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  • Praeludium and Allegro, Kreisler New!
  • Meditation from Thaïs
  • Vitali Chaconne: Violin, Piano
  • Devil's Dream, 4 versions: Ver.1, Ver.2, Ver.3, Ver.4
  • Anniversary Waltz
  • Accolay D Minor
  • All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name
  • Amazing Grace
  • Because He Lives: page 1, page 2
  • Blessed Assurance: page 1, page 2
  • De Colores: Violin, Score, Lyrics
  • Devil's Trill
  • Hungarian Dance No. 5
  • Joyful, Joyful (Beethoven 9th, last mm)
  • Star Spangled Banner, violin/piano
  • Sweet Hour of Prayer: page 1, page 2
  • This is My Father's World
  • We Wish You a Merry Christmas*
  • Jolly Old St. Nicholas*
  • Silent Night*

    * Arr. by Catherine Kennedy of Heart Consort Music
  • 123 sheet music
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  • Beethoven Violin Sonata Op.30 No. 1, Vla trans.
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    Contents:
    • Advice to a College Student
    • Works by J.S. Bach for Violin
    • Chord Structures
    • Cadential Formulas
    • Early History of the Violin
    • Modes
    • Forms

    • Evaluating Intervals
    • Musicology
    • Ornaments
    • Time Signatures & Conducting Patterns
    • Makup of Major and Minor Scales
    • Identifying Key Signatures
    Voyager Gold Record - Score




    Free SHEET MUSIC


    VIOLIN:

    Suzuki Violin Books & CD's

    String Pedagogy Materials:
  • Barbara Barber
  • Lisa Berman
  • Janice Tucker Rhoda
  • William & Constance Starr
  • Kerstin Wartberg
  • Works edited by Ivan Galamian
  • String Pedagogy

    Student Violin Concertos
    Violin Cadenzas
    Violin Etudes
    Position Work
    Violin Scale Books
    Violin Sonatas
    Suzuki Piano Accompaniments
    Suzuki MIDI Discs
    Fiddle page - music, books, misc.

    VIOLA:

    Fiddling for Viola
    Suzuki Viola Books & CD's
    Viola Etudes
    Viola Scale Books
    Viola da Gamba

    Viola Resources

  • PIANO:

    Suzuki Piano Books & CD's
    Piano Études
    Faber Piano
    Alfred’s Piano New!
    Piano Scale Books
    Jazz Piano
    Maurice Hinson
    John Thompson
    Wynn-Anne Rossi

    Suzuki Repertoire (pdf):
    Violin: Books 1-10
    Viola: Books 1-9
    Piano: Books 1-7
    Literature: Books by & about Dr. Suzuki

    CHAMBER MUSIC:

    Advanced Chamber Literature
    Advanced Piano Literature
    Advanced Viola Literature
    Advanced Violin Literature
    Chamber Music - Easier
    Duets:
    Vl/vl, Vl/vla, Vla/vla, Vl/vc, Vla/vc, Vl/guitar
    Easy Violin/Piano Duets
    Easy Violin Trios
    Violin Trios
    Trios with Viola
    Four Violins
    Chamber Music with Piano
    Easy Piano Duets

    GUITAR/POPULAR:

    Suzuki Guitar Books & CD's
    Guitar Sheet Music & CD's
    Guitar: Self Teaching
    Mandolin Sheet Music
    Banjo Sheet Music
    Popular Music

    THEORY/COMPOSITION:

    Scores | Theory | Solfège
    Manuscript Paper
    20th Century: Violin | Viola
    Orchestral Excerpts

    Royal Conservatory Music:
    Violin/Viola/Piano
    Ear Training/SightSinging New!

    MISC:

    Fake Books
    Mariachi

    CD Sheet Music:
    Violin Concertos: Ultimate Collection [ Contents]
    Violin Methods: Ultimate Collection [ Contents ]
    Violin Sonatas: Ultimate Collection [ Contents ]
    Violin, Choral, Opera, Orchestral, Piano
    Quartets
    Printable Orchestral Parts & Scores [Contents]

    CHRISTIAN:
    Eight American Hymns and Spirituals (vl/piano) [Latham]
    Hymns of Grace (2 vls/piano) [Latham]
    Nativity Hymns (2 vls/piano): Vol. 1, Vol. 2 [Latham]
    Hymns of Peace (2 vls/piano) [Latham]
    Hymns of Power (2 vls/piano) [Latham]
    Hymns of Praise (2 vls/piano) [Latham]
    Ten Easy Hymns (vl/piano) [Latham]

    HOLIDAYS
    [Holiday Music for Strings]:
    And Therefore Be Merry: Carols (St. Quar) [Latham]
    Keeping Christmas (St. Trio) [Latham]
    Christmas Traditions (St. Quar) [Latham]
    Christmas Pops (St. Quar) [Latham]
    Christmas Carol Fantasies (vla/piano) [Latham]

    DUETS
    [More Duets]:
    Bartók 44 Duets (2 vls): Vol. 1, Vol. 2.
    Beethoven: Three Duets (vl/vc)
    Boccherini: Duos (3) for two violins, Op. 5
    Fifteen Duets for Violin and Cello [Latham]
    Fifteen Duets for Violin and Viola [Latham]
    Seasonal Favorites for Violin Duet [Latham]
    Easiest Christmas Duets: Book 1, Book 2
    Two For Christmas, 16 Duets For C Instruments
    Easy Violin Duets-1st position, J.S. Bach
    Easy Violin Duets-1st position, Mozart
    Easy Baroque Duets For Violin
    Christmas Duets

    Easy Violin/Piano DUETS:
    Katherine & Hugh Colledge:
  • Stepping Stones, Shooting Stars, Fast Forward
    de Bériot: Air Varié in D Minor, Op. 1
    Dancla: Six Airs Variés, Op. 89
    Dvorak: Sonatina, Op. 100
    Elgar: Six Very Easy Pieces For Violin Op. 22
    Hauptmann: Easy Sonatinas
    Lenkey (Arr.): Easy Classical Sonatas
    Mozart: Wiener Sonatinen
    Telemann: 6 Sonatinas
    Old Masters for Young Players, Easy Classical Pieces: 1-2 arranged for three violins): Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Vol. 3

    EASY PIANO DUETS:
    44 Original Piano Duets: Haydn to Stravinsky
    Essential Keyboard Duets: Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Vol. 3, Vol. 4, Vol. 5
    Easy Classical Piano Duets
    The Joy of Piano Duets


    POPULAR:

    Anthems of America for Two Violins and Piano [Latham]
    Holiday Jazz for String Quartet [Latham]
    Jammin Jazz for String Quartet [Latham]
    Cole Porter Album for String Quartet: Vol. 1, Vol. 2 [Latham]



  • STRING QUARTET:

    Bach, Brandenburg Concertos (parts):
    #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6.
    Bach, Brandenburg Concerto: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6 [Latham]
    Bach: Double Concerto for Two Violins for String Quartet
    Elgar: Nimrod
    Handel: Royal Fireworks Music for String Quartet [Latham]
    Handel Messiah: Vl 1, Vl 2, Vla, VC.
    Handel: Water Music for String Quartet [Latham]
    Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik
    Mozart: 3 Divertimenti for String Quartet
    Rabinowitz: Suite for String Quartet
    Saint-Saens: Fantaisie for Violin and Harp
    Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite for String Quartet [Latham]
    Vivaldi, Four Seasons: Summer, Spring, Winter, Autumn.
    Vivaldi: Four Seasons [Latham]
    Album of Easy String Quartets: Vol I, Vol II
    Collected Quartets: Vol 1 (includes Pachelbel Canon), Vol 2. [Latham]
    Ballet Classics for String Quartet [Latham]
    Opera Favorites for String Quartet [Latham]
    Tangos and More for String Quartet [Latham]
    Hungarian and Slavonic Dances for String Quartet [Latham]
    Baroque Theatre Music for String Quartet [Latham]

    STRING TRIOS:

    See also: Violin Trios, Trios with Viola
    Wedding Album for String Trio: Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Vol. 3 [Latham]
    Airs and Graces: An Unusual Collection (Baroque) [Latham]
    Mostly Handel for String Trio [Latham]
    Celtic Classics for String Trio [Latham]
    The Joplin Album for String Trio [Latham]
    In Dulce Jubilo (Eight Traditional Carols for String Trio) [Latham]
    Arkansas Traveler Collection for String Trio [Latham]
    Six Waltzes for String Trio [Latham]
    Six Yuletide Romps for String Trio [Latham]
    Classic Opera for String Trio [Latham]

    SUZUKI:
    Suzuki Violin books, 2nd violin part, Vols. 1-3
    Suzuki books arranged for string quartet: Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Vol. 3.
    My Trio Book (Suzuki Violin Volumes 1-2 arranged for three violins): Vl. 2, Vl. 3, Score

    WEDDING:
    The Violinist's Wedding Album for Violin and Keyboard [Latham]
    Wedding Album 1 for Piano Trio [Latham]
    Wedding Album for String Quartet: Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Vol. 3 [Latham]










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    [Note that I have not included sheet music or books on luthiery]
    See also: Grout History of Western Music: Outlines and Time Lines


  • 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



  • Popular Music (not free)

    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 (voice/piano/guitar), Thriller (voice/piano/guitar),
    Say Say Say - Jackson/McCartney (voice/piano/guitar),
    We Are the World (voice/piano/guitar),
    ABC, I'll Be There, Billie Jean (vocal/piano),
    Bad (band), Tribute to MJ (band), You Are Not Alone (band)
    Heal the World (flute trio/keyboard),

    Alicia Keys: No One
    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
    Fiddle Literature
    Fiddle Terminology
    Fiddle Tunes with MP3s
    Violin/Fiddle Summer Camps
    Texas Fiddle Camps
    Guitars, Mandolins, Banjos

    Frederick M. Noad, Solo Guitar Playing: Bk 1 & CD, Bk 2 & CD
    Aaron Shearer, Classic Guitar Technique: Vol. 1, Vol. 2
    Lawrence Ferrara, Student Repertoire Series: Vol. 1, Vol. 2
    FastTrack Guitar Method: Bk. 1, Bk. 2, Chords & Scales, Songbook: Bk. 1, Bk. 2
    Jerry Snyder's Guitar School: Method Book 1 & CD , Method Book 2 & CD


    Heifetz Collection
    Fritz Kreisler Collection
    Violin Pieces the Whole World Plays
    Masterpieces for Violin
    Ave Maria - Schubert-Wilhelmj (ed. Heifetz)
    The Swan - Saint-Saëns (ed. Heifetz)
    Plaisir d'Amour - Martini (ed. Marder)
    Kanon und Gigue in D-Dur - Pachelbel
    Melody Op. 42 - Tchaikovsky


    Smooth Jazz
    Alfred's Essentials of Jazz Theory
    Jazz Improvisation
    The Jazz Piano Book
    Fake Books
    Hanon
    Jazz Links
    Contemporary Theory
    Jazz History
    Classical Jazz
    Great Standards
    Cool Yule
    Christmas Jazz
    A Dave Brubeck Christmas


    Simply Violin: 40 Christmas Songs for Violin in First Position
    My Very Best Christmas: Violin ed., Viola ed., Cello ed.
    Easiest Christmas Duets: Book 1, Book 2
    Christmas Music for Violin Duet
    Joy to the World-28 Easy Christmas Duets
    My Very Best Christmas-Violin Edition: 17 Violin Solos
    Two For Christmas, 16 Duets For C Instruments
    Easy Violin Duets-1st position, J.S. Bach
    Easy Violin Duets-1st position, Mozart
    Easy Baroque Duets For Violin
    Christmas Duets
    Christmas Traditions for String Quartet
    Brandenburg Concertos (parts): #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6.
    Boccherini: Duos (3) for two violins, Op. 5
    Elgar: Nimrod
    Handel: Royal Fireworks Music for String Quartet
    Handel Messiah: Vl 1, Vl 2, Vla, VC.
    Handel: Water Music for String Quartet
    Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite for String Quartet
    Vivaldi, Four Seasons: Summer, Spring, Winter, Autumn.

    Latham Editions:
    And Therefore Be Merry: Carols (St. Quar) [Latham]
    Keeping Christmas (St. Trio) [Latham]
    Christmas Traditions (St. Quar) [Latham]
    Christmas Pops (St. Quar) [Latham]
    Christmas Carol Fantasies (vla/piano) [Latham]




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