12 Etudes for Viola
12 Etudes for Viola

Author: Franz Anton Hoffmeister

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2020-10-12

Total Pages: 30

ISBN-13:

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The studies for viola by Franz Anton Hoffmeister (1754-1812) can be considered as one of the most important works written for viola players in this period nearly to the 19th century. This urtext edition is made from a complicated source, it is a facsimile of the first edition of the twelve studies that are divided into two books, therefore, this version tries to get as close as possible to the real intentions of Hoffmeister to provide interpretation opportunities to both professional and amateur musicians in a clear and spacious manner, also presents a musical text that is not limited by the philosophy of over-publishing of the 19th century. Convenient page turns for individual study and some parenthetical suggestions for slurs, dynamics and tempo have been offered by the editor. Los estudios para viola de Franz Anton Hoffmeister (1754-1812) pueden ser considerado como una de las obras más importantes hecha para los ejecutantes de viola en este período cercano al siglo XIX. La presente edición urtext está realizada a partir de una fuente complicada, se trata de un facsímil de la primera edición de los doce estudios que están dividido en dos libros, por lo tanto, esta versión trata de acercarse lo más posible a las intenciones reales de Hoffmeister para brindar oportunidades de interpretación tanto a músicos profesionales como aficionados de una manera clara y espacios, además presenta un texto musical que no está limitado por la filosofía de sobreedición del siglo XIX. Se han proporcionado pases de páginas cómodas para el estudio individual y algunas sugerencias entre paréntesis de ligaduras, matices y de tempo por el editor.

Notes for Violists
Notes for Violists

Author: David M. Bynog

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2020-11-19

Total Pages: 433

ISBN-13: 0190916133

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Notes for Violists: A Guide to the Repertoire offers historical and analytical information about thirty-five of the best-known pieces for the instrument, making it an essential resource for professional, amateur, and student violists alike. With engaging prose supported by fact-filled analytical charts, the book offers rich biographical information and insightful analyses that help violists gain a more complete understanding of pieces like Béla Bartók's Concerto for Viola and Orchestra, Rebecca Clarke's Sonata for Viola and Piano, Robert Schumann's Märchenbilder for Viola and Piano, op. 113, Carl Stamitz's Concerto for Viola and Orchestra in D Major, Igor Stravinsky's Élégie for Viola or Violin Unaccompanied, and thirty other masterpieces. This comprehensive guide to key pieces from the viola repertoire from the eighteenth through the twentieth century covers concertos, chamber pieces, and works for solo viola by a wide range of composers, including Bach, Telemann, Mozart, Hoffmeister, Walton, and Hindemith. Author David M. Bynog not only offers clear structural analyses of these compositions but also situates them in their historical contexts as he highlights crucial biographical information on composers and explores the circumstances of the development and performance of each work. By connecting performance studies with scholarship, this indispensable handbook for students and professionals allows readers to gain a more complete picture of each work and encourages them to approach other compositions in a similarly analytical manner.

Hollow Heart
Hollow Heart

Author: Viola Di Grado

Publisher: Europa Editions UK

Published: 2015-06-11

Total Pages: 137

ISBN-13: 1787700631

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In this courageous, inventive, irreverent, and shrewd novel, Viola Di Grado tells the story of a suicide and what follows. She gives voice to an astonishing vision of life after life, portraying the awful longing and sense of loss that plague the dead, together with the solitude provoked by the impossibility of communicating. The afterlife itself is seen as a dark, seething place where one is preyed upon by the cruel and unrelenting elements. Hollow Heart will frighten as it provokes, enlighten as it causes concern. If ever there were a novel that follows Kafka’s prescription for a book to be an axe for the frozen sea within us, it is Hollow Heart. In this, Di Grado’s second novel after 70% Acrylic 30% Wool, the twenty-seven-year-old prodigy gives proof of her reputation as a singular and explosive talent.

The Viola D'Amore
The Viola D'Amore

Author: Rachael Durkin

Publisher:

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 9781138358966

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This book provides the first scholarly history of the viola d'amore, a popular bowed string instrument of the Baroque era, with a unique tone produced by a set of metal sympathetic strings. Composers like Bach made use of the viola d'amore for its particular sound, but the instrument subsequently fell out of fashion amid orchestral standardisation, only to see a revival as interest in early music and historical performance grew. Drawing on literary accounts, iconography, and surviving instruments, this study examines the origins and development of this eye-catching string instrument in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. It explores the rich variation of designs displayed in extant viola d'amore specimens, both as originally constructed and as a result of conversion and repair. The viola d'amore is then set into the wider context of Elizabethan England's development of instruments with wire strings, and its legacy in the form of the baryton which emerged in the early seventeenth century, followed by a look at the viola d'amore's own nomenclatorial and organological influence. The book closes with a discussion of the viola d'amore's revival, and its use and manufacture today. Offering insights for organological research and historical performance practice, this study enhances our knowledge of both the viola d'amore and its wider family of instruments.

The Early Violin and Viola
The Early Violin and Viola

Author: Robin Stowell

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2001-07-26

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 9780521625555

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An invaluable guide to the available historical source material on playing the violin and viola.

Modern Viola Technique
Modern Viola Technique

Author: Robert Dolejší

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 211

ISBN-13: 1468478389

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HE playing of die viola has been one of the sadly neglected arts. This is all the more incredible T when we realize, as we all do today, that the instrument with its rich, mellow tone should always have been regarded as one of the most ideally gratifying mediums of musical expression when played by the accomplished artist. The insignificant position that the viola had occupied in the field of solo instru ments in the past undoubtedly was responsible for the apparent neglect in its artistic exploitation to such a degree that in nearly every symphony orchestra throughout the world the viola section (with the none tor-frequent exception of the principal player) was composed of cast-offs from the second violins, who, al ready too old to perform satisfactorily on their respective instruments, were relegated to pass their remain ing years of service playing viola. Happily, we have a different picture of the orchestral viola sections in most of our modern symphonic bodies today. Virile young players are adopting the viola as their major instrument, and that sly, well known German sobriquet, Pensions-instrument, surely is deserved no longer. The viola should be studied and played by young artists who especially adapt themselves to the serious presentation of the instrument as aseparate and independent medium of expression, which requires fully as much intelligent, conscientious, and diligent application to achieve noteworthy results as any orches tral instrument.

Essential technique for strings
Essential technique for strings

Author: Robert Gillespie

Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780793571451

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To help the intermediate player develop the skills necessary for playing in an orchestra.

Finding Me
Finding Me

Author: Viola Davis

Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks

Published: 2023-04-04

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781399704038

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THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A mind-blowing and emotionally honest tale of survival against all odds.' BERNARDINE EVARISTO 'A breathtaking memoir...I was so moved by this book.' Oprah 'It is startlingly honest and, at times, a jaw-dropping read, charting her rise from poverty and abuse to becoming the first African-American to win the triple crown of an Oscar, Emmy and Tony for acting.' BBC News THE DEEPLY PERSONAL, BRUTALLY HONEST ACCOUNT OF VIOLA'S INSPIRING LIFE In my book, you will meet a little girl named Viola who ran from her past until she made a life changing decision to stop running forever. This is my story, from a crumbling apartment in Central Falls, Rhode Island, to the stage in New York City, and beyond. This is the path I took to finding my purpose and my strength, but also to finding my voice in a world that didn't always see me. As I wrote Finding Me, my eyes were open to the truth of how our stories are often not given close examination. They are bogarted, reinvented to fit into a crazy, competitive, judgmental world. So I wrote this for anyone who is searching for a way to understand and overcome a complicated past, let go of shame, and find acceptance. For anyone who needs reminding that a life worth living can only be born from radical honesty and the courage to shed facades and be...you. Finding Me is a deep reflection on my past and a promise for my future. My hope is that my story will inspire you to light up your own life with creative expression and rediscover who you were before the world put a label on you.