Quick Change! for Viola by Mary Cohen is a practical Faber Music collection designed to develop confident reading on the alto and treble clefs. Using familiar tunes and scales, it is especially helpful for violists improving clef switching and violinists moving to the viola.

Key Features:

• For solo viola

• Written by Mary Cohen

• Published by Faber Music

• Develops alto and treble clef reading

• Includes traditional tunes and scales

• Ideal for improving sight-reading skills

Music for Viola III, compiled and edited by Gusztáv Szeredi-Saupe, is a varied EMB collection of 13 works for viola and piano. Featuring music from Frescobaldi and Handel to Dvořák, Saint-Saëns, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Fauré, it offers rewarding repertoire for developing technique, expression, and stylistic versatility.

Key Features:

• 13 works for viola and piano

• Edited by Gusztáv Szeredi-Saupe

• Published by EMB

• Wide variety of composers and musical styles

• Develops technique and musical expression

• Ideal for lessons, examinations, and recitals

Chant Pastoral by Éric Roche is an expressive work for viola and piano, published by Éditions Combre. Its lyrical character makes it ideal for developing tone, phrasing, and musical expression.

Key Features:

• For viola and piano

• Composed by Éric Roche

• Published by Éditions Combre

• Lyrical and expressive in style

• Ideal for lessons and performance

Up Bow, Down Bow for Viola provides developing players with practical material to strengthen bow control, coordination, articulation, and rhythm, helping to establish a secure foundation for confident viola playing.

Key Features:

• For developing violists

• Focuses on bowing technique

• Improves coordination and articulation

• Develops rhythm and tone control

• Ideal for lessons and practice

The Boosey & Hawkes Viola Anthology features 13 pieces by 11 composers for viola solo or viola and piano. With music by Bartók, Britten, Copland, Delius, Rachmaninoff, Shostakovich and others, it offers a diverse selection of intermediate-to-advanced repertoire for study and performance.

Key Features:

• 13 pieces by 11 composers

• For viola solo and viola with piano

• Published by Boosey & Hawkes

• Intermediate to advanced level

• Varied 20th- and 21st-century repertoire

• Ideal for study, auditions, and recitals

A fiery Baroque work by Pietro Antonio Locatelli, the Sonata in G minor, Op. 6 No. 12 blends expressive depth with virtuosic brilliance. This IMC viola and piano edition is ideal for advanced performance.

Key Features:

• Italian Baroque repertoire

• Ornamented and technically engaging

• Warm viola adaptation

• Ideal for recital use

• IMC edition

Fiddling for Classical Stiffs – Viola Version by Edward M. Caner introduces classically trained violists to the lively world of traditional fiddling. Published by Latham Music, it features familiar fiddle tunes while developing rhythm, articulation, bowing, and stylistic confidence.

Key Features:

• Traditional fiddle repertoire for viola

• By Edward M. Caner

• Published by Latham Music

• Intermediate level

• Develops rhythm, bowing, and fiddle style

• Ideal for classical violists exploring folk music

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