Composition: Modern Violin School, Op. 51 (Henley, William)

Title Modern Violin School
Alternative title Ecole moderne du violon
Creators William Henley (composer)
Opus Op.51
Instrumentation violin
Number of movements 12
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Composition types Methods
Language English
Period Romantic
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467 studies and melodies on time-keeping, intonation, for the wrist,; staccato and other bowings, and 48 duets for two violins — — —
485 studies for moving from one position to another; 23 melodies scales,; and arpeggios in two octaves; and short pieces introducing rests — — —
530 studies for the wrist, martelé, detaché, legato, marcato, spiccato,; staccato, and complexity of bowing — — —
370 studies up to the third position in thirds, sixths, octaves, chromatic,; diminished and augmented intervals; scales, and 39 short pieces — — —
450 studies in single and double notes for moving between the seven positions — — —
337 studies in various bowings, specially designed for producing variety of tone;; and 145 studies for turns, trills and shakes — — —
119 studies for the cultivation of clearness in technique. All positions — — —
10 Preludes and 7 Concert-Etudes in thirds, sixths, octaves, tenths,; chromatic, augmented and diminished intervals — — —
Studies in the most complex and difficult varieties of staccato, arpeggio,; saltato, sautille and feather bowing — — —
Three Concert-Caprices, Prelude, Paraphrase on Tannhäuser — — —
Studies in single, double, and triple harmonics, left-hand pizzicato, etc. — — —
Studies in left-hand tremolo, double shakes, and solo pieces; for violin alone, comprising all difficulties — — —

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Details Section Type Publisher Date File
view Complete — Joseph Williams 1922 Book 1 · view
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