The World of Viola Ensemble

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This page is dedicated for information on Multiple Viola Music, especially on Sheetmusic. Some of these include accompanying instruments such as pianoforte, violoncello and basso continuo. Most of them, without doubt, have no recoreded materials.

Information on multiple viola music can be obtained from Professor Zeyringer's "Literatur für Viola"(rev.1985), but many sheetmusic have been released after the publication of Prof. Zeyringer's catalogue. Here in this list, I have included materials that I myself own, or used to own. (N.B. Serial # starting with "ve-1" are the ones that I do not have yet or never had owned before.)

I must admit that this list is far from complete and never to be completed either, for many of such music are only in manuscript form and not published, and someone is composing something for Multiple Violas, always. Please inform me if you know of any sheetmusic or recording of multiple viola music.

Gen Totani
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What's new?

February 28, 2006	added information on Fountain Park Music Publishing and updated Michael Kimber's email address.
June 24, 2002	added information on Michael Kimber's website and Comus Edition.
June 23, 2002	added information on Daniel Adams' composition and revised the whole list. (re-translated into English)
October 11, 2001	Moved to rimnet and translated into Japanese
October 22, 1998	The first release of the list at Geocities Japan

Publisher information in alphabetic order

Amadeus Verlag
Bosworth
Broadbent & Dunn
Comus Edition
Corda Music Publications
Daniel Adamsor his email address
Edition Swiss Music seems to have some relationship with Reto Parolari.
Michale Kimber's website is here and you can get intouch with him at this email address.
Elkan-Vogel can be found under Theodore Presser
Ellicott Publications: Get in touch through Corda Music Publications
Faber Music
Fountain Park Music Publishing (former Castle Enterprises)
Theodore Presser
Schott
Sikorski
Summy-Birchard
Warner/Chapell Music Scandinavia

"MS" indicates manuscript, anonymous or concealed.

2 violas

serial #	title	composer /arranger	publisher	notes
ve-0007	Theme and 53 variations on Twinkle, Twinkle, little Star in increasing orer of difficulty	WILLIAMSSON, Jari	Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia
ve-0008	Six Variations on "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star"	LEVIN, Andrew	Fountain Park Music Publishing
ve-0016y	Air from French Suite No.2	BACH, Johan Sebastian /anonymous	MS	Hokudai Viola Ensemble Series
ve-0020a	Fiddling Around	American Traditional /THORP, Bill	Broadbent & Dunn	Fiddling Around Book 2
ve-0020b	The Fair-haired Boy with the Tenpenny Bit	Irish Traditional /THORP, Bill
ve-0020c	Georgiana Moon	American Traditional /THORP, Bill
ve-0020d	Greesleeves	English Traditional /THORP, Bill
ve-0020e	Harvest Home	Irish Traditional /THORP, Bill
ve-0020f	Glenlogie	Scottish Traditional /THORP, Bill
ve-0035	Sonata for Viola Four Hands and Harpsichord	BACH, P.D.Q. Prof. SCHICKELE, Peter	Theodore Presser	With Harpshichord, Strange bows and playing technique required
ve-0040a	Silent Night	Christmas song JONES, Edward Huws	Faber Music	The 12 Days of Christmas
ve-0040b	Away in a manger
ve-0040c	I saw three ships
ve-0040d	Gaudete
ve-0040e	Unto us a boy is born
ve-0040f	The holly and the ivy
ve-0040g	Patapan
ve-0040h	The first Noel
ve-0040i	God rest ye merry, gentlemen
ve-0040j	We three kings of Orient are
ve-0040k	Angels from the realms of glory
ve-0040l	The 12 Days of Christmas
ve-0041a	Waterwheel	MARTIN, Joanne	Summy-Birchard	Violafest Volume 1
ve-0041b	Unicycle
ve-0041c	Moroccan Night
ve-0041d	Palavas Blues
ve-0041e	Courtly Procession
ve-0041f	Clouds
ve-0041g	Celtic Dance
ve-0041h	Hopscotch
ve-0041i	Circus Time
ve-0042-01	Kiekebusche	Aus Norddeutschland /WIESENFELDT, Eva	Schott	Tanzbuechelein fuer zwei Bratchen
ve-0042-02	Mit meinem Maedelchen	WIESENFELDT, Eva
ve-0042-03	Hans Spielmann	WIESENFELDT, Eva
ve-0042-04	Wir tanzen im Maien	WIESENFELDT, Eva
ve-0042-05	Tanzlied - Zum Tanze da geht ein Maedel	Aus Schweden /WIESENFELDT, Eva
ve-0042-06	Tanz mit mir	Aus Pommern WIESENFELDT, Eva
ve-0042-07	Der Schmarotzer - Tanz rueber, tanz nueber	Aus Franken /WIESENFELDT, Eva
ve-0042-08	Kommt, ihr Gespielen	Aus Thueringen (1537) /WIESENFELDT, Eva
ve-0042-09	Heut soll das grosse Flachsernten sein	Aus Schweden /WIESENFELDT, Eva
ve-0042-10	Widele wedele	Aus Schweden /WIESENFELDT, Eva
ve-0042-11	Gah von mi	Aus Norddeutschland /WIESENFELDT, Eva
ve-0042-12	Auskehrer - Alle leut gehn jetzt nach Haus	Aus Kaernten /WIESENFELDT, Eva
ve-0042-13	Marsch	Aus dem Hannoverschen /WIESENFELDT, Eva
ve-0042-14	Polka	Aus der Lueneburger Heide /WIESENFELDT, Eva
ve-0042-15	Dragonermarsch	Niederlaendischer Marsch (18. Jahrhundert) /WIESENFELDT, Eva
ve-0042-16	Hopser mit Walzer	WIESENFELDT, Eva
ve-0042-17	Walzer	WIESENFELDT, Eva
ve-0042-18	Windmueller	Aus der Lueneburger Heide /WIESENFELDT, Eva
ve-0042-19	Ebstorfer	Aus der Lueneburger Heide /WIESENFELDT, Eva
ve-0042-20	Bollenser	Aus der Lueneburger Heide /WIESENFELDT, Eva
ve-0042-21	Matrosentanz	Aus einer Amsterdamer Handschrift (18. Jahrhundert) /WIESENFELDT, Eva
ve-0042-22	Laendler	Aus dem kleinen Walsertal /WIESENFELDT, Eva
ve-0042-23	Walzer	Aus dem kleinen Walsertal /WIESENFELDT, Eva
ve-0042-24	Tampete	Aus der Lueneburger Heide /WIESENFELDT, Eva
ve-0042-25	Rheinlaender	Aus dem Weserbergland /WIESENFELDT, Eva
ve-0042-26	Salzburger Marsch	WIESENFELDT, Eva
ve-0042-27	Deutscher	WIESENFELDT, Eva
ve-0042-28	Laendler	Aus dem kleinen Walsertal /WIESENFELDT, Eva
ve-0042-29	Wiener Tanz	WIESENFELDT, Eva
ve-0042-30	Laendler	WIESENFELDT, Eva
ve-0043-07	Hallelujah!	Boyce	Summy-Birchard	Rounds and Canons
ve-0043-14	White Coral Bells	English
ve-0043-75	Crucifixus (free imitation)	Lassus
ve-0043-79	Tandem Waltz (Canon)	Starr
ve-0043-80	The Chase (Canon)	Starr
ve-0062	Eight Viola Duos	LANE, Richard	Fountain Park Music Publishing
ve-1001	Variations on a Passacaglia of Handel	TERTIS, Lionel	Comus Edition
ve-1003	Suite in Baroque Style	KIMBER, Michael	Michael Kimber
ve-1004	Duo Sonata in Classical Style	KIMBER, Michael	Michael Kimber
ve-1005	A Few Ragtime Duets	KIMBER, Michael	Michael Kimber

3 violas

serial #	title	composer /arranger	publisher	notes
ve-0003	Magnetic Rag	JOPIN, Scott /LIEBERMAN, Harold	Fountain Park Music Publishing
ve-0009	Folk Dance Medley	various /KANEYOSHI, Naoko	MS
ve-0011	Neko-basu	HISAISHI, Joe /SHIMAZU, Hideo	MS
ve-0012	Over the Rainbow	/anonymous	MS	from "The Wizard of OZ"
ve-0013	Sazaesan	/KANEYOSHI, Naoko	MS	Theme from Japanese famous cartoon "Sazaesan"
ve-0014	Doraemon-no uta	/KANEYOSHI, Naoko	MS	Opening theme from Japanese famous cartoon "Doraemon"
ve-0016a	Hamabe-no-uta	NARITA, Tamezo	MS	Hokudai Viola Ensemble Series
ve-0016b	Debune	SUGIYAMA, Haseo
ve-0016c	My Old Kentucky Home	FOSTER, Stephen C.
ve-0016d	Yashi-no-mi	OONAKA, Toraji
ve-0016f	Dojokko Funakko	Tohoku folk song /OKAMOTO, Toshiaki
ve-0016h	Hol-Di-Ri Dia	Swiss Folk Song
ve-0016i	Shojoji-no-Tanukibayashi	NAKAYAMA,Shinpei
ve-0016k	Shikararete	HIROTA, Ryutaro
ve-0016o	Doroppusu-no-uta	OONAKA, On
ve-0016q	Hanamatsuri	Argentine Folk Song
ve-0016u	Tanima no Tomosibi	English Folk Song
ve-0016x	from "the Art of Fugue No. 8"	BACH, Johan Sebastian
ve-0016z	Lullaby of Israel	Murray & Solomon
ve-0024	Natsumero Medley part 1	various /KANEYOSHI, Naoko	MS
ve-0025	Natsumero Medley part 2	various /KANEYOSHI, Naoko	MS
ve-0030	Variations sur Les Folies d'Espagne	D'ANGLEBERT, Jean-Henri /GAMMIE, Ian	Corda Music Publications
ve-0031	The Sporades Suite	Greek Dance /HORN, Stephen M.	Corda Music Publications
ve-0038	Trio, Op. 87	BEETHOVEN, Ludwig van /TERTIS, Lionel	Bosworth	orig. for 2ob+ci
ve-0041j	Slightly Blue	MARTIN, Joanne	Summy-Birchard	Violafest Volume 1
ve-0041k	Wistful
ve-0041l	Valse
ve-0041m	Mechanical Toy
ve-0041n	Aurora Borealis
ve-0043-05	Pauper Sum Ego (I Am Poor)	Traditional Latin	Summy-Birchard	Rounds and Canons
ve-0043-09	Chairs to Mend	Hayes
ve-0043-11	O How Lovely Is the Evening	Traditional
ve-0043-15	Good Night to You All	Anonymous
ve-0043-16	Jesus, Have Mercy	Ockeghem
ve-0043-17	Row the Boat, Whittington	Anonymous
ve-0043-18	Alleluia	Mozart
ve-0043-19	Dona Nobis Pacem	Anonymous
ve-0043-22	The Scale	Beethoven
ve-0043-23	Come With Me	Starr
ve-0043-24	Hallelujah!	Jewish Folk song /STARR, William
ve-0043-28	Come, Follow	Traditional
ve-0043-31	First Commandment	Haydn
ve-0043-32	Haste Thee, Nymph	Arnold
ve-0043-36	Fie, Nay Prithee	Purcell
ve-0043-38	Tzena, Tzena	Jewish Folk Song
ve-0043-42	All Welcome Now the Lovely May	Schubert
ve-0043-44	Si Contemo	Caldara
ve-0043-48	Hey Ho	Melville
ve-0043-58	If I Know What You Know	Anonymous
ve-0043-61	Andante	Mozart
ve-0043-65	Ave Maria	Beethoven
ve-0043-67	Start Playing	Starr
ve-0043-77	Pleni Sunt Coeli (Canon)	Palestrina
ve-0043-78	Canon in D	Teleman
ve-1006	Reflection (in memory of Francis Bundra)	KIMBER, Michael	Michael Kimber

4 violas

serial #	title	composer /arranger	publisher	notes
ve-0002	Country Club (Ragtime Two Step)	JOPLIN, Scott /KIMBER, Michael	Fountain Park Music Publishing
ve-0005	Bratchentanz	GAMMIE, Ian	Corda Music Publications	Alternatively, can be played with 5 violas (ve-0006)
ve-0016e	Kisha Poppo	MOTOI, Nagayo	MS	Hokudai Viola Ensemble Series
ve-0016g	Yuyake Koyake	KUSAKAWA, Shin /KIKUCHI, Masaharu
ve-0016j	Kattekita Yopparai	KATO, Kazuhiko
ve-0016l	Akai Sarafan	Russian Folk Song
ve-0016m	Hanayome Ningyou	SUGIYAMA, Hasewo
ve-0016n	Chiisai Aki Mitsuketa	NAKATA, Yoshinao
ve-0016r	Yesterday Once More	The Carpenters
ve-0016s	Sing	RAPASO, Joe
ve-0016t	Niji to Yuki no Ballade	MURAI, Kunihiko
ve-0016w	Greesleeves	English Folk Song /VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, Ralph
ve-0017	Ciaccona	BACH, Johan Sebastian /NODAIRA, Ichiro	zen-on music	premiered in Viola Space 2000, can be played consecutively with ve-0078
ve-0018	La Folia	/Kimber,M.	Fountain Park Music Publishing
ve-0019	Fantasy on a Prelude	LEVIN, Andrew	Fountain Park Music Publishing	based loosely on Prelude No. 1 from Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier
ve-0026	Sophistication	KALLEMBACH, James R.	Corda Music Publications
ve-0027	Divertimento	HARDING, Kenneth /WHITE, John	Corda Music Publications	played many times by members of BBC SO.
ve-0029	Three Pieces (Dancing Violas - Interlude - Violas in the Sun)	ORFORD, Stuart	Corda Music Publications	+Double Bass
ve-0032	The Liberty Bell March	SOUSA, John Philip	Ellicott Publications
ve-0033	The Star Spangled Banner	SMITH, John Stafford /LEYDEN, Norman	Fountain Park Music Publishing
ve-0036	Sonata in F (K.113)	SCARLATTI, Domenico /GAMMIE, Ian	Corda Music Publications
ve-0041o	Danse d'Ecublens	MARTIN, Joanne	Summy-Birchard	Violafest Volume 1
ve-0043-01	O How Sweet Is Our Singing	Anonymous	Summy-Birchard	Rounds and Canons
ve-0043-02	Why Doesn't My Goose?	Anonymous
ve-0043-03	For Health and Strength	Dutch
ve-0043-04	It Is Light	Anonymous
ve-0043-06	Do, Re, Mi, Fa	Traditional
ve-0043-08	Praise God	Tallis
ve-0043-10	John Ran	Arnold
ve-0043-12	Little Tom Tinker	Traditional
ve-0043-13	Aura Lee	Poulton /STARR, William
ve-0043-20	Sue and John Are Friends	Starr
ve-0043-21	Shalom	Jewish Folk Song
ve-0043-25	Peace to You	Starr
ve-0043-27	Swaying Song	Starr
ve-0043-29	Tis Women	Purcell
ve-0043-30	Gossip Round	Anonymous
ve-0043-33	Long Live the Queen	Boyce
ve-0043-34	Run, Susie, Run	Starr
ve-0043-37	Give Thanks to the Lord	Starr
ve-0043-39	Hatikvah (Hope)	Jewish Folk Song /STARR, William
ve-0043-40	Run, Martina	Starr
ve-0043-41	Sadness	Starr
ve-0043-43	Alleluia	Hayes
ve-0043-45	Two Grenadiers	Schumann /STARR, William
ve-0043-46	Martina Playing	Starr
ve-0043-47	Amazing Grace	American /STARR, William
ve-0043-49	Witches' Dance	Paganini /STARR, William
ve-0043-50	Wake Up, Sleepy Head!	Starr, C.
ve-0043-51	Come Swing With Me	Starr
ve-0043-52	The Goblin	Haydn
ve-0043-53	Happy-go-lucky	Starr, C. /STARR, William
ve-0043-54	Phoebus and Her Son	Haydn
ve-0043-55	Skip to My Lou	/STARR, William
ve-0043-56	Turk Was a Faithful Dog	Haydn
ve-0043-57	Sleep, Baby, Sleep	Brahms
ve-0043-59	Lacrimoso (Lament)	Mozart
ve-0043-60	Tick, Tock	Beethoven
ve-0043-62	Get Ready to Go	Mozart
ve-0043-63	Ave Maria	Mozart
ve-0043-64	Love of Knowledge	Haydn
ve-0043-66	Alleluia	Mozart
ve-0043-69	Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol	Starr
ve-0043-71	Tis So, 'Tis Not	Starr
ve-0043-73	Cleverness	Haydn
ve-0043-74	A Little Blues	Starr
ve-0043-76	O How Softly	Brahms
ve-0044	Lullaby of Viola Land	GAMMIE, Ian	Corda Music Publications	Jazz for string ensemble
ve-0055	Overture from Alexander's Feast	HANDEL, G.F. /ORFORD, Stuart	Corda Music Publications
ve-0058	The Siege of Newark	JENKINS, John /GAMMIE, Ian	Corda Music Publications
ve-0060	Golliwog's Cakewalk	DEBUSSY, Claude /MISSAL, Joshua	Fountain Park Music Publishing	Missal Encore Series #5
ve-0063	3 Moods for 4 Violas	MISSAL, Joshua	Fountain Park Music Publishing
ve-0064	Allegretto from String Quartet, Op. 76, No. 2	HAYDN, Franz Joseph /MISSAL, Joshua	Fountain Park Music Publishing	Missal Encore Series #4
ve-0065	Elegy - In Memory of Sven Reher	MAC LEAN, John	Fountain Park Music Publishing
ve-0066	Entr'acte from "Rosamunde"	SHUBERT, Franz /STOSKOPF, Robert	Fountain Park Music Publishing
ve-0067	Gavotte	CORELLI, Arcangello /MISSAL, Joshua	Fountain Park Music Publishing	Missal Encore Series #9
ve-0068	Hoedown	MISSAL, Joshua	Fountain Park Music Publishing	Missal Encore Series #2
ve-0069	O Canada	LAVELEE, Calixa /STOSKOPF, Robert	Fountain Park Music Publishing
ve-0070	Perpetual Motion	STRAUSS, Johann Jr. /MISSAL, Joshua	Fountain Park Music Publishing	Missal Encore Series #6
ve-0071	Pizzicato Polka	STRAUSS, Johann and Josef /MISSAL, Joshua	Fountain Park Music Publishing	Missal Encore Series #8
ve-0072	The Sleigh	Russian Folk Song /MISSAL, Joshua	Fountain Park Music Publishing	Missal Encore Series #3
ve-0073	Stars and Stripes Forever	SOUSA, John Philip /LIEBERMAN, Harold	Fountain Park Music Publishing
ve-0078	Transformation II sur "Ciaccona de J.S. Bach" (2001)	NODAIRA, Ichiro	zen-on music	premiered in Viola Space 2001, can be played consecutively with ve-0017
Traditional Christmas Carols	varions /KIMBER, Michael	Michael Kimber

5 violas

serial #	title	composer /arranger	publisher	notes
ve-0006	Bratchentanz	GAMMIE, Ian	Corda Music Publications	Alternatively, can be played with 4 violas (ve-0005)
ve-0015	Kassasion F-dur	VRANICKY, Antonin /ONDRACEK & STEPMICKA	Amadeus Verlag	5th viola may be played by Vc or Fg
ve-0021	Mournful Pavane for 5 violas from the Bashmet Suite for string orchestra	TCHAIKOVSKY, Alexander	Sikorski
ve-0037	Pie Jesu	FAURE, Gabriel /RUSH, Tracey	Fountain Park Music Publishing
ve-0043-26	Vigoroso	Starr	Summy-Birchard	Rounds and Canons
ve-0043-35	Lullaby for Suzanne	Starr
ve-0043-70	Kyrie	Mozart
ve-0043-72	Sanctus	Clemens
ve-0057	Four Popular Songs	SHUBERT, Franz /ORFORD, Stuart	Corda Music Publications	+Vc or Cb
ve-0074	Pavane from Capriol Suite	WARLOCK, Peter /STOSKOPF, Robert	Fountain Park Music Publishing
ve-0075	When I am Laid in Earth from "Dido and Aeneas"	PURCELL, Henry /DUE, Christine	Fountain Park Music Publishing

6+ violas

serial #	# of violas	title	composer /arranger	publisher	notes
ve-0001	6	Monochrome IV	SCHICKELE, Peter	Elkan-Vogel
ve-0004		Rondo Capriccio	HARDING, Kenneth	Corda Music Publications
ve-0016v		Mystic Circles of the Young Girls from "Rite of Spring"	STRAVINSLY, Igor	MS	Hokudai Viola Ensemble Series
ve-0023		Introdution & Andante Op. 5	DALE, Benjamin /WHITE, John	Corda Music Publications	6th viola scordatura
ve-0028		Two Movements from Horn Suite in F	HANDEL, G.F. /ORFORD, Stuart	Corda Music Publications
ve-0043-68		Adagio	Beethoven	Summy-Birchard	Rounds and Canons
ve-0056		Six of the Best, Two movements from Handel's Water Music	HANDEL, G.F. /ORFORD, Stuart	Corda Music Publications
ve-0059		Birds Sing in Other Places	ADAMS, Daniel	Daniel Adams
ve-0076		Festival Overture	KIMBER, Michael	Fountain Park Music Publishing
ve-1002		The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba	HANDEL, G.F. /Dennison	Comus Edition
ve-0034	7	Bratschenfieber, Misikalischer Scherz fuer sieben Bratchen	WEINER, Peter	Edition Swiss Music	FUN piece without doubt, but explanation is in German which is Greek to me.
ve-0077	7	The Brook	MOSIER, Kirt N.	Fountain Park Music Publishing
ve-0061	8	Hodie Christus Natus Est - Double Choir Motet	PALESTRINA, G.P. /DUE, Christine	Fountain Park Music Publishing	for double viola quartet
ve-0039a	12	Kaiserwalzer	STRAUSS, Johann /FUERST, Paul Walter	MS
ve-0039b	12	Unter Donner & Blitz	STRAUSS, Johann /FUERST, Paul Walter	MS

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