No. 31 no. 30 no. 28 and no. 35-Arranged for four violas by Miche le Penniello-Roudon and Jean Roudon.

60 studies for the development of the left hand and the technique of the bow. Par VOLMER BERTA. This volume of studies is intended not only as a supplement to the 'Viola Method' but also, in the coise and varying difficulties of its contents, to be of value to every student of the Viola. These studies which have been extracted from the multitude of excellent etudes for the Violin for their varying technical problems have been chosen with special regard for their suitability to the Viola. The order in which the student works at these studies is left to his, or his teacher's discretion, and therefore as it is not proposed that the book is worked through from beginning to end but that each technical problem is overcome by the most suitable exercise. Unklike hitherto existing collections the technique of the instrument is divided under 7 main headings. As the bowing exercises are in no way exhaustive space has been left for the student or teacher to devise his own./ Etude / Alto

Les Chardons d'après Van Gogh Discipline / Instrument : Alto et orchestre de chambre Nomenclature : 1(+picc).1(+ca).2(+clB).1(cbn) / 1.1.1.0 / perc / 1.1.2.1.1 Genre : contemporain Média : Partition Nombre de pages : 90 Format : A3 Editeur : Lemoine Réf. : 28792 Date de parution : 28/05/2009 ISBN / ISMN : 9790230987929 Création 09/09/2009 - Turin (Italie), Festival Settembre Musica, Geneviève Strosser (vla), Ensemble Orchestral Contemporain, Daniel Kawka (direction) Commanditaire Commande de l'Etat à l'initiative de Daniel Kawka et de l'Ensemble Orchestral Contemporain Notice Van Gogh écrit en 1888 : Le peintre de l'avenir, c'est un coloriste comme il n'y en a pas encore eu. A cette époque, Van Gogh se sépare des impressionnistes, élargit leur intuition de la couleur et la simplifie. La forme-couleur se crée plutôt qu'elle ne se recompose dans notre vision. Van Gogh ne se soucie plus que de l'énergie de l'image. Le peintre séjourne en Arles où Gauguin le rejoint quelque temps. Il veut rénover les fondements mêmes de l'art, changer la technique de la peinture. Il rêve de créer un atelier du Midi et pense trouver là le Japon idéal, les paysages de Monticelli, de Cézanne, le rayonnement du soleil et l'âpre lumière qui annonce l'art de l'avenir. Il forge un style original en deux cents tableaux, parmi lesquels les Tournesols (août 1888), Joseph Roulin, le postier (août 1888), L'Arlésienne (novembre 1888) et Les Chardons, qui datent de la même année. Des tons vifs et crus, des couleurs claires, éclatantes, étalées en des dispositions stridentes à grands coups de pinceau ou au couteau, résument tout le registre expressif de son art. Bleu contre jaune, vert contre rouge écarlate, lilas, gris-rose, gris-violet, bleu et vert, noir et jaune: la seule force des contrastes suffit au déploiement de la forme. Tournesols, oliviers, chaumes, cyprès, ravins, rochers, chardons, tous ces motifs lacérés, distordus, ont l'intensité spontanée d'un tourment intérieur. Van Gogh a délibérément renoncé à la capture de l'instant fugitif comme à la représentation de la lumière, de l'air, de l'atmosphère - la qualité transitoire de l'impression visuelle lui importe peu désormais. Ses toiles sont emportées par la véhémence des touches, la brutale évidence des couleurs, leur vitalité convulsive. Désespoir, lucidité, emportement sont les traits d'un art que l'on a reconnu précurseur de l'expressionnisme. Les Chardons nous découvrent les racines du monde, une sorte de brasier originel d'où jaillissent trois flamèches. Les assises géologiques du paysage - l'expression est de Cézanne - y semblent déchiquetées, consumées dans une perpétuelle fournaise. C'est un enchevêtrement d'arêtes vives, une nature émiettée, une image de passion et de fureur. Au fond, à gauche, se découpe un petit pan de ciel bleu, encastré dans un horizon surélevé de montagnes vertes. La terre, chauffée à blanc, y occupe tout l'espace. Au premier plan, un fourmillement de stries incandescentes qui se tordent et crépitent. Les Chardons d'après Van Gogh - ma propre transposition musicale inspirée du tableau auquel elle emprunte son titre - sont écrits pour un alto soliste et une formation de chambre de quinze instrumentistes. Cette pièce s'attache à restituer la vitalité sourde de la toile, son atmosphère d'embrasement. Elle n'a ni contours ni limites, ni, à proprement parler, de schèmes d'organisation. J'y ai plutôt recherché des agencements formels doués d'une valeur dynamique, donnant au modelé de la masse sonore un rôle ambigu: axes de forces, impulsion des gestes, variété des dimensions directrices, tensions du matériau, conflit des principes formateurs. L'alto décrit en permanence la trajectoire idéale d'un mouvement irréel - formes spiralées, volutes, arabesques. Mais il fraie son chemin dans un milieu constamment hostile. Le choix du timbre de l'alto met en valeur le registre du sous-médium, à l'intensité contenue. La technique d'écriture consiste en une composition de textures, dont le propre est l'enchevêtrement des forces et des formes. Les structures perceptibles elles-mêmes procèdent du seul jeu des masses et des couleurs. J'ai évidemment mis l'accent sur la dynamique de l'interaction des couleurs qui forment la trame sonore. Je nourris toutefois un certain scepticisme à l'égard des méthodes scientifiques et raisonnées qui s'appliquent au traitement des propriétés acoustiques du son. La culture du son n'est pas, à mon sens, réductible à la science du son. La musique, me semble-t-il, a ceci de commun avec la peinture qu'elle peut investir la couleur de qualités contraires. Un bleu violacé peut s'assimiler aussi bien à un pourpre tirant sur le bleu qu'à un bleu en train de rougir. Van Gogh soutenait précisément l'idée d'un dynamisme, et même d'une intentionnalité de la couleur, capable de se déployer selon des foyers et des aires de diffusion, en transgressant toute limite. La musique que je souhaite écrire n'a pourtant rien de commun avec une nouvelle forme d'impressionnisme. C'est le drame que je recherche dans la plastique sonore. Ce drame peut être aussi bien celui des structures dispersées que de l'amplification indéfinie des actes, celui de la violence des masses tumultueuses comme celui du surgissement ou de l'essor. La partition est une Commande de l'Etat, à l'initiative de Daniel Kawka et de l'Ensemble Orchestral Contemporain. Hugues Dufourt

A viola method for children-For more than three decades the Sassmannshaus Tradition has been the household name for excellence in beginner string methods in German-speaking countries. More than half a million students have successfully learned to play string instruments using this publication.The publication of the four Violin books in 2008 in a fully adapted English version has been a big success. On the back of this success story Bärenreiter published the four books for Cello in 2009 and now presents the four books for Viola in a newly adapted version for today's English speaking children.What makes this Viola method so unique?Large print notes and texts as wellas many colourful illustrations are ideal for pre-school as well as school children.Note reading is emphasised from the first lesson encouraging ensemble playing from the very beginning.Songs and scales in different positions are easily mastered within the first year of playing to ensure that children are not confined to first position playing.Advanced viola techniques such as varied bow strokes and shifting are introduced in a basic form.

Scottish Melodies For Two Violas contains twenty-four pieces from 18th and 19th century Scotland.Included are airs and dance tunes originally for Voice or Fiddle. These duet arrangements are perfect forstudent and teacher as well as Viola colleagues. The music is presented in sets of two or three tunes ready for performance. The traditional music of Scotland has unique and beautiful qualities and is fun to play.

A viola method for children The leading German viola method now available in English. For more than three decades the Sassmannshaus Tradition has been the household name for excellence in beginner string methods in German-speaking countries. More than half a million students have successfully learned to play string instruments using this publication. The publication of the four violin books in 2008 in a fully adapted English version has been a big success. On the back of this success story Bärenreiter published the four books for cello in 2009 and now presents the four books for viola in a newly adapted version for today’s English speaking children. What makes this viola method so unique? - Large print notes and texts as well as many colourful illustrations are ideal for pre-school as well as school children. - Note reading is emphasised from the first lesson, encouraging ensemble playing from the very beginning. - Songs and scales in different positions are easily mastered within the first year of playing to ensure that children are not confined to first position playing. - Advanced viola techniques such as varied bow strokes and shifting are introduced in a basic form. The new English viola method for children 4 years and older “The early emphasis on ensemble playing and the many duos in this method are so much fun for the kids. They pick up important chamber music skills right from the beginning! (Peter Winograd and Laurie Carney, American String Quartet)

A viola method for children-For more than three decades the Sassmannshaus Tradition has been the household name for excellence in beginner string methods in German-speaking countries. More than half a million students have successfully learned to play string instruments using this publication.The publication of the four Violin books in 2008 in a fully adapted English version has been a big success. On the back of this success story Bärenreiter published the four books for Cello in 2009 and now presents the four books for Viola in a newly adapted version for today's English speaking children.What makes this Viola method so unique?Large print notes and texts as wellas many colourful illustrations are ideal for pre-school as well as school children.Note reading is emphasised from the first lesson encouraging ensemble playing from the very beginning.Songs and scales in different positions are easily mastered within the first year of playing to ensure that children are not confined to first position playing.Advanced viola techniques such as varied bow strokes and shifting are introduced in a basic form.

This collection of twelve very easy original pieces was written with the aim of providing players in the earliest stage of their musical development with solo and group performance material. Although very elementary the pieces are composed in a wide variety of styles in order to provide a well-balanced musical diet for the young performer. All of these pieces for young violists in their earliest stages of learning can be performed as solos with piano accompaniment (free download) or in unison with others. Some have an optional 2nd part to enrich the ensemble. Whilst these 12 pieces are written specifically for the viola and address the challenges a beginner violist wouldencounter the last four pieces are also ?key friendly? for beginners on most instruments and are therefore suitable for mixed instrumental groups. These same four pieces appear in books for other instruments in the Debut series. A CD providing stimulating demonstration performances for listening as well as ?minus-one? accompaniments for playing along at home. 

These four pieces were written separately between 1901 and 1910 for cello and piano. They subsequently appeared in print in different versions, ranging from piano solo to full orchestra. The composer was himself a fine viola player, and, it is hoped, would have welcomed these transcriptions for viola and piano, published here for the first time.

The study of string instruments should include ensemble playing at the earliest possible stage. There is much to be gained from the playing of duets. Each player learns how to listen to the other, and in a short time develops an awareness of balance, musical phrasing, intonation, and tone quality. This type of training is excellent preparation for participation in large groups. These four volumes of duets for two violins will help fill the need for early ensemble experience in the public schools. They should be used in string classes as a supplement to any of the standard string methods. They will also encourage music making outside of the school, with parents or with other students. These duets are ideal for recitals in the public schools and in public school festivals. They may be played by two performers, or by multiple performers on each part, with or without piano accompaniment.