Description

Violin Mix Book 2 presents an eclectic collection of new violin arrangements spanning Grades 1-2, including both classic pieces like 'La donna è mobile' from Rigoletto and 'The Hippopotamus' by Flanders and Swann, as well as lesser-known works such as 'Pierrot and Pierrette' by Amy Beach and the traditional Ghanaian song 'Senwa dedende'.

Songs / Content

• 1. Senwa dedende, senwa (Trad. Ghanaian) [Nikki Iles]
• 2. Chiquinha’s Waltz [Chiquinha Gonzaga]
• 3. The Hippopotamus [Michael Flanders]
• 4. Ah, poor bird/Rose, Rose (Trad. English)
• 5. The Road to Lisdoonvarna (Trad. Irish)
• 6. Allegretto from Violin Sonata Op. 1 No. 1 [Francesca Lebrun]
• 7. Dipidu [Trad. Ugandan]
• 8. The Schoolmaster (from Symphony No. 55, Hob. 1:55) [Joseph Haydn]
• 9. Song of the Birds (from Spring, The Four Seasons, Op. 8) [Antonio Vivaldi]
• 10. La donna è mobile (from Rigoletto) [Giuseppe Verdi]
• 11. Trio (from ‘Haffner’ Symphony, K. 385) [W. A. Mozart]
• 12. The light of the moon (Trad. Polish) [Ros Stephen]
• 13. For Julie (from Three Piano Sonatas for the Young, Op. 118 No. 1) [Robert Schumann]
• 14. Rondeau Theme (from Sonata for Flute and Harp) [Joseph Bologne]
• 15. I want to be ready (African-American Spiritual)
• 6. Ale Brider (Trad. Yiddish) [Franklyn Gellnick]
• 17. Dudelsack Dance (from Peasant Cantata, BWV 212) [J. S. Bach]
• 18. Bransle de la Torche (from Terpsichore) [Michael Praetorius]