ABRSM Violin Mix Book 2 (Grades 1 to 2)
Violin Mix is an original series of new arrangements for violin. Book 2 offers attractive repertoire at Grades 1 to 2 in a wide variety of styles. Well-known music includes ‘La donna è mobile’ from Rigoletto and ‘The Hippopotamus’ by Flanders and Swann. There are also lots of new tunes to be explored, such as ‘Pierrot and Pierrette’ by Amy Beach and the traditional Ghanaian song ‘Senwa dedende’.
The series has been compiled by string specialists Kathy and David Blackwell and covers the musical and technical elements of the early grades in three progressive volumes. Many of the arrangements are featured on the ABRSM Violin syllabus from 2024 and, in addition, all are ideal choices for Performance Grade exams. There are piano accompaniments for every piece, and violin accompaniments and guitar chords for many pieces, providing useful flexibility for students and teachers.
Key features:
- New arrangements of repertoire spanning many cultures and styles, in three progressive volumes
- Accompaniments for piano, violin and guitar
- A rich source of repertoire for a concert or exam
- Many of the pieces are featured on the ABRSM Violin syllabus from 2024
- An interesting footnote and fun fact for every piece
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Grade 1
- Senwa dedende, senwa - Trad. Ghanaian (arr. Nikki Iles)
- Chiquinha’s Waltz - Chiquinha Gonzaga
- The Hippopotamus - Michael Flanders and Donald Swann
- Ah, poor bird/Rose, Rose - Trad. English
- The Road to Lisdoonvarna - Trad. Irish
- Allegretto from Violin Sonata Op. 1 No. 1 - Francesca Lebrun
Grade 2
- Dipidu - Trad. Ugandan
- The Schoolmaster (from Symphony No. 55, Hob. 1:55) - Joseph Haydn
- Song of the Birds (from Spring, The Four Seasons, Op. 8) - Antonio Vivaldi
- La donna è mobile (from Rigoletto) - Giuseppe Verdi
- Trio (from ‘Haffner’ Symphony, K. 385) - W. A. Mozart
- The light of the moon - Trad. Polish (arr. Ros Stephen Contredanse from Les Indes galantes)
- For Julie (from Three Piano Sonatas for the Young, Op. 118 No. 1) - Robert Schumann
- Rondeau Theme (from Sonata for Flute and Harp) - Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
- I want to be ready - African-American Spiritual
- Ale Brider - Trad. Yiddish, (arr. Franklyn Gellnick)
- Dudelsack Dance (from Peasant Cantata, BWV 212) - J. S. Bach
- Bransle de la Torche (from Terpsichore) - Michael Praetorius
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