A very well put together volume of 16 lovely pieces. A very good variety of keys and styles, ranging from Bach and Telemann to Debussy, Klezmer and Saint-Saens, even including some 19th century Brazilian dance music.

Autorentext

Kathy Blackwell studied music at Edinburgh University and continued with post-graduate studies in music at the University of Oxford. Kathy is a string teacher with many years' experience of teaching violin and viola. She was a strings consultant for the ABRSM Music Medals, and a contributor to the accompanying book All together! Teaching Music in groups (ABRSM, 2004). She has worked for Music Services and privately, and her teaching experience has led her to co-author Fiddle, Viola, Cello Time, and String Time with her husband, David.

David Blackwell studied music at Edinburgh University, and for many years worked in music publishing, becoming Head of Music Publishing at Oxford University Press. He is co-editor of OUP's In the Mood: 17 Jazz Classics for Choirs and Carols for Choirs 5, and has published a number of single choral arrangements. He is co-writer with his wife Kathy of OUP's award-winning string series, Fiddle/Viola/Cello Time, which have twice won the MIA award for Best Educational Publication.

Klappentext

Solo Time for Violin is a three-volume series of concert pieces for the intermediate to more advanced violinist. Featuring arrangements and original pieces by the authors of the award-winning Fiddle Time series, these graded collections provide sophisticated repertoire from the Baroque to the modern age and introduce styles and techniques for the developing performer.

Zusammenfassung
Solo Time is a three-volume series of concert pieces for the intermediate to more advanced violinist, featuring arrangements and original pieces by the authors of Fiddle Time.

Inhalt

• Prelude

• Pensée fugitive

• Petite Fantaisie - Bolero

• Rondo: from 12 Violin Duos, Op. 38

• Odessa Bulgar

• Cradle song: from Lyric Pieces, Op. 68 No. 5

• Sugar with Cinnamon

• Sail to the blue

• Slavonic Dance: from 'American' Suite, Op. 98

• The crystal spring

• Softly awakes my heart: from Samson and Delilah

• Andante: from Piano Sonata in C, K545

• Adagio and Allegro: from Sonatina in A for violin and continuo

• La fille aux cheveux de lin

• Escape attempt

• Giga: from Sonata in D minor, Op. 5 No. 7