Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Major BWV1042-Performed by Geoffrey Applegate violin Accompaniment: Vienna Festival Orchestra Conductor: Franz Litschauer These are the two concerti for solo violin that have survived in this form. The adagio of the E-major concerto is superb in its exquisite simplicity and emotion. Now digitally remastered for the ultimate in sonic fidelity this deluxe edition includes a second CD featuring slow-tempo accompaniments to use as you get up to speed; and a newly edited and engraved urtext edition of each concerto. Includes a newly engraved authoritative printed music score with orchestral reduction newly edited by Baroque violin expert Wieslaw Novak printed on high-quality ivory paper; and acompact disc containing a complete version with soloist in digitally remastered stereo; then a second digitally remastered stereo version of the orchestral accompaniment minus the soloist; and a second compact disc containing the complete version of the concerto followed by a -20% slow-tempo version of the accompaniments for practice purposes.

Celtic and Acadian Tunes-Over 425 reels jigs set-tunes waltzes marches strathspeys and airs transcribed from the playing of traditional fiddlers make this a must have title. Includes access to online audio.

Light music for Violin-This great play-along book is intended for the moderately advanced violin player who in addition to classical music wishes to play other styles of music such as blues rock Latin and jazz. The play-along CD presents each piece twice once with a complete performance which shows how a professional violinist deals with the rhythms and interpretation and a second backing-only track. Titles include: Swingtime Big Brother Boogie We Take Five Funky Violin and many more.

Internationally renowned authors musicians and recording artists Frank Villafranca and Andrew D. Gordon of The Super Groovers have composed a collection of grooves and melodies in the Smooth Jazz Genre creating an exciting supplemental jazz study series for beginner intermediate and advanced jazz students and musicians.After releasing their first CD Supergroovin which received world wide airplay they recognized a need in the music publishing business for a series of books on contemporary improvising within the 'Smooth Jazz' genre. Andrew composed and recorded all the rhythm tracks used in thisbook. In their opinion the melodies were so catchy they couldn't resist developing them into completed songs.Mainline Connection Villefranche?sur-Mer and You're The Only One In My Life are a few featured on their second CD Mainline Connection.The smooth jazz grooves in this 50 page book feature a variety of contemporary rhythm section styles including RandB Jazz Funk Top 40 Rock Gospel Hip Hop and Latin. These stylistic influences are frequently associated with smooth jazz. Popular artists in this genre include The Super Groovers David Sanborn Eric Marienthal Kenny G David Benoit Dave Koz Tom Scott Gerald Albright Candy Dulfer Wilton Felder Boney James Chris Botti Chuck Mangione Sade George Benson Peter White Lee Ritenour Earl Klugh Larry Carlton Jeff Lorber Brian Culbertson George Duke Paul Hardcastle Joe Sample Spyro Gyra Pat Metheny Four Play The Yellow Jackets and The Rippingtons. We suggest that you become acquainted with as many of these artists as possible.On each of the 20 tracks the groove is separated into 3 melodic ideas. Each melodic idea (example or riff) is played first by the Violin with the groove followed by just the rhythm section groove without the Violin. The 1st example is usually the easiest the 2nd slightly harder and the 3rd the most difficult.The Super Groovers were very fortunate to have violinist extraordinaire Christian Howes perform and record the Violin examples in the book.Versions for each

Learn to play some of today\'s biggest hits with Guest Spot Today\'s Biggest Hits for Violin.This collection of songs will have your audience tapping their feet and singing along as you play Hits such asBig When I Was Little Walks Like Rihanna Let Her Go and many more.Strut your stuff as you play along to recent artists like Passenger with easy play-along tracks for Violin.Listen andwatch Let Her Go by Passenger here:

After Hours comprises eight laid back jazzy pieces for Violin and Piano covering a variety of styles from cosy dinner jazz to wistful blues and more upbeat numbers composed by Pam Wedgwood. The perfect way to wind down after a stressful day!The accompanying CD contains two tracks for each piece in this book: the first track is a full performance of the piece allowing you to hear how it should sound and be played; and the second is a recording of the backing only giving you the opportunity to play-along yourself without the need for an accompanist!The solo violin part is also included on a separate insert.

Play along with authentic backing tracks with this superb collection of Latin Themes featuring 12 arrangements of famous Latin favourites including ‘La Bamba’ ‘Guantanamera’ ‘Volare’ ‘Cielito Lindo’ and ‘Song of the Jet’. The accompanying CD contains backing tracks featuring a live Latin band complete with demonstration versions of every track. The CD also contains piano accompaniments available in PDF format which are the same for each 'Latin Themes' publication for other instruments making it ideal for ensemble or solo playing.

A critically acclaimed book covering old-time bluegrass Irish blues Scandinavian Cajun Texas swing and jazz and twin fiddling styles. This book also covers bowing chords chord progressions kickoffs and endings andimprovisation. The audio recording available online features David Reiner's solo performance of all the tunes in the book.

Violin Play-Along Volume 23-The Violin Play-Along series will help you play your favourite songs quickly and easily. Just follow the music listen to the online audio to hear how the violin should sound and then play along using the separate backing tracks. With the melody and lyrics included in the book you may also choose to sing along. Chord symbols are provided should you wish to elaborate on the melody. The online audio can be downloaded and is also enhanced so Mac and PC users can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing pitch!

Instrumental Play-Along-9 songs from this blockbuster hit movie musical are included in this collection for instrumentalists. Each book features online access to audio demonstration and play-along tracks for download or streaming to help you hear how the song should sound and then play along and sound like a pro!Songs include: 'Come Alive' 'From Now On' 'The Greatest Show' 'A Million Dreams' 'Never Enough' 'The Other Side' 'Rewrite the Stars' 'This Is Me' 'Tightrope'.

Ten classic Christmas songs in melody line arrangements by Simon Lesley with specially recorded backing tracks.

Play the Blues is meant for players who depending on the instrument have studied music for about 2 to 3 years. The pieces of music in this volume have all been written in the twelve-bar blues style and have been arranged in two parts but it is possible to play just the treble and still sound good. The CD features accompaniments for all 9 duets and also includes tuning notes.

Violin Play-Along Volume 64-The Violin Play-Along series will help you play your favourite songs quickly and easily. Just follow the music listen to the online audio to hear how the Violin should sound and then play-along using the separate backing tracks. With the melody and lyrics included in the book you may also choose to sing along. Chord symbols are provided should you wish to elaborate on the melody. The audio includes PLAYBACK features that allow you to loop passages change the tempo and more.This volume includes: Assassin\'s Creed III Main Title Game of Thrones Grenade Hallelujah Mission: Impossible Theme Pure Imagination Take Me Home Who Wants to LiveForever.

This book presents transcriptions with detailed bowings in tandem with three recorded festival versions (played very slowly at a modest tempo and up-to-tempo) of 35 Appalachian Fiddle tunes. A clearly written description ofold-time style focuses on developing a rhythmic bow by presenting default bowing systems (Nashville shuffle 3-1 bowing bow rocking ghost bows) and other techniques and topics such as anticipations left-hand ornamentation drones chording dissonances altered tunings the concept of swing tips on learning by ear and more.This book and accompanying online audio are designed to be accessible and appropriate for all levels ofplayers.