VOLUME 1
tsBN 0-87487-988-4
Additional Materials by
BarbaraBarber:
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Solosfor YoungViolinistsand Solosfor Solos for YoungViolistsaregraded seriesof works, ranging Young Violinists CD Book from elementaryto advanced Volume L (0e88) (8011) anexciting Volume 2 (0e8e) (8012) levels,thatrepresent (8013) (0ee0) 3 varietyof stylesandtechniques Volume (0ee1) (8014) Volume 4 (8015) for violinistsandviolists.These Volume 5 (oee2) (8016) (oee3) for Volume 6 seriesarevaluableresources teachersand studentsof all ages.Many of the works in Solosfor havelongbeen thesecollections YoungViolists recognizedas stepping-stones Book (18400) Volume L to the major violin and viola (185e0) Volume 2 repertoire,while others are (18670) Volume 3 (187s0) Volume 4 newlypublishedpiecesfor fur(18830) Volume 5 therchoicesof study.
CD (8018) (801e) (8020) (8021) (8022)
OtherTitlesby BarbaraBarber:
Twinkle Variations Festival Arangement (8017)
The practiceof scalesneedneverbe monotonous!Scalesfor AdvancedViolinistsand "user-friendly"scaleboola with eachof the twelve Scalesfor AdvancedViolistsare keys completeon two facing pages.Dozensof bowings and rhythmic variantsare offeredto developand improve evenness,clarity, agjlity,speedand intonation.An innovationintroductionto doublestopstakesthe guess-workout of this important technique. The Circle of Sths explains k.y Thebooksincludethree signatures. octave major, melodic minor, broken harmonicminoq,aqpeggios, Doubleand chromatic scales. 3rds stopsin octaves,thirds, sixthsand harmonics are presentedin tr,vo Scalesfor Scalesfor octaves.Theseare the only scale AdvancedViolists books that most violinists and AdvancedViolinists (8023) (8010x) violistswill everneed!
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INTRODUCTION Solosfor young Violinists is a six volume series of music books with companion CDs featuiing *otàthan 50 pieces for violin and piano. {tany of the works in this collection havË long been recognized as stepping stones to the major violin repertoire, while others are newly published pieces which offer further choices for study; most are recorded in this séries for thè very first time. Compiled, edited and recorded by violinist BarbaraBarber, SolosforYoungViolinists is a graded series of works ranging frop elementary to advanced léveh and represents an exciting variety of styles and techniques foi violinists. The collection hal become a valuable resource for teachers and ,t.r^d.n6 of all ages.The piano track recorded on the second half of each CD gives the violinist the oppoftunity to practice with accompaniments.
Abbreviations
and SYmbols
L.H. ' Lower Half U.H. - uPPer Half Fr. - Frog Tip 'TiP Mid. - Middle - Half SteP ^ Left Hand Pizzica;to + Finger remains on string 1- Finger covers 2 strings
Contents S i m p l eF o l k S o n g s . . . . .
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French Folk Song......
5
English Folk Song
6
Bohemian Folk Song
7
W'elshAir.........
8
French Folk Song....
9
Bohemian Folk Song
10
R u s s i a nF o l k S o n g . . . . . .
.............11
S c o t c hF o l k S o n g . . . . . . Ten Little Classics............
.........12 .Bach/Seely-Brown.................13
Marche
...L3
Musette
...L4 ...............1-5
Giguetta Theme and Variations
......Papini/App1ebaum................16
Concertino in G Major, Op. 8, No. 4...........Huber
.......18
Donkey Doodle
......2L
E l v e sD a n c e La Cinquantaine
..Kroll.... .............Jenkinson .Gabriel-Marie.....
The Puppet Show,Op. 5, No. 1
.....Trott.
Mosquito Dance, Op.62, No. 5
.....L.Mendelssohn
Concertino in D Major, Op. 15
......Kûch[er.........
...............22 .....24 .........26 ......27 ..........28
Simple Folk Songs fo^rviolin and piano
Arranged by BarbaraBarber SimpteFolk Songsfor violin and piano are arrangementsof folk songstaken from Volume 7 of the ConcordSeries publishedby the E. C. SchirmerMusic Companyinl92l. "piece," as it should be referredto when being played Each on violin, is precededby a preparatoryscalewhich introducesa new finger pattern. The lyrics at the end of each selectionare provided not necessarilyas a leaming device,but only as a point of interestand to indicate the style in which each should be played.
1..French Folk Song Playing Ball on the Stairs PreparatoryScale:A Major
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Here is a staircase so steep and so tall; Here in my hand is a red rubber ball; Seehow I make it go hippity-hop! Seehow I throw it way up to the top! Here it comes down again, cloppity-clop!
2. EnglishFolk Song The Old Womanand the Peddler PreparatoryScale:D Major
There was an old womnn, as I've heàrd tell, Fa, la, la la la la la! She- went to market her eggs to sell, Fa,la,la la la la Ia! She went to market qs I've heard say, Fa, la, la la la la la! She-fell asleep on the King's highway, Fa,la,la la la Ia la!
3. BohemianFolk Song November
Preparatory Scale: E Minor (Natural Minor) 1
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Gone are the swallows fromfield and hill; Where robins sang all the trees are still: Woods are bare everywhere; lnud cries the bluejay behind the mill; Where the dry dead leaves lie; Where robins sang all the trees are still.
4. WelshAir All Through the Night PreparatoryScale:G Major (2 octaves)
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Sleep my child, and peace attend thee, All thro' the night; Guardian angels God will send thee, All thro' the night. Soft the drowsy hours are creeping, Hill and vale in slumber steeping, I my loving watch am keeping, All thro' the night.
poco rit.
5. FrenchFolk Song GoodPierrot Preparatory Scale: A Major (2 octaves)
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poco rit.
Good Pierrot, befriend me, In the moonshine bight! Your quill-pen attend me, So thnt I may write. Blown out is my candle, My fire will not go; Turn the big door handle, Let me in, Pierrot!
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6. Bohemian Folk Song Winter
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All the winter long the trees are bare; Not a green leaf flutters anywhere; Windsfrom icy regions blow, Down the hillside drifts the snow; Crows and squirrels askfor scraps ofbread; One would think the river frozen dead!
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7. Russian Folk Song Caterpillar ! Caterpillar!
Preparatory Scale: F Major
Caterpillar! Caterpillar! You are such a pretty sight. Caterpillar! Caterpillar! Blue and yellow, black and white. Take care what you do, Robins are a-hunting you; Take care what you do, Sparrows are a-chasing you!
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8. ScotchFolk Song Lullaby
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Hush-a-by, baby, the night winds are sighing, Go to sleep, go to sleep, crickets are crying; Sleep till the dew on the grasses is winking, Sleep till the morning sun wakensyou blinking.
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Marche J. S. Bach Aranged by ConstanceSeely-Brown
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Mosquito f)ance I
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