Violin Alone
Charles Martin Loeffler Danse bizarre pour Violon Seul
$10.00
This virtuosic work was composed in August 1881, shortly after Loeffler moved to the United States from Europe. It was intended for his own use, possibly as an audition piece. FIRST PUBLICATION.
Charles Martin Loeffler Violin Studies for the Development of the Left Hand
$15.00
Loeffler was a student of Joseph Joachim and Lambert-Joseph Massart, who also taught Wieniawski and Sarasate. Loeffler spent twenty years as assistant concertmaster of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, frequently appearing as a soloist with the BSO. He was a highly regarded teacher who served in an advisory capacity with the founding of the New York Institute of Musical Art and the Juilliard School.
Violin and Piano
Hurlstone, William Snow-White’s Death Sleep: Lullaby for Violin and Piano
$12.00
This is the composer’s own transcription for violin and piano of the central movement of his Magic Mirror Suite, an orchestral tone-poem based on the popular fairy tale. This is a beautiful piece that would be a nice addition to any performer’s recital.
Gehot, Joesph Six Duettos for Two Violins, op. 6; Vol. I
$15.00
Dr. Cora Cooper has edited these three-movement duets by the Belgian violinist and contemporary of Mozart. Volume I contains Duettos 1-3. This publication includes a score as well as separate parts for each violinist.
Trott, Josephine Easy and Progressive Violin Duets
$16.00
Ms. Trott was a popular and influential violin teacher and composer during the early twentieth century. These are fun first-position duets composed by Trott as part of her out-of-print book Melodious Foundation Studies, adapted and edited by Dr. Cora Cooper. The duets progress in difficulty, with selected technical material from the same book arranged to create “etudes” relating to each duet. Some more sophisticated techniques addressed in these works are syncopation, up- and down-bow staccato, harmonics, fourth-finger extensions, double stops, left-hand pizzicato, and ornaments.
Crosby, Richard A. Marudvina, op. 7 for Violin and Piano
$14.00
Richard Crosby composed this exciting work in 2003. The title translates to "Lute of the Mahruts," Crosby employs asymmetric meters and syncopation evocative of many Middle Eastern music cultures.
Viola and Piano
Crosby, Richard Sonata for Viola and Piano, op. 10
$20.00
This work was commissioned by MTNA and Kentucky Music Teachers Association. Violist
Jeremy Mulholland and the composer presented the first performance at the KMTA
Annual Workshop at the University of Louisville on 24 October 2010.
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Cooper, Cora, ed.: Violin Music by Women, Vol. 2 Intermediate 1 (1st through 3rd positions)
$24.00
This volume corresponds to the ASTA String Syllabus grade 3, and contains pieces that use first, second and third positions (with occasional forays up to the half-string harmonic). Included are a variety of styles to develop vibrato as well as fast fingers. Upbow staccato, spiccato and artificial harmonics are included—students can stretch their technical muscles! Composers include Gail Ridgway Brown, Ethel Harraden Glover, Julia Klumpkey, Florence Morey, Mary O’Hara, Irma Seydel, and Grace White.
Violin Duet
Cooper, Cora; ed.: Violin Music by Women: A Graded Anthology Vol. 1
$24.00
This is the first of a three-volume set of pieces by women composers, past and present. The beginning volume is comprised of pieces corresponding to grade levels 1 and 2 in the ASTA String Syllabus, and features works that have been out-of-print or are newly composed. The intent of the anthology is to provide music written by women for violinists of all skill levels, contributing a collection of fun, pedagogically-sound recital pieces to the available teaching literature. The first volume contains pieces by Josephine Trott , Edith L. Winn, Gail Ridgway Brown, and other violinist-teachers of her generation, as well as a commissioned suite by a young composer.
Cello and Piano
Crosby Richard By the Waters of Memory for Cello and Piano
$12.00
Crosby's work was originally composed for solo piano. The version for cello and piano was initially prepared by Alvie Snyder. Nathan Jasinski, Professor of Cello at Eastern Kentucky University, provided the bowings and fingerings for the solo part.
Richter, Marga Suite for Violin and Piano
$15.00
Richter composed this five movement work in 1963. In the first and final movements she exploits the violin's polyphonic capabilities. FIRST PUBLICATION
IN PREPARATION

Bentzon, Jorgen  Divertimento, op. 2 for Violin, Viola, and Cello

Dunhill, Thomas  Phantasy-Trio for Violin, viola, and Piano

Enescu, Georges  Aubade for Violin, Viola, and Cello

Hurlstone, William Yeates  Phantasie for String Quartet

Kennan, Kent  Nocturne for Viola and Orchestra (First Publication)

Joachim, Joseph  Variations on an Original Theme for Viola and Piano

Longo, Alessandro  Suite for Viola and Piano

Reynolds, Verne  Sonata for Viola and Piano (First Publication)
This work will be performed at the International Viola Society conference in Rochester, NY,
June 2012.
Cooper, Cora; ed. Violin Music by Women, Vol. 3 Intermediate 2 (1st through 5th positions)
$30.00
The music in this volume grows in musical and technical demands as your students grow with it! Using first through fifth positions (with the last piece pushing the envelope into sixth), works range from a Classical period sonata movement to a previously unpublished contemporary composition by Marga Richter, and then on to a wild mambo by young New Zealand composer Claire Scholes. The works correspond in difficulty with grade 4 in the ASTA String Syllabus. Other composers included are Ethel Barns, Ann Mounsey Bartholomew, Gena Branscombe, Rosalind Eillcott, Julia Klumpkey and Josephine Trott.
Cooper, Cora, ed.: Violin Music by Women, Vo. 4 Advanced
$36.00
Students with a high level of technical prowess and musical understanding will enjoy this collection! Explore jazz styles in two pieces (one commissioned from Libby Larsen for the anthology), 20th century compositional techniques in the “Tango” movement from Ellen Taaffe Zwilich’s Partita, some virtuosic showpieces, and a stunning slow movement by Rebecca Clarke from her student days, unpublished before now. Other composers include Ethel Barns, Audrey Call, Amanda Maier, Helen Ware, and Lauren Wells. This final volume corresponds with grades 5 and 6 of the ASTA String Syllabus.
Richter, Marga Two Duets for Two Violins
$8.00
These two short duets were written in 2008, commissioned by the Long Island Arts Council. The first is a haunting “Pavanne”, with spare lines forming melancholy counterpoint. The second, “Tag for Two” is a rambunctious dialogue in which the two players rarely wait for the other to finish before joining in. They come together at various moments to quote snippets of the song “Tea for Two” in a delightful if slightly twisted manner. Great fun for players and listeners!
Two Violins and Piano
Clarke, Rebecca Three Pieces for Two Violins and Piano
$25.00
This is the first publication of Clarke's Three Pieces, written in 1909 while a student at the Royal College of Music. The Prelude, Danse Bizzarre, and Nocturne are perfect recital repertoire.
String Quartet
Stamitz, Karl Quartet in C major, Op. 14, No. 1 Please Don't Let The Play Mozart! Vol. 1
$18.00
This series seeks to provide an alternative to the much-abused works of Mozart as played by developing string quartets. Pieces are technically more forthright, requiring less finesse while still offering an opportunity to learn characteristic phrasing and elements of bow control needed in Classical-period music. The Stamitz is fun to play and a crowd pleaser, with outer movements marked by driving rhythms and sharing of the melodic material. While the first violin uses third position, the other string parts are primarily in first position. A refreshing change for contest!
Weiss, Carl Quartetto in C major, Op.4, No. 1 Please Don't Let Them Play Mozart! Vol. 2
$15.00
This series seeks to provide an alternative to the much-abused works of Mozart as played by developing string quartets. Pieces are technically more forthright, requiring less finesse while still offering an opportunity to learn characteristic phrasing and elements of bow control needed in Classical-period music. The Weiss is a two-movement quartet, typical of many Classical period pieces. It can also be played as a flute quartet (flute plus string trio). As such, the second violin part actually requires as much or more skill than the first violin. The first movement passes themes around the quartet in contrapuntal entrances, so everyone gets part of the action. The second movement is an Andantino in which, again, everyone shares the spotlight. This is a charming and attractive quartet!
String Orchestra
Cascarino, Romeo Blades of Grass for English Horn and String Orchestra
$34.00
A poignant piece for English Horn and strings (with optional harp) based on the anti-war poem "Grass" by Carl Sandburg.
Cascarino, Romeo Meditation and Elegy
$35.00
Two beautiful pieces for string orchestra inspired by the poem "Annabel Lee" by Edgar Allen Poe.
Clarke, Rebecca Combined Carols for String Orchestra
$50.00
Clarke wrote this, her only orchestral work, in 1942. She originally cast the piece for string quartet, but then added a double bass part and promoted the it as an orchestral composition. In a virtuoso display of contrapuntal writing, Clarke combines "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen:" "O Come, All Ye Faithful;" and Silent Night." With her dry sense of humor she subtitled the piece (or: "Get 'em all over at once"). The set includes a full score and strings 8-8-7-6-5. First Publication.
Clarke, Rebecca Daybreak for Voice and String Quartet
$12.00
This gorgeous work by the Anglo-American composer Rebecca Clarke utilizes a poem by John Donne as its text. The set includes two scores and separate parts for the string instruments.
Clarke, Rebecca Combined Carols for String Quartet
$16.00
Clarke wrote this work in 1942 for members of her family to play. In a virtuoso display of contrapuntal writing, she combines "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen:" "O Come, All Ye Faithful;" and Silent Night." With her dry sense of humor she subtitled the piece (or: "Get 'em all over at once"). First Publication.