First Repertoire for Viola - Book 1

From Bach to Humperdinck, show tunes to spirituals - variety is the spice of musical life and the essence of this book. Here, there are 20 carefully graded pieces which skilfully explore the Viola's unique sonorities and provides superb introductory literature for the young player.

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1. Hymn to joy, from Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven)
2. Country Gardens (English Trad.)
3. Shepherd's Hey (English Trad.)
4. Come, follow me (Hilton, J.)
5. Chorale, from St John Passion (Bach, J.S.)
6. Serenade (Marz)
7. Ayre (Campion)
8. Waltz (Kabalevsky)
9. Cushie Butterfield (Ridley)
10. Hatikvah (Hebrew Trad.)
11. Two German Dances (Beethoven)
12. March (Baklanova)
13. Now is the month of maying (Morley)
14. Gretel's Song, from Hansel & Gretel (Humperdinck)
15. Scots Air (Paxton)
16. Evening Hymn (Bruckner)
17. Reveille (Bruckner)
18. Grandfather's Polka (Polish, 19th Century)
19. Ländler (Schubert)
20. The Mikado's Song, from The Mikado (Sullivan)
21. La Mantovana (Zanetti)
22. Aria: Love leads to battle (Bononcini)
23. Lament (Hungarian Trad.)
24. Clapping Dance, from Hansel & Gretel (Humperdinck)
25. Papageno's Song, from The Magic Flute (Mozart)
26. Rigaudon (Rameau)