North, Karen (ed.) - Lyrical Violin Legends

Lyrical Violin Legends is an exciting collection of 20 works for violin and piano, featuring exclusively commissioned works by contemporary composers and inspiring new arrangements of 19th and 20th century compositions. Listen to the legends, discover beautiful scenes and enjoy lively dances through the alluring lyricism of this music.

These exclusive commissioned works and new arrangements are suitable for intermediate level players. The violin part includes biographies of all composers and notes/ performance suggestions for each work. All pieces in Lyrical Violin Legends have free violin & piano recordings to listen to, as well as free piano backing tracks to play along with.                                               Composers: Johannes Brahms, Antonin Dvorak, Hans Engelmann, Sally Greenaway, Greg Harradine, Jolin Jiang, Scott Joplin, Elena Kats-Chernin, Toivo Kuula, Rachel Laurin, Edward MacDowell, Felix Mendelssohn, Merryl Neille, Heather Percy, Gary Schocker.

CONTENTS

Elena Kats-Chernin: Crispin the Curious
Elena Kats-Chernin: Crispin the Dreamer
Elena Kats-Chernin: Crispin the Mischievous
Toivo Kuula/Karen North: Morning Song
Antonin Dvorak/Karen North Cavatina
Greg Harradine: Waltz for Lyra
Heather Percy: Lazy Afternoon
Merryl Neille: Sighs and Silence
Johannes Brahms/Karen North: Little Swallow
Felix Mendelssohn/Karen North: Christmas Piece
Edward MacDowell/Karen North: Sea Song
Sally Greenaway: Danza del Anhelo
Jolin Jiang: Jacaranda Blue 
Greg Harradine: Last Journey to the Greensward
Rachel Laurin: Winter Dusk
Rachel Laurin The Sugar Shack
Rachel Laurin Summer Morning in the Woods
Hans Engelmann/Karen North: Halloween Dance
Scott Joplin/Karen North: Pineapple Rag
Gary Schocker: Fable