First Repertoire for Viola Book One Wilkinson & Hart (Faber)
Compiled edited and arranged for viola and piano by Marguerite Wilkinson and Katharine Hart. Some of these pieces are in the ABRSM and Trinity syllabuses.
Haydn to Humperdinck, show tunes to spirituals- variety is the spice of musical life and the essence of First Repertoire for Viola. Here, in three books, are over 60 carefull graded elementary pieces, which skilfully explore the viola's unique sonorities and provide a superb introductory literature for the young player.
Beethoven - Ode to Joy
English Traditional - Country Gardens
English Traditional - Shepherd's Hey
Hilton - Come, follow me
Bach - Chorale from St John Passion
Marz - Serenade
Campion - Ayre
Kabalevsky - Waltz
Ridley - Cushie Butterfield
Hebrew Traditional - Hatikvah
Beethoven - Two German Dances
Baklanova - March
Morley - Now is the Month of Maying
Humperdinck - Gretel's Song (Hansel & Gretel)
Paxton - Scots Air
Bruckner - Reveille
Polish 19th Century - Grandfather's Polka
Schubert - Ländler
Sullivan - The Mikado's Song (from The Mikado)
Zanetti - La Mantovana
Bononcini - Love leads to Battle
Hungarian Traditional - Lament
Humperdinck - Clapping Dance (from Hansel & Gretel)
Mozart - Papageno's Song (from the Magic Flute)
Rameau - Rigaudon
