SKU: FH.VAS2
ISBN 978-1-55440-572-5.
This groundbreaking series for viola offers a sound and progressive collection of Repertoire, Recordings, Etudes, Technique, and Orchestral Excerpts for the aspiring virtuoso. Representing all major style periods and a variety of genres, Viola Series, 2013 Edition offers all the music and tools needed to support a comprehensive course of study from the beginner to advanced levels. Two volumes of Etudes (Preparatory-4 and 5-8) include selections that focus on technique for the left hand, right hand, and tone development at every level of study. Chosen as much for their musicality as their pedagogical benefits, these Etudes raise the study of technique to a new level of enjoyment.Legato Pieces in a Slower Tempo:Ode to Joy - Beethoven, Ludwig van arr. Mark MrozinskiAu clair de la lune (Underneath the Moonlight) - Traditional French song arr. Akiko and Forrest KinneyChorus of Soldiers, Townspeople, Matadors, Elephants, and Other Miscellaneous Opera Characters - Birston, HaroldCome to the Sea (Vieni sul mar) - Italian folk song arr. Christine Donkin)Streets of Laredo - American folk song arr. Forrest KinneyLand of the Silver Birch - Canadian folk song arr. Nancy TelferRed River Valley - American folk song arr. Christine DonkinEnergetic Pieces in a Faster Tempo:Dizzy Lizzy Lightweight - Attwood, Ben and Carol LumsdenSailor Song - Traditional sea shanty arr. Jason GrayTen Toads - Milne, ElissaPepperoni Pizza Pie - Hewitt-Jones, Anita and Caroline LumsdenA Lively Tune - Carse, AdamHark, What's Coming In from Out There? (Horch, was kommt von draussen rein?) - German folk song arr. Christine DonkinSomeone's in the Kitchen with Dinah - American folk song arr. Forrest KinneySaint Paul's Steeple - English folk song arr. Jason GrayThe Sounds So Glorious (Das klinget so herrlich) - Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus arr. Christine Donkin.
SKU: HL.49018966
ISBN 9790001170680.
Patchwork, the third string quartet by Barbara Heller, with its cheerful and light character, is an enjoyable piece. Playfully flowing figures, often in pizzicato, alternate with 'still soundscapes'. Designed by Heller as a tritone study, the tonal material consists of whole-tone relations throughout. The unusual tone colour of the tritone therefore requires precise intonation. with regards to tempo, it allows for free interpretation: Patchwork can either be played statically at a moderate tempo or one can 'scurry' quickly and humorously through the piece.
SKU: PR.114411130
UPC: 680160016129.
Dedicated to Ivan Chan and the Miami String Quartet, who premiered the work in 1995. (1992) For advanced performers. Duration: 25' ...a one-movement work with tremendous variety and energy... there is a good deal of original and appealing material. Each of its 10 sections brings something different - pizzicato, mutes, a fugue, cadenzas. Finally, at the end, the theme upon which the variations are based appears for the first time, in a slow and slightly weepy form. -Peter Dobrin, Philadelphia Inquirer.
SKU: PR.11441113S
UPC: 680160016143.
Dedicated to Ivan Chan and the Miami String Quartet, who premiered the work in 1995. (1992) For advanced performers. Duration: 25'...a one-movement work with tremendous variety and energy... there is a good deal of original and appealing material. Each of its 10 sections brings something different - pizzicato, mutes, a fugue, cadenzas. Finally, at the end, the theme upon which the variations are based appears for the first time, in a slow and slightly weepy form. -Peter Dobrin, Philadelphia Inquirer.
SKU: HL.48183212
Couperin's Concert Pieces for Cello and String Quartet accompaniment is an exciting addition to the string repertoire for its slightly unusual instrumentation. Francois Couperin (1668-1733) is often nicknamed 'Couperin the Great' to distinguish him from other members of the musical family. Concert Piecesis made up of five movements; 1) Prelude, 2) Sicilienne, 3) The Trumpet, 4) The Complaint, and 5) Devil's Air. Couperin's moods are expressed through choices of keys, adventurous harmonies and discords. With a significant amount of variation and inspiration, Concert Pieces is essential to the repertoire of aspiring, advanced String Quartets and solo cellists..
SKU: HL.49046045
ISBN 9790001165242. UPC: 841886031623. 9x12 inches.
In the summer of 1852, Vier Stücke ['Four Pieces'] for viola and piano by Robert Schumann were published under the title Märchenbilder ['Fairy-Tale Pictures'] by the Kassel publishing house Luckhardt, with a particularly expressive vignette on the titlepage. Unusual were both this title Märchenbilder, on the one hand, and the scoring with a solo viola, on the other. With the viola in a soloistic role in chamber music, Schumann's Märchenbilder, Op. 113, offers a rather unfamiliar, but all the more delightful sound.
