100 Solos - Violin

A wonderful collection of music which will give Western Violinists a set of colourful and entertaining solos which both contrast with existing repertoire and offer a practical introduction to one of the world's most fascinating musical cultures. Fifteen solo recital pieces originally for the 2-String Chinese Fiddle derived from the traditional and contemporary musical repertoires of mainland China and arranged for Violin by Johnathan Stock.

Eleven beautiful solos on favorite hymns and traditional sacred melodies. The selections are appropriate for worship celebrations throughout the church year.The keyboard accompaniment complements the violin part andsometimes takes the melody while the violin plays a descant. Intermediate in difficulty some pieces include double stops use flat keys and require mutes. These solos will enrich any worship setting. The violin solo part isincluded in the book and is also available as an online download.

10 Selected Solos with Piano Accompaniment-Philip Sparke’s Super Solos is the third volume of a progressive series of solo books that takes the young string player from beginner to accomplished musician. Following on from the first two books in the series (Starter Solos and Skilful Solos) this collection generally contains longer pieces suitable for the developing young musicians. Specifically tailored for each instrument Super Solos extends technical and musical demands takes the player into new keys with larger instrumental ranges and adds new notes in a gradual and logical manner.The books provide invaluable additional material to complement any teaching method. Including play-along CD.

A book of violin solos aimed at developing technique. Selections include Tarantella by Sitt Csardas by Monti Fantasy Pieces by Schumann and many more.

20 Progressive Pieces with Piano Accompaniment-Philip Sparke’s Starter Solos is the first volume of a progressive series of books that takes the young string player from beginner to accomplished musician. Specifically tailored for each instrument this collection of 20 solos starts with pieces based on only a handful of notes and carefully introduces new musical elements such as articulation dynamics and key signatures in a structured progression to speed the learning process. The books provide invaluable additional material to complement any teaching method. Starter Solos comes with a play-along CD. The advantages of playing either with piano or CD accompaniment are that the beginning player can now experience theimportant aspects of ensemble playing from their earliest lessons thus developing the essential skills of listening while they play and maintaining strict tempo which is not always a factor when playing alone.

Description All Time Favourite Violin Solos A choice collection of perennial favourites by such masters as Bach, Brahms, Debussy, Handel, Haydn, Saint-Saens, Schubert, Tchaikovsky and Wagner. Songlist Air [Bach, Johann Sebastian] Aurore [Faure, Gabriel] Barcarolle (Les Contes D'Hoffmann) [Offenbach, Jacques] Beau-soir (Evening Fair) [Debussy, Claude] Canzonetta [Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich] Hejre Kati [Hubay, Jeno] Kol Nidrei Op. 47 (Hebrew Melody) [Bruch, Max] L'abeille [Schubert, Franz] Largo [Handel, George Frideric] Mazurka [Wienawski, Henryk] Minuet [Boccherini, Luigi] Reverie [Vieuxtemps, Henri] Romance [Wienawski, Henryk] Serenade [Haydn, Franz Joseph] Serenade [Schubert, Franz] Serenata Op.15 No.1 [Moszkowski, Moritz] The Swan (Carnival Of The Animals) [Saint-Saens, Camille] Traume [Wagner, Richard] Walther's Prize-song [Wilhelmj, August] Wiegenlied Op.49 No.4 [Brahms, Johannes]

Graded solos for players of all standards. The pieces are complete in themselves and require no piano accompaniment. Includes \'Dancing Queen\' \'Michelle\' and \'English Country Garden\'.

CDs with fully orchestrated accompaniment tracks are the hallmark of these instrumental collections. Each book contains a carefully edited part that is appropriate for the Level 2-3 instrumentalist. The CDs include a demo track with a live instrumental performance followed by a play-along track. Songs include: Beat It · Billie Jean · Black or White · Don\'t Stop Till You Get Enough · Human Nature · I Just Can\'t Stop Loving You · Man in the Mirror · She\'s Out of My Life · Thriller · The Way You Make Me Feel · You Are Not Alone. The woodwinds and brass books are compatible with each other and can be played together or as solos: the strings books are compatible with each other butnot with the woodwinds and brass instrument editions.

Andrew D. Gordon has created 30: 12bar blues play-a-long backing tracks in various Blues styles, keys and tempos such as: Funky Blues, Boogie Blues, Jazz Blues, Minor Blues, Country Blues, Latin Blues, Old Time Jazz Blues, Jazz Swing Blues, Classic Blues Rock, Soulful Blues, Slow Blues and many more. Each of the 30 play-a-long tracks has been recorded with 12 choruses of the 12 bar blues progression giving you the opportunity practice soloing techniques totaling over 3 hours of music. Each of the 30 Blues styles contains a solo improvisational melody line, 12 measures in length, designed for the beginner student in mind as a starting point to create your own improvisational solos. Each of the 30 Blues tracks have been recorded, first with the solo playing along with the rhythm backing tracks of keyboards, guitar, bass and drums and immediately following, is the play-a-long backing track that cycles through the 12 bar blues progression 12 times, generally between 5-8 minutes in length, giving you plenty of time to practice. Blues is the basis of many forms of music and these tracks have been specifically created to include styles such as: Jazz, Funk, Folk, Country, Latin, Rock, Gospel, Pop, Boogie, giving you a well-rounded selection of musical styles based on the Blues.