Dear Friends and Colleagues, Happy New Year to you all! I wish you lots of music, lots of playing, and lots of productive practicing in 2004. And we can talk...
Hello Everyone! A Happy and Musical New Year for all! :) I have a question -- how do you make the Scherzo from Mendelssohn's Midsummer Nights Dream sound light...
MJL195@...
Jan 1, 2004 3:08 pm
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Hi Mary Jane, The best site for spiccato of the Mendelssohn Scherzo type is between 1/3 up from frog and the middle of the bow. Do the following prep...
Hello, happy violists. I hope everyone is having a great New Year so far. 2003 ended with the arrival of my new viola, which I have been waiting 3 years to...
Hello and Happy New Year to all, I've learned a little more, and my Haydn inquiry now becomes a Stadler inquiry-- The Haydn "canon" I was asking about is not,...
Charles Small
curmudgeon1@...
Jan 1, 2004 5:47 pm
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There is Bernard Zaslav, there is Cynthia Phelps (not sure if she is on the list) and there is Paul Silverthorne who together with some friends has just ...
Dear List, I wonder if anyone knows where I could find a copy of the sheet music for an encore piece ,(Valle/Heifetz) " Ao pe' da Fogueira". It was arranged by...
Ann Roggen
aroggen@...
Jan 2, 2004 12:20 am
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Speaking of At the movies: I just returned from seeing the movie Girl With the Pearl Earring. The music for the movie begins with a viola doing a pizzicato...
As a composer, performer and educator, I like to encourage you to consider having a composer-in-residence for your organization or performing ensemble. Often...
I (and probably many others) would love for all who record to mention their new CD's on this list. Especially Mr Silverthorne ! The breadth of fantastic...
wes and karen burnett
burnettm@...
Jan 2, 2004 4:38 pm
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It's a CD of Music by John Hawkins with a number of partners, including Duncan McTier, a stunning double bassist who played here a couple of years ago, and...
Dear colleagues, Happy New Year! Cleaning out my closets, I came across a viola case I'd be willing to sell. It's an Oxford, by J. Copland, with plush deep...
ROZANNAW@...
Jan 2, 2004 6:17 pm
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Hello list, My name is Laura and I am trying to contact Roberto Diaz regarding an upcoming audition at the Curtis Institute. If anyone has an email address or...
Tschaik16@...
Jan 2, 2004 9:04 pm
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In a message dated 1/2/2004 3:10:18 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... The only way to do it is on the C string. It's not so hard once you spend about 15 minutes on...
Cigarnose@...
Jan 2, 2004 11:03 pm
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In a message dated 1/2/2004 3:10:18 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... P.S. - I would recommend doing it all with the 3rd finger. Nard [Non-text portions of this...
Cigarnose@...
Jan 2, 2004 11:05 pm
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yeah.. so i finally got to read messages on this list from AGES ago, i realize.. it's because i was trying to find a recording of the hoffmeister (well.. i'm...
Im needing help as the web is a very large place! Im looking for a maker of Large Violas (17"+) in the UK, any help would be appreciated. Thanks Neil...
Hello. Does anyone know if the baroque viola is curve in the transversal area of the mast, or the baroque bow is curve to play more chords at a time? Thanks....
Hey. can someone help me out with something? I'm trying to listen to a little bit of the V. W. Suite for Viola and Orchestra/Piano, but i can't seem to find...
In a message dated 1/3/2004 2:26:55 AM Eastern Standard Time, ... Are you sure you're not talking about an old schooner ? ;-) <<or the baroque bow is curve to...
Cigarnose@...
Jan 3, 2004 3:40 pm
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... Because of general fear of the Internet by music publishers and record distributors you'll be lucky; unfortunately, Naxos (http://www.naxos.com/) hasn't a...
Hey there Pearl, The recording of the Hoffmeister that I have, and I think is played very well is with Cerard Causse on viola, with Les Solistes de ...
There is only one recording out there, well.....2 but its the same violist ones older...any who and they are decent its by Frederick Riddle, you can listen to...
... Two makers who immediately come to mind are Wilfred Saunders and Christopher Rowe. You might also want to check a book by Mary Anne Alburger entitled "The...
Eric Chapman
chapmanviolins@...
Jan 4, 2004 3:13 am
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... Epicous (if that's your interesting name): I play and own baroque viola. The shapes are generally the same as more modern ones. I have no idea what "the ...
Alexander Harper
zharper@...
Jan 4, 2004 3:55 am
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Dear colleagues, A couple of days ago I posted a notice to sell a viola case. (See details below.) Upon further consideration, I think the best thing would...
ROZANNAW@...
Jan 4, 2004 8:13 am
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This is a bi-weekly reminder. To unsubscribe from the list, send a blank e-mail to viola-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com . You will then receive an e-mail to...
viola@yahoogroups.com
Jan 4, 2004 10:27 am
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Well thanks very much for the interest! The John Hawkins CD that Beate mentions has some very fine pieces on it. I am involved in a duo for two violas, a Tango...
Dear All, Some days ago I posted a message asking for information about Alfred Stoltzner violamaker, but haven't got any reply. Anybody could suggest how to...
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