Solo Time for Violin
Inspiring concert repertoire for players Grades 3/4 to 7/8
A progressive 3-volume series of arrangements for violin and piano, intermediate to advanced player (approx. Grades 3/4 to 7/8). Pieces in a wide variety of styles, from Baroque to modern and folk to jazz, plus notes on the music and performance techniques. Many pieces on exam syllabuses. Audio piano backing tracks available for all the pieces plus a selection of full performances. Many pieces can be purchased individually as digital downloads from the retailers listed here.
Solo Time for Violin, book 1 with audio
16 concert pieces for violin and piano
A varied collection of original and newly arranged pieces at approximately Grade 3 to 4 level. The contents include music by Bach, Mozart and Tchaikovsky plus folk music and the original ‘Groovin like Grappelli’, a tribute to the great jazz violinist Stéphane Grappelli. Backing tracks for all pieces and selected performances are available to download from the OUP companion website.
‘Super!! A lovely collection of 16 unhackneyed and varied pieces, well presented and well thought through.’ Arco (ESTA magazine), 2015
Solo Time for Violin, book 2 with audio
16 concert pieces for violin and piano
A wonderful variety of original pieces and arrangements for players around ABRSM Grade 5-6 level, that will help students develop technical and musical skills. The collection spans many genres and styles from the Baroque to the twentieth century, and includes music by Telemann, Mozart and Dvořák, plus a tango and Klezmer tune. Backing tracks for all pieces and selected performances available to download from the OUP companion website.
‘A further very well put together volume of 16 lovely pieces. A very good variety of keys and styles.’ Arco (ESTA magazine), 2015
Solo Time for Violin, book 3 with audio
16 concert pieces for violin and piano
Book 3 offers a stylistic range of concert repertoire for the advancing violinist at around Grade 7-8 level. The wide-ranging music includes pieces by Handel, Haydn, Grieg, Joplin and Albéniz, presenting a perfectly judged range of technical and musical challenges. Backing tracks for all pieces are available to download from the OUP companion website.
‘One piece which especially brought a smile to my face is a fun set of violinistic variations, written by Kathy and David Blackwell, on the theme from the slow movement of Haydn’s Surprise symphony. . . . I envisage teachers using these books a lot with their students.’ Arco (ESTA magazine), 2015
