15 Viola Duets

De Beriot's 12 Short Easy Progressive Duets transcribed for 2 violas by Alan Arnold.

Twelve superb Duets for Viola by W.A. Mozart. These have been carefully transcribed by Alan H. Arnold.

Sixteen favorite Christmas hymns and songs for viola. These arrangements are easily accessible with no page turns or double stops. Suggested bowings are included. This book contains both melody and harmony parts with pianoaccompaniment which can be used with the violin and cello books in the same series. The pieces can be enjoyed in a number of instrumental settings either as solos duets or in ensembles with other string instruments. Suggesteduses are: solo viola with piano accompaniment viola duets with cello violin and/or piano and trios with cello and violin. Pull-out viola part.

The Big Book Of Violin and Viola Duets includes sheet music for 35 favourite pop songs, movie hits and classical pieces, including Across the Universe, Baby, It's Cold Outside, California Dreamin', Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Don't Stop Believin', Hey, Soul Sister, Hound Dog, Moon River, Moves like Jagger, You and I and more. / Violon Ou Alto

Par BERIO LUCIANO. This set of arrangements of Luciano Berio’s “Duetti”, originally for two violins, represents a fascinating expansion of the limited repertoire for two violas. Berio originally conceived these duets as a collection of occasional pieces, each dedicated to someone who was close to him, rather like Elgar’s “Enigma” Variations, but they eventually developed into a full compositional project with pedagogical overtones. As such, there is a wide variation in technical demands, from pieces playable by beginners up to a duet that foreshadows the skills required for Berio’s “Sequenza” for the viola. Taken as a whole, over some years of study, the “Duetti” can gently lead players into the mysteries of contemporary music; however, the composer also envisaged them in a concert performance of the complete cycle with at least 24 players of differing abilities taking turns to play. In this guise, it might be an intriguing idea to mix them with the original version for two violins (UE17757), although it must be understood that the two versions are not mutually compatible to be played as violin/viola duets./ Répertoire / 2 Altos

Doris da Costa and Tom Hedges' Voil Viola Duets was written for Viola and Violin players wanting to play duets with friends and teachers or for new Viola pupils swapping from the Violin to the Viola.Changing instruments can be challenging as the alto clef requires completely new reading skills regardless of a player’s standard on the Violin. In this book an alternative Violin part is included to help to familiarise a Violinist with the music and to add instrumental flexibility.A large variety of styles and genres are included: the 16th Century Madrigal the Baroque Concerto dance forms arrangements of traditionalfavourites world music jazz or swing numbers and programmatic 21st century entries.There is much here to challenge the musical and technical demands of the Viola and Violin: string crossing shifting (up to 3rd position) chromatic scales as well as a range of articulation and playing techniques. Time signatures are varied with duets in simple compound and irregular meters. An assortment of key signatures and modes add further challenges.The pieces vary in difficulty: from an easy grade 3 standard to a moderately difficult grade 5. The duets can be used for concert repertoire for GCSE assessments for sight-reading practice to support technical studies or to round off a lesson.

The study of string instruments should include ensemble playing at the earliest possible stage. There is much to be gained from the playing of duets. Each player learns how to listen to the other, and in a short time develops an awareness of balance, musical phrasing, intonation, and tone quality. This type of training is excellent preparation for participation in large groups. These four volumes of duets for two violins will help fill the need for early ensemble experience in the public schools. They should be used in string classes as a supplement to any of the standard string methods. They will also encourage music making outside of the school, with parents or with other students. These duets are ideal for recitals in the public schools and in public school festivals. They may be played by two performers, or by multiple performers on each part, with or without piano accompaniment.

Easy Classics for Viola is part of the Easy Classics Series written to provide beginning to intermediate students with an enjoyable introduction to classical music. This book features 16 solos and duets in viola-friendly keys with accompaniment. All of the pieces may be played as solos or duets and the content in this book is fully compatible with Easy Classics for Violin and Easy Classics for Cello.

Béla Bartók composed his 44 Violin Duos in 1931, at the urging of the German violin pedagogue Erich Doflein. With two exceptions, all the pieces are based on original folk music themes, most of which the composer himself collected in the course of his numerous collecting trips to the Carpathian Basin and in Algeria. Although conceived as parts of a pedagogically motivated set, these little pieces are highly effective in concert performance as well. The viola transcriptions follow Bartóks original faithfully. / 2 Altos

Par PLEYEL IGNAZ. Ignace Pleyel (1757-1831) Six Duets Opus 8 for Two Violas. Transcribed and edited by Carl Paasch. International Music Company publication./ Répertoire / 2 Altos

A first book of very easy pieces for viola. Par BLACKWELL KATHY / DAVID. lively original pieces, traditional tunes, and easy duets using open strings to finger pattern 0-1-23-4 audio play-along tracks available on major streaming platforms or to download from a companion website fantastic illustrations by Martin Remphry piano and viola accompaniments available separately in printed collections ideal for use alongside Viola Time Starters compatibility with Fiddle Time Joggers / Date parution : 2022-05-31/ Recueil / Alto