Tag Archives: viola

Fugue No. 2

Fugue No. 2 from Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier is available as an arrangement for string trio. It is an intermediate arrangement. It can be played with two violins and cello or violin, viola and cello.

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Winter Recital

Just a reminder, the Winter Recital is on Friday, December 14, 2012 at Friendship Ridge. The program will begin at 7:00. Students report at 6:40.

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Yankee Doodle

Yankee Doodle is available in a new arrangement for solo instrument and piano. It is a fun duet which can be played by a first year string student and a friend or family member with two years of piano experience. … Continue reading

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Polonaise in G Minor

Polonaise  in G Minor, BWV Anh 119, from Anna Magdalena Bach’s Notebook is available in a new arrangement for strings. Six sets of instrumentation are available. The arrangements for two violins, violin and viola, and violin and cello are playable … Continue reading

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In a Pickle

In a Pickle is an original composition for string quartet or string orchestra with optional piano.  A chromatic  theme will secure the student’s ability to play F sharp and F natural in a musical context. The cello part has some … Continue reading

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Concerto for Two Violas, transcription for Cello

One of the featured pieces at Concerto Workshop this summer was Telemann’s Concerto for Two Violas in G Major. Less familiar than the Concerto in G Major for viola which is performed regularly, the Concerto for Two Violas is a gem … Continue reading

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Fugue in C Major BWV 953

Bach’s Fugue in C Major BWV 953 is available as a trio. It is suitable for advanced players. Shifting would be required in all the parts. One version is for two violins and cello. The other is scored for violin, … Continue reading

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Old Joe Clark

An arrangement of Old Joe Clark is now available. It is suitable for a first year string player and a friend or family member who has played piano for two years. Both parts are very easy and the duet comes … Continue reading

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Save the Date, Winter Recital

The Winter Recital will take place on December 14, 2012 at Friendship Ridge. The program will begin at 7:00. Students report at 6:40.

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What is the difference between the violin and the viola?

What is the difference between the violin and the viola? The violin and the viola are very similar instruments. The violin is smaller than the viola and tends to play higher. The viola, with its slightly larger size, can play a … Continue reading

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