037 - Christmas Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets For Viola, Volume II

Christmas Melodies For Viola, Double Stop Solos and Duets, Volume II

Please click on Christmas Melodies to see the entire song list.

24 Total Pages, 12 carols

Scroll to the bottom for a complete song list with key signatures. Titles are the same in both volumes.

Volume II of Christmas Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets For Viola is considerably more challenging than Volume I. The double stops involve the use of the 4th finger and occasional triple stops. Students should be in at least the end of Suzuki book five or the beginning of book six or, have studied concerti by J. C. Bach or Handel.

Like Volume I, arrangements of Christmas Carols appear first as duets, with the exact same notes then rewritten for one player as a double stop solo. This is a very challenging Volume (I have to practice these arrangements every Christmas!), but it’s a fun way to improve your technical skills on the viola.

Contents: Good King Wenceslas (G), Hark! the Herald Angels Sing (C), Angels We Have Heard on High (G), It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (C), O Come All Ye Faithful (C), What Child is This? (A minor), Jingle Bells (C), Joy to the World (G), We Three Kings (C minor), Away in a Manger (C), Deck the Halls (C), O, Holy Night (F), Silent Night (G), O Christmas Tree (C), The First Noel (G), God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (C minor).

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