73 Traditional Pieces for Violin
Traditional tunes from Sweden, Finland and Norway with historical notes, playing techniques and a CD of full performances. Edited and arranged by Vicki Swan.
Arranged from the Songs of Robert Burns
29 of the most popular songs of Robert Burns arranged for fiddle/violin duet. Includes song lyrics and guitar chords for accompaniment, showcasing his enduring songs in two parts as played on the fiddle. The CD contains all the songs from the book and solo tracks so you can play along.
(Instrumental Play-Along). Play along with themes from classic films including "Casablanca," "Shine," "Dr Zhivago" and "Eyes Wide Shut." Easy to intermediate arrangements of 12 movie themes, complete with CD containing full orchestral backing tracks and live instrumental performances. The CD also contains printable PDFs of the piano accompaniments.
Play along with authentic backing tracks with this superb collection of Latin Themes featuring 12 arrangements of famous Latin favourites including ‘La Bamba’, ‘Guantanamera’, ‘Volare’, ‘Cielito Lindo’ and ‘Song of the Jet’. The accompanying CD contains backing tracks featuring a live Latin band, complete with demonstration versions of every track. The CD also contains piano accompaniments available in PDF format which are the same for each 'Latin Themes' publication for other instruments making it ideal for ensemble or solo playing.
10 violin duets, all about cats, to challenge, provoke and above all, enjoy. In the words of Aleksey Igudesman himself "these are not the most conventional children's pieces. But I do not believe that children are conventional either." The pieces are unusual - certainly, and they will undoubtedly make an impact on young players with the support of illustrations, poems, notes from the composer and a CD with inspiring demonstration performances and play-along tracks for both 1st and 2nd violins. The poems come with the recommendation to "read them out loud before you perform the pieces and you are guaranteed a smiling public!"
Following his popular violin duet album Klezmer & More, Aleksey Igudesman's worldwide wanderings take us into the diverse realms of Celtic Music. In his own inimitable style, he will energize and inspire middle-grade to more advanced players to explore Celtic music. His own arrangements through to his own pieces are all truly celtic in spirit. Added notes on the pieces and helpful basic guidelines for playing in style are provided.
Celebrated Jazz Vibraphone and Marimba player Arthur Lipner has devised a set of books that will be terrific for introducing players with a desire to improvise in a group to the basic musical requirements of the jazz arts.
Covering a wide range of concepts, Lipner's books touch on ear training, chords and basic voicings, the groove and connecting chords with solo lines.
(String Solo). Attractive solo literature for the intermediate level student. The pieces in this collection do not take the player beyond third position.
CD Sheet Music is the revolutionary series of masterworks on CD or DVD-ROM that transforms a PC or Mac computer into a virtual music library. Now you can quickly locate, view and print the great works of the classical repertoire. Compared to traditional printed sheet music or music downloads, it is incredibly inexpensive. Original scores are out-of-copyright standard editions from publishers such as Breitkopf and Hätel, C.F. Peters, G. Schirmer, Carl Fischer, G. Ricordi, Durand and many others. The discs also include biographical and analytical information from Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, 1911 edition.
It's never been done before. The Orchestra Musician's CD Library is an unprecedented collection, affording musicians the opportunity to build a personal library of orchestral repertoire at an incredibly low price. The CD included contains the same published parts musicians have been using for many years. If these parts were purchased separately, this collection would easily cost $500.00 or more. Works are viewable and printable on PC or Macintosh. No access code or special software is required. The CD employs Adobe Acrobat Reader technology which is included on the CD.
The six sonatas by Benedetto Marcello (1686-1739) are among the best-known baroque compositions for violoncello and basso continuo, second only to those by Antonio Vivaldi. Marcello was a famous composer during his lifetime, and consequently his collection could be found in printed editions in the major European music metropolises of London, Paris and Amsterdam. Even if there is some uncomfortable fingering in these sonatas - which might be due to Marcello's working with a five-string cello with an added E' string - they are of only moderate difficulty and belong to the standard works of the violoncello teaching literature.