de Keyser & Waterman | The Young Violinists Repertoire | Book 4

One of the great joys of playing any instrument is to make music with friends. The aim of The Young Violinist’s Repertoire four-book series of violin and piano duets (all of which are available from Waltons) is to provide a varied repertoire for young instrumentalists to play together.  Following on from the first three books in the series, Book 4 is for the player already familiar with first and third positions. It presents a broad range of European music from three centuries, including some beautiful but relatively unfamiliar pieces by Handel, Leopold Mozart and others. Priority has been given to melodic pieces demanding a sustained legato, so that players are introduced to the cantabile style, so important to violin playing. The technical level in this book is approximately ABRSM Grades 3-5.

Contents:

• Allegro (Gluck)
• Aria (Mozart, Leopold)
• Baika (Moniusko)
• Bourree (Hände)
• Chanson Triste from Douze Morceaux, Op. 40 (Tchaikovsk)
• German Dance (Schubert)
• Hebrew Prayer
• Neapolitan Song from Swan Lake (Tchaikovsky)
• Pantomime (Les Petits Riens) (Mozart, W.A.)
• Rondino (Hadjiev)
• Sonatina (Händel)
• The Nightingale Romance (Russian traditional)
• Waves of the Danube (Ivanovici)