a little about Weber Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826) was a German composer, conductor, pianist, guitarist.He is famous for his operas. The Hunter’s Chorus is from his operas “Der Freishutz” (1821), Act 3. Thank you, wikipedia It is sung very vigurously with French Horns. Key of G Major Weber – Hunter’s Chorus is in G […]
Introduction Bayly Long Long Ago is very popular piece for beginners on any instruments. We, as violinists, learn it for the first time in Suzuki violin book 1, and this time, on the Suzuki Book 2, we learn the variation with dynamics. Key of G Major Practice G Major scale and arpegggio before you practice […]
Today, we’ll start working on Lully Gavotte in the Suzuki Book 2. Who is Lully? Jean Baptist Lully (1632-1687) is a mid-Baroque composer. He was born in Italy, but later became French. He worked in the court of Louis XIV of France, served as a composer and as a dancer. Lully Gavotte actually is not […]
The last piece in the Suzuki Book 2 is Boccherini Minuet.In the Shinozaki Violin Method, this piece is introduced in Volume 3, using grace notes and harmonics on the third position. a little about Boccherini and his Minuet Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805) is an Italian composer and cellist of the same era as Haydn and Mozart.He […]
Introduction This melody is came from the Chorus “See, Conquering Hero Comes,” from Handel’s oratorio “Judas Maccabaeus” written in 1745-1746, which is one of the most popular oratorio besides his “Messiah,” although I have not have any chance of playing. I have the impression that this piece is often played at award ceremonies in Japan, […]