The Young Symphonist for Violin and Piano, Vol 2

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The symphony is often regarded as the pinnacle of orchestral composition, and undoubtedly it is a musical form used by composers to write some of their most famous and best-loved melodies. This three-volumed Young Symphonist series was created in order to introduce the budding violin student to these wonderful tunes.

The music has been carefully selected, arranged and adapted, and incorporates relevant finger patterns, position changes and bowing techniques in order to meet the technical challenges of specific exam levels (Volume 1: Grades 1 & 2, Volume 2: Grades 3 & 4, Volume 3: Grades 5 & 6). The piano accompaniments have been kept quite simple and idiomatic.

The symphonic themes are presented in chronological order and each collection includes examples from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. There is an opportunity to become familiar with the works of the great masters — Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Brahms, Mahler, Schubert, Elgar — and also experience the music of some less familiar composers such as Mysliveček, Vanhal and Salieri.

Approved Exam Music

Recommended for the following exam grade(s):

ABRSM Violin (from 2024)
Grades: 3, 4

Contents

• Thomas Arne: Symphony No. 4, 3rd movement
• William Boyce: Symphony No. 4, Gavotte
• Leopold Mozart: Symphony in G, 3rd movement
• Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony No. 94, 2nd movement
• Johann Christian Bach: Symphony No. 4, 1st movement
• Karl Ditters von Dittersdorf: Symphony in G major, 2nd movement
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony No. 39, 3rd movement
• Ludwig Van Beethoven: Symphony No. 7, 2nd movement
• Franz Schubert: Symphony No. 3, 2nd movement
• Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4, 2nd movement
• Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 1, 4th movement
• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, 4th movement
• Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 9, 2nd movement
• Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 5, Adagietto

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