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Stradivari viola, Vol. 3 - Catalán

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ALFARAS, Joan

Reg.: B.3792

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  • Ensemble: Solo.
  • Genres: Musical education: Instrument pedagogy; Instrumental study repertoire.
  • Language: Catalán
  • Product format: Partituras + CD / DVD
  • Difficulty level: Elementary
  • Period: 2nd half S. XX - XXI
  • Publishing house: Editorial Boileau
  • Collection: Stradivari
  • Illustrator: FORNÉ, Ester
  • No. of pages: 44
  • Measure: 31,00 x 23,00 cm
  • ISBN: 978-84-15381-41-9
  • ISMN: 979-0-3503-3538-9
  • Available in digital: No
  • Available for rent: No

STRADIVARI is a collection of books for string instruments. It was inspired by a personal challenge: I wanted my students to be more motivated but at the same time to give them a complete technical formation in their instruments. 

The three volumes begin with the elementary level. They are all organized according to the fingering charts used in English and American methods: beginning with 0-1-23-4 in the first volume; continuing in the second with 0-12-3-4 and 0-1-2-34, and in the third volume the student learns the chromatic scale in first position. In the third volume, the third position is also studied. 

My intention was to introduce all of the difficulties in a gradual manner (rhythms, notes, dynamics, harmonics, double strings, position changes and three-note chords), while attempting to combine different tonalities, measures and alteration in such a manner that the techniques are thoroughly mastered. At the beginning of each volume, there is a review of the scales and arpeggios most used with exercises using jumps of the bow and slurs. 

In my opinion, one of the most attractive features of the books is the variety of musical styles included. This both motivates the student and familiarizes them with different types of music. The accompaniments have been recorded on a CD that accompanies each of the books and they include modern styles and classical styles with varied instrumentations. These styles include jazz, tango, Celtic music, country, and there are also some pieces more "serious", such as the etudes (two in each book) and the Concertino (one in each book) which serve as a review of all the techniques studied. 

For those students who find that the accompaniments on the CD are at a tempo that is too fast, the book of piano accompaniments is available, which is also very useful for playing auditions or concerts. 

This third volume consists of:
- 21 original pieces of elementary level
- Introduction of the new fingerings (01-2-34) and (01-2-3-4) and the combination of both with all those learned in 1st position
- Pieces in 1st and 3rd position
- Natural harmonics, double strings, three-string chords, bow strokes and changes of position
- Different styles, from jazz, country and Celtic music to classical, world  and adventure music
- Scales, arpeggios, two studies and the piece Concertino nº 3 in G minor as a summary of all the technique worked
- Accompaniment CD of all the pieces
- Piano Accompaniment book available

Joan Alfaras

Prefacio
Escalas y arpegios 

1a posición:
1. Kilimanjaro 
2. Giga
3. Khronos 
4. Estudi v
5. Viena
6. El zunzún
7. Dansa armènia
8. Mystic jazz ballad 
9. The young fiddler

1a / 4a posición:
10. Nana
11. Cello blues 
12. Zeppelin 
13. The good old days
14. Estudi vi
15. El gaucho 
16. Spiritoso 
17. La ruta de la seda 
18. Concertino núm. 3 en sol menor 

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