Mimi Zweig StringPedagogy – REPERTOIRE LIST (revised 2024)

 

REPERTOIRE

VOLUMES

SEQUENCE OF REPERTOIRE FROM BOOK IV - VII

SEQUENCE OF ETUDES

CONTEMPORARY REPERTOIRE (Rebecca Henry)

GROUP PIECES


 

REPERTOIRE

 

 TECHNICAL STUDIES

Suzuki Book 1
Eva Belvelin, Little Things for Little Strings
Stanley Fletcher, New Tunes for Strings, Book 1
Paul Rolland, Prelude to String Playing
Robert Pracht, Album of Easy Pieces, Op. 12
(Especially Hungarian and Scherzo)
Bonnie Greene, Violin Song Book and Blue Book

 

1 Octave A Major Scale
1 Octave D Major Scale

2 Octave G Major Scale with separate bows, stop bows and slurs
G Major Arpeggio

Suzuki Book II
Stanley Fletcher, New Tunes for Strings, Book 2
Alfred Moffat, Old Masters for Young Players
Constance Seely Brown, J.S. Bach 10 Little Classics
D. Kabalevsky, Album Pieces for 1 and 2 Violins

 

Continue above etudes and add:
Wohlfahrt, Op. 45, Vol. 1
2 Octave Scales: G M, Am,
B-flat M 1 Octave Dm

Suzuki Book III
Charles Hall's Fiddle Book
Charles Dancla, 12 Easy Fantasies, Op. 86
V. Persichetti, Masques
Shifrin, Lullaby

 

C and D Major Scales in third position

Suzuki Book IV
Karl Bohm, Perpetual Motion from Little Suite
F. Kuchler, Concerto in D, (Style of Vivaldi)
G.P. Telemann, Concerto in G
Edward Mollenhauer, Infant Paganini
Josef Gingold, Solos for the Violin Player
(Allegro Spiritoso, The Bells)
C. Dancla, Six Airs Varies, Op. 89

 

Wohlfahrt, Op. 45, Book One
Schradieck, School of Violin Technique
Whistler, Introducing the Positions, Book One
Flesch Scales

Suzuki Book V
E. Mollenhauer, The Boy Paganini
K. Bohm, Introduction and Polanaise
Gabriel-Marie, La Cinquaintaine
Bach, Double Concerto
Bela Bartok, Duos for Two Violins
Camille Saint-Saens, The Swan
Martinu, 5 Madrigal Stanzas

 

Wohlfahrt, Op. 45, Book Two




Suzuki Book VI
Mlynarski, Mazurka in G
Edmund Severn, Polish Dance
Veracini, Concerto in D
Hovhaness, Oror (Lullaby)
A. Monti, Csardas
Paradis-Dushkin, Sicilienne
Pugnani-Moffat, Allegro Entusiastico
Singalee, Fantasie Pastorale
J.S. Bach, Concerto in A Minor
Bartok, An Evening in the Village

 


H. Whistler Preparing for Kreutzer, Vol. 1

J. Trott Melodious Double Stops, Vol. 1


Suzuki Book VIII
Albinoni, Sonatas
Telemann, Fantasies
J. Haydn, Concerto in G Major
Alberti, Sonatas
Georges Delerue, Antienne I
Accolay, Concerto in A Minor

 

Viotti, Concerto No. 23 in G
Kreisler/Beethoven, Rondino
Ten Have, Allegro Brillante
Kreisler/Gluck, Melodie
Haydn, Concerto in A Major
Mozart, Concerto No. 2
Franz Ries, La Capricciosa
Brahms, Hungarian Dance in A Minor
(Gingold Solos for the Violin Player)

Jeno Hubay, Hejre Kati

H. Whistler, Preparing for Kreutzer, Vol. 2

Vivaldi, Sonata in D
Wieniawski, Obertasse Mazurka
Kreisler, Sicilienne and Rigaudon
Dvorak, Sonatina
Kreisler Praeludium and Allegro
Beethoven, Romance in F
Rode, Concerto No. 7
Corelli and Vivaldi, Sonatas
Wieniawski, Legende
Vitali, Chaconne
Schubert, Sonatinas
Mozart, Concerto No. 3
W. Kroll, Banjo and Fiddle
Mozart, Sonatas
Tartini, Sonata in G Minor
Handel, D Major Sonata
De Beriot, Scene de Ballet

Sevcik, Op. 9
Kreutzer, Etudes
Dont, Op. 37

Sevcik, Op. 8

De Beriot, Air Varie Op. 1 No. 1
Viotti, Concerto No. 22
Heifetz-Dinicu, Hora Staccato
Elgar, La Capriciuse
Kabelevsky, Concerto
Ries Perpetual Mobile

Fiorillo, Etudes

Dvorak, Four Romantic Pieces
Bruch, Concerto in G Minor
Lalo, Symphonie Espagnol
Bartok, Rumanian Folk Dances
Saint-Saens, Danse Macabre
Assorted Kreisler Pieces (from collections)
Heifetz, Encore Album
Tartini, Devil's Trill Sonata
Wieniawski, Scherzo Tarantelle
Bach, Concerto in E Major
Haydn, Concerto in C Major
Bach, Solo Sonatas and Partitas
Beethoven, Sonatas
Paganini, La Campagnella

Rode, Etudes

Nardini, D Major Sonata
Vieuxtemps, Concertos 4 and 5
Saint-Saens, Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
Ives, Sonata No. 4
Barber, Concerto
Sarasate, Zapateado
Sarasate, ntroduction and Tarantella
Sarasate, Zigeunerweisen
Sarasate, Malaguena
Spohr, Concerto No. 8
Wieniawski, Concerto in D Minor
Vieuxtemps, Ballade and Polonaise
Sinding, Suite

Dont, Op. 35
Sevcik, Book I, Part IV

Dvorak, Romance in F Minor
Mendelssohn, Concerto
Saint-Saens, Concertos No. 3
A. Bazzini, Round of the Goblins
Brahms, Sonatas
Chausson, Poeme
Mozart, Concertos No. 4 and 5
Glazunov, Concerto
Tchaikovsky Concerto
Paganini, Concerto No. 1
Debussy, Sonata
Franck, Sonata
Wieniawski, Polonaises #1 and #2

Paganini, Caprices

Mozart, Adagio and Rondo
Wieniawski, Concerto in F# Minor
Ysaye, Sonatas #2, #3, #4
Prokofieff, Concertos
Sibelius, Concerto
Brahms, Concerto
Bartok, Rhapsodies
Faure, Sonata in A Major
Saint-Saens, Havanaise
Bruch, Scottish Fantasy
Block, Baal Shem
Schoenberg, Phantasy, Op. 45
Schumann, Sonatas #1and #2
Beethoven, Concerto

 

Dounis, School of Violin Technique
Wieniawski, Ecole Moderne, Op. 10

VOLUMES

RCM (Royal Conservatory of Music) 2021 Violin Series (https://www.rcmusic.com/about-us/rcm-publishing/violin-series-2021-edition) An invaluable collection of graded repertoire for beginners thru to artist levels

Colourstrings, Rascals Volumes 1-7 of Solo Pieces and Chamber Music (https://www.colourstringsbooks.com/rascals.html)

What’s New, Blue Book, World Celebration, and Scarry Pieces published by Bonnie Greene - One World Strings (https://oneworldstrings.com)

Kirsten Wartberg, An Amazing Library Resource (https://www.imtex-online.com/mediathek/home)

Barbara Barber, Solos for Young Violinists Books 1 – 6

Josef Gingold, Solos for the Violin Player

The Fritz Kreisler Collection – Volumes One, Two and Three

Jascha Heifetz New Favorite Encore Folio

The Hilary Hahn Encores 27 Pieces

Avsharian, Fun with Solos

 

A SUGGESTED SEQUENCE OF REPERTOIRE FROM BOOK IV THROUGH BOOK VIII

Book IV
Seitz Concerto I
Seitz Concerto II
Seitz Concerto III
Kuchler Concertino in D (Style of Vivaldi) all three movements
Vivaldi A Minor Concerto 
Mollenhauer Infant Paganini
Telemann Concerto in G
Gabriel-Marie La Cinquaintaine
Allegro Spiritoso and The Bells: from Josef Gingold- Solos for the Violin Player
Brahms Hungarian Dance from Fun With Solos

Book V
Bach Gavotte
Vivaldi Concerto in G Minor
Country Dance
German Dance - optional
Veracini Gigue in D Minor from Book V
Mollenhauer The Boy Paganini
Persichetti Masques
Bach Double
Bohm Introduction and Polonaise

Book VI
Handel F Major Sonata 
Fiocco Allegro
Corelli La Folia
Duval Sonata in G (Sarabande and Gigue)
Dancla Air Varie No. 3 and 5
Veracini Concerto in D 
Severn Polish Dance
Eccles Sonata in G Minor from Book VIII
A. Monti Csardas
Brahms Hungarian Dance (Josef Gingold Solos for the Violin Player)
Gretry Tambourin (Book 8)
Mazurka Mlynarski
Singalee Fantasie Pastorale
Hovhaness Oror (Lullaby)
Bartok An Evening in the Village
Bach A Minor Concerto
Haydn G Major Concerto
Accolay Concerto
Viotti Concerto No. 23
Ten Have Allegro Brillante
Veracini Sonata from Book VIII
Kreisler Sicilienne and Rigaudon
Gluck/Kreisler Melodie
Beethoven/Kreisler Rondino
Beethoven F Major Romance
Hubay Hejre Kati
Kreisler Preludium and Allegro
Rode Concerto No. 7

 

SEQUENCE OF ETUDES

Wohlfhart Op. 45 Book 1
Schradieck School of Violin Technique
Whistler Introducing the Positions I Book I
Flesch Scales
Wohlfhart Op. 45 Book II
Trott Melodious Double Stops Book I
Whistler Preparing for Kreutzer Book I
Trott Melodious Double Stops Book II
Whistler Preparing for Kreutzer Book II
Sevcik Double Stops Op. 9
Kreutzer Etudes
Dont Op. 37
Fiorillo Etudes
Sevcik Op. 8 Shifting
Rode Etudes
Sevcik Book I Part IV Double Stops
Dont Op. 35
Optional: Gavinies 24 Studies
Paganini 24 Caprices
Wieniawski Etudes-Caprices

 

CONTEMPORARY VIOLIN REPERTOIRE

Compiled by Rebecca Henry
All works are for violin and piano unless otherwise specified
* - pieces I have used often and work well.

Beginning Level - Suzuki Vols. 1-3
Rolston, ed. A La Jeunesse, a 20th Century Violin Series, Books 1 and 2 (works by Canadian composers)
Berio, Luciano Duos
Kabalevsky, Dmitri Album Pieces for 1 and 2 Violins and Piano (Kalmus No. 3564)
Martin, Peter Little Suites No. 1-4 (Galaxy Music Corp.)
*No. 2: Valsette, Blues, Promenade
*No. 3: Hoe Down, Horn Pipe, March
*No. 4: Gavotte, Square Dance, Jig
*Elgar, Edward Six Very Easy Pieces in the 1st Position (Bosworth, England). Also available for string orchestra
*Bartok Bela 44 Duos (Boosey & Hawkes)
Avsharian, Evelyn New Skills (Shar, Ann Arbor)
Shifrin, Seymour Lullaby (solo vln.) (Presser)
*Persichetti, Vincent Masques (Presser)
Orff, Carl Acht Stucke , 1931 (2 vlns.) (Schott 6590)
Wernick, Richard Peter's March and Musical Game of Tag (2 vlns.) (Presser)
*Fletcher, Stanley New Tunes for Strings in 2 Vols. (B&H)
Lovinfosse, Dennis Four Etudes for Violin Duet (Presser)
*Dunica, ed. Singing Crickets Easy Pieces by Polish Contemporary Composers (PWM)

Intermediate Level - Suzuki Vols. 4-6
*Bartok, Bela 44 Duos
*Bartok, Bela An Evening in the Village (Edito Musica Budapest)
Hindmith, Paul 14 Easy Duets (Schott #2211)
Hovhannes, Alan Duet for Violin and Harpsichord (Peters)
*Lloyd, Norman Three Pieces (1952) (Assoc. Mus. Pub.)
Lovinfosse, Dennis Four Etudes for Violin Duet
Martinu, Bohuslav Sonatina
*Persichetti, Vincent Masques
Shifrin, Seymour Lullaby (solo violin)
*Shostakovich, Dmitri 5 Pieces (2 violins and piano)
Sugar, Tezso. Concertino (Edito Musica Budapest)
Werner, Jean-Jacques Canto (Editions Musicales Transatlantiques, Paris

Advanced Level - Suzuki Vols. 7-8
*Bartok, Bela Sonatina
Hungarian Folk Songs
Rumanian Dances

Berio, Luciano Duos (2 violins)
Cowell, Henry Hymn and Fuging Tune No. 16 (Peters)
*Hovhanness, Alan Oror (Lullaby) (Peters)
Hovhanness, Alan Khirgiz Suite (3 mvts.) (Peters)
Chayres, Charles Jeu deCordes (G. Billaudot, ed. Paris)
*Delerue, Georges Antianne I (G. Billaudot, ed. Paris)
Finzi, Graciane Interference (G. Billaudot, ed. Paris)
Martinu, B. Sonatina
Hindemith, Paul Meditation (Schott #3683)
*Martinu, B. Five Madrigal Stanzas (Assoc. Mus. Pub.)
Martinu. B. Impromptu (Mvt. 1) (Artia-Prague)
Hindemith. Paul 14 Easy Duets
Shostakovich, D. Livicheskii Val's
*Shostakovich, D. Five Pieces (2 vlns. and piano)
*Felter, Paul. Three Pieces for Violin and Piano (III. Caprice)

Difficult Level - Beyond Suzuki
Copland, Aaron Hoe-Down from "Rodeo" (B&H)
Copland, A. Nocturne (B&H)
Dello-Joio, Norman Fantasia on a Gregorian Theme (Fischer)
Thompson, Virgil Eight Portraits (solo vln.) (B&H)
*Martinu, B. Five Madrigal Stanzas
Ives, C. Largo (Southern Music Pub.)
Cordero, Rogue Two Short Pieces (1945) (Peer International Corp.)
Luening, Otto Meditation (Solo Violin) (Peters)

 

GROUP VIOLIN PIECES (Rebecca Henry)

SUZUKI BOOKS 1-3 (One violin and piano)
Easy Fiddle Tunes (Arr. Charles Hall)
Stanley Fletcher - New Tunes for Strings (esp. March, Sweet Melody, Tenor Aria,
An Old Legend, Caribbean Cafe Music, Country Fiddler, Hora)
Peter Martin - Little Suites Nos. 1-4 (esp. Blues, Square Dance)
Edward Elgar - Six Very Easy Pieces in 1st Position
Kabalevsky - Album Pieces
IU Young Violinists Album of Contemporary Pieces (pub. Bonnie Greene)
Szokolay - Hungarian Childrens Songs (2 or 3 violins)
Vigh - Violin Duos for Beginners (Musica Budapest)
Schubert - Waltzes (2 violins, piano) (Barenreiter)
Bartok - 44 Duos
Dunica - Singing Crickets, Easy Pieces by Polish Contemporary Composers (PWM)

SUZUKI BOOKS 4-6 AND BEYOND (2 or more violins)
Bartok - 44 Duos
Torelli - Double Violin Concerto in G (2 violins and piano)
Tartini - Sonata in D (2 violins and piano)
Pachelbel - Kanon (3 violins and piano)
Vivaldi - Concerto in a minor (2 violins and piano)
Bach - Concerto in d minor (2 violins and piano)
Teleman - Canonic Sonatas (2 violins)
Shostakovich - Five Pieces (2 violins and piano)
Mozart - Duos K. 487
Luciano Berio - Duos
Telemann - Concerto for 4 Violins in D
Vivaldi - Concerto for 4 Violins
Corelli, etc. - Trio Sonatas
David Baker - Calypso ( 2 violins)
Telemann - Concerto for 4 Violins in C
IU Young Violinists Album of Contemporary Pieces
Lutoslawski – 4 Silesian Melodies for Four Violins

 

DOROTHY DELAY'S CONCERTO GROUPINGS

Group I
Bach A minor, E major
Haydn G Major and C Major
Kabalevsky
Mozart #2, #3, #4, #5
Conus
Bruch G Minor
Mendelssohn
Khatchaturian
Barber
Wieniawski D minor and F# minor
Lalo
Dvorak
Vieuxtemps #2, #4, #5
Saint-Saens #1 and #3
Paganini #1

Group II
Tchaikovsky
Sibelius
Brahms
Prokofiev 1 and 2
Bartok
Glazunov
Beethoven

Group III
Berg
Walton
Elgar
Stravinsky
Shostakovich
Other 20th and 21st Century Composers