Music for Strings

Peter Martin
10 Studies for Violin

mm
Mainstream Music
 Music for Strings

Peter Martin
10 Studies for Violin

mm
Mainstream Music
10 Studies for Violin
1. Are You For Reel RH - String crossing
LH - Finger dexterity

  
h = 110

                            
4 4

 
f


                
4 4


        

        
                  
4 4

  
 


      

                      
4 4

  
 

2. Country Dance RH - Rapid semi quavers at

both heel & point
LH - Raised 3rd finger - G#

  
q = 140

                           

     
mf

 
             
           
     
 
f
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 
                            
  mf   

 
           
       
        
cresc.
ff

3. Highland Spring RH - Legato bowing

LH - Mordents & vibrato

 
q = 110

                     

mf

 
             
 
 

    
         
         

   
             
  
     


  
poco rall.

    
                  

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4. All Change RH - Alternating between

pizzicato & arco
q = 160 LH - Raised 3rd finger - C#
   pizz.
     
4 4 4

        
mf

    
4

 
4 4 4

             
      


          
4 4 4 4

   
    mf

 
    
4 4 4 4

             
      

 
arco

4

 
                       
f


pizz.

        
          
      mf


             
4 4 4


                    
4 4 4 4 4

   
cresc.
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5. Shades of Blue RH - Playing on 2 strings

LH - Simple double stops &

        
q. = 110 varied 1st finger positions

                       
1 2 4

f
    

     1 1

             
2 4

    
1

     
      



                
1 2 4

 
              

 
       
              
    
       
 4

   
             
3

     

        
              
1 2 4

     

        
      
2 4
1

             

   
1 1
      
                
 5

 
       
2 4
1

     
               

  
       
                        
 

6. Irish Clover RH - String crossing

LH - Finger dexterity

  
q. = 140

      

f

       
                      


     

 
                     

     
   
      
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7. Moto Perpetuo RH - Sautille bowing

LH - Placing fingers on

                        

2 strings
q = 160

                       

mf sim.

                       
           
f

                              
2

                   
mf

        
1

              
                       
     
2 2

f

                      
             
ff

                     
3
2

                 

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RH - Bow & LH
8. Tarantella co-ordination


LH - Finger dexterity
q. = 160
    
                         
4 0 0
0 0

mf

 
                           
4 0 4
0


f

              
  
4

       
0 0

  
                  
    
4

 
mf

2 2 3 4

              
         
4


             
          
0 0 4



            
        
4
0 0
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RH - Accents & lifted
9. Czardas bowing
LH - Finger dexterity &

    
q = 140
  
4th finger
   
          
4 4 0 4

  
4

       
     

f

           
        
4 4 0 4 4 0

           
    


 
4

 
                 
4 0 4 0

mf

      
               
4 4 0

             

   
p f

        
  
    
4 4 4 0

                
4


     

  
2 1 4

     
1 2 3

 
                  
4 4 0

  
   
ff
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10. Swing It! Triplet swing & hooked

bowing
q = 140 iq = q K e
   
                             
3 4

mf

                       

1.

           
1 1 1

 2.          3     3      
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