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Parallel Universe
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Viola Solo - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.706655 By The Red Hot Chili Peppers. By Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith, Flea, and John Frusciante. Arranged b...
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Viola Solo - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.706655 By The Red Hot Chili Peppers. By Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith, Flea, and John Frusciante. Arranged by André Laitano. Rock. Individual part. 3 pages. ANDRÉ DOS SANTOS #6478481. Published by ANDRÉ DOS SANTOS (A0.706655). Red Hot Chili Peppers - Parallel Universe (Viola Solo)ContentViola PartAny Request?gotitsheetmusic@hotmail.com.
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Don't Be Shy
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Viola Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1237241 By Tiesto And Karol G. By Carolina Giraldo, Jonas David Kroper, Teemu Brunila, Tijs Verwest, and ...
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Viola Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1237241 By Tiesto And Karol G. By Carolina Giraldo, Jonas David Kroper, Teemu Brunila, Tijs Verwest, and Yoshi Breen. Arranged by Musikeo. 21st Century,Contemporary,Contest,Disco,Festival,Pop. Individual part. 1 pages. Musikeo #832762. Published by Musikeo (A0.1237241). Don't Be Shy is a song by Dutch DJ Tiësto and Colombian singer-songwriter Karol G. It was released on 12 August 2021 via Atlantic Records as a the second single from Tiësto's seventh studio album Drive. It also marks Karol G's first song in English.The music video was directed by Christian Breslauer, who filmed the music videos for The Business, Industry Baby and Streets. It starts off with an outdoor shot of the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet at the Night, then followed up by the Night at the Museum-inspired music video, comedian Blake Webber plays a museum janitor, and Karol G dances with a group of dancers in different scenes in a museum.Part two of the music video was released on 4 September 2021.Carolina Giraldo Navarro (born 14 February 1991), known professionally as Karol G (stylized in all caps), is a Colombian singer and songwriter. She is predominantly described as a reggaeton and Latin trap artist, but has experimented with a variety of other genres including reggae and sertanejo. In 2018, she won the Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist, and has been nominated for several Billboard Latin Music Awards and Lo Nuestro Awards.Born and raised in MedellÃn, Giraldo launched her career as a teenager, appearing on the Colombian spinoff of The X Factor. She moved to New York City in 2014 to learn more about the music industry and signed to Universal Music Latino. Her collaboration with Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny Ahora Me Llama became her breakthrough hit, and was the lead single for her debut album Unstoppable, released in 2017. In late 2018, her song Secreto became a hit in Latin America as she and Anuel AA publicly confirmed their relationship in the music video.In July 2019, she released China in collaboration with Anuel AA, Daddy Yankee, Ozuna and J Balvin, which became her first music video with over one billion views on YouTube. In May 2019, she released the album Ocean, which served as a stylistic departure from Unstoppable, incorporating a more relaxed atmosphere in her work. Her song Tusa with Nicki Minaj also charted internationally and was certified 28× Latin Platinum by the RIAA, staying on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart for 25 weeks. In 2020, Karol G received four nominations at the Latin Grammys. Karol G achieved her highest-charting single on the Billboard Hot 100 with the top 10 song TQG, a collaboration with Shakira.With her fourth album, Mañana Será Bonito (2023), Karol G became the first woman to ever debut at number one on the Billboard 200 chart with a Spanish-language albumEnjoy my arrangement!
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Californication
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Californication
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Viola Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1151816 By The Red Hot Chili Peppers. By Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith, Flea, and John Frusciante. Arranged ...
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Viola Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1151816 By The Red Hot Chili Peppers. By Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith, Flea, and John Frusciante. Arranged by Thiago Marconato. Rock. Individual part. 1 pages. Thiago Marconato #752018. Published by Thiago Marconato (A0.1151816). Arrangement for solo viola of the famous song recorded by the Red Hot Chili Peppers in A minor (original key).
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Otherside
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Rock
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Viola Solo - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.706673 By The Red Hot Chili Peppers. By Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith, Flea, and John Frusciante. Arranged b...
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Viola Solo - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.706673 By The Red Hot Chili Peppers. By Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith, Flea, and John Frusciante. Arranged by André Laitano. Rock. Individual part. 3 pages. ANDRÉ DOS SANTOS #6480143. Published by ANDRÉ DOS SANTOS (A0.706673).
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Can't Stop
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Can't Stop
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Viola Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.903001 By The Red Hot Chili Peppers. By Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith, Flea, and John Frusciante. Arranged b...
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Viola Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.903001 By The Red Hot Chili Peppers. By Anthony Kiedis, Chad Smith, Flea, and John Frusciante. Arranged by Matt Luff. Rock. Individual part. 3 pages. Matt Luff #6698425. Published by Matt Luff (A0.903001).
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Kamfu
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Elisabeth Naske
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Kamfu
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Viola - difficult - Digital Download SKU: S9.Q19103 Wie das Leben so spielt. Composed by Elisabeth Naske. This edition: Sheet music. Viola Library...
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Viola - difficult - Digital Download SKU: S9.Q19103 Wie das Leben so spielt. Composed by Elisabeth Naske. This edition: Sheet music. Viola Library. Downloadable. Duration 12 minutes. Schott Music - Digital #Q19103. Published by Schott Music - Digital (S9.Q19103). The title goes back to the illustrated book 'Kamfu mir helfen?' by Dirk Schmidt & Barbara Schmidt. The charming story inspired the composer to write music which, according to tradition, is based on the seventh and second intervals, using the common string techniques such as scale, arpeggio, double stop and trill. Naske is one of the most successful female composers in the field of children's theatre. This is why there is a lot of theatricality combined with humour and irony in this virtuoso solo piece, which is also rewarding for viola and violoncello.
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Fugue: "Wear Pearls and Smile" (A Pairing with Beethoven's Symphony #2) - Viola
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Fugue: "Wear Pearls and Smile"
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Viola Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1018938 Composed by Benjamin Harry Sajo. 20th Century,Contemporary. Individual part. 5 pages. Benjamin Sa...
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Viola Solo - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1018938 Composed by Benjamin Harry Sajo. 20th Century,Contemporary. Individual part. 5 pages. Benjamin Sajo #6072979. Published by Benjamin Sajo (A0.1018938). Fugue: Wear Pearls and Smile is, on the outset, a fast, rambunctious adventure for many voices playing at the same time. It was conceived as a pairing for the equally vivacious second symphony of Ludwig van Beethoven–his 250th birthday is this year–but can stand on its own as one of my hardest, most challenging works to cook up.This piece is dedicated to those forced to appear positive when internally they’re falling apart. The title is inspired by a quote that’s been with me for a while, Why is it that men can be bastards and women must wear pearls and smile? by Lynn Hecht Schafren, the celebrated American jurist famous for campaigning for gender equity in courts. I’m taking the quote out of its initial context, but the power of that quote, for me, exemplifies how hard it is to maintain a sense of emotional decorum and dignity when you’re authentically a hot mess. And what’s more of a musical hot mess than a fugue?There are two realities to this piece. I’ll quote Dmitri Shostakovich, from his autobiography: The rejoicing is forced, created under threat, […] It’s as if someone were beating you with a stick and saying, ‘Your business is rejoicing, your business is rejoicing,’ and you rise, shaky, and go marching off, muttering ‘Our business is rejoicing, our business is rejoicing.’ On the one hand, it is insincere happiness, cloying perhaps. But the other truth, I’ll quote Oscar Hammerstein II, from The King and I: While shivering in my shoes / I strike a careless pose / And whistle a happy tune / And no one ever knows, / I'm afraid. I forced myself, against all impulses of my current being, to forge happiness. This piece, with its origin being a mental puzzle (fugues are puzzles), it became a construct where I could lift myself up and regain a sense of purpose. Therefore, it is invented–out of a literal need to survive–pure, genuine happiness.Future Performances: If you are interested in performing this work, please e-mail me.ABOUT THE COMPOSER: Benjamin Sajo (b. 1988) is a Canadian composer of contemporary classical music, as well as an educator. Since developing a fiercely independent creative voice upon the completion of his studies at Western (2010) and McGill Universities (2013), he continues to find inspiration from the intersection of mythology, art, and nature upon the contemporary human experience. In 2019, he released his premiere album of original music, The Great War Sextet: Canadian War Poetry with Trombone & Strings , with support from the Ontario Arts Council. He is a member of SOCAN and the League of Canadian Composers.
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