M. Caner, Fiddling for Classical Stiffs (Viola Version) (Latham Music)

Eine Kleine Pop-Musik – 27 Pieces for Violin, Viola, or Cello and Piano is a versatile collection of original pop-inspired pieces for string players. Featuring 27 engaging works with piano accompaniment, it combines contemporary musical styles with progressive technical development, making it ideal for lessons, recitals, and personal enjoyment.

Key Features:

• 27 original contemporary pieces

• For violin, viola, or cello with piano

• Pop-inspired melodies and rhythms

• Suitable for beginner and developing players

• Develops rhythm, tone, and musical expression

• Ideal for lessons and performances

• Encourages stylistic versatility

• Excellent supplementary teaching repertoire

• Builds confidence through enjoyable music

• Perfect for students and teachers alike

Shooting Stars features 21 pieces for viola and piano, introducing new rhythms and compound time, along with varied bowing and using 2nd, 3rd, and 4th finger notes.

Contents: 

Alla marcia, by candlelight, carefree, Chinatown, coconuts and mangoes, Cossacks, five-a-side, head in the clouds, look lively!, Miles Away, Morris dancers, Moto perpetuo, rustic dance, Stiffkey blues, tarantella, the carol singers, the misty isle, the old oak tree, thingummyjig!, where the heather grows, winter wind.

The Pieces de Concours for Viola and Piano, a three-volume edition, is a valuable collection in the rare Viola repertoire of the Romantic era. Even today, the Conservatoire de Paris requires all instrumentalists to perform a contemporary piece, the 'piece de Concours', during their final examination. These pieces, which date back to 1896, were designed to highlight the technical, virtuosic and lyrical skills of the new 'masters'. Although many of these pieces have been forgotten, George Enescu's Konzertstuck (1908) and Hans Sitt's Concerto in G-Dur (1899) have become part of the standard viola repertoire. The present edition has modern fingerings and bowing indications added to the pieces to make them more accessible and facilitate sight-reading.

Vinci’s "Sonata in D for Viola" (IMC) is a lyrical, elegant favourite—adapted from the cello classic and ideal for recitals or study.

Key Features:

• Classical sonata for viola and piano

• IMC edition, clear notation

• Accessible for intermediate and advanced players

Twelve Diversions for Viola – Book 2 by Anderson, arranged for viola and published by Bosworth & Co., is a delightful collection of twelve character pieces that help developing violists build technique and musical expression through enjoyable, progressive repertoire.

Key Features:

• Published by Bosworth & Co.

• Twelve pieces arranged for viola

• Book 2 of the Twelve Diversions series

• Suitable for developing and intermediate players

• Develops tone, intonation, and bow control

• Encourages expressive phrasing

• Ideal for lessons, examinations, recitals, and auditions

• Excellent supplementary teaching repertoire

• Builds technical confidence

• Valuable addition to any viola music library

This lovely movement from Camille Saint-Saens' suite The Carnival of the Animals is published here with a Viola part and the usual Cello part. It comes as part of the highly respected Edition Peters catalogue.