SKU: A0.614189

3 HYMNS of PRAISE arranged by Gary Lanier is for Viola and Piano. The hymn titles are (1) Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise, (2) Praise Him! Praise Him!, & (3) Praise to the Lord, the Almighty. All for the price of 2. Ideal for offertories, special music for worship services, or for the joy of playing in any situation where music emphasizing praise of God is desired (28 pages). A mp3 Piano Accompaniment (aka Rehearsal Track) is also available for Viola, listing each Hymn individually: (1) IMMORTAL, INVISIBLE (Piano Accompaniment for Viola), (2) PRAISE HIM! PRAISE HIM! (Piano Accompaniment for Viola), & (3) PRAISE TO THE LORD, THE ALMIGHTY (Piano Accompaniment for Viola).

SKU: A0.749668

Includes four works for viola and piano, including: Threnody and Reverie, Adagio, The Four Seasons of New England, and The Violist's Guide to the Orchestra. Intermediate/Advanced. Scores and parts included.

Videos:

Threnody and Reverie (string trio version): https://youtu.be/EwO0QohoXck
Adagio (4 viola version): https://youtu.be/nlJbV-d7LmQ f  
Four Seasons of New England (4 viola version): https://youtu.be/wZobA4moEd0

For more info: http://www.scottslapin.com

SKU: A0.1318265

Piano Part for Viola Friends Viola Method Book 3

33 Simplified Piano PartsViola Friends Method Book Volume 3 is a fun and colorful collection of great music for the advanced viola player presenting music from J.S.Bach, G.Tartini, H.Purcell, R.Glinka, E.Elgar, F.Gossec, G.F.Handel, W.A.Mozart, L.van Beethoven, A.Dvorak, P.Tchaikovsky, and N.Baklanova.

Viola Friends 3 is the third part of the Viola Friends family of music books. The repertoire and exercises in volume 3 use shifting and playing music in the 3rd position, scales on one string, etudes by F.Wohlfart, bowing exercises by O.Sevcik, and double-stops from J. Trott and J.S.Bach.

All Viola Friends music is easily learnable with the help of simplified piano parts, Youtube play- along videos on the Violin Friends Youtube channel, and mp3 backing tracks on SoundCloud and the Violin Friends homepage www.violinfriends.com.

SKU: A0.612883

This work was given its World Premiere on January 30, 2022 at the Chamber Players of the Redwoods winter concert in Arcata, California, by Duo Violano -- Sherry McHurd Hanson, viola and Jennifer Heidmann, piano. It is written for Advanced Intermediate or Advanced players. It is suitable for recital, teaching, or sight-reading. Performance time is approximately 3:10.

SKU: A0.824117

It Ain't Necessarily So is a song from 'Porgy & Bess' by the Gershwin Brothers. It's incredibly catchy and Jazzy and is brought to life in this charismatic arrangement for 3 Violas/Viola Trio or Viola Group & Piano which is also influenced by the brilliant Heifitz arrangement. Equally good for three individual players as well as a violin group it will get the audience jumping to their feet applauding

Originally from Glasgow, Timothy studied at the Royal College of Music, London and the Banff Centre, Canada. He was the Pianist for the Isis Piano Trio and Ballet Creations and is now in demand as an accompanist and chamber musician having performed with artists such as Dame Sarah Connolly and Tasmin Little. He has toured widely internationally and has recorded for BBC Radio 3 and Classic FM as well as TV appearances in Russia and Egypt. Murray’s compositions have been recorded by The Fibbonnaci Sequence and Piers Lane among others with reviews such as ‘Corruscating’ (Independent) and ‘Highly imaginative’ (The Sunday Times).

Contact; tkmurraycomp@aol.com

SKU: A0.977967

An arrangement for Violas of J S Bach's Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043, the famed Bach Double. Suitable for recitals, masterclasses, auditions and competitions. Piano version uniquely adapted to the tambre of the Viola. Includes Solo Violas Parts 1 & 2 and Piano Part only.

SKU: A0.916582

Brandenburg 6 is a unique composition because of its original instrumentation (2 lead violas + string orchestra), and because of the nature of the first movement- that starts with a canon for the 2 violas playing the same line just one eighth note apart!

 Its fun to play, but hard to get the needed players to make it happen.  So here is a reduction where the violist plays the first viola part, and a keyboard does the second viola part plus a reduced version of the backing strings.

  This  piano reduction is meant to accompany a violist playing the original first viola part.  If you want an excellent contemporary typesetting of the first viola part,  you can get it at the Free Scores website- 

http://www.free-scores.com/download-sheet-music.php?pdf=43649   

PLAY ALONG MP3’s

There are mp3 files ‘in the cloud’  which you can download and use to practice with.  They use the stereo capability to have the soloist on one channel, and the keyboard on the other.  This way you can tune out your part if you want,  or leave it in, at a volume of your choice.  The tempo of the ‘playalong’ tracks can be adusted to your choice by using readily available playback software for instance, Roni music-https://www.ronimusic.com/,  or even websites that do it for you online.  Also,  even very inexpensive mp3 players in the under $20 range nowadays provide playback with adjustable tempo. 

The mp3 files can be downloaded from-https://app.box.com/s/xpkqc7xpkhlixbf56tsahqu3tkt83gpo

 xml files are also available if you have a notation program and want to customize the score or the sound files.

 Steve Newman              Nov 2017                          newmans@cruzio.com