Violin and Piano

SKU: BT.EMBZ13045

By Lajos Vigh. By Tomaso Antonio Vitali. Book Only. Composed 1985. 36 pages. Editio Musica Budapest #EMBZ13045. Published by Editio Musica Budapest (BT.EMBZ13045).

Tomasso Antonio Vitali was born in 1663 in Bologna and died in 1745 in Modena. His father, Giovanni Battista Vitali was one of the most famous musicians of his time. The young Vitali must have received most of his musical education from him. The present edition of Vitali's four sonatas is a selection from the composer's twelve sonatas surviving in manuscript. The four selected sonatas do not put too high technical demands on the violin so that even students with only some years violin training can safely perform them. Territorial restrictions may apply. Please ask before ordering.

Tomasso Antonio Vitali wurde 1663 in Bologna geboren und starb 1745 in Modena. Sein Vater, Giovanni Battista Vitali, war ein namhafter Musiker seiner zeit. Der junge Vitali erhielt wahrscheinlich seine musikalische Ausbildung überwiegend von ihm. Die hier veröffentlichten vier Sonaten sind eine Auswahl aus den zwölf, im Autograph überlieferten Sonaten des Komponisten. Die ausgewählten vier Sonaten stellen an den Geiger keine besonders hohen Anforderungen, so dass ihr Vortrag schon nach einigen Jahren Instrumentalstudium zu empfehlen ist.

Violin and Piano (Violin)

SKU: HL.14004213

Composed by Lennox Berkeley. Music Sales America. Classical. Book [Softcover]. Composed 2002. 56 pages. Chester Music #CH55778. Published by Chester Music (HL.14004213).

9.0x12.0x0.175 inches.

Five Pieces for Violin and Orchestra was commissioned by Frederick Grinke and completed on 20 December 1961. The BBC Symphony Orchestra with Frederick Grinke (violin) and conducted by the composer, gave the first performance on 31 July 1962 at the Royal Albert Hall, London during the BBC Proms season. This work is so constructed that each piece is complete in itself and can be played separately, while at the same time the whole set of five constitutes a structural unit. A basic motif consisting of a rising semitone followed by a falling tone, and its inversion plays an important part in every piece. Thus the first piece, which is of a slow and meditative character, begins with this theme in the bass. It is also heard in the first entry of the solo part, and thereafter every episode is in some way derived from it. The next piece, a vigorous and strongly marked 'allegro', uses the semitone of the original figure as its starting point. A second theme appears, first on the horns and is later taken up by the solo violin, while a third section has the initial idea as its accompaniment. Next comes an extended scherzo in free form very closely based on initial motif. The fourth is a purely melodic piece containing allusions in its middle section to the basic figure. Here the strings only are used for accompaniment. In the first section, violas and cellos are divided in the middle section, and all the strings are used in the last, which is otherwise an almost exact repetition of the opening. The Finale is a lighter movement than the others, concerned mainly with giving the soloist material for display, but not unconnected with what has gone before.

Composed by Andrii Didorenko. Set of Score and Parts. Duration 11 minutes. Theodore Presser Company #114-42371. Published by Theodore Presser Company