This collection presents solo violin/fiddle arrangements from the Maggie's Music CD Early American Roots by the Hesperus Early Music Ensemble. It includes a cross-section of popular American instrumental music from before, and just after, the American Revolution, including country dance tunes, improvisations, and shape note hymns. The dance music in this collection represents two basic genres of dance: country dances and cotillions. All the tunes in this book are playable on the standard-tuned fiddle (violin). The tunes have been arranged in the order found on the album as much as possible. Chords are provided to identify the harmonic structure of each piece as well as to give the opportunity for the use of an accompanying instrument, such as the guitar.
Beethoven Sonatas for Violin and Piano, Book 2 by Ludwig van Beethoven, published by Verlag, presents Beethoven’s violin sonatas at a more dramatic and expressive stage of his creative evolution.
Key features
• Greater emotional depth and contrast
• Strengthens true violin–piano dialogue
• Demands increased interpretative maturity
• Essential middle-period Beethoven repertoire
Accolay Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor by Jean-Baptiste Accolay, published by G. Schirmer, is a classic entry-level Romantic concerto that combines expressive melody with accessible virtuosity.
Key features
• Ideal first concerto for developing violinists
• Expressive, dramatic, and approachable
• Builds confidence and musical projection
• A staple of student concert repertoire
Chopin: Famous Transcriptions for Violin and Piano by Frédéric Chopin, published by Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne, presents beloved Chopin miniatures in beautifully crafted violin transcriptions.
Key features
• Romantic piano masterpieces reimagined for violin
• Rich cantabile style and expressive rubato
• Arranged by celebrated violinist-composers
• Perfect lyrical recital and encore repertoire
Chopin: Two Nocturnes arranged for Violin by Frédéric Chopin, transcribed by Pablo de Sarasate, presents two timeless nocturnes in beautifully lyrical violin arrangements.
Key features
• Features Chopin’s most beloved nocturnes
• Lyrical, expressive, and vocally inspired
• Refined Sarasate violin artistry
• Elegant recital and encore repertoire
Copland: Sonata for Violin and Piano by Aaron Copland, published by Boosey & Hawkes, is a defining American sonata marked by clarity, modern harmony, and expressive restraint.
Key features
• Major 20th-century violin sonata
• Clean textures and spacious sound world
• Balanced, equal chamber dialogue
• Ideal for serious recital repertoire
