PARTITIONS GRATUITES : VIOLON
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By William Starr. Edited by Judi Gowe. Summy-Birchard supplementary instruments (Violin). Published by Alfred Publishing.

(A Collection of 35 Traditional Appalachian Tunes). Composed by Ken Kolodner. For fiddle. Perfect binding. Book and Online Audio. 60 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc

String Quartet

SKU: HL.14031816

Composed by Jean Joubert. Music Sales America. Classical. Book [Softcover]. Music Sales #NOV12053901. Published by Music Sales (HL.14031816).

8.5x11.75x0.3 inches.

Though conceived as four separate movements, my second string quartet has a single motif which is common to them all. This is the three-note Muss es sein? from Beethoven's last quartet, Op. 135. But whereas Beethoven's theme is notated G E A flat, thus giving it an F minor connotation, I have sued an alternative spelling - G E G sharp - which suggests an ambiguous E minor-major. This ambiguity, in fact, becomes the tonal basis of the whole work, only to be resolved at the end of the final movement. Each movement begins with a variant of the basic motif on the cello. The first has the original form of the theme, while the second has a majorised version which is also expressed as a chord. The third movement, with its scherzoid middle section, reverts to the major-minor ambiguity of the first, and the finale begins with the majorised version as an ostinato accompaniment on pizzicato cello. The slow movement is sub-titled In memoriam DSCH and concludes with a quotation of Shostakovich's motto - D E flat C B - which is basically the same as Beethoven's with the addition of one note. This is not to imply that the work contains no other thematic material. One important theme, a rising fifth and a second, is also common to three of the movements, and is ultimately derived from my first quartet, Op. 1 of 27 years earlier, to which this second contribution to the form is in many ways like a sequel. Like the earlier work, too, this quartet is dedicated to my wife.

By Aaron Copland. Arranged by Quincy C. Hilliard. Boosey and Hawkes Chamber Music. Softcover. Size 9x12 inches. 14 pages. Published by Boosey & Hawkes.

Beginning Fiddle Tunes and Techniques. By Brian Wicklund. For Fiddle. Method. Bluegrass and Country. Level: Beginning. DVD. Size 5.25x7.50. 114 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc.

10 Duets for Violin and Viola. Composed by Aleksey Igudesman. Performance score. 36 pages. Universal Edition #UE37118. Published by Universal Edition