3 Transcriptions: Violin: Instrumental Album

16 Beautiful Movie Songs and Melodies. The internationally acclaimed violinist David Garrett combines his virtuoso playing with modern sounds and with sales of his recordings in the millions at home in Germany and abroad, he is one of the greatest in his field. With ?Alive My Soundtrack? this exceptional violinist draws on his successes and takes us along on a journey through his musical life, combining a wealth of different styles of music in the most wonderful way, without forgetting his classical roots. It is this very diverse approach that makes ?Alive My Soundtrack? so personal and lively.As in the previous BEST OF VIOLIN collection, the accompanying sheet music edition contains 16 transcriptions for violinsolo with piano accompaniment, which are musically inspiring and technically demanding. In collaboration with Franck van der Heijden and John Haywood, David has succeeded in creating a remarkably eclectic mixture of classical, rock and pop music.

This book shows how Mark adapted what he learned from Benny Thomasson to produce an original voice in fiddle tune variation becoming the most celebrated fiddle in recent history. Contains meticulously accurate transcriptions ofthe album of the same name. Includes hoe-downs schottisches waltzes jigs rags and polkas. The text details the first phase of Mark's career during which he established a new standard for old-time fiddling. Several of thearrangements are presented more than once with different arrangements and even keys to exhibit Mark's musical growth stimulated by his continuing challenges to himself. Also included are an interview with Mark O'Connor by thetranscriber and several photos from Mark's personal collection. Late intermediate to advanced in difficulty.

This collection includes transcriptions of music from Beethoven's incidental works including his German dances contradances and violin trios as well as martial music and piano compositions. All the pieces are playable infirst position beginning with easy arrangements and progressing in difficulty. Most of the piano parts double the violin to aid performance. Violin part 15pp.; Piano part 31 pp.

13 Solo Pieces with Piano Accompaniment-Festival Classics is a progressively graded collection of classic solos with Piano accompaniment. The book contains a fine mix of transcriptions of familiar classics along with solos written specifically for the instrument.This edition for the Violin contains 13 pieces and comes with an included CD.

Championship Contest Fiddling contains painstakingly detailed transcriptions of 44 fiddle tunes as they were played by thirteen champions of the National Old Time Fiddlers' Contest held in Weiser Idaho.In addition to the tunes the book includes excerpts of extensive interviews with these champions where they offer advice on how to play in the contest style prepare for contests and deal with nerves adapt andarrange tunes to make them your own and play with drive among many other topics. It is an indispensable resource for fiddlers seeking to understand contest fiddling better and prepare for fiddle contests or learn some greattunes from the masters! Includes audio online of the actual piece played during the contest. Includes access to online audio.

The Highland Fiddle Music Of Aonghas Grant Volume 2-This book with companion video is the second and final volume in the Glengarry Collection of Aonghas Grant's Highland Fiddle repertoire.The book contains 188 additional slow airs marches strathspeys reels jigs and hornpipes. Accompanying stories history and photographs provide additional background to the tunes. This collection focuses on the core of Grant's music - Highland Fiddling and its connections to pipe tunes andGaelic songs. Some of these tunes have never been published before while others are only available in out-of-print books and pipe settings. The collection also includes a number of tunes composed by Grant and onescomposed in his honor. The tunes are fully chorded in a style representative of Grant's band experience.Transcriptions of his bowings grace notes and stories provide insight into his playing style. Accompanyingphotos richly illustrate Grant's music including images of musicians family and scenes from his various careers. Includes access to online video containing recordings of Grant's impromptu and passionateperformances featuring 81 selections.

Not your typical fiddle-tune book these tunes range from variations of regular tunes to obscure Scottish polkas classical duets gypsy fiddle tunes Cajun tunes and even two or three original tunes with many in third andfifth position.Uncompromising care was taken in the transcription of these pieces and virtually nothing was simplified. There are several classical Piano pieces trimmed down to violin solos and duets Americana and eventhe author?s own variations on ?Carnival of Venice.?Included is an extensive section on playing back-up Fiddle to another instrument dwelling on chord patterns double-stops bowing patterns ?shuffles ? and all manner ofaccompaniment and all Fiddle tunes have chord symbols included.