First Viola Repertoire Book Two Wilkinson & Hart (Faber)
$47.95
First Repertoire for Viola – Book Two continues Wilkinson and Hart’s carefully graded approach with a varied selection of music for viola and piano. Featuring works by Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Purcell, Grieg and others, this Faber collection helps developing violists strengthen technique while exploring a broad range of musical styles.
Key Features:
• Compiled and arranged by Wilkinson & Hart
• For viola and piano
• Carefully graded developing repertoire.
• Wide variety of composers and musical styles
• Part of a progressive three-book series
• Ideal for lessons, examinations, and recitals
First Viola Repertoire Book Two Wilkinson & Hart (Faber)
Continuing the progressive approach of Book One, First Repertoire for Viola – Book Two offers developing players another varied selection of carefully graded music for viola and piano. Compiled, edited, and arranged by Marguerite Wilkinson and Katharine Hart and published by Faber Music, the collection moves freely from Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, and Schumann to opera, folk-inspired music, spirituals, and musical theatre. Part of a three-book series containing more than 60 elementary pieces, it is designed to explore the viola’s distinctive sonority while steadily developing technique, style, and musicianship, with selections from the series appearing in ABRSM and Trinity syllabuses.
Contents:
- Waltz — Johannes Brahms
- Polonaise — J. S. Bach
- German Dance — Joseph Haydn
- Waltz — Carl Maria von Weber
- Waltz — Franz Schubert
- Almand
- Romanze — Daniel Steibelt
- Turkish March — Ludwig van Beethoven
- Somebody’s Knockin’ at Your Door
- Galop Infernal — Jacques Offenbach
- Gavotte — Giovanni Battista Martini
- Prelude from Te Deum — Marc-Antoine Charpentier
- Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’ from Oklahoma! — Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II
- Habanera — Philip Bass
- Sailors’ Dance from Dido and Aeneas — Henry Purcell
- The Bold Gendarmes from Geneviève de Brabant — Jacques Offenbach
- Les Bergers Rustiques — Jean-François Dandrieu
- Allegretto from the Clarinet Quintet — W. A. Mozart
- Allegro from Kinder-Sonate — Robert Schumann
- Kuhreigen — Edvard Grieg
Key Features:
- Compiled and arranged by Marguerite Wilkinson and Katharine Hart
- Published by Faber Music
- For viola and piano
- Carefully graded repertoire for developing players
- Includes Classical, Romantic, operatic, traditional, and theatrical music
- Part of the three-volume First Repertoire for Viola series
- Ideal for lessons, examinations, and student performances
Musical Benefits:
- Develops bow control, intonation, and rhythmic accuracy
- Introduces contrasting periods and musical styles
- Strengthens expressive phrasing and interpretation
- Builds confidence performing with piano accompaniment
