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Light Folksongs from East Europe
New Collection ! Started Nov 2000 ! Now In progress !
A resource of folksongs for Violin, Viola and Cello
Instructions : Download the violin
/ viola / cello parts to print out. They are best viewed by setting your desktop
to 960x720, or even 1024x768. If your desktop is set to 800x600 you may just be
able to squeeze the music in, but 640x480 is almost certainly too small to see
all of the score. To print, In Internet Explorer go to FILE / PAGE SETUP and set
your left and right margins to zero ( or as small as possible ) otherwise the
music won't fit on the sheet. For the midi accompaniment files remember that if
there is no introduction you will hear two extra notes at the start of a piece
so that you know when to come in. This page is under construction, and will
eventually present 30-40 pieces. Some pieces are presented in 2 different keys,
and sometimes you can hear the melody part to familiarize yourself with the
tune. The .gif and .mid files were prepared from .scw files using Cakewalk
ScoreWriter 1.0.1 and Irfan
View32 ( a graphic viewer ). Anyone wanting the .scw files is welcome to
them.
 | By The River. Download violin,
viola, cello,
piano page1 & page2
parts. Play piano
midi. Use almost all the bow...or all the bow. Be sure you play the slurs (
legato ) exactly as written and start the piece from the heel. You will
notice that to print out the piano part you will have to print out 2 pages.
Play with a broad bowing stroke and a broad, solid style and rhythm. |
| Cookie, The. Download violin,
viola, cello,
piano parts. Play violin,
piano midi. This piece is
best played in the middle of the bow. Also, if you are good at staccato,
play this piece staccato ( but on the string ) slightly towards the upper
half. Otherwise, a broad détaché will do. This piece has its own
introduction of 2 bars. |
| Crane, The. Download violin,
viola, cello,
piano part1, piano part2.
Piano midi accompaniment. Use as much
bow as you can for the first 4 notes. Keep them sustained, and held all the
way through. You might like to count in quavers to make the first 4
crotchets long enough. The quaver passage should be played staccato, with
gaps between the notes, but the semi-quaver passage is very much a pure détaché
passage in the middle of the bow. |
| Dreamy Song, A. Download violin,
viola, cello,
piano part. Piano midi
accompaniment. This piece must be accompanied very lightly. It is unlikely
the automatically created midi file will actually be of any practical use -
the timbre and tempo are too difficult to map. The tempo must be dynamic and
alive. Quite a difficult and sophisticated piece. |
| Happy Katia. Download violin,
viola, cello
or piano part. Play
along with midi. Is this
a sad piece or a happy piece ? It's certainly a lovely melancholy piece. Play with a
rich sound, especially where the rich register of your instrument lies. Play
a chord of B minor to end the pieces when you come to do the last bar ( on
the second time ). Play with vibrato, if you must (!), but do not overdo it
and ruin the piece with too much sauce ! Bow, bow bow ! |
| Hen, The. Download violin
/ viola / cello
/ piano part. Play along with
the midi accompaniment. This
piece does 2 things : It allows you to produce a fine and deeply sustained
tone for every note on the D string. Also, equally importantly, it will
really help you to play in tune, because the harmony of the piano part will
encourage you to play with a pure and true intonation. Keep the bow speed
even for all notes, and never stop the bow in between the notes. The sound
must continue to the end of the line and never stop. Begin each line with a
down bow. You will have to lift the bow during the rest to start again at
the heel. Make a big fat sound like a big fat hen ! |
| Hop Hop. ( or Pony Trot.) Download violin,
viola, cello,
piano part. Play piano
midi. Remember that you are given 2 notes instead of a count in. Play
the first half grand staccato with nearly all the bow, but the second half
should not have dotted notes, rather the sound of each note should be joined
to the next as if it were all legato. I would play an open A string instead
of a 4th finger, if you feel your 4th is slightly weak. However try both
ways, and pick the one that sounds best to you. |
| Hunter, The. Download violin,
viola, cello,
piano parts. Download piano
midi accompaniment file. This piece
starts and finishes quietly, with the culmination on the top D, where one
should be using the whole bow. Indeed to produce a gradual crescendo, use
more and more bow, so the notes sound broader and fuller. If you know how to
do vibrato, it can help keep the sound when most needed. |
| In The Woods. Download the violin
in e, violin in a,
viola in a, cello
in a, piano in e,
piano in a. Play violin
in e, piano in
e, piano
in a. This piece is presented in A minor for the viola and cello, but
also in E minor on the E string for violinists. The Cello starts in extended
second position, with the second half in first position. Only tackle this
piece when your teacher has moved you on from first position into second.
Observe all the right bowings, and play with simplicity and purity of tone. |
| Little Tree, The. Download violin
/ viola / cello
/ piano part. Download
tune only / accompaniment
midi file. When playing along with the midi accompaniment file, you will be
given two Ds in place of a count in. You can also set your midi / media
player on repeat to go over and over the part until it is sounding
beautifully. Use most of your bow on each note, and at least 75% of it.
Consider that a very broad détaché stroke ! |
| Orchard, The. Download the violin
/ viola / cello
/ piano part in A minor.
Download the viola / cello
/ piano part in the
lower key of D minor. Download a fingered
violin version. We recommend the A minor version. Start this piece using
the whole bow, and go slowly. Then, as you play each phrase step up the
tempo gradually, until you finish the piece at a very fast pace ! Remember
to repeat, though. Pay attention to the different finger patterns on each
string, and lastly, the faster you go, the less bow you will have time to
use ! In other words you will start using the whole bow, but end up using
just the middle of the bow. |
| Robin, The. Download violin,
viola, piano
part. Play violin, piano
midi. Use plenty of bow, and start at the heel, with a slur. Bow with a
broad and solid style, quite rhythmically. Make sure your
bow is placed at right angles to the string at the heel. Click
here for a heated discussion on heel playing ! |
| Thin Ice, The. Download violin,
viola, cello,
piano parts. Download
piano midi accompaniment file. Quite
straight forward ; play the repeated phrase a little like an echo, so you
give the piece variety and colour. End the piece by slowing down. |
| Two Pheasants, The. Download violin
in A, violin in D,
viola in D, viola
in G, cello in D,
cello in G, piano
in A, piano in D,
piano in G.
Play piano in A
midi. We have given versions that can be played on the D or A or E string (
for violinists only ). An even sustain is wanted for this piece, with
supreme mastery of legato joining of notes. Make sure the leading note
"leads", pushing itself up towards the tonic. Pay attention to the
penultimate note ; there are two variations here. Chose whichever sounds
best, though cellists will want to stick to one position for the added
safety and simplicity. Go for reliability. |
| Wiegenlied ( Lullaby ) . Download violin,
viola, cello,
piano part. Play the violin,
piano midi file.
( *accompaniment still needs work ). A gentle lullaby. Use the whole bow
quite lightly, with a "hanging" right hand. Do not force the sound
out of your instrument, rather, set the strings in motion, and let the sound
emanate freely from the F holes. Play with a very delicate and sweet tone. Make sure your first finger is in tune to
the tonic, B natural ( B minor ). |
| Winter Greetings. Download violin,
viola, cello,
piano parts.
Download piano midi
accompaniment file. Start this piece with a down bow, and do not use too
much bow on these first upbeats, (at least not until you are quite advanced
technically. ) A great melodic piece with lovely slurs ! |
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