19new arrangements, ABRSM Grade 3

Arranger: Kathy and David Blackwell

Viola Mixis an original series of new arrangements for viola. Book 3 offers attractive repertoire at Grade 3 in a wide variety of styles. Well-known music includes Jupiter fromThe Planetsand the African-American spiritual Deep River. There are also lots of new tunes to be explored, such as Rabbit Foot by Florence Price and the traditional Ukrainian song Halya carries water.
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 Viola syllabus from 2024 and, in addition, all are ideal choices for Performance Grade exams. There are piano accompaniments for every piece, and viola accompaniments and guitar chords for many pieces, providing useful flexibility for students and teachers.

Key features of the series
new arrangements of repertoire spanning many cultures and styles, in three progressive volumes at Grades Initial to 3
accompaniments for piano, viola and guitar
a rich source of repertoire for a concert or exam
many of the pieces are featured on the ABRSM Viola syllabus from 2024
an interesting footnote and fun fact for every piece

Kathy and David Blackwellboth studied music at the University of Edinburgh. Kathy continued with studies at the University of Oxford before following a career in string teaching and writing educational music. David has worked
in music publishing and has composed and arranged a wide range of music from choral and organ compositions to educational music for strings, piano and a variety of other instruments. Together they have written the award-winningString Timeseries published by Oxford University Press. They have twice won the UKs Music Industries Association award for Best Education Publication and in 2017 they received an ESTA UK award in recognition of exceptional services to string teaching.

Instrumental: Viola

Contents:

Contredanse No. 12 from 12 Contredanses, WoO 14 -Ludwig van Beethoven
Rabbit Foot – Florence B. Price
Minuet – Ignatius Sancho
Canzonetta from Album des enfants, Op. 123 – Ccile Chaminade
Jupiter from The Planets, Op. 32 – Gustav Holst
Lcha Dodi – Trad. Jewish, arr. Franklyn Gellnick
Fr Elise – Ludwig van Beethoven
Mi Teresita – Teresa Carreo
Bella ciao – Trad. Italian
Gavotte No. 2 from Childrens Album, Op. 36 – Amy Beach
Deep River – African-American Spiritual, arr. Nikki Iles
Flight of the Swans from Swan Lake, Op. 20 – P. I. Tchaikovsky
Water in the Moonlight- Thomas Blind Tom Wiggins
Halya carries water – Trad. Ukrainian, arr. Ros Stephen and Julian Rowlands
La campanella from Viola Concerto No. 2, Op. 7 – Nicol Paganini
Habanera from Dama de Ouros – Chiquinha Gonzaga
March in D from The Anna Magdalena Bach Book of 1725 – C. P. E. Bach
Rondo alla Hornpipe from Keyboard Sonata Op. 3 – C. M. Barthlemon
Funeral March of a Marionette – Charles-Franois Gounod

ISBN:9781786015884