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
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