I'm currently working on this piece, and also transcribing the sixth of Biber's eight violin sonatas for viola as a Masters project. The Rostal edition of the...
... Erik: Sure. I play it. It's by Rob Bridges, at his RBP Publications in Texas. The web would have it. Be warned: he has replaced one particularly dull...
Alexander Harper
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Mar 1, 2004 12:24 pm
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Dear List, Concerning the latest correspondence on existing editions of the Biber Passacaglia for viola: having the facsimile of the original manuscript for...
ecsaba@...
Mar 1, 2004 2:39 pm
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Claire,from your posting to the list it sounds like your viol is in 53 parts...must be tricky! Coming from the world's only(?) octolist I'm tempting fate! (But...
Hello Violists- I have cut and pasted below all of the information from the Upcoming Chicago Viola Society Competition. If you would like the application sent...
Ken Martinson
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Mar 1, 2004 5:28 pm
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By all means, anyone studying this fascinating piece should refer to the original unedited violin part! In my previous posting, the link for RBP Music...
If you feel easy with sight reading, there is a good violin "modernised urtext" score at this url : http://www.lysator.liu.se/~tuben/scores/broskr/ This is the...
Hi! Im having real trouble trying to contact 2 viola professors at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, Can anyone help me contact Michael Gieler and Marjolein...
Jonathan Kightley
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Mar 1, 2004 11:01 pm
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there is a free one on the gmd archive, follow the links from the viola site leila __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Get better spam protection...
hi all just wanted to say that i tried the new set of evah pirazzi strings, and on my viola they are fantastic! very resonant, great response. clear sound,...
The following inquiry was posted to another list. I have no idea what the answer is, but if you know, please help? ... Please cc: soleseoulsoul@... ...
I am playing on some now. Yes I agree the A is a bit shrill so sometimes I substitute a Permanent A which is a bit more sweet but just as strong Lewis ... ...
Well, it just might be in 53 parts by the time I've finished! And I'm overwhelmed that Philip is publically admitting to being my teacher AND spelt my name...
In a message dated 3/1/2004 8:42:22 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... I have had an A string on for about a week. It's okay, but I do prefer the Jargars. Nardo ...
Cigarnose@...
Mar 2, 2004 5:11 am
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In a message dated 3/1/2004 10:01:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, ... How does one make a sound on a flower? Nardo [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Cigarnose@...
Mar 2, 2004 5:12 am
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thanks for the links for the FREE (free = good) biber transcriptions...... to anyone who has played this piece before, should the bass note be held to full...
Erik Klevjer
dmitrigreen@...
Mar 2, 2004 6:33 am
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Concerning Mozart divertimentos K247,K287 and K334. Do these have virtuoso violin parts. I ask after reading the quote below, from a discussion about Mozart ...
I heard recently about a 19th-century viola concerto by the Italian composer Nicola d'Arienzo, written c. 1884. He wrote operas and some instrumental music,...
Myron Rosenblum
roseviola@...
Mar 2, 2004 1:04 pm
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... Water it and hear the trickle? Zan...
Alexander Harper
zharper@...
Mar 2, 2004 1:11 pm
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... I overlap, simply holding low-note pedals as long as possible. Even a little overlap helps, as in very first variant. You face this problem throughout ...
Alexander Harper
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Mar 2, 2004 1:18 pm
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... I haven't played the Biber, although I know the piece. The short answer to your question is, yes, it is quite common in baroque works (especially in ...
I have been using a set of Evah Pirazzi strings for almost a month and I think they are terrific. I was using Obligatos, but I the Evah Pirazzis are more ...
So let me get this straight ... to play a tune written in the treble clef, you just switch the clef to alto and change the key signature to the one for the...
Hi Robert, Hmmm, my trick is to pretend my viola is a violin and play the notes as written. But I'm careful not to let my instrument know that he's being ...
Dear All, I've been using the new Eva Pirazzis for several weeks now, including a vile-din E string and I'm delighted with them...just wish I could remember...
... That's one way to do it, but in the long run, it might just be easier to learn to read treble clef on the viola. And it's not as hard as you might think....
Dear list-- Does anyone have the viola part to movement five of a work by Darius Milhaud entitled "Jacob's Dream" ? ( Reve du Jacob?) If so, could you please...
Hey Group, In my search for a summer music camp, I have come across one that seems very good. It is the Heifetz International Music Institute. Do any of you ...
Lug417@...
Mar 3, 2004 12:21 am
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I've never been, but my viola teacher in college, Catherine Forbes (currently and when I was in HS....I've been with her for 6 1/2 years) is teaching there,...