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    Gewa - Venetian Oblong Violin Case
  • Leopold Auer: Violin Playing as I Teach it

  • Manfred F. Bukofzer: Music in the Baroque Era from Monteverdi to Bach

  • Charles Burney: A General History of Music

  • Fanny Burney, Memoirs of Dr. Charles Burney: Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Vol. 3

  • Benjamin Cutter: How to Study Kreutzer: A Handbook for the Daily Use of Violin Teachers

  • George Dubourg: The violin : some account of that leading instrument and its most eminent professors, from its earliest date to the present time : with hints to amateurs, anecdotes, etc.

  • François-Joseph Fétis: Biographical notice of Nicolo Paganini, with an analysis of his compositions, and a sketch of the history of the violin

  • Arthur Foote: Modern harmony in its theory and practice; A key to the 501 exercises in Modern harmony in its theory and practice

  • Arthur Hutchings: The Baroque Concerto

  • Joseph Joachim: Violinschule

  • Frederick Herman Martens: Violin Mastery: Talks with Master Violinists and Teachers

  • Leopold Mozart: A Treatise on the Fundamental Principles of Violin Playing

  • Jacob August Otto: A treatise on the structure and preservation of the violin and all other bow-instruments; together with an account of the most celebrated makers, and of the genuine characteristics of their instruments

  • Marc Pincherle: Vivaldi: Genius Of The Baroque

  • John Playford: The dancing-master; or, Directions for dancing countrydances, with the tunes to each dance, for the treble-violin. Vol. the 2d. The 4th ed., containing 360 of the choicest old and new tunes now used at court, and other publick places. The whole work rev.

  • Camille Saint-Saëns: Outspoken essays on music

  • Kathleen Schlesinger: The instruments of the modern orchestra & early records of the precursors of the violin family, with over 500 illustrations and plates

  • Nicolas Slonimsky: Baker's Biographical Dictionary Of Musicians (1958)

  • Louis Spohr: Louis Spohr's celebrated violin school

  • Charles Widor: The technique of the modern orchestra; a manual of practical instrumentation

  • Edith Lynwood Winn: How to study Fiorillo, a detailed, descriptive analysis of how to practice these studies, based upon the best teachings of representative, modern violin playing



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    Popular Music (not free)
    See also:     Fiddle Tunes | Fake Books

    J.S. Bach: Air On The G String (Violin/Piano)
    The Beatles: Lennon & McCartney - 60 Greatest Hits (Violin)
    The Beatles: Beatles Best - Easy Piano
    John Lennon: Imagine (treble instrument, piano, guitar chords)
    John Lennon: Imagine - Easy Piano
    Klaus Badelt: Pirates of the Caribbean (Violin)
    John Corigliano: The Red Violin Caprices
    Johann Pachelbel: Canon In D
    Howard Shore: The Lord of the Rings (Violin/Piano)
    Jay Ungar: Ashokan Farewell
    Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Phantom of the Opera (Violin)
    John Williams: Harry Potter and the Chamber Of Secrets (Violin/Piano)
    John Williams: Itzhak Perlman: Three Pieces From "Schindler's List"
    The Godfather: Trilogy-Vocal line suitable for violin,
    Theme-String Orch
    The Disney Fake Book
    High School Musical (Violin)
    The Nightmare Before Christmas
    Music from Titanic (Violin)
    My Heart Will Go On - Love Theme From Titanic (String Quartet)
    Music From Titanic (String Quartet)
    Movie Songs (Violin)
    Sweeney Todd (vocal, piano, guitar)
    Beyonce: At Last, Halo, If I Were a Boy
    Coldplay: Viva La Vida, Speed of Sound, Best (Easy Piano)
    Christina Aguilera: Back to Basics
    Michael Jackson: Number Ones
    Red Hot Chili Peppers: Best of
    Rihanna: Take a Bow, Shut Up and Drive, Don't Stop the Music
    Taylor Swift: Love Story, Fearless, Our Song,
    Teardrops on My Guitar, White Horse
    Shania Twain: Greatest Hits