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Viola orchestral parts

Finally, here you have the viola orchestral parts you need, for practice, auditions, rehearsals

Viola orchestral parts

At last, here you have all the viola orchestral parts you need, for practice, auditions, rehearsals: symphonies, concertos, ouvertures, from A to W (nearly Z) the most famous works and some less known ones.

For Windows and Mac and they are discounted too for some time... till June 26, 2008

Viola concerts around the world

Find here some viola concerts around the world, to hear beautiful viola music live. Add your own concert too!

Kegelstatt Trio

Read about a beautiful work by Mozart for clarinet, viola and piano: the Kegelstatt Trio K498. Download MIDI file and score to listen to it and play it

Henry Vieuxtemps and the viola

Read about Henry Vieuxtemps, the famous violin player who also played viola and wrote for it

The history of the viola: instruments, composers, compositions, players

Read about the history of the viola, its origin, its famous players, composers who played it and wrote for it

What is a Cadenza?

Read about the cadenza and watch videos of a cadenza from Mozart Sinfonia concertante and of an unusual and funny example of it

FREE sheet music and MIDI files are OK again

Hello,

if you tried to download some free sheet music or MIDI files there have been a few problems recently.

Thanks to those who pointed them to me, now everything is working perfectly again, so if you haven't done it yet grab your free music.

Also you can find three new gorgeous quintets by Mozart with 2 violas K 174, K 406 and K 515 to download for free.

Enjoy!

Mozart Sinfonia Concertante for violin, viola and orchestra

Some of the most beautiful music, Mozart Sinfonia Concertante for the uncommon combination of violin and viola (which he played). With video

Telemann's viola concerto and more: free MP3 file

So you got the MIDI file and the score for Telemann viola concerto, now you can download you FREE MP3 file for the same concerto.

And ther are many more composers' woks: Glinka, Rota, Debussy, Benda, Bloch, Stravinsky, Haydn and others.

Find the music you are looking for!

Telemann's viola concerto and Bach... free MIDI files

Get the free midi file of Telemann's viola concerto and Bach Double concerto in unusual transcriptions for viola.

Happy playing!

Viola MP3 files, classical music MP3 and much more. Get your FREE downloads

Looking for viola MP3 files? Here they are. Download your for free, listen to music samples, with all instruments.

Viola concerts submission form

Have you sent your concert details already?

Thanks for this, although something wasn't quite right with the form and it wasn't sending us the information.

Now everything is perfect, visit the renewed page and send more information. If you've never done it yet, this is the best time.

All types of viola performances are very welcome!

Advertise on Viola in music

Advertise on Viola in music, make your product or service known to viola players and lovers and many other instrument players and music enthusiasts. Read here how to do.

Bach's Brandenburg Concerto 3 and the viola

Read about Bach's Brandenburg Concerto 3 and its unusual group of instruments in all the Brandenburg Concertos, which includes three solo violas.

Listen to samples, then download free MIDI file, printable score and parts, MP3 file, send a musical ecard.

Is it enough? Enjoy this wonderful work

Free viola MP3

Have a look at this new page, get your FREE viola MP3, classical music and all genres.

... the page is growing, a lot more music addes.

Come back often for new works added

Mozart Sinfonia Concertante for violin and viola

Have you already seen this page about this masterwork by Mozart? Yes, no? Anyway, I'd advise you to have a look at it again. There were a few broken links that now I've fixed and I've added some great videos.

Don't miss them!

Music posters

Visit these new pages with posters of famous composers, seen by their contemporary artists and modern ones.

You can find portraits, caricatures, events of their lives, their houses, the instruments they played, statues, monuments, concert programmes, set and costume designs and more.

Valentine collection - Sheet music to download and MIDI files

Check this collection of romantic music for Saint Valentine, for string quartet and for viola and piano.

MIDI and sheet music to download

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart posters

Find here Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart posters: portraits, his music, his places. Another composer who played viola too!

Nicolò Paganini posters, the most famous violin player who played viola too!

Find here Nicolò Paganini posters: portraits, his music, his places

Hector Berlioz posters

Find here Hector Berlioz posters: portraits, caricatures, his music, his places

Ludwig van Beethoven posters

Find here Ludwig van Beethoven posters: portraits, his music, his places

Johann Sebastian Bach posters

Find here Johann Sebastian Bach posters: portraits, facsimiles, his music, his places

Viola concerts calendar - New concerts added!

Wondering where you could listen to a live performance of Berlioz's Harold in Italy, his wonderful Symphony with solo viola?

Have a look at the viola concerts calendar for a few of them here and there.

If you know of a viola concert, send its details. Thanks

Viola concerts submission form

Use this Viola concerts submission form to add your concert with viola to the concert calendar

Christmas Carols collection 3 for violin and viola

More Christmas Carols for violin and viola have been added to Christmas Carols collection 3: sheet music to download and free MIDI files.

These are the titles:

O Little Town of Bethlehem, Angels from the Realms of Glory, Go Tell It on the Mountain, I Saw Three Ships, O Come Little Children, Once in Royal David's City, The Friendly Beasts, The Holly and the Ivy, The Huron Carol, The Snow Lay on the Ground, The Three Kings of Orient Are, The twelve days of Christmas, Wexford Carol.

Happy playing!

New music: Monti's Czarda

Check for new music added, especially the very famous Monti's Czarda, a really fun piece!

Music Minus One for viola (actually, without it...)

Do you know what Music Minus One is? A great way to practice your concertos or chamber music pieces, or just for fun!

Christmas Sheet Music, printed music

See how many collections of Christmas sheet music there are for viola and other instruments. Also with play-along CD.

Homage to Alessandro Rolla on his 250th birthday year

Do you know Alessandro Rolla, viola virtuoso, viola composer and his importance?

Anyway, yes or no, visit his page, before the end of this year which is his 250th birthday, pay a little homage to Alessandro, he deserves it.

New downoloadable viola sheet music and free MIDI files added

Check the latest viola music added, from very easy pieces and scales to very challenging ones, including Beethoven's Ode to yoj, Kreutzer studies, Arpeggione Sonata, The Swan, Flight of the Bumble bee, Mozart duos and more.

Check the 2 pages, for downloadable sheet music and free MIDI files.

Christmas Carols, find them here

Have you already started organising things for Christmas?

If you need some ideas for music, listen to these collections of free MIDI files. They also come with downloadable sheet music for yourself to play or to give to your musicians if you organize a Christmas service or event.

Merry Christmas!

Scary Halloween Music!

Last minute idea for Halloween night?

Have a look at this new collection of scary music for this special night: arrangemenets of famous music by Bach, Brahms, Chopin, Ferrari, Grieg, Saint-Saens, Liszt, Mussorgsky.

Find here sheet music to download instantly and free MIDI file of each work.

For viola and piano and also many other instruments.

Have fun!

Stage fright, causes and cures - Are drugs the only answer?

Ever suffered from stage fright? Many do, if you are a player read here what you can do about it, improve your playing, worry less and have more fun.

Do you need a solution? Get some tips here

What is one of the biggest problems (for some it is THE biggest) for many performers, students, professionals, amateurs, not only viola players (despite jokes...)?

Find it out here, see if it's yours too and if this can help.

(Of course, if you have no problems, you don't need to read this page, lucky you!)

Are MIDI files really FREE?

Hi there, somebody asked me whether the MIDI files to download from this website are really free. In case you ever had any doubts, here is the answer.

When you click a link, not always but several times you go to a website where there are sheet music files on sale, but immediately below them you can see the MIDI files and indeed, they are FREE, don't hesitate!

Of course, if you also wish to buy the related sheet music or not related ones, you are welcome!

Interesting viola links

Find here some viola links, to read more about viola and related things

Max Bruch's Romanze for viola and orchestra

Did you know? Bruch wrote also a Romanze for viola and orchestra.

This enchanting work in the reduction for viola and piano (very good for a recital) is available to download for free, just added to the free viola sheet music page.

If you are a viola player, go and get it! And then play it for your enjoyment and your friends' and everybody else's!

New works added!

Have you checked the updates?

Don't miss the new works by Beethoven and Brahms!

Buy downloadable viola sheet music

Find here a lot of viola sheet music to download: viola solos, viola concertos, viola and piano, orchestra parts, viola and other instruments. Get also their free MIDI files

Music gift ideas for a musician or a music lover

Need an original, great idea for a music gift? Find here the perfect music gift ideas for a musician or a music lover

Perfect Holiday Gift

Find here the Perfect Holiday Gift for yourself or anyone: make yourself a website that works and get visitors

David Oistrakh and the viola

David Oistrakh: one more famous violin player who played viola! Read about him and watch him play Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante for violino viola and orchestra with his son Igor

Christmas Carols free MIDI files, for all instruments, with sheet music

Here you can find a lot of Christmas Carols free MIDI files to download for viola with piano, violin, cello, string trio, quartet etc., with sheet music to download

Famous viola solos

What are the most famous viola solos? Unaccompanied, with piano, orchestra and more... Find it out here

Rondo

Read a description of the rondo, a very popular musical form, and see an example played on the viola

Biography of Hector Berlioz, his music and the viola

From the biography of Hector Berlioz, find out what he thought of the viola, the music he wrote and played

Michael Kugel, virtuoso viola player

Learn about one of the best viola player, Michael Kugel and listen to him

Brandenburg Concerto 6 and the viola

Read about Bach's Brandenburg Concerto 6 and the most unusual, unique group of instruments in all the Brandenburg Concertos. Download free MIDI file.