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Violin exam pieces | same [Paro | re 1 E 2008-2011 grade er i cae mime, br dr carect aytcber in confuncdon wih Eemnitadon ‘nforanion & Regains and ths gui for cance, Yeates od peas, Deter ine Ranta Thee eve Satie bee ale salle a: wrnaienrea on wel at eof charge rom mune alc, rm ABRSA (cod appeencatn oc Hoa et Sas Sayan, The Astocuted Board of the Royal Schools ef Muse 2 Porland Pace Landon WIB 10, Unie Kingdom CONTENTS page LSTA 1 Anon. King George I's March, arr. Edward Huws Jones 2 2 Michel Corrette (1709-95) Fanfare, arr. Paul de Keyser and Fanny Waterman 3 3 Trad. English The Vicar of Bray, arr. Paul de Keyser 4 UST B 1 Anon. Wondrous Love, arr. Polly Waterfield and Louise Beach 5 2 Franz Lehér (1870-1948) Waltz: from Gold und Silber, arr. Edward Huws Jones 6 3 David Stone Country Chimes: No. 17 from Let's Play the Violin 7 UST C 1 Hilary Burgoyne Tango: No. 12 from Take the Stage 8 2 Edward Huws Jones Toodle-Pip: No. 18 from Ten O'Clock Rock 9 3 Trad.Northumbrian Dance to your daddy, arr. Sheila Nelson 10 ‘Where appropriate, pieces inthis album have been checked with original source material land edited as necessary for instructional purposes. Fingering. bowing. composers metronome marks and the editorial realization of ornaments (where given) are for y {guidance only; they ae not comprehensive or obligatory: Metronome marks within square brackets are suggested for exam purposes and need not be strictly observed. Violin consultant: Edward Huws Jones voxor Footnotes: Edward Huves Jones (EH)) and Anthony Burton magrocory Alternative pieces for this grade usta 4 Shella Nelson Dance of the Minor Thirds, Pie by Piece 2 for Violin ar. Nelson (Boosey & Hawkes! MDS) 5S Shinichi Suzuki Allegretto. No, 10 from Suzukt Violin School Vo. 1 (Summy-Birchard/Faben) 6 Trad. Tothe Maypole. No.6 fom Violin Playtime, Book 3 ar. de Keyser (Faber) 4 DoF Largo (Theme from ‘New World’ Symphony). Superstar Violin (The Complete Method) ar. Cohen (Faber) 3 Head In the Meadow. The Well-Tuned Fiddle, Book \(ABRSM Publishing) 6 Saelényi Plysong No. from 24 Easy Little Concert Pieces, Vol. | (Edtio Musica Budapest Faber) 4 Kathy and David Blackwell Chase inthe Dark or Gypsy Dance (with repeat: No. 6 or No. 20 from Fiddle Time Runners OUP) 5 Margery Dawe Bohemia Polka: No. from More Travel Tunes ~ Violin (Cramer) 6 —_Trad.American Turkey in the Saw. Superstart Villu (The Complete Method) ar. Cohen (Faber) + No. 21 in the 1998 edition © 2007 by The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Music origination by Barnes Music Engraving Lid Cover by Okvik Design fo part ofthis publication may'be copied or reproduced in ee ey ST . Printed in England by Caligraving Ltd, Thetford, Norfolk any form or by any means without the prior permission of the publisher. King George I’s March protocory: MUSIC Arranged by Edward Huws Jones ANON Boldly [4 = .104] / , cresc. f This piece features trumpet-like figures of repeated notes: these need to be played boldly and very shythmicaly, around the middle of the bow. ‘The melody also 6ffers lots of practice in descending G major scales! This march was published in the mid-18th century ina collection entitled Warlike Musick...Being a Choice Collection of Marches & Trumpet Tunes for a German Flute, Violin or Harpsichord. | am grateful to the staff of ‘Leeds Public Library for making available their copy of this rare volume. EH] {© 2007 by The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music AB 3276 Ge : Rage Fanfare x penite Paul de Keyser M. CORRETTE and Fanny Waterman Allegro [4 = c.100] o v Fine D.C. al Fine Michel Corrette (1709-95) was one of the leading composers in 18th-century France, and his huge output of publications includes many teaching methods for various different instruments. This litte piece isan imitation of a military fanfare. (© 1982 by Faber Music Lid Reproduced by permission. All rights reserved, All enquiries about this piece, apart ftom those directly relating to the exams, should be ‘addressed to Faber Music Ltd, Bloomsbury House, 74-77 Great Russell Street, London WC1B3DA. AB 3276 The Vicar of Bray — PHOTOCORY ‘© MUSIC Arranged by Paul de Keyser TRAD. ENGLISH Joyfully [4 =<.104] yo 3 23 @ This is an arrangement of a well-known song from 18th-century England, to a tune called Country Gardens which was first printed in 1728, (You may notice its resemblance to the version of Country Gardens made popular by Perey Grainger.) The anonymous words are said to be about a real Vicar of Bray in Berkshire, who altered his own practices, and even his beliefs, to sult the religious preferences of successive monarchs from Charles I to George I, and so to keep his job. The ast two lines are the refrain: ‘And whatsoever King may reign/ Still be the Vicar of Bray, sit: © 1986 by Faber Music Ltd Reproduced by permission. All rights reserved. All enquiries about this plece, apart from those directly relating to the exams, should be addressed to Faber Music Ltd, Bloomsbury House, 71-77 Great Russell treet, London WC1B 3D. AB 3276 Wondrous Love Arranged by Polly Waterfield ANON. and Louise Beach bo NOT. PHOTOCOPY ‘© MUSIC Tenderly [4 = c.56) vA cantabile i il nf (2nd time: p) ‘Wondrous Loves a 19th-century American folk hymn, with the first line ‘What wondrous love is this, O my soul, © my soul’ It was fist published fn 1835 in a volume called The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion, using a form of notation popular in the southern United States ‘wich was known as shape notes. The melody is modal, that is using a traditional scale other than major or minor: the key signature suggests that itis in D major, but itends on an E. (©2003 by Faber Music Lid Reproduced by permission. All rights reserved, All enquiries about this piece, apart from those directly relating to the exams, should be ‘sddressed to Faber Music Ltd, Bloomsbury House, 74-77 Great Russel Stret, London WC1B 3DA. ‘AB3276 Arranged by Edward Huws jones 54] Waltz from Gold und Silber bo Nor, PHOTOCOI ‘MUSIC LEHAR Franz Lehr (1870-1948) was an acclaimed composer of operettas and waltzes in Vienna during the early years of the 20th century. He was a master of writing melodies which seem very simple yet which are memorable and catchy. This waltz, one of several from Gold and Silver, needs to be played fast enough for it to have a one-in-a-bar lilt It isa delight to play on the violin, partly because of the way the bowing works out: on the long tied notes (eg. bb. 5-6) you can travel the whole length ofthe bow and then play the two crotchets alternately atthe tip (b. 6) and at the heel (b. 8). EH) © Glocken Verlag Ltd, London Reproduced by permission of the copyright owner. All enquiries about this piece, apart from those directly relating to the exams, should be addressed to Glocken Verlag Ltd, 12-14 Mortimer Street, London WIT 3). AB 3276 Country Chimes oe No. 17 from Let’s Play the Violin cae DAVID STONE Allegretto [4. = .60] A Q David Stone (b. 1922) is a former director of the School of Music at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, well known for his ‘educational compositions. This piece of his is constructed round a version of the ‘Westminster chimes, said to have been writen by the ‘composer William Crotch (1775-1847). They are best known as the chimes of St Stephen's Tower at the Palace of Westminster (usually called Big, Ben, though in fact that is the name of the bel that strikes the hours), but they can also be heard on the clocks of many country churches. AS originally written, the piece alternates between ‘solo’ and tutti —a solo violin and a group of violins ~ with the soloist loud or fairly loud but the ‘group, which plays the chimes, quiet (until the added ending). To make the distinction clear, you might try finding two different kinds of sound, ‘© Copyright 1957 by Hawkes & Son (London) Ltd Reprodiiced by permission of Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Lid. All enquiries about this piece, apart from those directly relating to the ‘exams, should be addressed to Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd, Aldwych House, 71-91 Aldwych, London WC2B 4HN, ‘AB 3276 Tango “Hs No. 12 from Take the Stage PMS HILARY BURGOYNE, Born in south-west Lanceshite in 1959, Hilary Burgoyne works as an instrumental teacher and has written and arranged many pieces for teaching purposes. Her output also includes orchestral and choral pieces, individual instrumental pieces and songs. This piece is from a volume Called Take the Stage, a collection of, mostly, dance tunes ‘with a “showbiz” theme. The tango isa dance which originated in the poorer areas of ‘Buenos Aires in Argentina in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and has now become popular all round the world. The repeated rhythm in the bass of the piano part is typical tango accompaniment, derived from the Cuban habanera. © Copyright 1993 by Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd Reproduced by permission, All enquiries about this piece, apart from those directly relating to the exams, should be addressed to Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd, Aldwych House, 71-81 Aldwych, London WC2B 4HIN. AB 3276 Toodle-Pip No. 18 from Ten O'Clock Rock anne EDWARD HUWS JONES arco P (left-hand pizz.) sé - Sa fz ‘Toodle-Pip isin the style of a dance tune from the 1930s. Imagine the piece being played on a wind-up gramophone while people in evening dress dance and drink champagne! “Toodle-pip’ was fashionable slang for ‘goodbye’ EH} Eaiward Huws Jones is the composer and arranger of numerous collections for string instruments which are played and enjoyed worldwide. One of his chief enthusiasms is for ditional and folk music, and his publications range from Celtic to Klezmer and from Latin-American to Gypsy. Edward works as a peripatetic violin teacher in North Yorkshire © Copyright 1995 by Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Lid Reproduced by permission. All enquiries about this piece, apart from those directly relating to the exams, should be addressed to Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd, Aldwych House, 71-91 Aldwych, London WC2B 4HN. AB 3276 Dance to your daddy eMusIe Arranged by Sheila Nelson TRAD. NORTHUMBRIAN Allegretto [4 Dance to your daddys a folksong which is known in different parts of the British Isles, bu is most closel north east of England. The words of the chorus run, in one well-known version: Dance t’ thy daddy, sing "thy mama Dance ti'thy daddy, t thy mammy sing. ‘Thou shall hev a fishy on alittle dishy, Thou shall hev a fishy when the boat comes in. ly associated with Northumberland in the © Copyright 1992 by Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Lid Reproduced by permission, All enquiries about this plece, apart from those directly relating to the exams, should be addressed to Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd, Aldwych House, 71-91 Aldwych, London WC2B 4HN. AB 3276 2:10

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