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| CMP 601 | PASTORAL FANTASIA - William Alwyn | £2.50 each - see below |
| Viola and String Orchestra (also with piano reduction) Some ten years since his death, Alwyn is now being acknowledged as a composer with an individual yet still distinctly English style, whose music is rightly being re-discovered and more widely performed. This rhapsodic soliloquy for solo viola and string orchestra was composed in 1939 and performed in wartime Britain by Watson Forbes. It disappeared after World War 2 and came to light again only recently. This is the first published edition of the work. It has been recorded by Stephen Tees and the City of London Sinfonia directed by Richard Hickox on Chandos CHAN 9065 CD. Full score and orchestral parts are available to purchase or for hire. The piano reduction was made by Alwyn himself at the time of composition. The original manuscripts were used to compile this edition, edited by John White. It can be performed in a solo recital with viola and piano, or the piano reduction can be used to rehearse the soloist. Dur 13 mins | ||
| CMP 601S Full Orchestral Score (Spiral Bound) £9.50 CMP 601 Viola and piano reduction £5.00 CMP 601P Parts £2.50 each. All the string parts are divisi, sometimes into as many as 4 parts. Minimum forces as suggested by Alwyn would seem to be 6 x Violin 1, 6 x Violin 2, 4 x Viola, 4 x Cello, 2 x Double Bass. The first performance in 1940 had larger forces than this. A minimum set of parts for orchestral performance will therefore require: 3 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 1 = 11 orchestral parts @£2.50 each, TOTAL £27.50. Hire of orchestral parts is pro rata: please contact us for a quote. (Hire not available outside UK) | ||
| CMP 603 | TANGO - Adam Gorb (for Viola, Clarinet in A and Piano) | £3.00 |
| A splendidly vigorous piece requiring suitable panache in execution, first performed in the Purcell Room in 1985 and now for the first time available in print. | ||
| Score and parts £3.00 | ||
| CMP 604 | RONDO CAPRICCIO - Kenneth Harding (6 violas or large viola ensemble) | £5.00 |
| A magnificent example of this genial composer's many works written specifically for the viola, with ingenious variations on the Rondo theme and exploiting the full resources of the viola's noble sound. | ||
| Score and single set of parts £5.00 - additional parts 40p each | ||
| CMP 606 | SONATA IMPROMPTU - William Alwyn (Violin and Viola) | £4.50 |
| This is the first published edition of a duet written in 1939 for Frederick Grinke and Watson Forbes. In three movements, Prelude, Theme and Variations, Finale alla Capriccio. Duration c.12 mins. Recently recorded for Chandos on CD number CHAN 9197. | ||
| Score and parts £4.50 | ||
| CMP 610 | HUMORESQUE - Adam Gorb (Viola and Piano) | £4.00 |
| A witty, conversational piece, first performed in 1986, and now in print for the first time. | ||
| CMP 611 | BALLADE in F Minor - Minna Keal (Viola/Cello and Piano) | £5.50 |
| This important work, which gives equal prominence to both instruments, was first performed by Philip Burton in 1929 at the Royal Academy of Music, but has languished unjustly in manuscript until this first edition published in 1993. A passionate work which displays several elements of the composer's Jewish cultural heritage. There is also a version for cello and piano, the cello part edited by Alexander Baillie in consultation with the composer. | ||
| CMP 612 | SCALES and ARPEGGIOS for Viola Players - Watson Forbes Book 1 of 3 | £3.00 |
| The original edition of this seminal work for the viola has been out of print for several years. John White, in close consultation with Dr Watson Forbes, has re-edited these new editions of the works to provide modern-day viola players with one of the bedrock publications of good playing technique. They retain the same basic material as the former OUP publications, but the new typesetting renders them much clearer to read and use. Book 1 covers all major and minor scales and arpeggios over two octaves, also chromatic scales and single octave scales in thirds, sixths and octaves, with many bowing and fingering variants. | ||
| See also CMP 613, CMP 614, CMP 619 | ||
| CMP 613 | SCALES and ARPEGGIOS for Viola Players - Watson Forbes Book 2 of 3 | £4.50 |
| The original edition of this seminal work for the viola has been out of print for several years. John White, in close consultation with Dr Watson Forbes, has re-edited these new editions of the works to provide modern-day viola players with one of the bedrock publications of good playing technique. They retain the same basic material as the former OUP publications, but the new typesetting renders them much clearer to read and use. Book 2 works through all the three octave scales and arpeggios, and the two octave scales in thirds sixths and octaves, also with many possible variants for fingering and bowing. At the end is a comprehensive practice routine for efficient use of technical practice time to avoid falling into the trap of uncritical repetition. | ||
| See also CMP 612, CMP 614, CMP 619 | ||
| CMP 614 | SCALES and ARPEGGIOS for Viola Players - Watson Forbes Book 3 of 3 | £4.00 |
| The original edition of this seminal work for the viola has been out of print for several years. John White, in close consultation with Dr Watson Forbes, has re-edited these new editions of the works to provide modern-day viola players with one of the bedrock publications of good playing technique. They retain the same basic material as the former OUP publications, but the new typesetting renders them much clearer to read and use. Book 3 provides the link with Daily Exercises by developing the scales and arpeggios into a host of variant patterns, shifting onto higher positions, bowing and slurring variations etc. | ||
| See also CMP 612, CMP 613, CMP 619 | ||
| CMP 618 | NOCTURNE - Gordon Jacob (Viola and Cello Duet) | £2.50 |
| A short meditative piece written for Lionel Tertis and his wife Lillian as a wedding gift. | ||
| CMP 619 | DAILY EXERCISES for Viola Players - Watson Forbes | £3.50 |
| Quintessential study material for all players at all levels.The original edition of this fundamental work for the development and maintenace of viola technique has been out of print for several years. This newly type-set edition was prepared by John White in consultation with Watson Forbes. | ||
| See also CMP 612 - 614 | ||
| CMP 620 | CHACONNE for the Viola from BWV 1004 - J.S. Bach | £3.00 |
| A transcription for the viola of the Urtext music (originally violin) so that players can see exactly what Bach wrote, without further editorial intervention.With facsimile. | ||
| CMP 623 | ADAGIO CANTABILE - J Haydn (Viola and piano) | £3.00 |
| Arranged for viola and piano by Rachel Greenwood. A transcription of a rich, expressive solo from Haydn's Symphony No 13, an exquisite addition to the small solo viola repertoire of this period. | ||
| CMP 624 | CANZONA - William Wolstenholme (Viola and Piano) | £3.00 |
| A fine little piece originally written for the organ, and used by Lionel Tertis as a standard repertoire item for the viola. A new arrangement for Viola and Piano edited by John White from Wolstenholme's original music to mark the VIth International Viola Competition in 1997. | ||
| CMP 625 | INTRODUCTION and ANDANTE Op 5 - Benjamin Dale (6 Violas) | £5.50 |
| Edited by John White, this is probably one of the finest works ever written for ensemble of violas. Written in 1911 for Lionel Tertis and his pupils at the Royal Academy of Music, it has a similar glittering quality to Schönberg's Verklrte Nacht. This first printed edition of the work resolves the occasional inaccuracies which have crept into manuscript copies used by violists over the years. | ||
| Score and single set of parts £5.50 - additional parts 40p each | ||
| CMP 626 | VIOLAS in the SUN - Stuart Orford (4 Violas and a Double Bass) | £4.50 |
| A boisterous suite in suitably light hearted style with some mini fireworks for everyone. | ||
| Score and single set of parts £4.50 - additional parts 40p each | ||
| CMP 629 | HALLING and SPRINGAR - Edvard Grieg (Violin or Viola Solo) | £2.00 |
| Two unaccompanied pieces written in the style of Norwegian folk music to imitate the Hardanger fiddle and originally performed in the stage version of Peer Gynt. The edition includes violin and transposed viola versions. | ||
| Score and single set of parts £2.00 | ||
| CMP 630 | FILLING TIME for Viola and Piano | £2.75 |
| A light-hearted whizz through the dentist's waiting room by Stuart Orford. Should be under the fingers for a Grade 5 player. | ||
| Score and viola part £2.75 | ||
| CMP 633 | PAVANE pour un Infante Défunte - RAVEL | £2.50 |
| Viola and Guitar. Chris Kilvington's arrangement of Ravel's haunting melody, for viola and Guitar (Guitar approximately Grade 7) in an intimate chamber arrangement. Viola parts edited by Judy Slater. | ||
| See also CMP 203 - Flute and Guitar | ||
| Grades 7 | Score and single set of parts £2.50 | |
| CMP 634 | DIVISIONS ON A GROUND for Viola and Guitar | £2.50 |
| "Mr Finger's Minuett" - a set of variations on a ground bass by a distinguished and inventive contempoarary of Purcell. Originally known as Mr Finger's Minuett and published in Playford's "Division Violin" in the late 17th century, this makes an excellent display piece for the viola player (Grade 5) and a fairly straightforward guitar realisation (Grade 4) of the repeated ground bass | ||
| Grade 4-5 | Score and single set of parts £2.50 | |
| CMP 635 | CHACONNE : J S Bach - for Solo Viola | £3.00 |
| This transcription for Viola was made by Watson Forbes nearly 50 years ago. A historic document, with valuable insights into performance for viola players. | ||
| CMP 636 | DIVERTIMENTO - Kenneth Harding (Viola Quartet) | £6.00 |
| A work in three continuous sections Aubade, Variations on an original Carol and Rondo. Dedicated to Harry Danks, and performed many times by members of the BBC Symphony Orchestra. | ||
| Score and single set of parts £6.00 - additional parts 60p each | ||
| CMP 637 | Variations on LES FOLIES d'ESPAGNE - J-H d'Anglebert (3 violas or ensemble) | £3.50 |
| Twenty two variations on the famous Folia motif with plenty of action for all three parts. | ||
| Score and single set of parts £3.50 - additional parts 30p each | ||
| CMP 638 | OVERTURE to ALEXANDER'S FEAST arranged for 4 Violas | £3.50 |
| Arranged by Stuart Orford, this well known Handelian Overture has the music well divided between all four instruments. | ||
| Score and single set of parts £3.50 - additional parts 30p each | ||
| CMP 639 | SOPHISTICATION - James Kallembach (Viola Quartet) | £5.00 |
| An imaginative work in four movements by this promising young American composer. | ||
| Score and single set of parts £5.00 - additional parts 60p each | ||
| CMP 640 | TRIO Op 120 No 3 - Ferdinand Carulli (2 Violins and a Cello) | £3.00 |
| Arranged by Ian Gammie for 2 violins and a cello. A pleasing trio from the early 19th century in an arrangement for Grade 2/3 players, with alternative parts for Viola or 3rd Violin included in the basic set. | ||
| Grade 2-3 | Score and single set of parts £3.00 - additional parts 20p each | |
| CMP 642V | THE SPORADES SUITE - Stephen M Horn (3 Violas) | £3.00 |
| A trip to the Greek Islands, lots of sun and fun for Grade 2/3 players. Four pieces based in the idiom of popular Greek dances. Alternative editions (one for 3 violins and one for 3 cellos) are also available. | ||
| See also CMP 642 and CMP 642C | ||
| Additional parts 30p each | ||
| CMP 643 | SONATA for Viola and Piano - Robert Ehle, Op. 81g | £5.00 |
| In three movements, this well-wrought sonata (written in the 1980s) is in a most accessible contemporary idiom, with flowing parts for both viola and piano. | ||
| Score and viola part £5.00 | ||
| CMP 645 | BRATSCHENTANZ - Ian Gammie (4-5 violas or large ensemble) | £3.00 |
| A vigorous dance in 6/8 time for viola quartet with option of guitar or "rhythm viola" accompaniment, plus cello or bass ad lib. Can also be performed with 1 violin and 3 violas. | ||
| Score and parts £3.00 - additional parts 30 p each | ||
| CMP 648 | SONATA in F : K113 - Domenico Scarlatti (4 Violas) | £3.50 |
| Arranged by Ian Gammie. A scintillating sonata with plenty of brisk contrapuntal action for all four instruments. | ||
| Score and parts £3.50 - additional parts 25p each | ||
| CMP 649 | TWO MOVEMENTS FROM HANDEL's WATER MUSIC (6 Violas) | £4.00 |
| Arranged for 6 violas by S Orford. A very well-conceived arrangement of some highly enjoyable music to continue our series for ensembles of violas. | ||
| See also CMP 653 | ||
| Score and parts £4.00 - additional parts 30p each | ||
| CMP 652 | CONCERTO in G Major - J.M. Böhm (2 Violas and continuo) | £3.50 |
| For 2 Violas and continuo (cello / keyboard) by Böhm (18th cent). An arrangement of a work for Viola d'Amore, Oboe d'Amore and continuo which makes an excellent addition to the baroque repertoire for two violas. Despite its title, it is a chamber work for 2 violas with a keyboard realisation continuo. | ||
| See also CMP 428 | ||
| Grade 6+ | Score and single set of parts £3.50. | |
| CMP 653 | SIX OF THE BEST (6 Violas). 2 movements from the Water Music | £4.75 |
| Two further movements from Handel's famous Water Music suite (Andante - Allegro arranged for 6 violas by Stuart Orford. | ||
| See also CMP 649 | ||
| Score and parts £4.75 - additional parts 30p each | ||
| CMP 654 | SCHUBERT: 4 Popular Songs 5 violas and a bass | £5.00 |
| Arranged by Stuart Orford, four of Schubert's best-loved songs Ständchen, An die Musik, Horch horch die Lerch, Heidenröslein to add another thoroughly enjoyable viola ensemble | ||
| Score and parts £5.00 - additional parts 35p each | ||
| CMP 656-V | LULLABY of VIOLA-LAND 4 violas or string ensemble | £4.25 |
| A swinging pastiche of a jazz standard, basically arranged for 4 violas but there is an alternative version included in the edition to make the piece performable on a string quartet, with the 4th part an octave lower in bass clef. Chord symbols are given for an ad lib guitar or piano accompaniment and sections can be repeated with ad lib improvisation if desired. Swing tempo | ||
| Score and parts £4.25 - additional parts 30p each | ||
| CMP 657 | THE SIEGE OF NEWARK - JOHN JENKINS for 4 violas | £4.25 |
| This is a rumbustious 'Battle' piece written in the mid 17th century for viols and violins. It celebrates the Royalist victory in the English Civil War outside the town of Newark, and has graphic portrayal of cavalry charges, trumpet calls, musket and canon, wounded soldiers and victory celebrations. Plenty of action in all the parts, and an editorial commentary which can be read aloud during the performance if musical charades are to your taste! | ||
| Score and parts £4.25 - additional parts 35p each | ||
| CMP 660 | CONCERT-PIECE - by Gordon Jacob for Viola and Orchestra (Piano accomp. score) | £7.00 |
| This fine piece, written for John White in 1977, has never before been published. Originally scored for Viola and full orchestra, this is the piano reduction made by the composer himself, so that it can also be performed as a recital piece. It has a recitativo introduction, leading to a pastoral theme, both of which provide material for development in nine further sections. Duration approximately 17 minutes. See also below, CMP 660-S for the full orchestral score. | ||
| Solo Viola and Piano reduction £7.00 | ||
| CMP 660-S | CONCERT-PIECE - by Gordon Jacob for Viola and Orchestra (Full score) | £ on hire |
| See above (CMP 660) for music details. This is the full orchestral score,
calling on the standard complement of strings, with 2 flutes (doubling piccolo),
2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassooons, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones (inc. bass
trombone), tuba, timpani and percussion. The score and orchestral parts are available
on hire. Solo Viola part and piano reduction as above, CMP 660. Duration approx 17 minutes. For hire, please contact Order Office, G. Jacob Concert-Piece | ||
| Full score and orchestral parts £ on hire | ||
| CMP 661 | ELIZABETHAN DUOS arranged for 2 Violas | £2.95 |
| Thirteen delightful tunes from the late 16th and early 17th century arranged for players of intermediate ability (upper part approx Grade 5, lower part approx. Grade 3 - 4). | ||
| In Score £2.95 | ||
| CMP 662 | HERE'S FINE ROSEMARY for solo Viola | £2.00 |
| Written by John Webb in 1994, this is a melodious and skillful piece of writing which meditates on a tonescape of English folk melody and exploits the rich sonority of the unaccompanied viola. A rewarding concert item, approx three and a half minutes, for players Grade 7 -8. | ||
| In Score £2.95 | ||
| CMP 663 | Tschaikowsky: VARIATIONS on a Rococo Theme arranged for Viola | £3.50 |
| This is an arrangement from the solo cello part of Tschaikowsky's celebrated Variations on a Rococo Theme Op. 33, giving viola players access to a well-known concert favourite in a brilliant arrangement by Trevor Williams. This edition comprises only the viola part - it will work with the several keyboard reductions already available for the cello version. | ||
| Viola part only: £3.50 | ||
| CMP 664 | Arnold Bax: CONCERT PIECE for Viola and Piano edited by Simon Marlow and Hugo van der Werff | £5.00 |
| An early work, written for Lionel Tertis and first performed by him in the Aeolian Hall in 1904, with the composer at the piano. Bax was still a student at the Royal Academy of Music and his music is full of youthful, romantic exuberance. The music shows the influence of Wagner and also has echoes of the Irish Celtic tradition that was a feature of Bax's later music. The piano part also reflects the composer's virtuosity at the keyboard. All the original markings of dynamic, tempo and phrasing are included, a few editorial bowings have been added to the viola part. Concert Piece was not published during the composer's lifetime, this is the first printed edition, sanctioned by the Sir Arnold Bax Estate. A recording of the work is available on the Koch Swann label 3-6762-2. (Contact us for details: Order Office) | ||
| Score and parts: £5.00 | ||
| CMP 667 | An INTRODUCTION for VIOLA PLAYERS to Two Songs by JOHN DOWLAND. edited by Ian Gammie | £3.50 |
| A detailed examination of the music (Flow my Tears and If my Complaints) on which Benjamin Britten based his famous Lachrymae for solo viola. The edition includes 4- and 5-part settings of the original songs by Dowland, transposed so that they are playable by a viola ensemble. | ||
| £3.50 | ||
| CMP 668-V | FASCINATION WALTZ by Filippo Marchetti (1831-1902) arranged for Viola and Guitar by Ian Gammie. | £3.50 |
| A wonderful, timeless melody, redolent of the Palm Court orchestras of the Edwardian era. 5 minutes of pure nostalgia. The combination of viola and guitar provide the quintessential, rich flavour of the music in an intimate format. Also available in a version for Violin or Flute as soloist (quote CMP 668-F when ordering for flute or violin). | ||
| CMP 669 | BOCCHERINI: SONATA in A major arranged for Viola and Guitar by Ian Gammie. | £4.50 |
| Adapted from a sonata originally for the cello, this piece gives the viola player some virtuoso flourishes and some nourishingly rich moments of sonority, in combination with a guitar continuo part which gives a much better balance with the viola than a modern piano. In three movements, duration approximately 8 minutes. | ||
| Score and solo part: £4.50 | ||
| CMP 670 | TWO SONATAS for FOUR VIOLAS by Domenico Scarlatti. | £5.00 |
| Also playable with one violin and three violas if a viola quartet is not available. Both these sonatas have bountiful thematic interest for all four players. K.147 in D minor has a succession of answering phrases and muscular passages, while K.52 is more dreamy and fantasia-like, with some striking dissonances. | ||
| Score and set of parts: £5.00 | ||
| EE 91 | LIBERTY BELL MARCH - J.P. Sousa (Viola Quartet or large Ensemble) | £4.00 |
| The famous Monty Python signature tune, with lots of oompah for all the parts. | ||
| Additional parts 30p each | ||
| CMP 150 | SONATA in A MAJOR - C.F. Abel | £3.50 |
| Composed c 1759, arranged for Viola (or Cello) and 2 Guitars (also available for violin or flute). A relatively easy early classical sonata in three movements, with alternative parts for different solo instruments, the guitars playing as continuo. Can also be adapted to be played with single guitar as accompanist. | ||
| Score and 2 sets of parts £3.50 - extra parts 30p each | ||
| CMP 156 | VIOLA and GUITAR - Mozart Arias | £5.00 |
| Arranged by Ian Gammie from original duos for two melody instruments published c.1800. Both the instruments have thematic material and require fluent (but not virtuosic) players. 6 Arias: Voi che sapete, Der Vogelfanger bin ich ja, A Favorite Air by Mr Haydn, Ein Madchen oder Weibchen, Marsch der Priester, Non piu andrai. | ||
| Score and set of parts £5.00 | ||
| CMP 158 | Beethoven: VARIATIONS on 'nel cor piu non mi sento for Viola and Guitar | £4.50 |
| Originally a piano work from Beethoven's early period (1795), this flowingly tuneful set of 6 variations on Paisiello's famous aria is arranged exquisitely for Viola and Guitar. Both instruments being in a warm tenor tessitura, it makes a ravishing combination. Duration approximately 7 minutes. | ||
| Score and parts £4.50 | ||
| CMP 417 | BRANDENBURG CONCERTO No 7 in C Minor - J S Bach | £11.50 |
| Arranged by Duncan Druce. Yes No 7! A masterly transcription for 2 violas, 2 gambas, cello, bass and keyboard continuo of the G minor Sonata BWV 1029 to make the perfect counterfoil to the Concerto No 6. It has been recorded on period instruments by the Taverner Players on their CD recording of the complete Brandenburg Concertos (EMI CDC 749806-2). Gamba parts can be played by two extra violas or with viola and cello. (Extra part available in tenor clef if required - please order separately, specifying clearly on your order form.) | ||
| Score and parts £11.50 - extra parts 75p each | ||
| CMP 427-G | SONATA in G Minor: G.P.Telemann (for viola or viola da gamba and basso continuo) | £4.50 |
| Edited by Ian Payne. This is the first modern edition of TWV 41 fis 2, an original work for violin, but transposed to fit on either viola or viola da gamba. Continuo can be played from the figured bass or from the editor's realisation which is based on the principles of continuo realisation defined by Telemann himself in Generalbass-ubungen (Hamburg 1733-35) | ||
| See also CMP 427 | ||
| Score and parts: £4.50 | ||
| CMP 484 | QUARTET in D by Carl Stamitz, for Viola da Gamba, Violin, Viola and Cello, edited by David J. Rhodes | Score and parts £7.50 |
| A fine chamber work in 3 movements, written in the 1780s, possibly for Friedrich Wilhelm II of Prussia, a keen amateur gamba player, or alternatively for Franz Hammer the great German gamba virtuoso of the day. Dr David Rhodes provides a detailed introduction and editorial section to make this the first scholarly edition of this work. Although the solo part was originally written for viola da gamba, it also fits on the viola, making it a chamber solo with accompaniment of string trio. | ||
| Score and set of parts £7.50 | ||
| SBM 013V | SUE'S BLUES - Stuart McGowan (Viola and Guitar) | £2.00 |
| A jazz influenced composition for intermediate level players. | ||
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