Selected works from the most prominent G. Schirmer and AMP composers, including works by Clarke, Corigliano, Martinu, Shostakovich, and others. With detailed notes on the music. Suitable for the advanced high school and college level player.
WORKS FOR VIOLA AND PIANO:
Bloch: Lento from Suite for Viola and Piano
Bloch: Meditation and Processional
Bloch: Processional from Suite hebraique
Clarke: Passacaglia on an Old English Tune
Husa: Elegie from Suite for Viola and Piano, Op. 5
Martinu: Poco Andante from Sonata No. 1 for Viola and Piano
Shostakovich: Adagio from Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147
Thomas: Chant
WORKS FOR SOLO VIOLA:
Corigliano: Fancy on a Bach Air
Harbison: The Violist's Notebook, Book One
I. Marcus Thompson
II. Betty Hauck
III. James Dunham
IV. Kim Kashkashian
V. Mary Ruth Ray
VI. Marcus Thompson
Sheng: The Stream Flows
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German composer, violinist and violist Johannes Palaschko (1877-1932) wrote significantly for his instruments. 24 Melodic Studies for Viola is still frequently used today. Palaschko studied in Berlin and is best remembered for his contributions to violin and viola studies. 24 Melodic Studies addresses rhythm, intervals, dynamics, harmonics, ornamentation, scales, chromaticism and arpeggios, amongst other aspects. For all advanced violists, Palaschko's 24 Melodic Studies provide a helpful aid to progressive technique. MORE»
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Marcel Vieux composed Ten Studies for Viola for advanced level players. Written among other sets of studies such as Twenty Studies and Ten studies on Intervals, this piece focuses on some renowned orchestral tunes to develop the skills of the players. It features: 1. Coriolan, by Beethoven; 2. Preciosa, by Weber; 3. Le barbier de Séville, by Rossini; 4. Les noces de Figaro, by Mozart; 5. Euryanthe, by Weber; 6. IX Symphonie, by Beethoven; 7. Benvuto Cellini, by Berlioz; 8. La grotte de Fingal, by Mendelssohn; 9. La fiancée vendue, by Smetana; 10. Tannhaüser, by Wagner. Marcel Vieux was also a professor at the Paris Conservatoire and a soloist at the Paris Opera. The Marcel Vieux International Viola Competition was established in 1983.
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This arrangement of the three-part compilation published in 1905 is based on Fritz Kreisler's original version as well as on later piano transcriptions by Sergei Rachmaninoff, with the harmonies, chromaticism and counterpoint of the piano transcriptions remainingunchanged. Original version and transcription are combined to form a virtuoso and effective solo piece. The three-four time typical of Vienna requires a certain, yet hardly notatable freedom of tempo without metronomic constraints.
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Nikolai Kapustin, born in 1937, is regarded as pioneer of the Soviet jazz scene. In his music he combines typical jazz idioms with classical forms. Sonata Op. 69 for viola and piano was written in 1992.
Contents:
Allegro
Largo
Vivace
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Commissioned by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, and first performed in 2013 by Lawrence Power with the LPO, conducted by Vladimir Jurowski. Cast in three contrasting movements the work is expressive, energetic and highly virtuosic, culminating in a breathless Allegro pitting the soloist against the orchestra. A major addition to the canon of concertante works by this composer, and to the viola repertoire in general. Suitable for advanced standard performers.
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Belgian organist, composer and teacher, Joseph Jongen (1873-1953) was admitted to the Liège Conservatoire at the mere age of seven years old. Published in 1925, Allegro Appassionato is an extraordinary addition to the viola repertoire. Jongen won many awards during his sixteen years of musical education, including the Belgain Prix de Rome in 1897. He began composing at age 13 and therefore, has an exhaustive catalogue of works to his name. Allegro Appassionato is a virtuosic work for the Viola, addressing aspects such as harmonics, exploited tonality, chromaticism, double stops, flourishing semiquavers, complex rhythms, articulation and a significant amount if performance directions and dynamics, among other elements. For all advanced violists, Jongen's Allegro Appassionato is essential to a varied repertoire.
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