In the summer of 1893 Antonin Dvorak sat down and composed String Quartet In F Op.96. This beloved quartet was written whilst Dvorak was on vacation in rural Iowa. It is a slow movement for quartet and the finale sweeps along on a energetic syncopated rhythm in the second violin and viola that shortly transforms itself into a wonderful patchwork of shifting accents. The first violin sings first…

Par MILHAUD DARIUS. Third of the series of ; Quatre Visages by Darius Milhaud, III. La Bruxelloise is a short piece for Alto and Piano. Easy to play, it still requires some technique of the instrument and some theory knowledge to read in different keys. The book includes the parts for Viola and Piano and for Viola only. The music, quite slow, is really delicate and is supposed to represent a Belgi…

Par COHEN MARY. Mary Cohen's 'Quick Change!' is a brilliant new collection of traditional, well known pieces and scales in both alto and treble clefs, it is perfect both for violinists taking up the viola who need to build confidence playing in the alto clef and viola players who need to build confidence in both alto and treble clefs. 'Quick Change!' is the great new way to come to terms with thos…

Par BLACKWELL KATHY / DAVID. 14 pièces d'ensemble fun et de caractère, disposées en suites pour des performances concert CD avec des performances et les dossiers de tous les morceaux Scoring flexible pour violon, alto, violoncelle et contrebasse avec accompagnement de piano ou de CD - de deux parties à un ensemble de cordes massés! Pièces peuvent aussi être lus comme des solos pour violon, alto, v…

Joan Tower's White Water - String Quartet No. 5. Score and parts. White Water is the first of four commissions for Chamber Music Monterey Bay's 'Arc of Life' project. Theartist Bill Viola shared excerpts from his video installation 'Going Forth by Day' — a depiction of life in all its stages — with the four composers who then created compositions inspired by this. 'When I saw [Bill]Viola's …

Arrangements for Viola (Violoncello) and Organ. Par . This volume contains works inspired by the Jewish musical tradition, arranged for viola (or alternatively for violoncello) and organ. The music takes its bearings on the inimitable and highly emotional melodies of synagogue chant and Jewish folk music. The pieces are suitable for worship, private devotions as well as concert performance and can…

Solos for Young Violists is a five-volume series of music books with companion compact discs featuring 34 works for viola and piano. Many of the pieces in this collection have long been recognized as stepping stones to the major viola repertoire while others are newly discovered arranged and published for this series. Compiled edited and recorded by violist Barbara Barber Solos for Young Viol…

Samuel Lifschey's first book concentrates soley on the First Position and is intended for both Violinists who wish to alo study the Viola and for players who are starting from scratch. The exercises are carefully graded to ensure steady progress through the basics of Viola technique.

L\'art et la technique du vibrato sur le violon et l\'alto. Par LIPIZER RODOLFO. Rodolfo Lipizer was an Italian violinist, composer, teacher, and orchestra director. He dedicated himself with passion to teaching and didactics, always looking for and applying the most valid, modern and effective solutions to technical and interpretational problems related to the violin. The art and the technique of…