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Originally published in Bach for Violin, this is a lovely arrangement of a contrasting pair of dances. The first is lively and in a major key, and the second more sombre in the tonic minor.

Arranged here for solo violin, this pair of short menuets begins cheerfully with arched phrases before moving on to a more sombre dance in the tonic minor. Bach's music for solo string instruments is...

This is the middle section of a substantial organ piece, and takes the form of a highly expressive melody over a realized accompaniment. The violin line is filled with chromatic inflections, wide inte...

In this arrangement by Kathy and David Blackwell, the original Aria melody is played by the violin in sections A and C, while sections B and D form a kind of decorated repeat, with the melody swapped...

This celebrated Gigue concludes the third partita, a genre built on a sequence of dance movements like Bach's the suites. With busy semiquaver runs at a lively tempo, this piece is perfect for practis...

This Sonata is the opening movement of a cantata, rearranged here for solo violin. The dotted rhythms recall the style of a French overture, a form often associated with pageantry and procession, and...

The well-known movement from Bach's Advent cantata was first performed in Leipzig in 1731, and rearranged here for solo violin by Kathy and David Blackwell. The first line translates literally as 'Awa...

This charming folk melody from The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book is full of lilting and dotted rhythms, arranged and carefully tailored for the needs of the beginner violinist . Originally published in So...

With lively semiquavers and well-crafted melodies, this set of two passepieds by Bach is arranged here for violin by Kathy and David Blackwell, who are award-winning authors of OUP's educational strin...

With lively quavers and stately rhythms, this Gavotte by Bach is arranged here for violin by Kathy and David Blackwell, who are award-winning authors of OUP's educational string series. Originally pub...

With its swung quavers and groovy feel, this original piece by award-winning authors Kathy and David Blackwell pays homage to the great French jazz violinist Stéphane Grappelli. Originally published i...

Originally published in Solo Time for Violin Book 1, this adaptation of Bohm's 'Little Hungarian Rhapsody' full of energy and contrasts in mood, key, and tempo. A fun piece of repertoire ideal for the...

Featuring quaver runs and a change in metre, this is an energetic traditional tune arranged by Kathy and David Blackwell, who are the award-winning authors of OUP's educational string series. Original...

This is a beautiful arrangement of the well-known 'Pie Jesu' from Fauré's Requiem. With its gentle, sustained, and evocative phrases, this is an essential piece of repertoire ideal for the developing...

Featuring beautifully balanced melodies and stately rhythms, this pair of minuets by Haydn is arranged here for violin by Kathy and David Blackwell, who are award-winning authors of OUP's educational...

Arranged here for solo violin by Kathy and David Blackwell, this relaxing piece is a celebration of the music and island of Haiti, featuring its local dance rhythms. Originally published in Solo Time...

Well known for his numerous children's songs, this gentle piece by Nakayama features simple but pensive melodies, and utilises pentatonic scales in both of its sections. Originally published in Solo T...

This energetic piece from Vladimir Ivanovich Rebikov's Characteristic Dances is arranged and carefully tailored here for the needs of the beginner violinist. Originally published in Solo Time for Viol...

Originally published in Solo Time for Violin Book 1, this arrangement of Satie's 'La diva de l'Empire' is full of energetic rhythms and light-hearted melodies. A fun piece of repertoire ideal for the...

With contemplative phrases and yearning intervals, this tune taken from Tchaikovsky's Album for the Young is beautifully crafted here for violin, while meeting consistent technical demands for the lev...

A splendid example of the Baroque style, Telemann's lively 'Presto' is carefully tailored here for the needs of the beginner player. Originally published in Solo Time for Violin Book 1.

From the collection Solo Time for Violin Book 3, this arrangement of the second movement of Haydn's Violin Concerto in G captures the gentle, songlike melody, and stylish embellishment of the period.

First published as part of a piece for wind trio, this movement is in sonata form and bears all the hallmarks of Mozart's Classical style. From the collection Solo Time for Violin Book 3.

From the collection Solo Time for Violin Book 3, this piece is based on the third movement of Schumann's Piano Quartet. The rising and falling sevenths of the lyrical and expressive melody have a year...

From the collection Solo Time for Violin Book 3, this is an arrangement of the second of Pierné's Three Pieces for Organ (Op. 29). It features a 'singing' melody, well suited to the violin.