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A Time For Us (love Theme)
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Viola, Piano
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Nino Rota
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André Alberto Santos
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A Time For Us
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SheetMusicPlus
Piano,Viola - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1231084 By Nino Rota. By Eddie Snyder, Larry Kusik, and Nino Rota. Arranged by André Alberto Santos. ...
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Piano,Viola - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1231084 By Nino Rota. By Eddie Snyder, Larry Kusik, and Nino Rota. Arranged by André Alberto Santos. 20th Century,Film/TV,Pop,Wedding. Score and part. 3 pages. Soul - Musical Creations #826757. Published by Soul - Musical Creations (A0.1231084). Step into the world of romance and passion with A Time for Us by Nino Rota, from the Paramount Picture Romeo and Juliet. This iconic piece is a masterpiece of its time, and its haunting melody has the power to move anyone who hears it.With our PDF sheet music, you can easily learn and play this unforgettable piece in the comfort of your own home. The delicate interplay of melody and harmony in A Time for Us creates a truly emotional experience that will leave you breathless.As you play the notes and immerse yourself in the music, you'll feel as though you're transported to a different time and place, where love and heartbreak intertwine. This piece captures the essence of true love and its many complexities, and you'll find yourself lost in its beauty and intensity.Our carefully transcribed and edited PDF sheet music ensures that you're playing with accuracy and confidence, bringing to life the emotions that intended to convey. Whether you're an experienced musician or just starting out, this piece is accessible yet deeply rewarding to play.A Time for Us is a timeless classic that will never go out of style. So, whether you're looking to impress someone special or simply indulge in your love of music, download our PDF sheet music today and let the emotional journey begin.
$4.99
Suite in Sea
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Viola, Piano
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Kara Williams
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Kara Williams
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Suite in Sea
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Piano,Viola - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1462840 Composed by Kara Williams. Arranged by Kara Williams. Chamber,Classical,Comedy,Contemporary,Cont...
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Piano,Viola - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1462840 Composed by Kara Williams. Arranged by Kara Williams. Chamber,Classical,Comedy,Contemporary,Contest,Festival. Score and part. 24 pages. Kara Williams #1041594. Published by Kara Williams (A0.1462840). Originally written for clarinet and piano, Suite in Sea is a fun and quirky work composed by Kara Williams (drawing on her own time at sea in the Navy) that has been re-orchestrated for Viola and Piano by the composer.A suite of four short programmatic movements, we first follow a young sailor as they stagger around the deck on their first voyage - finally succumbing to the corkscrew motion of the ocean in Sea Sick Shanty; then enjoying a moment of peace and beauty as the ship sails through an Archipelago teaming with marine life; in Brew Time March, the young sailor excitedly hears the bugle call to have a break from work (brew time), grab a coffee and sit on the bow to watch the waves and lost in thoughts, they unexpectedly hears the sound of work recommencing, and scurry back, making it just in the nick of time, waiting eagerly for next the next call for Brew Time - and the preparation, spectacle, pride, and excitement of Sailing into Harbour concludes this suite suitable for an intermediate to more advanced player looking for something entertaining and a little bit different.To hear a midi version of the complete suite please visit:karawilliamsmusic.com.
$20.00
Five Lost Highland Tales 1:Ballard
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Viola, Piano
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Joanna Borrett
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Piano,Viola - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1515838 Composed by Joanna Borrett. Classical,Folk. Score and part. 4 pages. Joanna Borrett #1090136. Pu...
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Piano,Viola - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1515838 Composed by Joanna Borrett. Classical,Folk. Score and part. 4 pages. Joanna Borrett #1090136. Published by Joanna Borrett (A0.1515838). Ballard is the first piece in Five Lost Highland Tales - a prequel to Clan.This arrangement is for viola and piano.Imagine going back in time and watching an ancient Scottish clan telling stories about their lives round an open fire one evening. Ballad is the first of these tales.Please note: the recording is of cello and piano arrangement.
$5.99
Five Lost Highland Tales 3: Aria
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Viola, Piano
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Joanna Borrett
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Five Lost Highland Tales 3: Ar
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Joanna Borrett
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Piano,Viola - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1515850 Composed by Joanna Borrett. Classical,Folk. Score and part. 3 pages. Joanna Borrett #1090148. Pu...
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Piano,Viola - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1515850 Composed by Joanna Borrett. Classical,Folk. Score and part. 3 pages. Joanna Borrett #1090148. Published by Joanna Borrett (A0.1515850). Aria is the third movement of Five Lost Highland Tales - a prequel to Clan.This is the viola and piano arrangement.Imagine going back in time and watching an ancient Scottish clan sitting round an open fire one night telling stories about their lives. Aria is the third of these tales.Please note that the recording is of the cello and piano arrangement.
$5.99
Five Lost Highland Tales 2: Barcarolle
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Viola, Piano
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Joanna Borrett
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Piano,Viola - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1515846 Composed by Joanna Borrett. Classical,Folk. Score and part. 3 pages. Joanna Borrett #1090144. Pu...
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Piano,Viola - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1515846 Composed by Joanna Borrett. Classical,Folk. Score and part. 3 pages. Joanna Borrett #1090144. Published by Joanna Borrett (A0.1515846). Barcarolle is the second movement of Five Lost Highland Tales - a prequel to Clan.This is the viola and piano arrangement.Imagine going back in time and watching an ancient Scottish clan sitting round an open fire one night telling stories about their lives. Barcarolle is the second of these stories.Please note that the recording is of the cello and piano arrangement.
$5.99
Five Lost Highland Tales for Viola and Piano
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Viola, Piano
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Joanna Borrett
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Joanna Borrett
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Piano,Viola - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1515941 Composed by Joanna Borrett. Classical,Folk. Score and part. 17 pages. Joanna Borrett #1090190. P...
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Piano,Viola - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1515941 Composed by Joanna Borrett. Classical,Folk. Score and part. 17 pages. Joanna Borrett #1090190. Published by Joanna Borrett (A0.1515941). Five Lost Highland Tales is the prequel to Clan - a narrative work that tells the story of an ancient Scottish Highland clan. Imagine going back in time and watching a Scottish clan sitting round an open fire at night telling stories about their lives. As the last movement fades away you slowly return to the present.This is the viola and piano arrangement and piano score and viola parts are included.Please note that the recording is of the cello and piano arrangement.
$12.99
Five Lost Highland Tales 5: Passacaglia
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Viola, Piano
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Joanna Borrett
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Joanna Borrett
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Piano,Viola - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1515860 Composed by Joanna Borrett. Classical,Folk. Score and part. 4 pages. Joanna Borrett #1090159. Pu...
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Piano,Viola - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1515860 Composed by Joanna Borrett. Classical,Folk. Score and part. 4 pages. Joanna Borrett #1090159. Published by Joanna Borrett (A0.1515860). Passacaglia is the fifth movement of Five Lost Highland Tales - a prequel to Clan.This is the viola and piano arrangement. Piano score and viola part included.Imagine going back in time and watching an ancient Scottish clan sitting round an open fire one night telling stories about their lives. Passacaglia is the last of these tales.Please note that the recording is of the cello and piano arrangement.
$5.99
Five Lost Highland Tales 4: Lullaby
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Viola, Piano
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Joanna Borrett
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Five Lost Highland Tales 4: Lu
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Joanna Borrett
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SheetMusicPlus
Piano,Viola - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1515854 Composed by Joanna Borrett. Classical,Folk. Score and part. 3 pages. Joanna Borrett #1090153. Pu...
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Piano,Viola - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1515854 Composed by Joanna Borrett. Classical,Folk. Score and part. 3 pages. Joanna Borrett #1090153. Published by Joanna Borrett (A0.1515854). Lullaby is the fourth movement of Five Lost Highland Tales - a prequel to Clan.This is the viola and piano arrangement. Piano score and individual viola part included.Imagine going back in time and watching an ancient Scottish clan sitting round an open fire one night telling stories about their lives. Lullaby is the fourth of these tales.Please note that the recording is of the cello and piano arrangement.
$5.99
Bach: Bist du bei mir BWV 508 for Viola & Piano
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Johann Sebastian Bach
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James M
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Bach: Bist du bei mir BWV 508
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jmsgu3
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Piano,Viola - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.549217 Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Arranged by James M. Guthrie, ASCAP. Baroque,Holiday,Standards...
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Piano,Viola - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.549217 Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Arranged by James M. Guthrie, ASCAP. Baroque,Holiday,Standards,Wedding. Score and part. 9 pages. Jmsgu3 #3468034. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.549217). J. S. Bach BWV 508. Bist du bei mir Bach adapted this aria from a lost Stölzel opera called Diomedes. He changed the original orchestral instrumentation to soprano, strings, and continuo.  He also modified the voice-leading making it sound more like a Bach composition. The work appears as BWV 508 No. 25 in the Anna Magdalena Notebook No. 2.  Source Only a few remnants of the original opera have survived. Historians speculate that Anna Magdalena got the song from the Leipzig Opera after the bankruptcy of 1720. Chances are good, though, that the tune was a favorite of everyone in Leipzig at the time.  Lyrics When thou art near, I go with joyTo death and to my rest.O how joyous would my end be,If your fair hands      Would close my faithful eyes. - Unknown Bach Overview First of all, Johann Sebastian Bach is maybe the greatest composer in music history. Certainly, he was prolific. As a result, everyone has heard of his works. Furthermore, these works number well over a thousand. It seems like people are probably most familiar with instrumental works such as the Brandenburg Concertos, and the Goldberg Variations. But, similarly famous are such noteworthy works as the Well-Tempered Clavier, the Musical Offering, and certainly the Art of Fugue. Seems like his most famous vocal works include the most noteworthy Mass in B Minor. Also, most noteworthy are the St. John Passion, and indeed the Christmas Oratorio.  History Bach came from a long line of musicians and above all, composers. Consequently, he, first of all, pursued a career as a church organist. So as a result, he gained employment in various Protestant churches in Germany. For a while, he worked as a court musician in Weimar and Köthen. Here he probably developed his organ style and likewise his chamber music style. Eventually, he, therefore, gained an appointment as Cantor of St. Thomas in Leipzig. Here he worked until difficulties with his employer ultimately drove him away. The King of Poland finally appointed him as court composer.  Style It seems like Bach created a fascinating new international style. He synthesized elements of the most noteworthy European music ideas into his new style. Even more, this new style was probably his synthesis of European musical rhythm and form. Furthermore, he demonstrated a complete mastery of counterpoint and motivic development. His sense of harmonic organization probably propelled him to the top. Revival        Mendelssohn conducted a Bach revival in the nineteenth century. His effort probably helped to re-familiarize the public with the magnitude of Bach’s works. During this period, scholars published many noteworthy Bach biographies. Moreover, Wolfgang Schmieder published the BWV (Bach Werke Verzeichnis). As a result, this is now the official catalog of his entire artistic output. The BWV number allows us to locate a work in the catalog. Sometimes scholars will simply use an S (Schmieder) as an abbreviation for BWV.  Voyager NASA launched two Voyager spacecraft in 1977. Onboard are phonograph records with sounds, music, and images of life on Earth. The purpose of the launch was to inform intelligent extraterrestrial life forms about conditions on Earth. The music on the disc is varied. There is Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, and Stravinsky among others. However, because Bach is so important in our music history, it contains three times more Bach than all the others combined. Â
$32.95
Silent Night for Viola & Piano
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Viola, Piano
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Christmas
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Gruber
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James M
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Silent Night for Viola & Piano
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jmsgu3
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SheetMusicPlus
Piano,Viola - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.548494 Composed by Gruber. Arranged by James M. Guthrie, ASCAP. Christmas. Score and part. 3 pages. Jmsg...
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Piano,Viola - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.548494 Composed by Gruber. Arranged by James M. Guthrie, ASCAP. Christmas. Score and part. 3 pages. Jmsgu3 #3387259. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.548494). Silent Night arranged for Viola & Piano with new harmony for the final verse. Score: 2 pg. Part: 1 pg. Silent Night Origins Father Joseph Mohr wrote the lyrics for a new Christmas Carol. He wanted the new carol for his Christmas Eve Mass. With only a couple of hours until the service, He asked organist and schoolteacher Franz Gruber to write a melody and simple accompaniment to go with the lyrics. The result is probably the most famous of all Christmas carols – Silent Night. First Performance Perhaps because the organ was undergoing repairs, or to make sure the accompaniment was easy enough, Mohr asked Gruber to write it for the guitar. Mohr played the guitar, and both Mohr and Gruber gave the world premiere performance at the Christmas Eve Mass in 1818 at St. Nicholas Church in Oberndorf in Salzburg. Original Score Eventually, the original score became lost, and consequently, Mohr's name was largely forgotten. Though the public originally recognized Gruber as the composer, many people over time began rumors that a more famous composer was responsible. Thus, they floated the names of Haydn, Mozart, and even Beethoven. Authorities eventually settled the matter when a manuscript in Mohr’s handwriting turned up in 1820. Consequently, we learn that Mohr wrote the lyrics in 1816, and Gruber composed the melody in 1818. Popularity Nonetheless, Silent Night is still very popular. Singers have performed this song in nearly every genre and in multiple languages. Perhaps the most famous version is the one Bing Crosby crafted. This version is the third best-selling physical single recording in the history of recorded music. This particular recording was released in 1935 and sold at least 30 million copies. Only two songs have ever sold more. Elton John released Candle in the Wind in 1997 and sold 33 million copies. The record for most copies ever sold goes to Bing Crosby. He released White Christmas in 1942 and sold 50 million physical copies.Register for free lifetime updates and revisions at www.jamesguthrie.com
$28.95
Penitent Thief, The (for viola and piano)
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Viola, Piano
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David M
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Penitent Thief, The
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David Sterrett Music
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Piano,Viola - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1039822 Composed by David M. Sterrett. Classical,Contemporary,Sacred. Score and part. 49 pages. David St...
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Piano,Viola - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1039822 Composed by David M. Sterrett. Classical,Contemporary,Sacred. Score and part. 49 pages. David Sterrett Music #644666. Published by David Sterrett Music (A0.1039822). This piece depicts the story of the Penitent Thief, one of the two other men who hung on a cross beside Jesus, as told in the Bible: One of the thieves who were hanged by Jesus was hurling abuse at him, saying, 'Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us!' But the other answered, and rebuking him, said, 'Do you not even fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? We indeed are suffering justly, for we are receiving what we deserve for our deeds; but this man has done nothing wrong.' And he was saying, 'Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom!' And Jesus said to him, 'Truly I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.' (Luke 23:39-43) I initially set out to portray the scene from a narrative perspective. As I began composing and felt the story resonate more and more with my own spiritual experiences, I decided to shift the focus onto what I imagined the emotional and spiritual experiences of the Penitent Thief were during this brief but transformative interaction with Jesus right before death. While the passage does not describe his internal experience, I imagine that Jesus’ extension of kindness and mercy, along with the promise “Today you will be with me in Paradise,†profoundly impacted him. In composing this, I hoped to convey that transformative encounter. Ultimately, The Penitent Thief depicts an experience familiar to many Christians: that of a lost and broken soul discovering Jesus offers the truth and salvation they long for. To capture the element of dialog, I envisioned the Viola as the Penitent Thief and the Piano as Jesus. Each has a distinct theme/motif. On the cross, the Penitent Thief is consumed by shame, sorrow, and fear of death. His demeanor shifts between moments of quiet contemplation and visceral emotional outbursts. Facing imminent death, he yearns for redemption and truth. He looks at Jesus hanging next to him, blameless and holy. He feels admiration and praise and is overcome by penitence and humility. He calls out, half in desperation, half in worship: “Jesus, remember me when you come into your Kingdom…†Jesus, moved by his penitence and belief, responds with kindness and mercy, extending salvation: Today you will be with me in Paradise.†The Penitent Thief imagines Paradise and hopes for this to hold true. His hope becomes briefly overshadowed by lingering doubt and fear. Silence falls. Then, as the hour of death arrives, the man reaches out again and clings to Jesus’ promise, this time with more desperation. His soul suddenly becomes filled with joy, finding the fulfillment of longing, bound with Christ, and knowing that he will soon be at rest in Paradise. At peace, the man gazes upward, gives his final sputtering breath, and his soul departs this world.
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