Sheet Music for String Instruments

This is a compelling setting of words by American writer and civil rights activist James Weldon Johnson that tell how the power of song can overcome dark times. The composer brings this powerful text...

This publication of Finnissy's Violin Sonata coincided with the release of the 'mode, New York' record label's Finnissy CD in December 2008, performed by renowned ensemble The Fidelio Trio. The work e...

Newly edited edition, off-printed from the Walton Edition vol. 19 'Chamber Music'The Two pieces for violin and piano, 'Canzonetta' and 'Scherzetto', were written in the late 1940s. The melody of the f...

Newly edited edition, off-printed from the Walton Edition vol. 19 'Chamber Music'Walton's Violin Sonata was commissioned by Yehudi Menuhin after a chance encounter in Lucerne, Switzerland in September...

Violin and piano reduction of Walton's Violin Concerto, based on the edition published in the Walton Edition Violin and Cello Concertos volume. Orchestral material is available on hire. 92 pages.

Violin Globetrotters brings together 12 toe-tapping tunes in this fabulous collection. Ideal for violinists looking to go travellin', the book introduces a kaleidoscope of musical styles from every si...

This exciting collection of original encores explores musical traditions from across the globe. Suitable for intermediate to advanced players, these vibrant and dynamic pieces are perfectly suited to...

Bach for Violin contains a varied collection of 14 attractive and popular pieces arranged for upper-intermediate standard violinists (Grades 5-7), exploring a range of keys, finger patterns, styles, a...

Originally published in Bach for Violin, this is a lovely arrangement of a contrasting pair of dances. The first is lively and in a major key, and the second more sombre in the tonic minor.

Arranged here for solo violin, this pair of short menuets begins cheerfully with arched phrases before moving on to a more sombre dance in the tonic minor. Bach's music for solo string instruments is...

This is the middle section of a substantial organ piece, and takes the form of a highly expressive melody over a realized accompaniment. The violin line is filled with chromatic inflections, wide inte...

In this arrangement by Kathy and David Blackwell, the original Aria melody is played by the violin in sections A and C, while sections B and D form a kind of decorated repeat, with the melody swapped...

This celebrated Gigue concludes the third partita, a genre built on a sequence of dance movements like Bach's the suites. With busy semiquaver runs at a lively tempo, this piece is perfect for practis...

This Sonata is the opening movement of a cantata, rearranged here for solo violin. The dotted rhythms recall the style of a French overture, a form often associated with pageantry and procession, and...

The well-known movement from Bach's Advent cantata was first performed in Leipzig in 1731, and rearranged here for solo violin by Kathy and David Blackwell. The first line translates literally as 'Awa...

This charming folk melody from The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book is full of lilting and dotted rhythms, arranged and carefully tailored for the needs of the beginner violinist . Originally published in So...

With lively semiquavers and well-crafted melodies, this set of two passepieds by Bach is arranged here for violin by Kathy and David Blackwell, who are award-winning authors of OUP's educational strin...

With lively quavers and stately rhythms, this Gavotte by Bach is arranged here for violin by Kathy and David Blackwell, who are award-winning authors of OUP's educational string series. Originally pub...

With its swung quavers and groovy feel, this original piece by award-winning authors Kathy and David Blackwell pays homage to the great French jazz violinist Stéphane Grappelli. Originally published i...

Originally published in Solo Time for Violin Book 1, this adaptation of Bohm's 'Little Hungarian Rhapsody' full of energy and contrasts in mood, key, and tempo. A fun piece of repertoire ideal for the...

Featuring quaver runs and a change in metre, this is an energetic traditional tune arranged by Kathy and David Blackwell, who are the award-winning authors of OUP's educational string series. Original...

This is a beautiful arrangement of the well-known 'Pie Jesu' from Fauré's Requiem. With its gentle, sustained, and evocative phrases, this is an essential piece of repertoire ideal for the developing...

Featuring beautifully balanced melodies and stately rhythms, this pair of minuets by Haydn is arranged here for violin by Kathy and David Blackwell, who are award-winning authors of OUP's educational...

Arranged here for solo violin by Kathy and David Blackwell, this relaxing piece is a celebration of the music and island of Haiti, featuring its local dance rhythms. Originally published in Solo Time...

Well known for his numerous children's songs, this gentle piece by Nakayama features simple but pensive melodies, and utilises pentatonic scales in both of its sections. Originally published in Solo T...