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List of viola music for learners, at successive levels of difficulty or 'grades' from early learner to pre-professional.
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Viola Music Graded for Difficulty
Index
Introduction
This page lists viola music for learners, at successive levels of difficulty or 'grades' from early learner topre-professional.
This listing does not attempt to be a complete list of music for viola learners. It is just an unofficialcompilation of the viola pieces set in recent years by the three Examining Boards which organise Britishnationwide music exams. So the list does not contain music for complete beginners, or many tutors, studies,or fun books such as Christmas albums and 'play along' recordings. Also most of the composers, arrangers,and publishers are European.
The three Examining Boards are :Associated Board Of The Royal Schools Of Music, London (ABRSM).Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London.Trinity College London.
There are ten levels of exam, from Preliminary, through Grade One to Grade Eight, to a Recital / Performer'sCertificate, all pre-professional training. Sometimes the different Examining Boards disagree about thedifficulty of a piece. In these cases the piece has been put at the lower level (on reflection, it would have beenmore encouraging to put them at the higher level!). In multi-movement works, different movements may beassigned to different grades.
The next level up, not included here, is a professional Performing / Teaching Licentiate. There are extensivelists of professional repertoire for violists in the main viola site resources.
The ABRSM also has exams for several instrumental ensembles. The current syllabus lists for viola andpiano, and for string quartet, are given below.
Some of the items may be out of print.
As well as the solo viola and viola ensemble lists compiled from exam syllabuses, this page includes lists ofviola duets and of music for learning treble clef. These have been compiled from suggestions from violamailing list members.
The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music has a web site which gives the full listing of theircurrent syllabuses for all instruments.The site also includes syllabuses for various instrumental ensembles. The ensembles involving viola havebeen included below.
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Guildhall School of Music and Drama has a site which does not contain their syllabuses, but the syllabusescan be ordered from the site.
Trinity College London has not currently (September 1998) got a web site.
Internet sites for on-line order of sheet music :
J W PepperShar MusicSouthwest StringsTheodore Front
INDEX TO MUSIC LISTS
(nb. these are UK grades 1-8, not US levels 1-6)
Early Learners : able to play one-octave C,G,D scales.Preliminary.Grade One.Grade TwoGrade Three.Intermediate : learning to shift and play vibrato.Grade Four.Grade FiveGrade SixAdvanced : most amateurs do not go to this level : roughly equivalent to Donald McInnes' Repertoire ListLevel I.Grade Seven.Grade Eight.Recital / Performer's Certificate
Viola and piano : both parts at same level of difficultyString Quartet
Easy to Intermediate viola duets.Easy to Intermediate pieces for learning treble clef.
Professional repertoire lists in main viola site resources
PRELIMINARY / INITIAL
Barrell. A Pageant of Pieces.No.2 Sword DanceStainer and Bell
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Cohen. Superstudies for Viola Book 1No.5 Robots Rocking at the Microchip BallFaber
K. and H. Colledge. Waggon WheelsKnickerbocker GloryWaterfall.Boosey and Hawkes
Cowles. 10 Easy Melodic FragmentsIntermezzoFentone
Cowles. First Finger PatternsOn ParadeFentone
Dawe. Travel Tunes / Complete Travel TunesNo.2 France - Folk SongCramer
Fletcher. New Tunes for Strings. Book 1Cradle SongBoosey and Hawkes
Hand. Schott Viola Repertory no.1, Progressive Pieces for ViolaNo.2 Lazy RiverSchott
Huws Jones. 10 O'Clock RockBack ScratcherBoosey and Hawkes
Huws Jones. The Really Easy Viola BookNo.2 Striding HighNo.6 Rock-a-Bye RhinoFaber
Murray and Brown. Tunes for my ViolaNo.1 PipersBoosey and Hawkes
Nelson. Piece by Piece 1Nelson. Mad as a HatterNelson Over the MoonNelson The Tadpole's TaleNelson Trot alongWohlfart. Polka
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Nelson. Right From the StartNo. 7 Ringing BellNo. 10 George got out of bed too late.No. 12 LullabyNo. 13 Don't bother meBoosey and Hawkes
Nelson. TetratunesTraditional. Twinkle TwinkleNelson Fish Cakes and Apple PieNelson Michael MackintoshNelson Peter Piper (easy part)Nelson Swingalong (hard part)Nelson Walking Talking (easy part)Boosey and Hawkes
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GRADE ONE
Brodsky. Old Music for ViolaNo.3 Jeremiah Clark MinuetNo.7 Jean Hotteterre CotillonNo.9 J.C.F.Bach SchwabischEditio Musica / Boosey and Hawkes
Mary Cohen. Superstudies Book 1No.11 Hurry if you want to see the engineNo.12 Strawberry milk shakeNo.17 Let's all go to the grizzly bear's grumpFaber
Katherine and Hugh Colledge. Waggon Wheels for ViolaBell-RingersFull MoonPolka DotsBoosey and Hawkes
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Elgar. 6 Very Easy Pieces Op.22No.1 AndanteBosworth
Forbes. A First Year Classical AlbumNo.6 Lully Air from AmadisOUP
Hand. Schott Viola Repertory no.1, Progressive Pieces for ViolaNo.3 Hill Walking TuneNo.5 Song of the NorsemenNo.6 SoaringSchott
Harrison. Amazing Solos for ViolaBartok Scherzando from 'For Children'Boosey and Hawkes
Edward Huws Jones. Ten O'Clock RockGone for GoodInk SpotToodle-PipBoosey and Hawkes
Kinsey. Elementary Progressive Studies for Viola, Set 1No.5 in GAssociated Board
Joan Lovell. Forty Four Easy TunesNo.26 BagatelleNo.31 RoundelayNo.35 ScherzinoNo.39 A Sea SongOUP
Neil Mackay. A Modern Viola MethodNo.10 Flying HighNo.17 Wyoming WaltzOUP
Murray and Brown. Tunes for My ViolaNo. 7 LaendlerBoosey and Hawkes
Eleanor Murray and Phyllis Tate. The New Viola Books, Book 2No.3 Bohemian PolkaOUP
Sheila Nelson. Piece by Piece 1 for Viola
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No.11 Nelson On the IceNo.13 Traditional Dance to your DaddyNo.17 Nelson Flag DanceNo.24 Purcell RigadoonNo.26 Schubert LandlerBoosey and Hawkes
Sheila Nelson. Piece by Piece 2Nelson Henry's HornpipeNelson Hurry on DownBoosey and Hawkes
Sheila Nelson. Right from the StartNo. 18 The CentipedeBoosey and Hawkes
Nelson. StringsongsHilton Come, FollowBoosey and Hawkes
Norton. Microjazz for StartersNew ToyBoosey and Hawkes
Lionel Salter. Starters for ViolaHandel Menuett from Musick for the Royal FireworksSchumann Of Strange Lands and Peoples, Op.15 no.1Salter A legendAssociated Board
Scott. Play It Again for ViolaAnon. English When a Knight won his SpursTraditional What shall we do with the drunken sailor ?Faber
Wilkinson and Bass. Viva ViolaNo.1 At AnchorNo.2 Turtle RetreatNo.8 The Underworld of Worms and Other CrawliesNo.9 Jenny's ReelFaber
Wilkinson and Hart. First Repertoire for Viola, Book 1No.1 Beethoven Hymn to Joy, from Symphony No.9No.5 J.S.Bach Chorale from St.John PassionNo.6 Marz SerenadeNo.8 Kabalevsky WaltzNo.12 Bakhanova MarchNo.14 Humperdinck Gretel's Song from Hansel and Gretel
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No.16 Bruckner Evening HymnNo.18 Anon. Polish Grandfather's PolkaNo.23 Anon. Hungarian LamentFaber
Woof. 50 Elementary Studies, trans. BanwellNo.28Associated Board
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GRADE TWO
Associated Board. New Pieces for Viola Book 1Kenneth Jones Riding at AnchorAssociated Board
Andre Ameller. Mon premier concertNo.3 Danse (unaccompanied)Editions Combre / UMP
Arnold. The Young Violist Vol.1Mozart. AndanteViola World / Bosworth
Barrell. A Pageant of PiecesNo.4 Final DanceStainer and Bell
Richard Rodney Bennett. Up Bow, Down BowNo.3 Romance (to be played in the first position)Novello
Richard Rodney Bennett. Up Bow, Down Bow for Viola, Book 2No.4 FivesNovello / Music Sales
Brodsky. Old Music for ViolaHaydn AllemandeEdition Musica / Boosey and Hawkes
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Mary Cohen. Superstudies Book 2No.1 Overture and Beginners...No.2 Saturday Night StompNo.9 Overnight Mail ExpressNo.10 The Whirly-Bird and the HenFaber
K. and H. Colledge. Fast ForwardDriftingThe CeilidhBoosey and Hawkes
Margery Dawe. Travel Tunes for ViolaNo.5 Russia-GopakCramer / Belwin Mills
Dodd. Schott Viola AlbumNo.1 Purcell Rondeau from The Fairy QueenNo.2 Handel Gavotte from Harpsichord Suite no.14No.6 Mozart Larghetto from Piano Concerto K.491Schott
Forbes. First Year Classical AlbumNo.5 Schumann Melody, Op.68, No.1No.13 Beethoven EcossaiseOUP
Forbes. A Second Year Classical AlbumNo.1 Beethoven SonatinaNo.10 Gossec Gavotte (from 'Rosine')OUP
Forbes. Tunes and DancesNo.6 Brahms Cradle Song from Op.91, No.2OUP
Kenneth Gange. First Concert for ViolaNo.13 BourreePiper Publications
Kuechler. Concertino in G, Op.13, 2nd mvt AndanteBosworth
Joan Lovell. Forty Four Easy TunesNo.44 Spinning SongOUP
Neil Mackay. A Modern Viola MethodNo.45 March of the Monitors
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No.63 FantasieOUP
Murray and Brown. Tunes for my ViolaNo.5 Pastoral RomanceNo.9 MinuetBoosey and Hawkes
Murray and Tate. The New Viola Books, Book 1No.7 To and fro.No.11 Rustic DanceOUP
Murray and Tate. The New Viola Books Book IINo.1 HornpipeOUP
Herbert Murrill. 4 French Nursery SongsNo.2 Bateau sur l'eauChester / Music Sales
Sheila Nelson. Piece by Piece 1No. 23 Nelson Whirlpool WaltzBoosey and Hawkes
Sheila Nelson. Piece by Piece 2Beethoven. BagatelleBoosey and Hawkes
Sheila Nelson. Technitunes for ViolaGerman Dance (upper part)Boosey and Hawkes
Norton. Microjazz for StartersSnooker TableBoosey and Hawkes
Radmall. Graded Viola Pieces Vol.1, Chester String SeriesTraditional The King's MoriscoC.P.E.Bach. Three Little Pieces : No.3 AllegrettoChester
Alan Ridout. SeascapesNo.4 The tide turnsAssociated Board
Rood. Old Dances for Young ViolasNo.2 L.Couperin CanariesNo.6 Purcell Slow Air
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McGinnis and Marx / Baerenreiter
Michael Rose. A Sketchbook for ViolaMinuetHornpipeAssociated Board
Lionel Salter. Starters for ViolaJ.S.Bach We have a New Master, from Peasant CantataF.Couperin Gavotte, from Les Nations, 1er Ordre, La FrancoiseSalter ChatterboxTchaikovsky Old French Song, Op.39, no.16Associated Board
Yvette Volepy. Premier Voyage, pour l'alto, Vol.2No.20 in C minor TchecoslovaquieLemoine / UMP
Widdicombe. 40 Folk Tunes for the ViolaNo. 34 Welsh Folk Tune. The King's delightCurwen / Faber
Wilkinson and Bass. Viva ViolaLazy beatOn the RiverRomans on the marchShow JumperThe Steam TrainFaber
Wilkinson and Hart. First Repertoire for Viola Book 1No.10 Anon. Hebrew HatikvahNo.21 Zanetti La MantovanaNo.24 Humperdinck Clapping Dance from Hansel and GretelNo.25 Mozart Papageno's Song from The Magic FluteNo.26 Rameau RigaudonFaber
Wilkinson and Hart. First Repertoire for Viola Book 2No.2 Felipe Bajo HabaneraNo.3 Anon English c.1650 AlmandNo.4 Schubert WaltzNo.6 Rodgers Oh What a Beautiful Morning !No.7 Purcell Sailors' Dance from Dido and AeneasNo.11 Dandrieu Les bergers rustiquesNo.12 Mozart Allegretto from Clarinet Quintet K.581No.18 Weber WaltzFaber
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GRADE THREE
Associated Board. New Pieces for Viola, Book 1Kenneth Jones Full Steam Ahead, or BourreeAssociated Board
Arnold. Basic Bach for the Young ViolistNo.4 March in GViola World / Bosworth
Arnold. The Young Violist, Vol.1Burgmueller BalladeChopin CantilenaViola World / Bosworth
Arnold. The Young Violist, Vol.2Beethoven SonatinaViola World / Bosworth
Philip Bass. Viola WalkwaysNo.2 London WalkwaysNo.3 Oxford WalkwaysPiper Publications
Richard Rodney Bennett. Up Bow, Down Bow, Book 2No.1 A Country WalkNovello
Mary Cohen. Superstudies for Viola, Book 2No.7 The Snake Charmer's LamentNo.8 Fivepenny WaltzFaber
Mary Cohen. Technique Takes OffNo.6 Village BagpiperFaber
Stephen Dodgson. 7 MiniaturesNo.4 For Dancing
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Associated Board
Dodd. Schott Viola AlbumHaydn Allegretto, from Symphony No.100Telemann Passepied from 'Wedding Divertissement'Tchaikovsky Rococo ThemeSchott
Elgar. Six Easy Pieces, Op.22No.5 AllegrettoBosworth
Howard Ferguson. Four Short PiecesNo.2 ScherzoBoosey and Hawkes
Forbes. A First Year Classical Album for Viola PlayersNo.12 Handel ChaconneOUP
Forbes. A Second Year Classical Album for Viola PlayersNo.4 Schubert Serenade 'An den Mond'OUP
Forbes. Popular Pieces for ViolaNo.1(a) Beethoven Song of Farewell, Op.52,no.5OUP
Forbes. Tunes and DancesNo.7 Mozart Menuetto and TrioNo.9 Purcell Two Dances, from 'The Rival Sisters'OUP
Harrison. Amazing Solos for ViolaMozart AllegroBoosey and Hawkes
Edward Huws Jones. Got those Position Blues ? for ViolaNo.4 Miles AwayFaber
Jones. Three Pieces for ViolaAllegro energico e sempre forteAndante cantabileSchott
Klengel. Classical Pieces, Vol.1No.4 J.S.Bach Gavotte from French Suite no.5Peters
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Neil Mackay. Easy Position Tunes for the ViolaA Lakeside ViewBugle ParadeKathleen's WeddingThe Spinning WheelOUP
May. Easy Original Movements for ViolaNo. 9 Marais MenuettSchott
Murray and Tate. The New Viola Books, Book 2No.5 PastoraleOUP
Herbert Murrill. Four French Nursery SongsNo.1 Les MarionettesChester
Sheila Nelson. Piece by Piece 2Nelson FiddlesticksTchaikovsky March, from the 'Nutcracker Suite'Boosey and Hawkes
Sheila Nelson. Technitunes for ViolaDragonflyWaltz in C (upper part)Boosey and Hawkes
Christopher Norton. Microjazz for ViolaNo.12 Rough JusticeBoosey and Hawkes
Radmall. The Chester String Series, Viola Vol.1No.1 Traditional Chanson Favori d'Henri IVNo.6/1 Mozart German Dance No.1No.8 Mozart Minuet and TrioChester / Music Sales
Radmall. The Chesterian String Series, Book 2Pergolesi AriettaChester
Alan Ridout. SeascapesNo.2 A sea breezeAssociated Board
Rieding. Concerto, Op.35, 2nd.mvt. AndanteBosworth
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Roger Roche. MarciettaPhilippo and Combre / UMP
Rood. Old Dances for Young ViolasNo.12 Campra Air a danserNo.13 Telemann AdagioMcGinnis and Marx / Baerenreiter
Rose. A Sketchbook for ViolaRagtimeAssociated Board
Wilkinson and Bass. Viva ViolaBallooningShow-jumperThe Hobby-HorseFaber
Wilkinson and Hart. First Repertoire for Viola, Book 2No.8 Brahms WaltzNo.14 Haydn German DanceNo.15 Spiritual Somebody's Knocking at Your DoorNo.16 Steibelt RomanzeNo.19 Grieg KuhreigenFaber
Wilkinson and Hart. First Repertoire for Viola, Book 3No.1 Goedicke PreludeNo.2 Diabelli SicilianoNo.3 Morley It was a Lover and his LassNo.6 Telemann Gavotte (from Ouverture in C)No.8 C.P.E.Bach MarchNo.10 Boyce BoureeNo.11 Joseph Gearen Big Foot LouNo.12 Sagreras MazurkaNo.13 Mozart March (from 'The Magic Flute')No.15 Anon. Spiritual Were you there ?No.18 Humperdinck Evening Prayer (from 'Hansel and Gretel')Faber
Woof. 50 Elementary Studies for ViolaNo.16 in E flatAssociated Board
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GRADE FOUR
Associated Board. New Pieces for Viola, Book 2Kenneth Jones Song of DelightSebastian Forbes RondoTimothy Baxter Alla GrecoAssociated Board
Arnold. Basic Bach for the Young ViolistJ.S.Bach Bourree, from Cello Suite no.3Viola World / Bosworth
Arnold. Beethoven's Best for the Young ViolistNo.8 Landler, from 12 German DancesViola World / Bosworth
Bohm. Perpetual Motion, arr. IsaacCarl Fischer
Carse. Viola School of Progressive Studies Book 3No.4 Allegro moderatoStainer
Mary Cohen. Superstudies for Viola Book 2No.11 Magic Carpet RideFaber
Corelli. Adagio, from Op.5,no.5, arr.DavisInternational / Kalmus
Corelli. 2 Sonatas, arr. Martos and NagySonata in G minor Op.5,no.7 : 1st movt. PreludioEdition Musica / Boosey ad Hawkes
Jean-Michel Damase. OstinatoBillandot / UMP
Margery Dawe. The Lonely ValeCramer
Stephen Dodgson. 7 MiniaturesNo.2 HumoresqueAssociated Board
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Doktor. Solos for the Viola PlayerNo.7 Dittersdorf German DanceNo.8 Mehul RomanceNo.13 Anon. Spiritual 'I'm just a-goin' over Jordan'No.16 Traditional Boston FancySchirmer / Novello/ Music Sales
Flackton. Sonata No.4 in C minor, Op.2, no.8 : 3rd movt, SicilianaSchott
Forbes. Baroque Pieces for ViolaNo.2 D.Scarlatti Sonata, Kp.34OUP
Forbes. Chester Music for ViolaRebikoff DanceChester
Forbes. A Second Year Classical AlbumNo.5 Mozart LarghettoOUP
Forbes. Tunes and DancesNo.8 Rebikov MazurkaOUP
Handel. Sonata in C, 3rd and 4th mvts, Adagio and AllegroCPP / Belwin
Harrison. Amazing Solos for ViolaJacques Aubert Tambourin IIBernstein Maria (from West Side Story)Bizet Seguidilla, from 'Carmen'Boosey and Hawkes
Angela Hewitt-Jones. Ragtime, Serenade and RumbaNo.3 RumbaMusicland /Music Exchange
Bertoldt Hummel. Little Suite, Op.19c : 2nd movt. Andante sostenutoSimrock / Schauer
Jenkinson. Elfentanz, arr. ArnoldViola World / Bosworth
Klengel. Classical Pieces, Vol.1No.8 Locatelli Aria, from Op.6,no.9Peters
Klengel Classical Pieces for Viola, Vol.3
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No.9 Schubert 4 Waltzes (from Op.33)Peters
Neil Mackay. Easy Position Tunes for the ViolaFantasieHigh Tune, and Ian Findlay's ReelOUP
Marais. Five Old French DancesNo.5 Le BasqueChester
Murray and Tate. The New Viola Books, Book 3No.1 Bourrees I and IIOUP
Herbert Murrill. Four French Nursery SongsNo.4 Bateau, BatelierChester
Sheila Nelson. Keytunes for Viola IGrieg Watchman's SongStanley SicilianaTraditional A Pair of HornpipesBoosey and Hawkes
Palaschko. Old Masters for Young PlayersBeethoven LibesliedSchott
Radmall. The Chester String Series, Viola Book 2Eccles Minuet and JiggFarnaby Bonny Sweet RobinFarnaby Nobodye's GiggeChester / Music Sales
Reinecke. 3 PhantasiestuckeNo.1 RomanzeAmadeus / Schott
Roger Roche. Chant PastoralEditions Combre / UMP
Roche/Doury. Sous le ChapiteauNo.1 EntreeEditions Combre / UMP
Michael Rose. A Sketchbook for ViolaRagtimeAssociated Board
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Lionel Salter. Starters for ViolaHandel Gavotte, from Op.5,no.3attrib.L.Mozart PassepiedW.A.Mozart Menuet and Trio, K61b/1Telemann Bourree (from 'Wedding Divertissement')Associated Board
Telemann. Suite in D, arr. Bergmann and Forbes : La Trompette, or GigueSchott
Telemann. Sonata in D, arr. Leerink, 1st mvt.Broekmans
R.Valentine. Sonata no.9 in A minor, arr. Dinn : 3rd and 4th mvts, Adagio and GigaSchott
Wilkinson and Bass. Viva ViolaNo.18 MazurkaFaber
Wilkinson and Hart. First Repertoire for Viola, Book 2No.17 Schumann Allegro, from 'Kinder Sonate'Faber
Wilkinson and Hart. First Repertoire for Viola, Book 3No.7 Saint-Saens L'ElephantNo.16 Anon. English Sailor's HornpipeNo.17 Prokofiev March, from 'Musiques d'Enfants'Faber
Wohlfarht. 60 Studies for Viola Vol.1 Op.45, ed. VielandNo.25 AllegroIMC
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GRADE FIVE
Associated Board. New Pieces for Viola, Book 2Stephen Dodgson Outwardly Serene
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Stephen Dodgson Study (unaccompanied)Sebastian Forbes CapriccioAsociated Board
Philip Bass. 4 Lyric MovementsNo.2 ForlanePiper Publications
Philip Bass. Themes and Dances for ViolaOberekMusicland / Music Exchange
Bridge. 4 PiecesNo.2 SerenadeFaber
Buonporti. 2 Inventions, arr. Martos and NagyInvention in B flat, Op.10,no.3 : 2nd movt. AriaKunzelmann / Schott
Carse. Viola School of Progressive Studies Book 3No.9No.13Stainer
Classens. L'Alto Classique Vol.CNo.2 Rimsky-Korsakov Chanson IndouNo.12 I.Albeniz TangoEditions Combre / UMP
Cohen. Technique Takes Off !No.4 Swirling ArabesquesNo.5 Carriage ParadeFaber
Corelli. Sarabanda, Giga and BadinerieBadinerieViola World / Bosworth
Corelli. Two Sonatas, arr. Martos and NagySonata Op.5, no.8 : Preludio and AllemandeEditio-Musica Budapest
Doktor. Solos for the viola playerBeethoven MarchShirmer
Stephen Dodgson. 7 MiniaturesNo.5 In the Phrygian Mode
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Eccles. Sonata in G minor, arr. Klengel : 3rd movt. Adagio, or 4th movt. Allegro vivacePeters
Elgar. Sospiri, Op.70Breitkopf and Haertel
Faure. Romance sans Paroles, Op.17, no.3, arr. NeuberthHamelle / UMP
Faure. 2 Songs, arr. Hind-O'MalleyAu fond de l'eau, or AuroreSJ Music
Howard Ferguson. 4 Short PiecesNo.2 ScherzoNo.3 PastoralBoosey and Hawkes
Finger. 2 SonatasSonata No.3 in A : 2nd movt. AllegroFentone
Flackton. Sonata in C minor, 3rd and 4th mvts, Siciliano and MinuettoSchott
Forbes. Chester Music for ViolaTchaikovsky BarcarolleTchaikovsky Chanson Triste, Op.40, no.2Chester / Music Sales
Forbes. A Book of Classical Pieces, Book 1No.5 Mendelssohn Song without WordsOUP
Forbes. A Second Book of Classical PiecesNo.5 Brahms Choral Prelude, Op.122, No.8OUP
Forbes. Classical and Romantic Pieces for ViolaNo.7 Purcell Hornpipe and Jig from 'King Arthur'No.9/1 Grieg Elegiac Melody 'Heart's Sorrows', Op.34, no.1OUP
Forbes. Popular Pieces for ViolaNo.2 Faure Berceuse, Op.56, No.1OUP
Forbes. Transcriptions for Viola and Piano No.6
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Purcell Sonata in G minor : 2nd and 3rd movts, or 3rd and 4th movts.OUP
Gluck. Melody from 'Orfeo', arr. ArnoldViola World / Bosworth
Handel. Concerto in B flat, arr. Arnold : 1st movt. AndanteViola World / Bosworth
Handel. Selected Handel Pieces, Arr. BorowskiNo.2 Gavotte, from 'Ottone'Bosworth
Handel. Sonata in G minor, Op.1, no.6 trans. Pilkington : 4th movt. AllegroStainer and Bell
Bertholdt Hummel. Little Suite Op.19c : 1st Movt. AllegroSimrock / Schauer
Huws Jones. Got Those Position Blues ?No.9 AdrienneFaber
Claude-Henry Joubert. Sonate Facile for unaccompanied Viola : 2nd and 3rd movts. Vif and LentRobert Martin UMP
Kinsey. Elementary Progressive Studies for Viola, set 3, trans. BanwellNo.5 in DNo.24 in CAssociated Board
Klengel. Classical Pieces for Viola, Vol.2No.5 Leclair AriaNo.8 Vivaldi Giga, from Op.2, no.2Peters
Kreuz. Select Studies Book IIINo.5 FiorilloNo.9 CorelliAugener / Stainer and Bell
Lanning. The Classic Experience for ViolaMozart Turkish rondoCramer
Mozart. Sonatina in C (from K.Anh.229) arr. Piatigorsky : 1st movt. Allegro (Brillante)Ethan-Vogel/ UMP
Herbert Murrill. Four French Nursery SongsDansez belles mains
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Nelson. Keytunes Viola ISchubert Ballet Music from 'Rosamunde'Boosey and Hawkes
Norton. Microjazz for ViolaNo.8 Song of the IslesNo.13 A Touch of SpainBoosey and Hawkes
Pepusch. Sonata in D minor, arr. Dinn : 2nd movt. AllegroSchott
Radmall. The Chester String Series, Viola Book 2No.8 Furcell DanceChester / Music Sales
Ravel. Pavane pour une Infante Defunte, arr. DrouetEschig / UMP
Roche/Doury. Sous le ChapiteauNo.3 Les ChevauxEditions Combre / UMP
Telemann. Sonata in B flat, from 'Der getreue Music Meister' : 3rd and 4th movts, Largo and VivaceSchott
Telemann. Sonata in D, 3rd and 4th mvts.IMC
Valentine. Sonata in A minor, 1st. and 2nd. mvts., Adagio and AllegroSchott
Vaughan Williams. Fantasia on Greensleeves, arr. ForbesOUP
Vivaldi. Sonata in C, arr. Dinn : 4th movt. Allegro, or 5th movt. GigaSchott
Zucchi. 3 Serenades, trans. ArlinSerenade in C, Op.3, No.1 : 1st movt. AdagioInternational - Kalmus / MDS
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GRADE SIX
I. Albeniz. Bolero 'Puerta de Tierni' (from 'Recuerdos de Viaje' Op.71), trans. Amaz (omitting 8vaindications)UME / Music Sales
Bach. 6 Cello Suites trans. ForbesNo.1 in G : Courante, or Minuets I and II, or GigueNo.4 in E flat : Bourree 1Chester / Music Sales
Bartok. An Evening at the VillageEditio-Musica Budapest
Philip Bass. Themes and Dances for ViolaExmoor BalladMusicland / Music Exchange
Beethoven. Rondo (WoO 41) arr. ForbesSchott / MDS
Bridge. Four Pieces for ViolaElegieFaber
Buonporti. 2 Inventions, arr. Martos and NagyInvention in F minor, Op.10, no.6 : 4th movt. FantasiaKunzelmann - Schott / MDS
Carse. Viola School of Progressive Studies Book 3No.12 ModeratoStainer
Mary Cohen. Technique Takes OffNo.9 The Bees' Knees !No.10 Sarabande with VariationsFaber
Doktor. Solos for the Viola PlayerNo.2 JS Bach Choral preludeNo.5 d'Hervelois TambourinNo.6 Mozart Andante (from K424)No.10 Schubert Adagio from 'Arpeggione' SonataShirmer / Music Sales
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Dvorak. Sonatina in G, Op.100, arr. Hallmann : 1st or 2nd movt.Peters
Faure. Lamento, arr. KatimsInternational
Faure. Sicilienne, Op.78Peters
Howard Ferguson. 5 Irish Folk Tunes, arr. ForbesNo.1 A caioneAssociated Board
Fiocco. Allegro, trans. ArnoldViola World / Bosworth
FlacktonSonata in C, Op.2,no.4 : 2nd movt. AllegroSonata in G, Op.2,no.6 : 2nd movt. AllegroSchott / MDS
Forbes. Chester Music for ViolaMendelssohn Song without Words Op.19, no.1Chester / Music Sales
Forbes. A Book of Classical Pieces, Book 1Bach SinfoniaOUP
Forbes. Classical and Romantic Pieces for ViolaDvorak Sonatina in G, Op.100, 2nd movt, LarghettoGrieg Elegiac Melody 'Last Spring', Op.34,No.2Mendelssohn Song without Words, from Capriccio Op.81Schubert Ballet Music from 'Rosamunde'Tchaikovksy ReverieOUP
Forbes. Popular PiecesNo.5 Tchaikovksy Humoresque Op.10, no.2OUP
Genzmer. Sonatine, 2nd. movt.Peters
Giordani. Sonata in B, 1st movtSchott
Glazunov. Serenade Espagnole, Op.20, no.2, arr. GinotJobert / UMP
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Granados. Dansa Espanola, No.2 'Orientale' or No.5 'Andaluza', arr. AmazUME / UMP
Grazioli. Sonata in F, trans. Marchet : 1st. movt. Allegro moderatoStainer and Bell / Augener
Handel. Sonata, Op.1, no.6 : 1st and 2nd movtsStainer and Bell
Handel. Sonata in C, trans. Jensen : 2nd. movt. AllegroInternational - Kalmus / MDS
Haydn. Divertimento in D, arr. Piatigorsky : 1st movt. AdagioElkan - Vogel / UMP
Bertholdt Hummel. Little Suite, Op.19c : 3rd movt. PrestoSimrock / Schauer
Kalliwoda. Six Nocturnes, Op.186 : No.1Peters
Kinsey. Elementary Progressive Studies for Viola Set 3, trans. BanwellNo.15 in E minorAssociated Board
Klengel. Klassische Stucke vol.2No.3 Mozart AndantePeters
Orchestral Excerpts for Viola Vol.5, p.12Kodaly Hary Janos SuiteIMC
Kreuz. Select Studies for the Viola, Book 2Campagnolli No.6 in E flatStainer and Bell
Kreuz. Select Studies Book IVNo.13 Mazas Study in G,No.15 Mazas Study in G (up to the pause bar only)Augener / Stainer and Bell
Liszt. Romance OublieeEdition-Musica Budapest
Marais. Five Old French DancesNo.2 La ProvencaleChester
Marcello. Sonata in E minor : 2nd movt. Allegro
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Stainer and Bell
Mazas. 30 special Studies Op.36 Book 1No.6 Allegro non troppoNo.10 Allegro non troppoSchirmer
Radmall. The Chester String Series for Viola, Vol.2No. 10/2 Viotti Serenade Movement no.2, Allegretto piu tosto vivoChester / Music Sales
Roger Roche. VacancesPhilippo and Combre / UMP
Roche/Doury. Sous le ChapiteauNo.2 Le FunambuleEditions Combre / UMP
Schumann. 4 Marchenbilder (Fairy Tales) Op.113No.4 Langsam, mit melancholischen AusdruckPeters
Schumann. 3 Romances, Op.94, arr. for ViolaNo.1 in A minorStainer and Bell
Senaille. Sonata in G minor, Op.5, no.9 : 2nd movt. AllegroStainer and Bell
Sitt. Album Leaves, op.39Peters
Hans Sitt. 26 Studies from Op.32No.14 in E flatKunzelmann - Schott/ MDS
Tchaikovksy. Nocturne, Op.19 no.4, arr. BorissovskyIMC
Telemann. Concerto in G major, ed. Wolf : 2nd movt. AllegroBaerenreiter
Telemann. Sonata in A minor : 2nd movt. AllegroSchott / MDS
Vaughan Williams. Suite for Viola, Group I, no.3OUP
Vivaldi. Concerto in G minor, RV 417, arr. Martos and Nagy : 1st movt. Allegroor 3rd movt. Allegro
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Edition Musica / Boosey and Hawkes
Vivaldi. 6 Sonatas, trans. PrimroseNo.1 in B flat : 1st and 2nd movts.No.2 in F : 1st and 2nd movtsNo.3 in A minor : 4th movt. Allegro (non troppo)International - Kalmus / MDS
J.F.Wilson. Seguidillas (double stops optional)Arcadia / Kalmus / William Elkin
Franz Wohlfahrt. 60 Studies, op.45no.44 in D minorPeters
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GRADE SEVEN
I.Albeniz. Barcarola 'Mallorca', arr. AmazUME / music Sales
Arne. Sonata in B flat, arr. CraxtonOUP
attrib. J.C.Bach. Concerto in C minor, arr. Casadesus, viola version : 1st movt. Allegro molto ma maestoso,or 2nd movt.Salabert / UMP
Bach. Cello Suites, trans. ForbesNo.2 in D minor : 1st movt. PreludeNo.3 in C, BWV 1009 : 5th and 6th movts. Bourree I and IIChester / Music Sales
Bach. 3 Viola da Gamba Sonatas, arr. ForbesNo.1 in G, BWV 1027 : 3rd and 4th movts. Andante and Allegro moderatoNo. 2 in D, BWV 1028 : 1st and 2nd movts. Adagio and AllegroPeters
Philip Bass. Themes and Dances for ViolaSwing Caprice
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Musicland / Music Exchange
Conrad Beck. Sonatine for Viola : 3rd Movt VivaceSchott / MDS
Bloch. Meditation and ProcessionalProcessionalShirmer / Music Sales
Boccherini. Sonata in C minor, 1st movt.Schott
Brahms. 2 Hungarian Dances, arr. ForbesNo.1 : Dance no.3Peters
Brahms. Ungarische Tanze, ed. ForbesNo.2 in D minorHinrichsen
Brahms. Sonata movement, Scherzo, arr. ForbesStainer and Bell
Bridge. 2 Pieces for ViolaPensieroStainer and Bell
Buonporti. 2 Inventions, arr. Martos and NagyInvenzione Terza, Op,10, no.3Kunzelmann / Peters
Campagnoli. 41 Caprices for solo Viola, Op.22No.3 in A, Allegro moderatoPeters
Carter. ElegyPeer International / Elkin
Dvorak. Sonatina in G, op.100, arr. Hallmann : 4th movt. Finale : AllegroPeters
Faure. Elegy. Op.44IMC
Faure. Pavane, Op.50, arr. Busser for violaHamelle / UMP
Flackton. Sonata no.4 in C minor, Op.2,no.8 : 1st and 2nd movts, Adagio and Allegro moderatoSchott / MDS
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Flackton. Sonata in C major, arr. Bergmann : 1st and 2nd movts.Schott
Forbes. Baroques Pieces for ViolaNo.1 Purcell Chacony in G minor, Z.730OUP
Forbes. Popular Pieces for ViolaNo.4 Schumann Slumber Song, Op.124, no.2No.6 Mussorgsky GopakOUP
Glazunov. Elegy, Op.44Belaieff
Glinka. Sonata in D minor, 1st movtMusica Rara
Willy Hess. Sonata in Old Style, Op.135 : 2nd movt. Theme, Variation 2 (Etude) and Finale (Allegro)Amadeus - Schoot / MDS
Orchestral Excerpts vol.5 for ViolaHindemith. Allegro from Symphonic MetamorphosisIMC
Hindemith. Nobilissima VisioneMeditationSchott / MDS
Hindemith. TrauermusikSchott
Hofman. Melodic Double-Stop Studies Op.96No.21 AllegrettoViola World / Bosworth
Hoffmeister. Concerto in D, 2nd movt.Grahl / Peters
Hoffmeister. Studies for ViolaNo.31 in F sharpPeters
Ibert. Aria, trans. NeuberthLeduc / UMP
Kayser. 36 Elementary and Progressive Studies for Viola, Op.20No.17 in E flatSchirmer
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Kreisler. Sicilienne and Rigaudon, arr. ArnoldRigaudonViola World / Bosworth
Kreuz. Select Studies Book IIINo.15 Campagnoli MaestosoAugener / Stainer and Bell
Massenet. Meditation, from 'Thais', trans. ArnoldViola World / Bosworth
Mazas. 30 Etudes Speciales, Op.36 : Book 1No.18 in A. RomanceNo.19 Finger exercise Allegro moderatoNo.24 Allegretto graiosoSchirmer / International - Kalmus / MDS
Milhaud. Quatre VisagesNo.1 The CalifornianUMP
Joaquin Nin. Chants d'Espagne, arr. DaltonNo.2 GranadinaEschig / UMP
Pleyel. Concerto in E flat, 3rd movtGrahl / Peters
Putz. Blues for Benny : bars 1-39 : Free, not too fastSchott
Rachmaninov. Vocalise, Op.34, no.14, arr. DavisInternational - Kalmus / MDS
Ravel. Piece en forme de Habanera, arr. NeuberthLeduc / UMP
Reinecke. 3 Phantasiestucke, Op.43No.3 Jahrmarkt-SzeneAmadeus -Schott /MDS
Rivier. Concertino, 1st movt.Salabert / UMP
Roche/Doury. Sous le ChapiteauNo.5 Les ClownsEditions Combre / UMP
Rubinstein. Sonata, Op.49, 2nd movt.Amadeus
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Schubert. Sonata Movement from String Trio in D flat, D.471, arr. ForbesStainer and Bell
Schumann. Adagio and Allegro, Op.70Adagio - Langsam, mit inningem AusdruckIMC
Schumann. Marchenbilder, Op.113No.1Peters
Schumann. Three Romances, Op.94, no.2Kalmus
Senaille. Sonata No.9, Op.5 : 3rd and 4th movts.Kalmus / Belwin Mills
Sitt. Romance, Op.72Schott
Hans Sitt. 26 Studies from Op.32no.20 in E flatKunzelmann - Schott / MDS
A.Stamitz. Concerto in B flat, 3rd movtSchott
Steptoe. Three Pieces, nos. 2 and 3Stainer and Bell
Szeredi. Music for Viola Vol.1Telemann. Sonata in E minor : 1st and 2nd movts. Cantabile and AllegroEdition Musica / Boosey and Hawkes
A.S.Taneyev. Albumleaf, Op.33International - Kalmus / MDS
Tchaikovsky. Canzonetta from Violin Concerto, Op.35, arr. ArnoldViola World / Bosworth
Telemann. Viola Concerto in G : 3rd and 4th movts, Andante and PrestoBaerenreiter
Eduardo Toldra. Oracio al Maig, arr. AmazUME / UMP
Vaughan Williams. Suite for Viola, Group 1 : No.1 and No.2 (Carol)OUP
Vaughan Williams. Suite for Viola, Group 2
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No. 1 Ballad (ossia at bars 41 and 103 to be played)OUP
Vinci. Sonata in D, trans, Davis : 1st and 2nd movts, Adagio and AllegroInternational - Kalmus / MDS
Vivaldi. 6 Sonatas, trans. PrinroseNo.4 in B flat : 2nd and 3rd movts, Allegro and LargoNo.6 in B flat : 1st and 2nd movts, Largo and AllegroInternational - Kalmus / MDS
Wieniawski. ReverieInternational - Kalmus / MDS
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GRADE EIGHT
C.P.E.Bach. Sonata in G minor, Wq88 : 1st movt. Allegro moderatoSchott / MDS
Bach. 6 Cello Suites, trans. ForbesNo.2 in D minor, BWV 1008 : Allemande and Courante, or Sarabande and GigueNo.3 in C, BWV 1009 : 1st movt. Prelude, or 2nd and 3rd movts. Allemande and CouranteChester / Music Sales
Bach. 3 Viola da Gamba Sonatas, arr. ForbesNo.3 in G minor, BWV 1029 : 1st movt. Vivace, or 2nd and 3rd movts. Adagio and AllegroPeters
Beethoven. Notturno, Op.42, arr. Primrose : 1st and 5th movts.Schott
Beethoven. 2 Romances, arr. HermannRomance in G, Op.40Peters
Beethoven. 7 Variations on Mozart's 'Bei Mannern', Wo0 46Peters
L.Berkeley. Sonata in D minor for Viola : 3rd movt. Allegro
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Howard Blake. Prelude for solo ViolaFaber
Bloch. Suite Hebraique : 2nd movt. ProcessionalSchirmer / Novello
Bloch. Meditation and ProcessionalMeditationSchirmer / Music Sales
Boccherini. Sonata no.3 in G (arr. for viola) : 1st and 2nd movts. Largo and Allegro alla militareInternational - Kalmus / MDS
Brahms. Sonata in F minor, Op.120, no.1 : 2nd movt. Andante un poco adagio, or 3rd movt. Allegrettograzioso, or 4th movt. VivaceWiener Urtext - Kalmus / MDS
Bridge. Two Pieces for Viola and Piano : Allegro appassionataStainer and Bell
Bridge. There is a willow grows aslant a brook, arr. BrittenThames Publishing / William Elkin
Britten. Elegy.Faber
Bruch. Romance, Op.85Schott / MDS
Brunetti. Sonata in D : 3rd movt. Rondeau : AllegrettoAmadeus - Schott / MDS
Cambini. Viola Concerto in D : 1st movt. AllegroAmadeus - Schott / MDS
Campagnoli. 41 Caprices Op.22No.1 LargoNo.12 Allegro assaiNo.17 (omitting Variation 4)Peters
Chausson. Piece, Op.39Salabert / UMP
Delius. Sonata No.2 arr. Tertis : from the beginning to bar 192 (pause preceding Molto vivace)Boosey and Hawkes
Delius. Sonata no.3, trans. Tertis : 2nd movt. Andante scherzando
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Faure. Elegy, Op.24, trans. KatimsInternational - Kalmus / MDS
Flackton. Sonata in C Minor : 1st and 2nd movtsLegnick
Francoeur. Sonata in A, trans. Arnold : 1st and 2nd movts. Adagio and AllemandeViola World / Bosworth
Franck. Sonata in A, arr. Vieland and Casadesus, 4th movt.IMC
Harald Genzmer. Sonatine : 1st and 2nd movts. Allegro and AndantePeters
Glinka. Viola Sonata in D minor : 2nd movt. Larghetto ma non troppoMusica Rara - Kalmus / MDS
Handel. Sonata in G minor, arr. Dart : 1st and 2nd movtsSchott
Hindemith. Sonate, Op.11 no.41st movt FantasieSchott
Honegger. Sonata for Viola : 1st movt. Andante-VivaceEschig / UMP
Hummel. Sonata in E flat, Op.5, no.3 : 2nd and 3rd movts. Adagio cantabile and Rondo con motoPeters
Jacob. Air and DanceOUP
Jentsch. Three Studies : PraeludiumSikorski / Elkin
Kodaly. AdagioEditio-Musica Budapest
Kreuz. Select Studies Book IIINo.10 Fiorillo AllegroAugener / Stainer and Bell
Kreuz. Viola Sonata in A minor, Op.13, no.6 : 2nd movt. Andante con moto e graziosoAmadeus - Schott / MDS
Kreutzer. 42 Studies
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No.8 in A major Allegro non troppoNo.14 in D major Allegro non troppoSchirmer
Locatelli. Sonata in G minor, ed. David and Hermann : 1st and 2nd movts. Largo and AllemandeInternational - Kalmus
Elizabeth Maconchy. 5 Sketches for solo Viola : any twoChester / Music Sales
Marais. Fantasie, arr. BoulayLeduc / UMP
Mendelssohn. Sonata in C minor : 1st movt. Adagio-allegro, or 3rd movt. Andante con variazioniDVFM / Breitkopf and Haertel
Milhaud. Quatre VisagesNo.2 The WisconsonianNo.4 La ParisienneHeugel / UMP
Milhaud. Sonata no.2 : 1st movt, or 2nd movt.Heugel / UMP
Aaron Minsky. 3 American Pieces for unaccompanied Viola, trans. Dalton : any one pieceOUP
Mozart. Serenata Cantabile (from K.285), trans. Arnold (with cadenza)Viola World / Bosworth
Nardini. Sonata in F minor : 1st movt. Allegro moderatoInternational / Kalmus
Orchestral Extracts Vol.2 for Viola, pp.42-43Prokofieff Allegro and Molto vivace, from Classical SymphonyIMC
Eduard Putz. Blues for BenniSchott / MDS
Priaulx Rainier. Sonata : 1st. movt. Allegro RicercareSchott
Rawsthorne. Sonata for Viola : 2nd movt. ScherzoOUP
Reger. 3 Suites for Viola, Op.131dSuite No.1 in G minor : 1st or 4th movt. Molto sostenuto or Molto vivacePeters
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Jean Rivier. Concertino : 1st and 2nd movts. Allegretto rustico and Adagio molto cantandoSalabert / UMP
Roche/Doury. Sous le ChapiteauNo.6 Les TrapizistesEditions Combre / UMP
Rust. Sonata in F : 1st movt. AllegroInternational - Kalmus / MDS
J. Schmidt. Viola Concerto in C : 1st movt. Allegro moderatoAmadeus - Schott / MDS
Schubert. Sonatina in D, Op.137, no.1, arr. Ritter : 1st and 2nd movts. Allegro molto and AndanteInternational
Schumann. Adagio and Allegro, Op.70Peters
Schumann. Maerchenbilder, Op.113 : 1st and 2nd movts.Peters
Senaille. Sonata No.9/ Op.5 : 1st and 2nd movtsKalmus / Belwin Mills
A. Stamitz. Viola Concerto in B flat. : 1st movt. AllegroSchott / MDS
K.Stamitz. Concerto in D, Op.1 : 1st movt (with or without cadenza), or 3rd movt. RondoPeters
Svendsen. Romance, Op.26, arr. DessauerHanson / Chester
Tchaikovsky. Melodie, Op.42, No.3, trans. ArnoldVila World / Bosworth
Tchaikovsky. Nocturne, Op.19 no.4, trans BorissovskyIMC
Telemann. 12 Fantasias, Book 1, arr. RoodNo.1 in E flat : 1st and 2nd movts. Largo and AllegroMcGinnis and Marx / Baerenreiter
Telemann. 12 Fantasias Book 2, arr. RoodNo.8 : 1st and 2nd movts.No.12 in D minor : 1st and 2nd movts. Moderato and VivaceMcGinnis and Marx / Baerenreiter
Vaughan Williams. Suite for Viola Group I : 2nd and 3rd movts. Carol and Christmas Dance
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OUP
Vaughan Williams. Suite for Viola Group III, no.2OUP
Vaughan Williams. RomanceOUP
Villa-Lobos. Aria (Cantilena) (from 'Bachianas Brasileiras no.5'), arr. PrimroseAMP - Schirmer / Music Sales
Vivaldi. Concerto in G for Viola d'Amore : 1st movt. Allegro risolutoKalmus / Belwin Mills
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RECITAL / PERFORMER'S CERTIFICATE
Some of the items in the Grade 6, 7, 8 lists are considered suitable for this Certificate but have not beenrepeated here.
Bach. 6 Sonatas and Partitas, ed. BenniciPartita no.2 in g minor, BWV 1004, GigaRicordi
J.S.Bach. Three Sonatas for Viola da GambaNo.2 in D major, BWV 1028, Adagio and AllegroNo.3 in G minorBaerenreiter or Peters
Bloch. Suite Hebraique : RapsodieSchirmer
Bloch. Suite for Viola and Piano (up to bar after 5)Schirmer
Brahms. Sonata, Op.120, no.1 : 1st or 2nd movtSonata Op.120 no.2 : 1st movt.Henle
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Britten. LachrymaeSchott
Hindemith. Sonate Op.11 no.4 : 2nd movt Thema mit variationenSchott
Hoffmeister. Concerto in D : 1st movt with a cadenzaGrahl / Peters
Martinu. Rhapsody Concerto : 1st movtBaerenreiter
Mozart. Sonata in E minor, K304 : 1st or 2nd movtIMC
Paganini. 24 Caprices, Op.1No.13 AllegroIMC
Reger. Three Suites for Viola SoloSuite No.1, Op.131d in G minor : any movtSuite No.2 : 3rd movt AllegrettoPeters or Henle
Rubinstein. Sonata, Op.49 : 1st movtAmadeus
Schubert. 'Arpeggione' Sonata, D.821 : 1st movt or 2nd movtIMC or Doblinger
Schumann. Maerchenbilder, Op.113 : 3rd and 4th movtsPeters
Vaughan Williams. Suite for Viola and Orchestra, Group I, II or IIIOUP
Weber. Andante e rondo ungareseAllegretto ungareseSchott
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VIOLA AND PIANO ENSEMBLES
The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music issues syllabuses for 'viola and piano' at three levels ofdifficulty.In these pieces the viola and piano parts are at about the same level of difficulty.
PRIMARY (Grades 4 to 5)
C. P. E. Bach Sonata in G minor, Wq.88International-Kalmus/M.D.S.
Howard Ferguson 4 Short Pieces : completeBoosey and Hawkes
Michael Miller 3 Miniatures : completePeters
Pepusch Sonata in D minorSchott/M.D.S.
R. Valentine Sonata no.9 in A minorSchott/M.D.S.
Vaughan Williams 6 Studies in English Folk Song : nos.1, 2, 3 and 4Stainer and Bell
INTERMEDIATE (Grades 6 to 7)
J. S. Bach Viola da Gamba Sonata no.1 in G, BWV 1027from Bach 3 Gamba SonatasPeters
Flackton Sonata in C minor, Op.2 no.8Schott/M.D.S.
Hindemith TrauermusikSchott/M.D.S.
Herbert Murrill 4 French Nursery Songs : completeChester/Music Sales
Hans Poser Sonatine, Op.54 no.3Sikorski/William Elkin
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Telemann Sonata in A minorPeters
ADVANCED (Grade 8)
J. S. Bach Viola da Gamba Sonata no.3 in G minor, BWV 1029from Bach 3 Gamba SonatasPeters
Bloch Suite HebraiqueSchirmer/Music Sales
Bruch Romance for Viola, Op.85Schott/M.D.S.
Glinka Sonata in D minorMusica Rara-Kalmus/M.D.S.
Handel Sonata in G minorSchott/M.D.S.
Telemann Sonata in DPeters
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STRING QUARTETS
The Easy and Intermediate lists below have been compiled from suggestions by viola mailing list members.
These two lists are followed by the ABRSM Syllabuses for String Quartet.
EASY QUARTETS (Grades 2 to 3)
Auton : (5 sets) :Aunt Nan and the Old Man.Classics for Strings, Set 1.
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Folk Songs for Strings. Sets 1, 2, and 3.Musicland
Applebaum. Chamber Music for String Orchestra. Books One and TwoBelwin Mills
Baker. All at Sea (sea shanties)Spartan Press
Burgoyne. Suite of the DayBoosey and Hawkes
Irma Clarke. Introduction to String Quartets Book 1, ClassicsBoston
Dale : (4 sets) :J.S.Bach. FavouritesBeethoven. FavouritesElgar FavouritesSchubert. FavouritesPiper Publications
Viola quintet - Grade 3B. Fraser. Fun for Five in Five (in 5/4 time)Music Services
Gange : (4 sets) :Handel. FavouritesMozart. FavouritesPurcell. FavouritesSullivan. FavouritesPiper Publications
Herfurth. A Tune A Day, Book Two (items marked string quartet/ ensemble)Boston Music Co
Herfurth. Early Classics for Beginning String QuartetBoston
Hewitt-Jones : (2 sets) :Grumpy Grasshoppers.Hidden Rhymes.Musicland
Lumsden.Susato for Strings, Sets 1, 2, and 3.Musicland
Munday. Arco AnthemsSpartan Press
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Sheila Nelson : (3 sets) :Tunes for my String Quartet.Quartet Club : Books One and Two.Boosey and Hawkes
Praetorius. Dances from TerpsichoreMusicland
Turner. Christmas Quartets.Schott
INTERMEDIATE QUARTETS (Grades 4 to 6)
Auton : (2 sets) :Classics for Strings, Set 2.Up and Back a Double (Country Dances).Musicland
Irma Clarke : (2 sets) :Introduction to String Quartets Book 2, Classics.String Music of the Baroque Era for String Quartet.Boston Music
Dale : (4 sets) :Beethoven Favourites, Level 2.Elgar Favourites, Level 2.Schubert Favourites, Level 2.Tchaikovsky Favourites, Level 2.Piper Publications
Viola quintet - Grade 5B. Fraser. BagatelleMusic Services
Gange : (5 sets) :J.S.Bach Favourites, Level 2Handel Favourites, Level 2.Mozart Favourites, Level 2.Purcell Favourites, Level 2.Sullivan Favourties, Level 2.Piper Publications
Angela Hewitt-Jones : (6 sets) :Ragtime, Serenade and Rumba.Birds of a Feather.The Great Western.Hidden Carols.The Mary Rose.
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The Spider's Web.Musicland
William McConnell : (7 sets) :Handel with care.Highland Whisky : Reels and Strathspeys.Irish Mist.The North and The South : Tunes from the American Civil War.Reel Fiddlin'.The Ship's Fiddler, Sea Songs and Shanties.Wheal Friendly (Cornish Folk Tunes).Spartan Press
Gazebo Series for String Quartet : (5 sets) :Alexander's RagTime Band.Amazing Grace.Gay Nineties Medley.Tiger Rag.Vaudeville Spectacular.Musicians Publications
Munday. Arco AmadeusSpartan Press
Paradise : (5 sets) :The Best of Beethoven.The Best of Haydn.The Best of Mozart.The Best of Schubert.The Best of Johann Strauss Jr. WaltzesBelwin
Pejtsik. Easy Classic String Quartets.Editio Musica Budapest
Michael Rose. CantilenaFentone-
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QUARTET SYLLABUSES
The ABRSM issues syllabuses for string quartet at three levels of difficulty.
PRIMARY (Grades 4 to 5)
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J. S. Bach Contrapunctus no.1 (from 'The Art of Fugue')from Easy String Quartets, Book 3, arr. ForbesChester/Music Sales
Johann Fischer Tafelmusik SuiteBaerenreiter
Charles Hambourg String Quartet no.2 in FLengnick/William Elkin
Locke Suite no.3 in Cfrom Locke 4 SuitesPeters
Purcell Chaconne (from 'King Arthur')from Easy String Quartets, Book 1, arr. ForbesChester/Music Sales
INTERMEDIATE (Grades 6 to 7)
Beethoven Prelude and Fugue in FNagel/Baerenreiter
Boccherini String Quartet in D minor, Op.10 no.2from Boccherini QuartetsPeters
Mozart String Quartet in C, K.157from Mozart 13 Early Quartets, Book 1Baerenreiter
Purcell Fantasia a 4 in G, Z.742from Purcell Fantasias and In NominesNovello/Music Sales
C. Stamitz Quartetto Concertante in GSchott/M.D.S.
ADVANCED (Grade 8)
Beethoven String Quartet in D, Op.18 no.3from Beethoven Quartets, Vol.1Peters
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Borodin String Quartet no.2 in DBelaieff/Peters
Dvorak String Quartet in F 'The American', Op.96Simrock/Schauer
Haydn String Quartet in D, Hob.III/34Doblinger-Kalmus/M.D.S.
Schubert String Quartet in A minor, Op.29 no.1, D.804from Schubert Quartets, Vol.1Peters
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Professional repertoire in main viola site resources
EASY TO INTERMEDIATE VIOLA DUETS
These items were suggested by viola mailing list members.
EASY (Grades 1 to 3)
Applebaum. Beautiful Music for Two String Instruments. Books One and TwoBelwin Mills
Applebaum. Chamber Music for Two String Instruments. Books One and TwoBelwin Mills
Applebaum. Duets for Strings. Books One and TwoBelwin Mills
Duncan. Christmas Solos for beginning violaMel Bay
Herfurth. A Tune a Day. Books 1 and 2Chappell / Boston
Lynne Latham. Fifteen Viola Duets : Bach, Handel, TelemannLatham Music Enterprises
Sheila Nelson. TetratunesBoosey and Hawkes
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Sheila Nelson. StringsongsBoosey and Hawkes
Sheila Nelson. TechnitunesBoosey and Hawkes
O'Reilly. Strictly ClassicsHighland / Etling
Suzuki. Ensembles for Viola, Volumes 1 and 2Summy-Birchard / Warner
Peter Wastall. Session TimeBoosey and Hawkes
INTERMEDIATE (Grades 4 to 6)
Applebaum. Beautiful Music for Two String Instruments. Books Three and FourBelwin Mills
Applebaum. Chamber Music for Two String Instruments. Book ThreeBelwin Mills
Applebaum. Duets for Strings. Book ThreeBelwin Mills
W.F. Bach. Drei DuetteBreitkopf
Bartok. 44 Viola Duets, Vols. One and TwoBoosey and Hawkes
Domenico Gabrielli. Canone a due violoncelli, arr. 2 vlasSJ Music
F.J. Haydn. Duett fuer 2 Violen, Hob. XII : 4Wollenweber
Mazas. Three Duets, Op 71International
Sheila Nelson. Keytunes, Violas I and II (separate books)Boosey and Hawkes
Pleyel. Six duets, Op.8International
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EASY TO INTERMEDIATE PIECES FOR LEARNING TREBLE CLEF
In the following books, at least half the pieces contain sections in treble clef.
These items were suggested by viola mailing list members.
EASY (Grades 2 to 3)
Mary Cohen. Viola Quick Change : specially for learning treble clef, folk tunes all in both alto and trebleclefs.Faber
Mary Cohen. Superstudies for viola. Book 2.Faber
INTERMEDIATE (Grades 4 to 6)
Mary Cohen. Technique takes Off for Viola.Faber
Forbes. Classical and Romantic Pieces for Viola.OUP
Edward Huws Jones. Got those Position Blues for viola.Faber
Sheila Nelson. Keytunes. Viola I. (minimal clef changes in the Viola II parts).Boosey and Hawkes.
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List compiled by Lisanne Bainbridge : [email protected]
Version 4 : January 1999.
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