Arias, Ländlers & Laments

A Collection of Solo Violin Music

Music Compilation and Text: Elliott Abramson and Maureen McCarty

Music Transcriptions, Arrangements and Editing: Maureen McCarty

For non-virtuosi who delight in playing beautiful melodies on the violin.

Sixty arrangements of pieces by

Ludwig von Beethoven, Henrich Biber, Frédéric Chopin, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, Fritz Kreisler, Turlough O’Carolan, Henry Purcell, Pablo de Sarasate, Franz Schubert, Clara and Robert Schumann, and many others.

Including music in the folk traditions of...

Mexico, Ireland, Brazil, the Philippenes, Catalunya, Cuba, the Canary Islands, England, Sweden, Australia, Argentina, Zimbabwe, Romania, Norwegian America, Native America, African America, and the Sephardic peoples of the island of Rhodes.

And more!

Stories about the pieces and/or composers
Charts describing details about each piece
Practice tips
A detailed glossary
Suggested fingerings
How to play ornaments in the music
Listening suggestions
Lyrics to songs
And more!

Musical Previews

Sixty arrangements of pieces by

Ludwig von Beethoven, Henrich Biber, Frédéric Chopin, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, Fritz Kreisler, Turlough O’Carolan, Henry Purcell, Pablo de Sarasate, Franz Schubert, Clara and Robert Schumann, and many others.

Including music in the folk traditions of...

The United States, Mexico, Ireland, Brazil, the Philippines, Catalunya, Cuba, the Canary Islands, England, Sweden, Australia, Argentina, Zimbabwe, Romania, and the Sephardic peoples of the island of Rhodes.