Encore Violin is the official collection of best-loved ABRSM Violin exam pieces, selected from syllabuses of the past few decades. Violinists will find an appealing mix of repertoire, while teachers can be confident that the perfect balance of content has been selected at every level.
Book 2 features 18 popular pieces at Grades 3 and 4. Have fun exploring modern favourites and timeless classics, like Grieg’s In the Hall of the Mountain King or Purcell’s Rondeau from Abdelazar.
Footnotes provide background information, a summary of the key skills that each piece develops, and new ideas for exploring the music.
Songlist:
- Scherzo, 3rd Mvt. from Sonatina in G, Op.100 [Antonín Dvorák]
- Old Joe Clark [Trad. American]
- La Rotta [Anon. Italian]
- Down by the Riverside [Anon.]
- Romance, No. 3 from Eight Easy Pieces [Natalya Baklanova]
- Air de ballet N.4 from Petite école de la mélodie, Op. 123 [Charles Dancla]
- Joshi's Dance, For my darling boy [Michael Zev Gordon]
- In the Hall of the Mountain King (from Peer Gynt) [Edvard Grieg]
- La Rejouissance (Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351) [George Frideric Handel]
- An Chloe, K. 524 [Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]
- Estampie Royal [Anon. French]
- Valse lente: No. 2 from Moments musicaux, Op. 380 [Carl Bohm]
- Allegro ma non presto. 2nd Mvt. from Sonata in A, No. 4 from Ill pastor fido [Nicolas Chédeville]
- Preludio: Sonata in A, Op. 5 No. 9, first movement [Arcangelo Corelli]
- Slow-Fox [Gerard Hengeveld]
- Rondeau (from Abdelazar) [Henry Purcell]
- Khosn kale mazltov [Trad.]
- Allegro: third movement from Concerto in G, Op. 34 [Oskar Rieding]
