& ~ WG THIRTY PIECES FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO IN THE FIRST THREE POSITIONS — ICY CD LOS 5 Me) yes ACDITSON EDITION ORDER BY NUMBER AT LEFT OF EACH TITLE. PIANO SOLO Fomgre, srepan OAL SSS ov OT emit Ce STL ‘Soe ial are area, Ee Reo Bar otic, ng82 (ome 1 a sh a ore 2 APE es on Enter sy NOTE. omer shen am tncmeareny. me et at si yt i OLIVER DITSON COMPANY, BOSTON omer toGRADED PIECES FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO JOHN CRAIG KELLEY Book I. Fifty Easy Melodies in the First Position Ditson Edition No. 40 Book II. Thirty Pieces in the First Position. Ditson Edition No. 41 Book Ill. Thirty Pieces in the First Three Positions. Ditson Edition No. 42 Book IV. Twenty Pieces in the First Five Positions Ditson Edition No. 43 FIRST LESSONS ON THE VIOLIN. WITH FOURTEEN ILLUSTRATIONS. Ditson Edition No. 29 1.00 1.00 1.00 100GRADED PIECES FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO GENERAL ‘These Graded Melodies for the Vilin appear in four books and furnish the pupil with pieces from his very first lesson ‘on the violin to the time when he shall have completed the study of the first five positions. ‘The volumes are in no sense intended to take the place of any “Method” or technical exercises, but to accompany and supplement such ‘work, and to make the task ofthe beginner a pleasant one. Books I and IT are in the first position. Book TIT is in the first, second, and third positions. Book IV is in the first five positions. The editor has endeavored to make the four books evenly progressive, without a gap or leap, so that each book commences exactly at the point where the preceding book left off Book 1 contains Fifty Easy Melodies, and may be used by the pupil at his very frst lessons, as the frst four melodies are for open strings and one finger, and these are followed by melodies for two fingers, melodies for three fingers, and, finally, at No. 14 by melodies for four fingers. Throughout the First Book the editor has exercised the greatest care in selecting pieces which are short and pleasing, that are in the easier keys, and the simplest rhythms, and that do not demand rapid fingering or bowing ‘Book II contains Thirty Pieces in the First Portion, and presents to the pupil technical difficulties somewhat greater ‘than are found in Book I. Expression marks are more fully used, some of the pieces are in the more remote keys, tnd there are more complicated rhythms and more rapid tempos. Since a greater length of time must be devoted to the practice of the first positon than to that of any of the higher positions, Book II is a necessary linkin the chain, for the pupil will undoubtedly have completed Book T long before he has mastered both the first and second positions, which he must do before he can play pieces in ‘Book IIL PREFACE Book IIT contains'*T'hiny Pieces in the First Three Positions. ‘The pupil may play the first pieces in this book as soon as he has started to lear the third position, as they are very simple. The numbers in this book are longer than in Book I and in key, rhythm, bowing, and speed are a step in advance. Book IV contains Twenty Pieces in the First Five Positions. ‘This volume is not to be given to the pupil until he has ‘commenced the study of the fifth positon, having in the ‘meantime completed the study of the fourth position. In this Fourth Book the pieces are much longer, and of a ified and serious character, the final numbers demanding a high degree of musical intelligence and tech- nical proficiency. After having mastered these pieces the pupil is well prepared to commence the study of the easier concertos of the great masters. Every experienced teacher of beginners on the violin has probably had much trouble in finding pieces which are exactly adapted to his young pupils. These books have been carefully planned to relieve them of this trouble, The ‘material in them covers a wide range of musical ground, from popular folk-songs, to selections from grand operas, land short numbers from the Classics. To the editor, the ‘source mattered not, provided the melody was musically ‘good, attractive to young people, and technically adapted to the needs of this work. ‘The fingering and bowing have ‘been marked with the greatest care and completeness, not ‘only in the separate violin part, but also in Books I, 11, and Ti on the cued-in violin score above the accompaniment. ‘This will be found a great convenience to the teacher who accompanies his pupil on the piano. Ite Gary Kl Boston, June 1, 1905.THIRTY PIECES FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO IN THE FIRST POSITION PREFACE ‘An examination of the contents of this volume will make plain that although the thiny numbers are inthe fist position they are in musical and technical difficulty more advanced than those in Book I of this series, Fifty Easy Melodies in the First Postion. the necessity for a second book of first position pieces be questioned, it may be said that to suppose that Book I furnishes the pupil with all the pieces necessary during his study of the frst postion would be a mistake. When the young pupil commences the study of the second position is he to relinguish all work in the first position? Assuredly not. ‘The editor has made it an invariable rule to keep the young pupil at work on the first position even after he has advanced to the study of the fifth position. The first posi- tion is the groundwork for all the other positions, and the editor has arrived at the conclusion that (for small hands) it is the most dificult ofall the positions. The pieces in this book will serve admirably the purpose of Keeping the pupil's hand accustomed to the distances and stretches of the first postion, during all the time that he is making a practical study of the second position, and will keep him well supplied with pieces until he attacks the difficulties ‘of the third position; at which time he may commence to play from the Book IIT of this series. ‘The experienced teacher will readily see in this book a distinct advance beyond the Book I in dificultes of finger: ing, bowing, rhythm, Key, and tempo. The final pieces demand of the pupil a dexterity of fingering and bowing and a feeling for rhythm, which he can hardly have acquired in less than two or three years’ study. Ite Gag Kb, Boston, June 1, 1995-3 7 13 3 16 26 28 8 4 4 25 6 ° 29 5 30 19 7 8 7 4 INDEX BY TITLE Air from “Ml Trovatore™ . . 0... Auld Lang Syne a 6 8 0 6 Austrian National Hymn Barcarole from ‘Oberon”” Cavatina. Op. 174a, No. 9 Cradle Song. Op. 160, No. x Fragment of the Intermezzo ‘Cavalleria Rusticana” Guitar, The i Hunters’ Chorus from “Der Freischiitz” |. Impromptu Last Rose of Summer, The Little Slumber Song Little Waltz Long, Long Ago Loreley, The 5 Iuaby 2 2. ee Melody co Picledy]in(G) ee ee : DL The eo O14 Oaken Bucket, The bong Pensive Melody... wwe Playing Tag oo Red Sarafan,The =... we Revery . o OTA se 6 9 6 6 0 Simple Meloy. 5. . we Slumber, Orgy ee Soldiers’ March . Ba a Theme, and Variations, Op.37 5. Watch on the Rhine, The. Giuseppi Verdi Scottish Song Franz Josef Hayén Carl Maria von Weber Carl Reinecke Osar Kohler Petro Mascagni E. Heim Carl Moria vom Weber Unknown Alfred Moffat Alfred Moffat, Thomas Haynes Bayley Friedrich Silcher F. Bloch Robert Schumann Charles De Beriot Robert Velkmann Kiallmark PLA, Tchaikovsky Cart Busch Russian Folk Song A. Ehrhardt Cart Busch A, Ehrhardt Otte Boots Alfred Laubach Guido Papint German Folk SongThirty Pieces for the Violin : in the FIRST POSITION LONG, LONG AGO Edited by JOHN CRAIG KELLEY ‘THOMAS HAYNES BAYLEY Molto tranguillo SS aS Molto tranquillo yo |e eee een SsTHE WATCH ON THE RHINE German Folk Song Moderato J Fe . Moderato —— Andante 4 Seottah Foti Song = Rfdante Moderato ALFRED MOFFAT. Moderato Conrrignt MCMV by oltver Ditson CompanyEdited by JOHN CRAIG KELLEY KIALLMARK era unites ° ¥ 4 ‘ foderato = Copyright MCMV by Ollver Ditson CompanyMELODY Beited by JOHN CRAIG RELLEY ROBERT SCHUMANN o* ted hy AUSTRIAN NATIONAL HYMN Speseadee Kinatat FRANZ JOSEP HAYDN or ee (Hs SSeS Andante Jaa = = = CConrrignt MCMV by Otter Diteon Company soe-esane-aMELODY ited by JOHN CRAIG RELLEY Andantino CHARLES DE BERIOT allen Andanting ‘copyright MCMY by Oliver Dito Companye IMPROMPTU Based by OWN CRAIG KELLEY Con moto ‘ af eantabile Con moto. p— Copyright NCNY hy Oliver Dison Company sas a5079-65=== === == See = Frisco Srivilut Da Capo al Fue Da Capo al Fine.x 10 / THE LORELEY Bid ty ony Chats Rauaey PRIEDRICH SILCHER i Se = Andantino Fragment of the Intermezzo from Elitrd by “CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA’ JOHN CRAIG KELLEY PIETRO MASCAGN! Andante Andante 12 Copyright WCMY by Oliver Dison Companya BARCAROLE from“OBERON™ Edited by \JOMN CRAIG RELLEY CARL MARIA von WEBER ‘ndante con moto => SS > SS SS eS SSS a =e5 _— a = pg ot = peer pp dolce Copyright NCMY by Oliver Ditaen Company eta 6070-0813 LITTLE SLUMBER SONG Edited by YOUN CRAIG KELLEY “Andante ALFRED MOFFAT pecorit z= p= [pp atempo molto Pit poco rit = sempre com Ped pee) 2 Conyriemt MCXY by Olver Dison Company sete-esere 8a SIMPLE MELODY Béited by JOHN CRAIG KELLEY A.RHRHARDT. Andante com moto Andante con mot 155|° oe Copyrint MCMV by Oliver Titnon Company S12 4sn79-0516 + CRADLE SONG Baio by OWN CRAIG KELLEY OSCAR KOHLER, Op.190, N21 ‘Andante con moto con sordino paiice Andante con moto E 16 Copyright MCMY by Oliver Ditton CompanySte-eseng 0a REVERY Pear A. 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