Christmas Favorites for Violin Duet


Book Description

(String Duet). 30 holiday classics arranged in unique arrangements for two violins: Blue Christmas * The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) * Do You Hear What I Hear * Frosty the Snow Man * Grown-Up Christmas List * A Holly Jolly Christmas * It's Beginning to Look like Christmas * The Little Drummer Boy * The Most Wonderful Time of the Year * Silver Bells * White Christmas * and more.




Christmas Duets for Piano and Violin


Book Description

Christmas Duets for Piano & Violin: Easy Christmas Carols by Kathryn Carpenter * Includes familiar Christmas carols * Easy piano accompaniment * www.kathrynleecarpenter.com Songs include: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Deck the Halls, Angels We Have Heard on High, Jingle Bells, Away in a Manger, We Wish You a Merry Christmas, Silent Night, and others!




Fiddle Time Christmas


Book Description

A collection of 32 easy Christmas pieces for violin, with words to sing along and chords for guitar or keyboard. There are a mixture of solo and duet arrangements which span the level of difficulty of the Fiddle Time Joggers and Fiddle Time Runners books. Many tunes are compatible with Viola Time Christmas and Cello Time Christmas.




Easy Christmas Carols for Violin


Book Description

With free mp3 audio for the pieces and accompaniments. This book belongs to a series of easy christmas carols for violin, viola, cello and piano. The books for violins, violas and cellos have the same pieces and can be used together. Violin students can play the duets with cello students or viola students that have the books for cello and viola. This book includes easy christmas tunes for violin that can be played in first position. Some pieces are for solo violin, others are duos for violins or pieces for violin and piano. The scores include some finger numbers and the book starts with an introduction to the different parts of the violin and terms and abbreviations that we find in music for violin. There is a page that introduces the open strings of the violin and how they are written in the treble clef. This book also includes a fingering chart for the notes in first position. You can find the mp3 files for the songs in the book in the folder with the name of this book, at the http: //www.arts2science.com website. The numbers of the mp3 files appear in each score. The same folder also includes a virtual violin that you can play.




Easy Christmas Carols for Piano


Book Description

This collection explores monetary institutions linking Europe and the Americas in the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries.




Winter - Folk Carols for Violin and Cello


Book Description

Celebrate the winter season with these concert-ready arrangements influenced by a variety of folk traditions such as Celtic, old-time, bluegrass and Scandinavian fiddle. This collection of time-honored and original melodies is written with a modern string crossover twist to keep both the listener and performer engaged. All tunes are arranged by the Wires String Duo, including their original piece “Campbell Street”. The audio is a stereo recording of each of the arrangements inside this collection. Includes access to online audio.




Beautiful Melodies from Around the World - Music for Two Violins


Book Description

Imagine a campfire! Envision sitting around the bright flames with your friends and family singing songs out in the great expanse. Imagine that those melodies you sing stir up joy, hope, and belief in the great wonders of the world. Melodies have connected different kinds of people for many, many years. Music brings us closer, and music makes any occasion more festive and memorable. This book was written to promote the love of old folk melodies, provide processional music for special celebrations, and to include players of all levels. Music educators will find that there are many possibilities and combinations for practice and performance. Includes a 16-page section of twelve selected pieces for an optional cello part. It is my great hope that music students, families, and educators will all enjoy this very special collection of Beautiful Melodies from Around the World.




100 Gospel Songs and Hymns for Violin and Guitar


Book Description

100 Gospel Songs and Hymns for Violin and Guitar is a comprehensive collection of all-time favorite gospel hymns arranged for violin solo with suggested written chordal accompaniment. Fingerstyle guitar and strum styles are indicated on each solo. Other chordal instrumentalists can also use the written material and accompany the violin soloist. These treasured songs are ideal for any worship service or gathering.




A Tunes - Capricious Pieces for Beginner Violinists


Book Description

Incorporating skills taught in many popular violin methods, these tuneful solo pieces offer a fresh alternative for teachers who would like a stimulating supplement to their usual method. These entertaining and whimsical compositions reinforce and develop violin skills through repetition disguised as lyrical musical phrases. They strengthen the left hand, exercise the fourth finger, and use rests in musically compelling ways that keep the student attentive. They also present mixed meter and double-stops, and offer a practical introduction to musical form and phrase structure. Slurs and dynamics are incorporated immediately, along with right-hand pizzicato on stopped strings and left-hand pizzicato on all open strings. These pieces are written specifically to encourage interpretive creativity, even at the most elementary levels. As twenty-first-century pieces for solo violin, they are meant to be performed as well as studied.




In Concert: Intermediate Violin Solos or Duets with Piano for Advent, Christmas, and the Holiday Season


Book Description

This collection of intermediate level Advent and Christmas pieces for violin(s) and piano includes some well-loved classics as well as pieces that will be new discoveries. While both beautiful and fun to play as duets, these pieces can also be performed as solo works using the Violin I part with the piano accompaniment. Each piece goes beyond a straightforward presentation of the main melody to bring a sense of joy and wonder to both the musicians and the listeners. These arrangements provide excellent opportunities for expression and collaborative playing; the melody often moves from part to part, and original material and fiddle tunes enhance the original melodies. Perfect for use in church settings or in recitals, as solos, or as ensemble repertoire in group classes, this collection will bring joy to your holiday season. Angels We Have Heard on High • Gabriel’s Message / Cold Frosty Morning • Joy to the World / The Ashplant • O Come, O Come Emmanuel • O Holy Night • Pat-a-Pan • Silent Night • Snowfall • St. Basil’s Hymn • What Child Is This?