Piano,Viola - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1364864 Composed by Timothy Shaw. Arranged by J. S. Bach, ed. Timothy Shaw. Advent,Classical,Sacred. Score and part. 8 pages. Shaw Music #949160. Published by Shaw Music (A0.1364864). An adaptation of J.S. Bach's chorale prelude, Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (BWV 645), for viola with piano accompaniment. Program this piece during Advent or services focused on eternal life. Lectionary use: Matthew 25:1-13.

Piano,Viola - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1332882 Composed by Gustav Holst. Arranged by César Madeira. Children,Classical,Film/TV,Multicultural,Romantic Period,World. Score and part. 7 pages. Sheet Music To Play Editions #919289. Published by Sheet Music To Play Editions (A0.1332882). Jupiter Chorale from The Planets, Op.32 by Gustav Holst. Arrangement for Viola and Piano. With Full Score and Individual Parts. Enjoy it!Gustav Holst (1874 – 1934) was an English composer, arranger and teacher. Best known for his orchestral suite The Planets, he composed many other works across a range of genres, although none achieved comparable success. His distinctive compositional style was the product of many influences, Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss being most crucial early in his development.For Tutorials, Play Alongs or request New Arrangements, visit the YouTube Channel: Sheet Music To Play

Piano,Viola - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1332875 Composed by Gustav Holst. Arranged by César Madeira. 19th Century,20th Century,Classical,Lent,Romantic Period. Score and part. 7 pages. Sheet Music To Play Editions #919282. Published by Sheet Music To Play Editions (A0.1332875). Jupiter Chorale from The Planets, Op.32 by Gustav Holst. Arrangement for Viola and Piano. With Full Score and Individual Parts with Chords. Enjoy it!Gustav Holst (1874 – 1934) was an English composer, arranger and teacher. Best known for his orchestral suite The Planets, he composed many other works across a range of genres, although none achieved comparable success. His distinctive compositional style was the product of many influences, Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss being most crucial early in his development.For Tutorials, Play Alongs or request New Arrangements, visit the YouTube Channel: Sheet Music To Play

Piano,Viola - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.549837 Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Arranged by James M. Guthrie, ASCAP. Baroque,Concert,Easter,Sacred,Standards. Score and part. 12 pages. Jmsgu3 #3554477. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.549837). Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Awake, the voice is calling us) from Cantata BWV 140. Duration: ca. 4:00, Score: 6 pages, solo part 1 page, piano part: 4 pages. Program this for church services during the Easter season, weddings, or as a recital encore.Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Awake, the Voice is calling us) also known as: Sleepers Awake Bach composed his church cantata Wachet auf (BWV 140) as part of his second annual cantata cycle covering the entire annual church calendar. It is based on the hymn of the same name by Philipp Nicolai (1599). The hymn text covers the readings for the 27th Sunday after Trinity. Bach designed the cantata in seven movements, setting the stanzas in various forms. Among these forms are the chorale fantasia, the chorale prelude, and a four-part chorale. He casts the new lyrics as recitatives – in a manner similar to the opera. Fourth Movement Bach writes the fourth movement, Zion hört die Wächter singen (Zion hears the watchmen singing), in the style of a chorale prelude with the chorale phrases performed as a strict cantus firmus. The phrases seem to enter at times erratically against the famous lyrical melody. The violins play this melody in unison as a foil against the cantus phrases. The violin melody is so independent and complete that when the cantus melody appears it catches the listener at times totally off-guard. Bach later transcribed this movement for organ (BWV 645). This transcription became No. 1 of the Six Schübler Chorales. Bach Overview First of all, Johann Sebastian Bach is maybe the greatest composer in music history. Certainly, he was prolific. As a result, everyone has heard of his works. Furthermore, these works number well over a thousand. It seems like people are probably most familiar with the instrumental works such as the Brandenburg Concertos, and the Goldberg Variations. But, similarly famous are such noteworthy works as the Well-Tempered Clavier, the Musical Offering, and certainly the Art of Fugue. Seems like his most famous vocal works include the most noteworthy Mass in B Minor. Also, most noteworthy, though, are the St. John Passion, and certainly the Christmas Oratorio.  History Bach came from a long line of musicians and above all, composers. Consequently, he, first of all, pursued a career as a church organist. So as a result, he gained employment in various Protestant churches in Germany. For a while, he worked as a court musician in Weimar and Köthen. Here he probably developed his organ style and likewise his chamber music style. Eventually, he, therefore, gained an appointment as Cantor of St. Thomas in Leipzig. Here he worked until difficulties with his employer ultimately drove him away. The King of Poland finally appointed him as court composer.  Style It seems like Bach created a fascinating new international style. He synthesized elements of the most noteworthy European music ideas into his new style. Even more, this new style was probably his synthesis of European musical rhythm and form. Furthermore, he demonstrated a complete mastery of counterpoint and motivic development. His sense of harmonic organization probably propelled him to the top. Revival               Mendelssohn conducted a Bach revival in the nineteenth century. His effort probably helped to re-familiarize the public with the magnitude of Bach’s works. During this period, scholars published many noteworthy Bach biographies. Moreover, Wolfgang Schmieder published the BWV (Bach Werke Verzeichnis). As a result, this is now the official catalog of his entire artistic output. The BWV number allows us to locate a work in the catalog. Sometimes scholars will simply use an S (Schmieder) as an abbreviation for BWV. &n.

Piano,Viola - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1459460 Composed by Franz Joseph Haydn, Johann Crüger, Joachim Neander, and Johann R. Ahle. Arranged by Joseph I. Corporon (ASCAP). Christian,Historic,Religious,Sacred,Traditional. Score and part. 11 pages. Joseph I. Corporon #1038412. Published by Joseph I. Corporon (A0.1459460). A Germanic Hymn Medley for Viola and Piano features five well know hymn tunes composed by Franz Joseph Haydn, Johann Crüger, Joachim Neander, and Johann R. Ahle: ST. ANTHONY'S CHORALE NUN DANKET LOBE DEN HERREN UNSER HERRSCHER LIEBSTER JESU A reprise of ST. ANTHONY'S CHORALE at the end features the Piano playing the melody; the Viola accompanies with fast rising arpeggios and short section of descending octave triplets. Two short sections of the reprise are written in treble clef to aid in note reading.

Piano,Viola - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1349666 Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Arranged by Harry Walker. Baroque,Classical,Religious,Wedding. Score and part. 6 pages. SCORE EDITIONS #934439. Published by SCORE EDITIONS (A0.1349666). Cantata 156 was written for the third Sunday after Epiphany in 1729, and was first performed on January 23 of that year. The text is by Picander, one of Bach’s favorite librettists. of the four cantatas written by Bach for the feast (72, 73, 111, and 156), it was the last, and the only one scored for solo voice. Like Cantatas 73 and 111, it is a chorale cantata, employing a chorale melody in several movements. In this version, the composition was arranged for Viola and Piano by Harry Walker.

Viola and piano - advanced - Digital Download SKU: S9.Q17855 Composed by Eduard Puetz. This edition: Sheet music. Viola Library. Downloadable. Duration 11 minutes. Schott Music - Digital #Q17855. Published by Schott Music - Digital (S9.Q17855). The Sonata for Viola and Piano (1984) is not based – as is common in the 'classical' sonata form – on the dualism of two opposing themes. The dialectics are in the juxtaposition of two homogenous movements of contrasting character. The third movement brings, like a development, the analysis of motifs and structures of the first two movements. 'The Sonata ends with the chorale Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir in whose adaptation inner conflict and contrast remain the formative means until the end.' (Pütz) A rewarding contemporary piece for competitions and concerts.

Piano,Viola - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.548460 Composed by Johann Pachelbel. Arranged by James M. Guthrie, ASCAP. Baroque,Instructional,Standards,Wedding. Score and part. 8 pages. Jmsgu3 #3385399. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.548460). The famous Pachelbel Canon arranged for viola & piano. Great for weddings & receptions. Pachelbel's Canon Pachelbel's Canon is, in fact, the traditional title for a composition by the German composer Johann Pachelbel. Other names for the work include namely: Canon and Gigue for 3 violins and basso continuo, Canon and Gigue in D, and of course Canon in D. We do not know when or why in particular it was written. The oldest copy is surprisingly from the 19th century. It is important to realize that it was a common routine for organists to practice improvisation on the chord progression underlying the canon. Pachelbel originally scored the Canon notably for three violins and continuo. He also in fact paired the Canon with a gigue. The movements are homotonal, to clarify, both are in the key of D major. History In due time, Pachelbel's Canon went out of style and remained in virtual oblivion for centuries. The Jean-François Paillard chamber orchestra, however, recorded an arrangement of it in 1968. As a result, it gained approval.  Many ensembles began likewise to record the piece in the 1970s and by the 1980s became ubiquitous as background music. From the 1970s to the early 2000s, pop songs correspondingly used elements of the piece. The chord progression, in particular, was used this way. Also, since the 1980s, it has been not only wildly popular for weddings, but also for funeral ceremonies in the USA and Europe. Pachelbel Background Johann Pachelbel (1653 –1706) was a German composer, as well as an organist. He was furthermore instrumental in bringing the south German organ school to its apex. He wrote a large body of music, both sacred and, equally important, secular. In particular, he uniquely helped develop the chorale prelude and fugue. For this, he has, in fact, earned a rightful place in the company of the most significant composers of the mid-Baroque period. Works Pachelbel's music was certainly popular. With this in mind, he also consequently had many pupils. His music expressly developed into a model for the south German composers. Nowadays, Pachelbel is most famous particularly for the Canon in D, as well as the F minor Chaconne, the Toccata in E minor, and of course the Hexachordum Apollinis, a set of variations for the keyboard. Influences Johann Jakob Froberger and Johann Caspar Kerll were south German composers who significantly influenced Pachelbel. Furthermore, he was especially influenced by Italians such as Frescobaldi and Poglietti. He frequently preferred an articulate, simple contrapuntal style that highlighted clarity. His music is markedly less extravagant and harmonically adventurous than that of Dieterich Buxtehude. However, as a point often overlooked, like Buxtehude, Pachelbel experimented with different instrumental combinations in his chamber music. Legacy All in all, Pachelbel was most famous as a composer for the keyboard. He composed over two hundred pieces specifically for the instrument. Pachelbel was also surprisingly a prolific composer of vocal music. All in all, about a hundred vocal works survive, including 40 or so large-scale works. 

Piano,Viola - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1150826 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Roger Wallace. Christmas,Jazz,Spiritual. Score and part. 9 pages. Roger Wallace #751014. Published by Roger Wallace (A0.1150826). Viola Solo with Piano Accompaniment. Package includes parts for Alto Sax and Flugelhorn. The gospel classic is performed in chorale and swing styles. The second verse features the solo and accompaniment bass voice in a duet.This arrangement is also available for many other ensembles and soloists. Look for more arrangements by Roger Wallace.

Piano,Viola - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1213479 Composed by Gustav Holst. Arranged by Tyler Adams. 20th Century,Classical,Instructional. Score and part. 4 pages. Adams Arrangements #810666. Published by Adams Arrangements (A0.1213479). The chorale from Jupiter (from The Planets, Op. 32) arranged for viola and piano.

Piano,Viola - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.548726 Composed by Martin Luther. Arranged by James M. Guthrie, ASCAP. Easter,Instructional,Standards. Score and part. 4 pages. Jmsgu3 #3411767. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.548726). Out of the Depths I Cry to You by Martin Luther. The first verses feature modified counterpoint and harmony proceeding at quarter = 82. The final verse is reharmonized for maximum dramatic effect at a more contemplative tempo such as quarter = 64. Very powerful selection for Lent or Easter. Duration (3 verses) 3:05, 36 ms. Score: 3 pg. Solo part: 1 pg. The piano reads from the score. Out of the Depths Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir (From deep affliction I cry out to you), is, of course, a hymn composed by Martin Luther. Moreover, Luther also wrote the lyrics which are essentially a paraphrase of Psalm 130. First published in 1524, it is also one of eight songs in the original Lutheran hymnal. It appears likewise in many hymnals and in different translations. The lyrics furthermore stimulated compositions from the Renaissance to the contemporary. Consequently, composers such as Johann Sebastian Bach built an entire chorale cantata on it. Other composers similarly contributed compositions, such as Felix Mendelssohn and Max Reger. Luther Background Martin Luther, (1483 –1546) was a German professor of theology, composer, priest, and moreover, an influential character in the Protestant Reformation. Luther had a momentous impact on church and society due to his contributions to the musical arts. He wanted to disseminate the gospel among mankind and with this intention thought that the best way to do that was through music. Influence It is important to realize that other musicians, and their descendants, were encouraged by Luther’s songs and wrote their own hymns. Luther, to be sure, had a thorough musical education. For example, he knew secular and sacred songs from an early age. He, in particular, played the lute well and sang in the monastery when he was a monk. That is to say, music was an essential part of his life. He in fact first began writing songs in 1523, sometimes writing the melody as well as the lyrics. Luther was certainly able to evaluate the composers of his time. He thought especially highly of Josquin des and Ludwig Senfl. He was also acquainted, with this in mind, with other composers and their works. Legacy The Lutheran musical ethos soon covered all of Germany and later significantly fashioned Protestant musical culture. Heinrich Schütz and Johann Sebastian Bach are the most compelling evidence of this Protestant musical culture. Additionally, as a point often overlooked, the pedal organ, first refined in northern Germany, became universally prevalent. As a matter of fact, Dieterich Buxtehude established a regular evening organ concert series in Lübeck. Another key point is that this concert series, in turn, spread North German Musical ideas worldwide. Luther was especially convinced that music is a beautiful and exclusive offering of the divine.

Piano,Viola - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1178094 Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Arranged by César Madeira. Baroque,Religious,Renaissance,Sacred,Wedding. Score and part. 8 pages. Sheet Music To Play Editions #778055. Published by Sheet Music To Play Editions (A0.1178094). Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, music derived from a chorale setting of the cantata Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147 by Johann Sebastian Bach. Arrangement for Viola and Piano. Full Score and Individual Parts with Chords. Enjoy it!Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750) was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. He is known for instrumental compositions such as the Brandenburg Concertos and the Goldberg Variations, and for vocal music such as the St Matthew Passion and the Mass in B minor. Since the 19th-century Bach Revival, he has been generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time.For Tutorials, Play Alongs or request New Arrangements, visit the YouTube Channel: Sheet Music To Play

Piano,Viola - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1272425 Composed by Gustav Holst. Arranged by B. C. Dockery. 20th Century,Children,Classical,Romantic Period. Score and part. 5 pages. Ben Dockery #864649. Published by Ben Dockery (A0.1272425). From Gustav Holst's seven-movement orchestral suite The Planets, this is the Jupiter chorale theme arranged for viola solo with piano accompaniment.  Great for lessons, recitals, and performances of all kinds. Intermediate level. Includes score and parts.

Viola and piano - easy to intermediate - Digital Download SKU: S9.Q7050 Chorale from the Cantata No. 147 Heart and Mouth and Deed and Life. Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Arranged by Wolfgang Birtel. This edition: Sheet music. Edition Schott - Single Edition. Downloadable. Schott Music - Digital #Q7050. Published by Schott Music - Digital (S9.Q7050). The Air by Johann Sebastian Bach at best can rival his setting Jesus bleibet meine Freude for popularity: the final chorus from the cantata BWV 147 Heart and Mouth and Deed and Life is very catchy due to its simplicity and perfection of which one can hardly get enough. The present arrangement makes this classical hit an ideal performance and concert piece for a solo instrument with piano or organ accompaniment.