INTRODUCTION

Solosfor young Violinists is a six volume series of music books with companion CDs
featuiing *otàthan 50 pieces for violin and piano. {tany of the works in this collec-
tion havË long been recognized as stepping stones to the major violin repertoire, while
others are newly published pieces which offer further choices for study; most are
recorded in this séries for thè very first time. Compiled, edited and recorded by vio-
linist BarbaraBarber, SolosforYoungViolinists is a graded series of works ranging frop
elementary to advanced léveh and represents an exciting variety of styles and tech-
niques foi violinists. The collection hal become a valuable resource for teachers and
,t.r^d.n6 of all ages.The piano track recorded on the second half of each CD gives the
violinist the oppoftunity to practice with accompaniments.

Abbreviations and SYmbols

L.H. ' Lower Half

U.H. - uPPer Half
Fr. - Frog
Tip 'TiP
Mid. - Middle
^ - Half SteP
+ - Left Hand Pizzica;to
1- - Finger remains on string
- Finger covers 2 strings
 Contents

S i m p l eF o l k S o n g s . . . . . . . . . . . . 8B
. arber . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5. . .
French Folk Song...... 5
English Folk Song 6
Bohemian Folk Song 7
W'elshAir......... 8
French Folk Song.... 9
Bohemian Folk Song 10
R u s s i a nF o l k S o n g . . . . . . .............11
S c o t c hF o l k S o n g . . . . . . .........12
Ten Little Classics............ .Bach/Seely-Brown.................13
Marche ...L3
Musette ...L4
Giguetta ...............1-5
Theme and Variations ......Papini/App1ebaum................16
Concertino in G Major, Op. 8, No. 4...........Huber .......18
Donkey Doodle ..Kroll.... ......2L
E l v e sD a n c e .............Jenkinson ...............22
La Cinquantaine .Gabriel-Marie..... .....24
The Puppet Show,Op. 5, No. 1 .....Trott. .........26
Mosquito Dance, Op.62, No. 5 .....L.Mendelssohn ......27
Concertino in D Major, Op. 15 ......Kûch[er......... ..........28
 Simple Folk Songs
fo^rviolin and piano
Arranged by BarbaraBarber

SimpteFolk Songsfor violin and piano are arrangementsof

folk songstaken from Volume 7 of the ConcordSeries
publishedby the E. C. SchirmerMusic Companyinl92l.
"piece," as it should be referredto when being played
Each
on violin, is precededby a preparatoryscalewhich
introducesa new finger pattern. The lyrics at the end of
each selectionare provided not necessarilyas a leaming
device,but only as a point of interestand to indicate the
style in which each should be played.

1..French Folk Song

Playing Ball on the Stairs

PreparatoryScale:A Major
2/\-

,r?f Iegato

Here is a staircase so steep and so tall;

Here in my hand is a red rubber ball;
Seehow I make it go hippity-hop!
Seehow I throw it way up to the top!
Here it comes down again, cloppity-clop!
 2. EnglishFolk Song
The Old Womanand the Peddler

PreparatoryScale:D Major

There was an old womnn, as I've heàrd tell,

Fa, la, la la la la la!
She- went to market her eggs to sell,
Fa,la,la la la la Ia!
She went to market qs I've heard say,
Fa, la, la la la la la!
She-fell asleep on the King's highway,
Fa,la,la la la Ia la!
 3. BohemianFolk Song
November

Preparatory Scale: E Minor (Natural Minor)

1 ' r 3 0 1 ) ?

Andante ) = 4E
Ft

Gone are the swallows fromfield and hill;

Where robins sang all the trees are still:
Woods are bare everywhere;
lnud cries the bluejay behind the mill;
Where the dry dead leaves lie;
Where robins sang all the trees are still.
 4. WelshAir
All Through the Night

PreparatoryScale:G Major (2 octaves)

Yt

Moderato J = 50

mI,

----_ poco rit.

Sleep my child, and peace attend thee, All thro' the night;
Guardian angels God will send thee, All thro' the night.
Soft the drowsy hours are creeping,
Hill and vale in slumber steeping,
I my loving watch am keeping, All thro' the night.
 5. FrenchFolk Song
GoodPierrot
Preparatory Scale: A Major (2 octaves)

Atlegro moderato ) =V

poco rit.

Good Pierrot, befriend me, In the moonshine bight!

Your quill-pen attend me, So thnt I may write.
Blown out is my candle, My fire will not go;
Turn the big door handle, Let me in, Pierrot!
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6. Bohemian Folk Song

Winter

Preparatory Scale: E Major

I z 3 g. I

cresc. -

All the winter long the trees are bare;

Not a green leaf flutters anywhere;
Windsfrom icy regions blow,
Down the hillside drifts the snow;
Crows and squirrels askfor scraps ofbread;
One would think the river frozen dead!
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7. Russian Folk Song

Caterpillar ! Caterpillar!

Preparatory Scale: F Major

Caterpillar! Caterpillar! You are such a pretty sight.

Caterpillar! Caterpillar! Blue and yellow, black and white.
Take care what you do, Robins are a-hunting you;
Take care what you do, Sparrows are a-chasing you!
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8. ScotchFolk Song
Lullaby

Preparatory Scale:Bb Major ( 2 octaves)

Andante J = L04
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nry

Hush-a-by, baby, the night winds are sighing,

Go to sleep, go to sleep, crickets are crying;
Sleep till the dew on the grasses is winking,
Sleep till the morning sun wakensyou blinking.
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Marche

J. S. Bach
Aranged by ConstanceSeely-Brown

p giocoso

(à:)

opt. 3rd pos.and rit. 2nd time

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Musette
J.S.Bach
Arranged by ConstanceSeely-Brown
Allegretto J = 98
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Giguetta
J.S.Bach
Arranged by ConstanceSeely-Brown

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Theme and Variations
Guido Papini
Transcribedby SamuelApplebaum

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Concertinoin G Major
Op. B,No. 4

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La Cinquantaine
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The PuppetShow
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PrestoJ - 118 Op.62,No.5
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In the style of Antonio Vivaldi
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