinist
whoundertakes a
lifetime’s journey
with this incredible
repertoireis continually
discovering new ideas.
Thus, theopinions on the
following pages may
evolve over time.However,
everything in the sheet
music closely follows
my2016 recording
“Testament:
Complete Sonatas and
Partitasfor Solo Violin
by J.S. Bach†(Avie
2360), which I trulyfeel
represents the
culmination of my
exploration intothese
extraordinary works.In
choosing to present this
edition, my hope is
thatyou will find useful
solutions to challenges
of fingering,bowing, and
polyphony, and helpful
information
aboutphrasing. I have
also included additional
dynamic suggestionswith
the hope that trying
these ideas will help
inspireyou to discover
your own. All of these
markings aredesigned to
work with a baroque
violin and baroque bow,a
modern violin and baroque
bow, or a modern
violinand modern bow.
While the information in
this editionis unusually
dense, there is much that
I did not include,such as
lifts, breaths,
articulations, whether to
play on oroff the string,
metronome markings,
details of timing,and
emphases other than
hemiolas.I offer this
book to you in the spirit
of Bach: “SoliDeo
Gloria.â€.
Featuring 43 Fiddlers
and 188 of Their
Tunes. Perfect
binding. Folk. Book. 212
pages. Mel Bay
Publications, Inc #30091.
Published by Mel Bay
Publications, Inc
(MB.30091).
ISBN
9781513466378. 8.75 x
11.75
inches.
Appalachian
fiddle music, based on
the musical traditions of
the people who settled in
the mountainous regions
of the southeastern
United States, is
widely-known and played
throughout North America
and parts of Europe
because of its complex
rhythms, its catchy
melodies, and its
often-ancient-sounding
stylistic qualities. The
authors explore the lives
and music of 43 of the
classic Appalachian
fiddlers who were active
during the first half of
the 20th century. Some of
them were recorded
commercially in the
1920s, such as Gid
Tanner, Fiddlin? John
Carson, and Charlie
Bowman. Some were
recorded by folklorists
from the Library of
Congress, such as William
Stepp, Emmett Lundy, and
Marion Reece. Others were
recorded informally by
family members and
visitors, such as John
Salyer, Emma Lee
Dickerson, and Manco
Sneed. All of them played
throughout most of their
lives and influenced the
growth and stylistic
elements of fiddle music
in their regions. Each
fiddler has been given a
chapter with a biography,
several tune
transcriptions, and tune
histories. To show the
richness of the music,
the authors make a
special effort to show
the musical elements in
detail, but also
acknowledge that nothing
can take the place of
listening. Many of the
classic recordings used
in this book can be found
on the web, allowing you
to hear and read the
music together.
Composed by
Nigel Goldberg. String
music. Clifton Edition
#C544. Published by
Clifton Edition
(ST.C544).
ISBN
9790570815449.
Student Violin part with
either teacher (as violin
duets) or with piano
accompaniment (Vln &
Pno).
This bumper
volume incorporates the
three separate former
publications from Spartan
Press, the series called
'Concertinos in the Olden
Style'
(SP1121–3). Piano
accompaniments by Heidi
Rolfe.
Nigel
Goldberg
writes:
I can
still remember the thrill
I felt as a child of 8
when my violin teacher
introduced me to my first
concertino. Learning,
playing and eventually
mastering the famous
Küchler Concertino in D
major made me feel
privileged and grown-up,
as if I were joining a
very special
club.
Tha
t was a long time ago,
yet for me concertinos
still hold a distinctive
place in the teaching
repertoire. Having now
taught the violin for the
last thirty years and
seen how happily my
pupils respond to
learning duets - that
distinctive sense of
enjoyment at playing with
an adult, the improvement
of intonation and tone
production, the
liveliness of the lesson
- I have composed three
new concertinos, inspired
by the duet
form.
Tak
ing three great keys for
the violin – G, D and A
minor, I have endeavoured
to combine emotionally
engaging and technically
educational music in the
'Olden Style'. Uniquely,
I have written a second
violin part for the
teacher to play alongside
their pupil's part and
there is also a piano
accompaniment for use
alternatively in concert
settings.
I very much hope that
these concertinos prove
as popular and as helpful
as the series of duets in
my previously published
books, Sounds of a
Rainbow and, that they
ignite that sense of
wonderment and purpose I
experienced while playing
the Kuchler, all those
years
ago.
SKU: HL.50606833 For Violin and Actor. Composed by Kaija Saariaho....(+)
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.
(Very First Pieces with Piano Accompaniment). Arranged by Paul de Keyser. For Vi...(+)
(Very First Pieces with
Piano Accompaniment).
Arranged by Paul de
Keyser. For Violin. Book;
Method/Instruction;
String - Violin Studies
or Collection. Faber
Edition. Elementary. 24
pages. Published by Faber
Music
Edited by David Brody. For violin. Format: fake book. With lead melody, chord na...(+)
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.
Solo Violin SKU: SU.29110060 For Solo Violin. Composed by Wynton M...(+)
Solo Violin
SKU:
SU.29110060
For
Solo Violin. Composed
by Wynton Marsalis.
Strings, Violin.
Unaccompanied. Score.
Subito Music Corporation
#29110060. Published by
Subito Music Corporation
(SU.29110060).
1. Sidestep
Reel - In 19th
Century America, the
Afro-Celtic fiddle style
was the centerpiece of
many a dance. Reels and
hornpipes were very
popular forms. Their
repetitive, even-metered
rhythms were easy and fun
to dance to, and their
infectious singable
melodies stayed in the
mind and on the tongue.
More adventurous fiddlers
were given to syncopating
on these forms by
accenting off beats and
by embellishing melodies
with oddmetered note
groupings. Syncopation is
a fundamental rhythmic
attitude of jazz and this
movement is a celebration
of that art. The melodic
language is a home-grown
concoction of commonality
between traditional reels
and hornpipes and the
Baroque, Ragtime and the
quartal concepts of
Modern Jazz. 2. As the
Wind Goes - the
wistful late night song
of a lullabye, a campfire
song, a ballad...a
spiritual. It is sung as
if on the wind, yearning
to experience once again
that which will only ever
again live as memory. 3.
Jones’ Jig -
the Irish Jig, the
African 6/8 bell pattern,
the shuffle rhythm of
jazz and the drum style
of Elvin Jones all play
around with the
relationship of 3 in the
time-space of 2. The
juxtaposition,
negotiation and
reconciliation of these
opposing rhythmic
perspectives create
interesting musical
relationships all over
the globe. 4.
Nicola’s
Strathspey - In the
traditional Strathspey,
improvised
embellishments,
syncopated dotted rhythms
and the use of space
between notes create
expectation, momentum and
surprise. These same
elements and their effect
on the listener are the
same in the blues. It
seems like a natural
marriage. 5. Bye Bye
Breakdown - This is
good ol’, Saturday
night barn dance, hoedown
fiddling. It revels in
the whining cry of open
double stops, in all
types of musical
onomatopoeia from train
sounds to animal calls to
country whistling, and in
the steady 2/4 rhythm
that is as basic as
walking. The harmonic
framework of several
popular fiddle and folk
tunes provide a practical
grid for the cutting of
challenging melodic and
rhythmic figures. It is
designed to tire fiddler
and dancers out. Then we
stomp our way home in
varying states of delight
and disrepair.Solo Violin
Duration: 24' Composed:
2018 Published by: Wynton
Marsalis (administered by
Skayne's Music).
Chamber Music Violin SKU: CF.BF131 Composed by Roland Vamos. With Standar...(+)
Chamber Music Violin
SKU: CF.BF131
Composed by Roland Vamos.
With Standard notation.
168 pages. Carl Fischer
Music #BF131. Published
by Carl Fischer Music
(CF.BF131).
ISBN
9781491153765. UPC:
680160911264. 9 x 12
inches.
Inspired by
Clarence Cameron
White’s book The
Violinist’s Daily
Dozen, The
Violinist’s Daily
Sixteen is a collection
of daily exercises
compiled by Roland Vamos.
Intended for student and
professional violinists,
the collection provides
the performer with a
variety of exercises for
daily warm-ups. Mr. Vamos
also focuses on
developing dexterity and
flexibility in the
fingers and joints, the
first and fourth fingers
in particular. Each of
the sixteen exercises is
notated for each of the
four strings, and Vamos
recommends that the
exercises be practiced as
warm-ups, choosing a
different string for each
day of practice.Also
included with the Daily
Sixteen is a
comprehensive set of
studies for developing
fluency with scales and
arpeggios. Mr.
Vamos’ unique
methodology is to begin
with major scales and
arpeggios, followed by
minor scales and
arpeggios, all of which
are notated in two, three
and four octaves.
Alternate fingers are
provided, as well as a
variety of slurred and
mixed bowings using the
three parts of the bow
whenever feasible. It is
a remarkably systematic
approach to performing
scales and arpeggios on
the violin and will
surely benefit students
and professionals
alike. ForewordThis
short hand-setting set of
exercises was inspired by
a book entitled The
Violinist’s Daily
Dozen, conceived by
Clarence Cameron White, a
prominent
African-American
violinist, composer and
arranger who enjoyed the
bulk of his career in the
first half of the
twentieth century.I have
practiced this set of
exercises since I was
twelve years old. It has
served me as a superb
warm-up and hand setting
tool. Over the years, I
have found that there are
some aspects of this
warm-up routine that were
not given sufficient
attention or not
addressed at all.
Consequently, I have
expanded the Daily Dozen
to create a new work
entitled The
Violinist’s Daily
Sixteen.I have also paid
particular attention in
this work as to how these
exercises are to be
practiced. In exercises
one and two, I have
indicated some notes to
be played before the
actual written exercises.
This is to ensure that
the fourth finger will be
over the string in a
position ready to strike
even though it is not
being used. Before
playing exercises three,
four, nine, ten, eleven
and twelve, I have
indicated silent fingers
to be placed on the notes
they would be playing if
they were being used.I
have replaced Mr.
White’s grace
notes with notes of
specific value and have
slowed down the exercises
so that the first joint
(the joint nearest the
string) of each finger
can move with flexibility
and strength. At no time
should the first joint
buckle.In Mr.
White’s version,
the last exercise gave
the first finger some
very valuable backward
extensions. In this
exercise (number 14 in
this book), I caution the
student not to move the
hand along with the first
finger. The hand should
remain in position while
the first finger
independently moves back
and forth.It became
obvious to me that if the
first finger were given
the opportunity to
develop the dexterity
that Mr. White’s
twelfth exercise
emphasizes, the fourth
finger could benefit from
an exercise that gives it
a forward extension.
Consequently, I added
another exercise to
create a Baker’s
Dozen (thirteen).Several
years later, I felt that
the second and third
fingers should also have
an exercise to further
develop their
dexterity…hence
exercise fourteen was
added to create a
“Vamos
Dozen.â€Because the
first finger did not have
sufficient practice in
the development of the
first joint in the
original version, I have
added two exercises to
precede White’s
fifth exercise. After
re-working and
re-numbering these
exercises, I have come up
with a total of sixteen
exercises. It is my
suggestion that these be
practiced as a warm-up,
choosing a different
string each
day.—Roland
VamosEvanston, Illinois
2017Â PrefaceScales are
a means of teaching a
person the fingerboard on
his or her instrument.
The fingers move across
the strings and are
required to make shifts,
all in highly organized
patterns. Scales and
arpeggios are the
foundation upon which our
repertoire is built. Many
scale books have been
written; each one being
organized in its own
specific way. The Flesch
Scale System has been a
standard for many
decades. It is very
comprehensive and
systematic. From the
point of view of
establishing similar
patterns, it has one
drawback: it is organized
by starting with a major
key, followed by its
relative minor, going
through the circle of
fifths. I believe that it
is more profitable to do
only major scales with
their arpeggios first,
going up chromatically,
and then follow them in a
similar way with the
minor scales. In using
this approach, the
similarities in
fingerings between the
various scales are more
apparent. It is also
profitable to have
alternate fingerings
whenever possible. My
approach to scales and
arpeggios includes a
variety of slurred and
mixed bowings using the
three parts of the bow
whenever feasible. These
bowings are not
all-inclusive. Whenever a
particularly awkward
bowing pattern is
encountered in the
repertoire, it can be
practiced as an
additional bowing
variation in the scales
and arpeggios. Â Â I
have chosen to introduce
the three and four octave
scales by teaching two
octave scales across the
strings in one position
going up chromatically
through seven positions;
starting on the first,
second, third, and
finally fourth fingers in
major and melodic
minor.—Roland
VamosEvanston, Illinois
2017.
Composed by Nicolo Paganini (1782-1840). Edited by Daniela Macchione. For violin...(+)
Composed by Nicolo
Paganini (1782-1840).
Edited by Daniela
Macchione. For violin.
This edition: Urtext
edition. Paperback. Level
5. Performance score,
anthology. Text Language:
English/German. Published
by Baerenreiter Verlag
Chamber Music Violin SKU: CF.BF132 17 Medium-Level Arrangements for An...(+)
Chamber Music Violin
SKU: CF.BF132
17 Medium-Level
Arrangements for Any
Combination of String
Instruments. Composed
by Alexander Borodin,
Cecile Chaminade,
Chevalier de
Saint-Georges, Edvard
Grieg, Fanny Cecile
Mendelssohn, Franz Joseph
Haydn, Gabriel Faure,
George Frideric Handel,
Isabella Leonarda, Johann
Sebastian Bach, Ludwig
van Beethoven, Luigi
Boccherini, and etc.
Arranged by Todd Parrish.
Collection - Part. 42
pages. Carl Fischer Music
#BF132. Published by Carl
Fischer Music (CF.BF132).
ISBN 9781491158678.
UPC:
680160917310.
The
17 masterworks contained
in this collection have
been carefully arranged
for any combination of
string trio. The
selections span nearly
200 years and feature
works from the baroque,
classical, and romantic
periods of music. The
arrangements are drawn
from a variety of
sources, including piano
solos, chamber works, and
symphonies. Each work was
selected for its quality,
musical interest, and
appropriateness in a
chamber setting. All
pieces in this collection
have stood the test of
time and are worthy of
both study and
performance. Arranged
specifically for a
chamber setting, the
trios may be performed at
recitals, contests,
weddings, and social
events. The various moods
created through these
works will work for any
setting. The 17
masterworks contained in
this collection have been
carefully arranged for
any combination of string
trio. The most standard
instrumentation for
voicing is violin, viola,
and cello. However, three
of the same instruments
work well as do other
groupings, given that the
higher-pitched instrument
plays the higher part.The
selections have been
arranged in chronological
order. They span nearly
200 years and feature
works from the baroque,
classical, and romantic
periods of music. The
arrangements are drawn
from a variety of
sources, including piano
solos, chamber works, and
symphonies. Each work was
selected for its quality,
musical interest, and
appropriateness in a
chamber setting.All
pieces in this collection
have stood the test of
time and are worthy of
both study and
performance. Arranged
specifically for a
chamber setting, the
trios may be performed at
recitals, contests,
weddings, and social
events. The various moods
created through these
works will work for any
setting. Some repeats are
marked in the music, but
any selection may be
repeated for the
appropriate amount of
music needed. Bowings
have been added as
suggestions, while
fingerings have been left
to the individual
performers to decide.
Violin (VIOLIN SOLO) SKU: HL.50487759 (1986). Composed by Laszlo T...(+)
Violin (VIOLIN SOLO)
SKU: HL.50487759
(1986). Composed
by Laszlo Tihanyi. EMB.
Score Only. Composed
1997. Duration 11'.
Editio Musica Budapest
#Z14099. Published by
Editio Musica Budapest
(HL.50487759).
ISBN
9790080140994. A/4
inches. Hungarian,
English. Laszlo
Tihanyi.
The piece
was composed at the
request of violinist
Eszter Perenyi, my
colleague at the Ferenc
Liszt Academy of Music,
and was several times
amond the optional pieces
of the yearly violin
competition for students.
It was inspired by the
famous 63rd poem of
Catullus that tells the
story of Attis: the hero
of the Greek mythology
arrives at the Mount Ida
in Frygia, to the
invitation of the goddess
Cybele, and becomes her
lover. The Gallas,
certitude priests of
Cybele chase him into
delirious dance, by the
end of which he castrates
himself. On waking from
his paralysed dream he
entreats in vain for his
virility and freedom to
Cybele, he will remain
servant of the goddess
for eternity. My work
tells the story in four
parts: 1) Attis' ecstasy
2) Dance of the Gallas 3)
Attis' dream 4) Attis'
entreaty. The Catullian
galliambic metric that
first appears in the
'prologue' of the piece,
becomes the
organisational principle
of almost all musical
aspects of it.
(Hungaroton HCD
32484).