SKU: AP.6-450414
ISBN 9780486450414. UPC: 9780486450414. 9x12 inches. English.
How long should I practice? Which pieces should I study? How can I develop a singing tone? All violinists ponder these questions, striving to make the most of their practice and performances. This enlightening and encouraging book holds the answers, offering a series of interviews with the most celebrated violin teachers and performers of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.Twenty-four famous violinists reveal the secrets of their success, sharing the lessons of their artistry and experience. In addition to aesthetic and technical aspects of playing, they discuss their personal conceptions of violin mastery. Eugene Ysaye reminisces about his studies with Vieuxtemps and Wieniawski, and Leopold Auer emphasizes the importance of fostering students' individual talents. Maud Powell describes her pioneering role as a female orchestral musician, and Jascha Heifetz voices his views on technical mastery and temperament. Hints and advice from other masters include tips on efficient practice, immproving bow technique, and refining intonation. A rare find in musical literature, this book is essential reading for every serious violinist.Dover (2006) unabridged republication of the work originally published by Frederick A. Stokes, New York, 1919.
SKU: AP.36-50703015
ISBN 9781638870562. UPC: 753625016306. English.
This string quartet is the last work completed by this fine American composer. The work's five movements are based on old folk and hymn melodies that the composer found intriguing. In the final movement, he combines the old melody with one of his own creation, to bring an especially original flavor to an old form. Stirring and lyrical, this has a myriad of programming options.
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SKU: AP.36-M240591
UPC: 660355031168. English.
An impressive and practical collection of wedding music arranged for string quartet. Contains the standard wedding favorites. Titles included: 1. Wedding March (Mendelssohn) 2. March (Mozart) 3. Air in F (Handel) 4. Sheep May Safely Graze (Bach) 5. Adagio (Mozart) 6. Greensleeves 7.Panis Angelicus (Franck) 8. Prayer (Wolf).
SKU: AP.36-52701191
ISBN 9781621568384. UPC: 679360728628. English.
This collection is the ideal solution for planning wedding music when you don't have the players for a full string trio or quartet. For Violin I and another player, these beautiful duets make the most of the various string pairings.
SKU: AP.36-60710008
ISBN 9798888522028. UPC: 676737624248. English.
Ralph Vaughan Williams, ever fond of poetry, found creative impetus for his beautiful romance The Lark Ascending, IRV 39, in an 1881 poem by George Meredith. Marie Pauline Hall, to whom the work was dedicated, gave the first performance of the original violin and piano version, here presented in a Masters reprint edition, at Shirehampton Public Hall on December 15, 1920, beside pianist Geoffrey Mendham. After World War I, the composer expanded the work for soloist and full orchestra. This has become the version most familiar to listeners. The violin, lifting its silvery tones above the stage, captures the soaring nature of Meredith's couplet: Till lost on his aerial rings/In light, and then the fancy sings. Reprint edition.
SKU: AP.36-52710008
ISBN 9781682967195. UPC: 660355061141. English.
Reminiscen t of Mendelssohn's Song Without Words, but with an expanded harmonic language. Piano part for No. 2 is advanced.
SKU: AP.36-52710007
ISBN 9781682965597. UPC: 660355173103. English.
This is an exciting venture into chromatic fingerings and 1st - 4th position for the advanced-intermediate player in the key of A minor. The piano part is quite reasonable.
SKU: AP.36-M202291
UPC: 746241271396. English.
An attractive and practical collection of wedding music arranged for string quartet. Contains the standard wedding favorites. Titles included: 1. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Bach) 2. Trumpet Voluntary (Clarke) 3. Hornpipe (Handel) 4. Clair de lune (Debussy) 5. Dedication (Franz) 6. I Love Thee (Grieg) 7. Let the Bright Seraphim (Handel) 8. Ave Maria (Schubert).  .
SKU: AP.36-M199291
ISBN 9781621562016. UPC: 746241255051. English.
A wonderful and practical collection of wedding music arranged for string quartet. Contains the standard wedding favorites such as Wagner's "Bridal Chorus" and Purcell's "Trumpet Tune." Titles included: 1. Bridal Chorus (Wagner) 2. Trumpet Tune (Purcell) 3. Allelujah (Mozart) 4. Where'er You Walk (Handel) 5. Adagio (Mendelssohn) 6. Meditation (Massenet) 7. The Ring on my Finger (Schumann) 8. Ave Maria (Bach/Gounod).
SKU: AP.36-52701193
ISBN 9781621568391. UPC: 679360733462. English.
SKU: AP.36-52702616
ISBN 9781628764031. UPC: 746241202512. English.
Appropriat e for the concert stage or gigs, these ten trio arrangements will thrill players and audiences. From exciting Bach "Allegros" to intense Spanish waltzes and dances, this volume has something for everyone. All parts are interesting and moderately difficult (grade 4 and above). Due to ensemble and rhythmic challenges, rehearsal is recommended. This book appears on the Ohio state contest list.
SKU: AP.36-52702617
ISBN 9781628764048. UPC: 660355066030. English.
SKU: AP.36-52701192
ISBN 9781628761184. UPC: 660355018657. English.
SKU: AP.36-52783008
UPC: 660355166433. English.
Using a chromatic harmonic palate, dark keys and soaring melodies, Netzel creates a romantic treat for performers!