Piano,Violin - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.549723 Composed by Gabriel Faure. Arranged by James M. Guthrie, ASCAP. Contemporary,Multicultural,Romantic Period,Standards,World. 22 pages. Jmsgu3 #3531355. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.549723). Duration: ca. 7:00, Score: 12 pages, solo part: 2 pages, piano: 7 pages. An epic choice for a recital or funeral. Fauré Background: In the first place, Gabriel Fauré 1845 –1924) was a famous French composer, musician, and educator. Furthermore, his musical ideas influenced numerous 20th-century composers. Therefore, historians regard him as one of the leading French composers of his time. Famous Works: Among his most famous compositions, by and large, are the Pavane, Elegie (op. 24), Requiem, Sicilienne, Nocturnes for piano and the songs Après un rêve and Clair de lune. Inasmuch as his early works are well-known and relatively easy to perform, Faure’s music seems to have become gradually more difficult during his later life. In other words, his later works are somewhat esoteric and complex. Early Home Life: Fauré was in fact born into a well-cultivated family. His aptitude for music became particularly clear early on - when he was still a boy. Under these circumstances, his parents sent him to a music institution in Paris. Consequently, the training he received there prepared him for a career as a church organist and choirmaster. Middle Life: It is important to realize that Fauré studied music composition with the French musical mastermind Camille Saint-Saëns, who became his lifelong friend. Fauré eventually graduated from college and earned a living as an organist and educator. During this period, he had, on the whole, little time to compose. He consequently became more successful in his middle age, becoming organist of the Église de la Madeleine and director of the Paris Conservatoire. However, he still needed time on balance for composing. Therefore, given these points, he withdrew to the countryside during the summer to focus on composing. Later Life: Fauré was, in the final analysis, recognized in France as the foremost French composer of his time. The French government held a national musical tribute particularly for him in Paris. The French President notably headed the ceremony. Elsewhere, on the contrary, Fauré's music was slow to become accepted, except of course, in England. Legacy: Historians often describe Fauré's music in general as a transition between the end of Romanticism and the beginning of modernism. As an illustration, when Fauré was born, Chopin was still composing. However, by the time of Fauré's death, jazz and atonal music, in particular, had come to fruition. Fauré, by all means, suffered from increasing deafness in his later years. Some musicologists believe this to be indeed the cause of the esoteric nature of Faure’s final works.

Piano,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.836715 Composed by Brian Joyce. 20th Century,Classical,Romantic Period. 44 pages. Brian Joyce #4887927. Published by Brian Joyce (A0.836715). A Violin Sonata written in 2019, but which sounds more like 1869? There’s a reason for that: apart from the obvious and enjoyable challenge of writing an extended faux-19th century piece, the sonata is dedicated to the memory of my mother who - being a Brahms & Tchaikovsky gal through and through - had little use for music written after 1900. For instance, I remember when I was a lad and my father and I would listen to Stravinsky’s Le Sacre, Mom would always go out for a walk until it blew over. The Sonata has four movements: I. Largo-Moderato (7:10), II. Allegretto (5:00), III. Andante (7:00), IV. Bagatelles. Allegro non troppo (6:00). Total performance time is about 25 to 26 minutes. The audio file accompanying this description gives you a couple of minutes of each movement: most of the exposition of I; the end of the Scherzo and beginning of the Trio (with its curious three-measure phrases) of II; the closing measures of III; and the beginning of IV. (The sonata has been read by professional players and is guaranteed to work, but at this writing it has not been performed or recorded. Therefore the audio file is only a computer playback. Living musicians will be able to make far more sense of it.)

Piano,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.968526 Composed by E. J. Hopkins. Arranged by Lawrence H. Underwood. Christian,Contemporary,Praise & Worship,Sacred. 11 pages. Lawrence H Underwood #6571045. Published by Lawrence H Underwood (A0.968526). Arranged by veteran performer and music educator, Lawrence Underwood, as the twelfth installment in his 2021 Hymn Song Collection series, this brand-new setting of People of the Living God is, at turns, lilting and playful, light and wistful, forceful and dynamic. . .but always compelling! Suitable for use as special music in church or as a recital piece, this new arrangement is sure to be a favorite of performers and listeners alike!

Piano,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.635894 By Ricky Martin. By Desmond Child and Robi Rosa. Arranged by Fishel Pustilnik. Dance,Latin. 8 pages. F & N Enterprise #6010193. Published by F & N Enterprise (A0.635894). An excellent arrangement of the famous Song Livin' La Vida Loa for Violin and Piano-Jazz/Pop Version. The video for Violin and Piano: https://youtu.be/Nax11rGIopU The composition is easy to read, fun to play, and sound professional when performed. Arranged by Fishel Pustilnik, very well known as Composer/Publisher. His books Jazz & Pop Piano Paradise (Volumes 1-5) have become a commercial success and a hit with music teachers and students in Canada. (Thousands of books already sold in Canada). They are also starting to enter the US, Brazil, Norway, Russia, Holland, Israel, Belgium, Sweden, Finland, Greece, Latvia, and the UK markets. This is a wonderful new publication. These pieces offer much appeal for the young pianist and excellent choice for a supplementary book for students from Grade 3 to 8. Lore Ruschiensky, Editor, (from the review in The Canadian Music Teacher) Yesterday I spent at least two pleasure-filled hours playing through your imaginatively inventive compositions. Congratulations! I trust students will decide to program your well crafted and entertaining works on recitals and examinations. Review from Dr. Jack Behrens, B.Sc. (Julliard), Ph.D. (Harvard), Director of Academic Studies, The Glenn Gould School I liked this book the best so far. Great work! You have a gift for melody and your arrangements are very playable. Congratulations on the 3rd Volume. Mark Carlstein, Hal Leonard, Keyboard Publications.

Piano,Violin - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.987912 Composed by Andrew Shapiro. 20th Century,Classical,Contemporary. 21 pages. Airbox Music Publishing #2157881. Published by Airbox Music Publishing (A0.987912). Sonata Violin/Piano: THE HIGH LINE (2015)Commissioned by Gregory Fulkerson, Professor of Music, The Oberlin Conservatory of Music. Gregory Fulkerson writes: Andrew Shapiro is a composer and songwriter living in Brooklyn. I first met him during his senior year at Oberlin when he acted as an audio assistant for my 1998 Merkin Hall concert in New York. I reconnected with him by chance in 2012, and we discussed working together to develop a violin sonata. I love the forthright and amiable spirit that permeates the piece; it is definitely in a pop style, yet he handles the standard acoustic sonorities deftly and there is a wealth of detail in the patterns of the violin. I don’t know anything else quite like it.Andrew Shapiro writes: In 2011 I fell into a job as a High Line Park Ranger so as to be able to spend considerable time at this new, rather bizarre park. When there weren’t huge mobs of people around (and it wasn’t absolutely freezing), during my year working there I often found myself near the top of the Gansevoort stairs contemplating the view of the river. After a while I got the idea to write a few sweet and simple pieces of music about it at different times of the day.

Piano,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1087563 Composed by Daniel Iverson. Arranged by Marty Parks. Sacred,Traditional. 8 pages. Martyparks.com #691771. Published by martyparks.com (A0.1087563). Here's a charming setting of a well-loved hymn, arranged for Violin and Piano, incorporating a verse of Spirit of God, Descend Upon My Heart. Ideally suited for Pentecost Sunday, or other worship services emphasizing the Holy Spirit. Intermediate difficulty level. (Full score and separate Violin part included.).

Piano,Violin - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1169320 By Linda Ronstadt. By Al Hoffman, Jerry Livingston, and Mack David. Arranged by Tyler Adams. Film/TV,Instructional,Jazz,Pop. 6 pages. Adams Arrangements #769674. Published by Adams Arrangements (A0.1169320). A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes arranged for violin with piano accompaniment.PDF includes: Score and individual parts.

Piano,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1310681 Composed by Anthony Giamanco. 21st Century,Christian,Contest,Festival,Religious,Wedding. 10 pages. Whole Tone Press #899658. Published by Whole Tone Press (A0.1310681). A beautiful ballad for violin and piano, ideal for worship and recital. Intermediate.

Piano,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.795155 Composed by Traditional Welsh Melody. Arranged by Marty Parks. Christian,Concert,Holiday,Sacred. 9 pages. Martyparks.com #6570237. Published by martyparks.com (A0.795155). This lovely Welsh melody, arranged for Violin and Piano, is an ideal choice for Thanksgiving or general worship services. Bright and joyful, it's also a creative addition to recital settings. Intermediate difficulty level. (Full score and separate Violin part included.).

Piano,Violin - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1320900 Composed by Music and Lyrics by Franz Xaver Gruber and Joseph Mohr. Arranged by Erin M. Larson. 19th Century,Christmas,Praise & Worship,Religious,Sacred. 6 pages. Erin Larson Music #909339. Published by Erin Larson Music (A0.1320900). Shake it up in this bold rendition of Silent Night! Your audience will delight in its swooping runs and booming piano accompaniment. This fresh and bright arrangement is perfect for modern church services, Christmas programs, and living room recitals.  Purchase includes a violin part and piano accompaniment. Skills Needed: Violinists must be able to shift to third position and reach to a high fourth position E (optionally shift to fourth position on the E string).If you like this, check out other music by Erin Larson!

Piano,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.616932 Composed by Cleland B. McAfee, Daniel Iverson, and Robert Lowry. Arranged by Gary Lanier. Praise & Worship,Sacred. 20 pages. The Lanier Company #3682539. Published by The Lanier Company (A0.616932). 2018 Holiday Contest Entry. GENTLE HYMNS FOR WORSHIP is a collection of 3 hymn arrangements by Gary Lanier for Violin and Piano. The hymn titles are: (1) Shall We Gather at the River, (2) Spirit of the Living God, and (3) Near to the Heart of God

Piano,Violin - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1315952 Composed by Pietro Mascagni. Arranged by Rob Bushnell. Classical,Easter,Film/TV,Opera,Romantic Period. 8 pages. RBMusic #904730. Published by RBMusic (A0.1315952). In 1889, a struggling composer called Pietro Mascagni heard about a sponsored competition for one-act operas, specifically for young Italian composers who had not yet had an opera performed, only two months before the deadline. With little time, he selected the subject for his opera and asked his childhood friend, Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (who was helped by Guido Menasci), to write a libretto for him. Mascagni selected a story that he had seen as a play in Milan in early 1884 by realist writer Giovanni Verga, “Rustic Chivalry�, or Cavalleria rusticana. A passionate love tragedy featuring seduction, adultery, revenge and murder, it is surprising set on Easter morning.Mascagni received only a few verses at a time from his librettists, but he was not worried because he had the opera clear in his mind: “I identified with the drama to such an extent that I felt it within myself in terms of music.� After two months’ of work, the music for Cavalleria rusticana was finished but he feared the opera would fail and put the music in a draw. Fortunately, his wife sent it off, he unanimously won the competition and was soon the talk of Europe. (At the premiere in May 1890 in Rome, Mascagni received no fewer than 60 curtain calls.) Unfortunately, it was a one-hit wonder with Mascagni unable to repeat its success, saying towards the end of his life that “it is a pity I wrote Cavalleria first for I was crowned before I became king.� He died, penniless, in 1945.Today, few people have heard of Mascagni’s name, and, if they have, it is rarely in relation to anything but one piece from Cavalleria rusticana, the Intermezzo. A short piece of purely orchestral music that is uses to denote the passage of time, the orchestration is very simple but it is such an indulgently beautiful melody (based on a hymn heard earlier in the short opera) that perfectly captures the peace of country living in Sicily against the intense feelings of the main characters and the looming tragedy to come.The piece is so popular that (along with the “Easter Hymn� from the same opera), it is the only reason Mascagni features in the Classic FM’s Hall of Fame.The piece was used in the 1980 film Raging Bull and the 1990 film The Godfather Part III.A recording of the original song can be found on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kgr-I1y1_2M.Other searchable terms: Italy, Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, Cathy Moriarty, Nicholas Colasanto, Theresa Saldana, Frank Vincent, Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Andy García, Eli Wallach, Joe Mantegna, Bridget Fonda, George Hamilton, Sofia Coppola.

Piano,Violin - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1224504 Composed by Aaryn S. Ricucci-Hill. 21st Century,Classical. 26 pages. Abundant Silence #820608. Published by Abundant Silence (A0.1224504). In 2022 I was commissioned to write a piece which would accompany a proposal submitted to the College Music Society conference in Boise, ID. Part of the proposal suggested music that celebrated the rich musical heritage of the Northwest. In looking around at what that meant, I discovered a curious fact about Boise: it has the only Basque heritage museum in the country. Suddenly the wheels got to turning! Basquing (2022) seeks to invoke... bask, if one will, in the sounds and feelings of another time and place. The inspiration of the piece comes from the Basque region of France with quotations from folksong, fiddle music, and a general vibe of French impressionism. The piece opens with the folksong Atzo Goizean, the lyrics to which invoke the folksy elements of village living (talking about waking to the thrush’s song, fathers arranging marriages, etc.). The urge to ‘word paint’ the folk song with it references to thrushes and partridges, is tempting, but the urge was avoided in this case, instead opting for a general “vibe�, or feeling. The next section avoids quotation altogether, instead opting to steep into the mystique environment created before. The last major portion of the piece utilizes what was billed (to me at least) as a Basque fiddle tune (the title lost as it seems the scholarly research on the subject and tunes that comprise the genre are lacking even by those who claim to have some knowledge of it). Assuming the best, however, the fiddle tune quoted in Basquing is meant to be a musical representation of familial resemblance to the fiddle music of the Pacific Northwest and how folk music of all varieties is at one time so specific yet at the same time broad in its understanding across cultures. Commissioned in 2022 by Arthur Houle (pianist) and Joung Hoon Song (violinist) for the Pacific Northwest College Music Society Conference 2023 in Boise, ID and premiered at said conference on March 17th, 2023.