Description

Encore Violin is the definitive collection of ABRSM's best-loved violin exam pieces, spanning the past few decades. Violinists will find an appealing mix of modern favorites and timeless classics, while teachers can be confident that the perfect balance of content has been selected at every level.

Book 1 features 18 popular Grade 1 and 2 pieces. Explore works like Mattachins and Mango Walk, with footnotes providing background information, a summary of the key skills each piece develops, and ideas for further musical exploration.

Whether you're preparing for exams, playing informally, or planning a performance, Encore Violin is a treasure trove of music you'll want to return to time and again.

Songs / Content

• 1. King George I's March
• 2. Mattachins from Orchesographie (1588) [Thoinot Arbeau]
• 3. Ode to Joy, from Symphony No. 9, Op. 125 [Ludwig van Beethoven]
• 4. Premiere valse [Adam Carse]
• 5. Daisy Bell [Harry Dacre]
• 6. Fiddle Time, No. 47 from Fiddle Time Joggers [Kathy Blackwell]
• 7. The Boat to Inverie [Edward Huws Jones]
• 8. Hoe Down (Little Suite No. 3) [Peter Martin]
• 9. Humming Song (No. 3 from Album for the Young, Op. 68) [Robert Schumann]
• 10. Kemp's Jig, arr. Edward Huws Jones
• 11. Andantino in G (No. 4 from Very Easy Melodious Exercises in the First Position, Op. 2) [Edward Elgar]
• 12. The Honeysuckle [Antony Holborne]
• 13. Menuet in G, BWV Anh. II 114 [Christian Petzold]
• 14. Heidenroslein (Little Briar-Rose), Op. 3 No. 3, D. 257 [Franz Schubert]
• 15. Mango Walk: from Piece by Piece 2
• 16. Cossacks: No. 20 from Shooting Stars [Katherine Colledge]
• 17. Gavotte and Trio (from The Fashionable Dilettante Damon) [Georg Philipp Telemann]
• 18. The Boys Of Wexford