Haydn to Humperdinck, show tunes to spirituals – variety is the spice of musical life and the essence of First Repertoire for Viola. These three books (all of which are available from Waltons) include over 60 carefully graded elementary pieces with piano accompaniments that skilfully explore the viola's unique sonorities and provide superb introductory literature for the budding player.
Contents:
- Bach: March
- Boyce: Bourrée
- Diabelli: Siciliano
- Gearen: Big Foot Lou
- Goedicke: Prelude
- Haydn: Poco adagio from Kaiser Quartett
- Humperdinck: Evening prayer from Hansel & Gretel
- Morley: It Was a Lover and His Lass
- Mozart: March from The Magic Flute
- Offenbach: Valse & Galop from La belle Hélène
- Prokofiev: March from Musiques d'Enfants
- Rodgers: I'm Just a Girl Who Can't Say No from Oklahoma
- Sagreras: Mazurka
- Saint-Saëns: L'éléphant
- Schubert: Das Wandern from Die schöne Müllerin
- Spiritual: Were You There?
- Sullivan: The Flowers That Bloom in the Spring from The Mikado
- Telemann: Gavotte
- Traditional English: Sailor's Hornpipe