Chamber Music Violin
SKU: CF.BF150
30 Easy Level
Arrangements for Any
Combination of String
Instruments. Composed
by Benjamin Hanby,
Bernard de la Monnoye,
Felix Bartholdy
Mendelssohn, Franz Xaver
Gruber, French carol,
James Murray, James
Pierpont, John Henry
Hopkins, John Neale, John
Wade, John Wesley Work,
III, Lowell Mason,
Melchior Franck, Mykola
Leontovich, S. Goldfarb,
Spanish Carol, and etc.
Arranged by Kathryn
Griesinger. Collection -
Part. 28 pages. Carl
Fischer Music #BF150.
Published by Carl Fischer
Music (CF.BF150).
ISBN
9781491162101. UPC:
680160920846.
Learn
ing to play chamber music
is an important milestone
in the music
student’s journey.
Playing with a teacher or
friend helps develop
rhythmic independence,
intonation, listening
skills, and sense of
pulse that are vital to
playing in an ensemble.
These progressive duets
offer beginning and
developing players the
opportunity to play along
with others, or with the
helpful support of the
teacher in a lesson. Each
duet adds new techniques
and challenges that align
with the natural
advancement of lessons,
moving from easy rhythms
and keys to staccato bow
strokes, slurs,
accidentals (low or
extended finger
patterns), and more
complex or independent
rhythms. While the melody
remains in the top line,
musicians can alternate
playing the melody as all
efforts have been made to
keep both parts at a
similar difficulty level.
This book features
familiar melodies for the
holidays, including
sacred and secular
Christmas songs, music
for Hanukkah, and folk
tunes from many
countries. Appropriate
for caroling, recitals,
or chamber holiday
concerts, there are 30
festive selections of
different tempi, styles,
and keys for variety,
while remaining in
string-friendly ranges.
Each duet is one page or
less in length, ensuring
an immediate sense of
success for young
players. Put new skills
into practice while
celebrating the
season.
James Bernard
