Solo Sheet Music for Strings

English composer William Squire (1871–1963) was renowned as a cello virtuoso as well as a composer. His numerous instrumental works include several solos for cello with piano accompaniment that he

This opening movement of Bach's Partita for Solo Violin in E Major, written in 1720, inspired Bach to create the Sinfonia movement for his 1731 Cantata. Bach used the organ to play the

Diverging from the classical-romantic tradition, Brahms used the key of E-flat major here not to express the heroic or monumental, but to obtain lyrical, chiefly restrained characterizations. The

This work for violin and piano is a play on the words "suite" and "bittersweet." Each of the four movements is based on a Yiddish folk song, translated as On the Road; My Resting Place; Black

Book 2 of this two-volume series of concert pieces for the intermediate to advanced cellist features arrangements and original pieces by the composers of the award-winning Cello Time series. These graded

Written as a recital piece for eminent cellist Pablo Casals, this concise tone poem uses the cello's registers and timbres to create a variety of musical characters. A standard recital piece for the

In this new edition, Almita Vamos shares some of her own concepts of how Polonaise de Concert might be played, while also retaining some ideas shared in the Lichtenberg and Francescatti

A young cellist named Theresa inspired Bartolomey to write this composition. From a trill, a motive develops that quickly intensifies and varies; it leads into the main part of the work which is

This volume from the popular 'Cellissimo' series contains 37 popular recital pieces from classical to pop music. It is suitable for lessons, performances and competitions. As there is little literature for

Exactly 300 years after Bach completed his unique cosmos of the Sei Solo a Violino senza Basso accompagnato, Kolja Lessing is presenting a collection, rich in discovery, of also 6 solo violin works inspired

Arguably one of the most well-known and well-loved of Ravel's works, these selections from Mother Goose are short, simple, and descriptive but nonetheless ravishing, beautifully showcasing Ravel's

This reverent and emotional solo by Ernest Bloch, including the well-known first movement Prayer, is a beloved classic of the cello repertoire for good reason. This new edition of the moving work in its

Nocturne (Il Campanello di Notte) was designed for advanced students and professionals alike. The performer should drive the composition relentlessly forward in an agitated manner, all the while

Prayer originated as an interlude for flute and piano in my choral setting of Psalm 19, Requiem, written in memory of Marie Mountain Clark. She was a friend and former principal

Prayer originated as an interlude for flute and piano in my choral setting of Psalm 19, Requiem, written in memory of Marie Mountain Clark. She was a friend and former principal

Prayer originated as an interlude for flute and piano in my choral setting of Psalm 19, Requiem, written in memory of Marie Mountain Clark. She was a friend and former principal flute in

These five compositions can be performed individually or as a set of five. From a technical standpoint, the pieces run the gamut from a difficulty level of intermediate to advanced. The musician is expected

This series for cellists is based on the rousing success of the same series for violinists and violists. This collection of wonderful music offers young cellists the opportunity to work in various

In contrast to the first cello sonata (HN 1357) composed four years earlier, this substantially more catchy and playful second sonata enjoyed great success with audiences and critics right from the start.

With this one-movement Concertino, Oskar Rieding turns to already advanced students of the violin. Aside from playing in third position, it also requires a considerable degree of dexterity and mastery of

Capriccios and Exercises contain a multitude of fingering patterns in related major and minor harmonies, exercises for the thumb position, and many passages of double stops, all within a melodious

Mozart's Sonata in E Minor, K 304, originally composed for violin, arranged for solo viola. Level 5.

A set of five pieces for solo violin and piano by composer Amy Beach. Includes: Invocation Op. 55, Romance (1893); La Captive Op. 40, No. 1; Berceuse Op. 40, No. 2; and Mazurka Op. 40, No. 3. Edited by