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Ensemble Medium	Composer Arranger	Title	Country	Publisher_Code	Date	Time	Difficulty	Recommended Level	Comments
VIOLA & CEMBALO	TOMASSON, JONAS	NOTTURNO III	Iceland	ITM		9 MIN 25 SEC	M	C/U	SIX SHORT MOVEMENTS. CAN BE PERFORMED WITH HARPSICHORD OR PIANO.
VIOLA & ORCHESTRA	HOLMBOE, VAGN	CONCERTO, OP 31	Denmark	WHANSEN	1959	EST 20 MIN	H	C/U	2FL,2OB,2CL,2BSN,2TRPT,2HN,TIMP,STRINGS. MOVEMENTS; ALLEGRO MOLTO E CON BRIO, ANDANTE CON MOTO, VIVACE. THIS INSTRUMENT IS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR GOOD COMPOSERS AND GOOD THINGS TO PLAY WITH ORCHESTRA. TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THIS ONE. PLAYABLE MUSIC!
VIOLA & ORCHESTRA	KENTISH, OLIVER	DREAMS & DANCES	Iceland	ITM	2002	25 MIN	H	C/U	FL(PIC),OB(EH),CL(BCL),BSN,HN,TRPT,TRB,PIANO,2PERC,STRINGS. THE OPENING WILL TAKE A LITTLE WORK FOR THE ORCHESTRA. AFTER THAT IT GETS EASIER TO SUPPORT THE SOLOIST WHO WILL BE WORKING QUITE HARD!
VIOLA & ORCHESTRA	NORHOLM, IB	KONCERT FOR VIOLA OG ORKESTER	Denmark	KONTRAPUNKT	1993/95	22 MIN	H	C/U	2FL(PIC),2OB,2CL(BCL),2BSN,2HN,2TRPT,4PERC,STRINGS. MOVEMENTS(2), ALLEGRO MODERATO, ANDANTE. COMPOSER WRITES FOR THE PROFESSIONAL OR HIGH LEVEL PLAYER AND ORCHESTRA. STUDY THE SCORE BEFORE BUYING, BUT IT IS PLAYABLE BY THE BEST C/U/ STUDENT.
VIOLA & ORCHESTRA	OLAFSSON, KJARTAN	VIOLUKONSERT	Iceland	ITM	1995/2000	EST 20+ MIN	H	C/U	3FL,2OB,3CL(BCL),2BSN,4HN,2TPT,2TRB,TBA,3PERC,STRINGS. IT IS MAINLY THE SOLOIST WITH JUST A FEW THINGS FOR THE ORCH TO WORK OUR TO SUCCESSFULLY ACCOMPANY THE VIOLIST.
VIOLA & ORCHESTRA	TREDE, YNGVE JAN	CONCERTO FOR VIOLA AND ORCHESTRA	Denmark	WHANSEN	1985	22 MIN	H	C/U	PIC,FL,2CL,OB,2BSN,2HN,TMP,STRINGS. A MAJOR CHALLENGE FOR VIOLIST AND ORCHESTRA. LONG CADENZA. SOLID SCORE AND WORK. SCORE FOR SALE,PARTS RENTAL.
VIOLA & ORGAN	KARLSEN, KJELL MORK	PARTITA BREVIS OVER EN NORSK FOLKTONE	Norway	NMIC	1993	EST 5+ MIN	M/H	C/U	ACCOMPANIMENT CAN BE PLAYED BY A PIANO. THIS SOLO IS ALSO FOR CLARINET. THE MUSIC IS IN MODERATELY GOOD MS, BUT GOOD LITERATURE FOR THIS INSTRUMENT IS IN SHORT SUPPLY SO TRY THIS WORK BY A GOOD COMPOSER. SOLOIST NEEDS ALTO AND TREBLE CLEF.
VIOLA & PIANO	AALTONEN, ERKKI	PRELUDI JA ALLEGRO	Finland	FAZER/AALTONEN	1948	EST 5-6 MIN	M/H	C/U	MARKED ANDANTE CON MOTO; ALLEGRO-VIVACE. GOOD MATERIAL AND STRAIGHT AHEAD.
VIOLA & PIANO	ALBERTSEN, PER HJORT	PASTORALE	Norway	NMIC		CA 2 MIN	E/M	C/U/HS	LYRICAL PIECE MOVING INTO THE UPPER REGISTER. MAKES PRETTY MUSIC!
VIOLA & PIANO	BERG, FRED JONNY	VIOLA SONATA NO. 2	Norway	NMIC	2000	8 MIN 40 SEC	H	C/U	SOME VERY INTERESTING RHYTHMIC THINGS ESPECIALLY IN THE PIANO. LOTS OF DOUBLE STOPS AND INTRICATE THINGS TO KEEP THE PERFORMERS INTEREST.
VIOLA & PIANO	EDLUND, SWANTE	CAVATINA, OPUS 48	Sweden	SMIC	1999	5 MIN	M	C/U	A LONG MIDDLE SECTION IN 7/4 AND A LOT OF ATTENTION TO THE UPPER REGISTER. THERE WOULD HAVE TO BE SOME THOUGHT GIVEN TO INTERPRETATION. MORE HELP COULD HAVE BEEN PROVIDED BY THE COMPOSER.
VIOLA & PIANO	HAUTA-AHO, TEPPO	MOMENTS FOR VIOLA & PIANO	Finland	FiMIC	1989		H	C/U	SOME NONTRADITIONAL NOTATION AND ONE MOVEMENT FROM A FINE COMPOSER.
VIOLA & PIANO	HOLM, PEDER	FANTASI FOR VIOLA/CELLO AND PIANO	Denmark	SAMFUNDET	1954	EST 5 + MIN	M/H	C/U	THE MS IS READABLE. TELL YOUR FRIENDS IT CAN BE PLAYED BY CELLO ALSO. THE ONE THING THAT MAY GET IN THE WAY OF QUICK LEARNING IS THE LARGE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTALS.
VIOLA & PIANO	JONSSON, JOSEF	FANTASIA ELEGIACA	Sweden	SUECIA	1940	EST 3 MIN	M	C/U	A FLOWING MUSICAL LINE WITH APPROPRIATE PIANO ACCOMPANIMENT. USUAL ALTO CLEF, BUT MOVES TO TREBLE CLEF AND SOME DOUBLE STOPS.
VIOLA & PIANO	KARKOFF, INGVAR	MEDITATION I, II, III	Sweden	SMIC	1992	9 MIN	M	HS/JHS	THREE MOVEMENTS. VERSIONS FOR ALTO FLUTE, CLARINET AND ALTO SAXOPHONE. IF YOU WANT TO PLAY THIS WORK, NEED GREAT PIANO PLAYER. THE VIOLA FLOATS ON TOP OF A LOT OF PIANO NOTES IN THE FIRST MOVEMENT, THEN JOINS IN THE FUN IN THE SECOND. THIRD MOVEMENT SLOW AND SERIOUS.
VIOLA & PIANO	KARKOFF, MAURICE	POEM (DROMMERI), OP 166	Sweden	SMIC	1988	17 MIN	H	C/U	A LONG, ONE MOVEMENT WORK WITH CHALLENGES TO GO AROUND. RHYTHMIC COMPLEXITY.
VIOLA & PIANO	KOSTIAINEN, PEKKA	SONATINE	Finland	FAZER	1980	11 MIN	H	C/U	A LOT OF WORK IN ONE MOVEMENT. NO SURPRISES.
VIOLA & PIANO	LARSSON, LARS-ERIK	CONCERTINO, OP 45 NR 9	Sweden	GEHRMANS	1957		M/H	C/U	THREE MOVEMENTS WITH STRING ORCHESTRA PARTS AVAILABLE. IDEAL FOR THE COLLEGE RECITAL OR CONCERT.
VIOLA & PIANO	LUNDIN, DAG	VALSE SERIEUSE FOR VIOLA OCH PIANO	Sweden	SMIC	2003	EST 4 MIN 30 SEC	E/M	C/U/HS	VERY PLAYABLE MUSIC FOR THE GOOD STUDENT. ACCOMPANIMENT IS SUPPORTIVE OF THE LINE. THIS COMPOSER SPECIALIZES IN MUSIC FOR THE ASPIRING PLAYER/STUDENT. THIS IS FROM FOURTEEN SUCH COMPOSITIONS FOR MANY INSTRUMENTS.
VIOLA & PIANO	MADSEN, TRYGVE	SONATA, OP 33	Norway	MUSIKK-HUSET	1987		M/H	C/U	USUAL THREE MOVEMENTS AND MOSTLY LYRICAL WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO SHOW TECHNIQUE. GOOD COMPOSER.
VIOLA & PIANO	MAGNUSSON, THORDUR	SONATA FOR VIOLA & PIANO	Iceland	ITM	2004	ST 10+ MIN	H	C/U	THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM GETTING THIS WORKED OUT TOGETHER. LOT OF MIXED METER AND MOOD. PLENTY TO WORK ON TO MAKE MUSIC.
VIOLA & PIANO	NORDAL, JON	PICCOLO MUSICA NOTTURNA	Iceland	ITM	1995	9 MIN	H	C/U	A MIXTURE OF FLOWING AND DETACHED STYLES WITH SOME INTRICATE PATTERNS TO WORK OUT BETWEEN THE PIANO AND THE SOLO INSTRUMENT.
VIOLA & PIANO	NYSTROEM, GOSTA	CONCERTO FOR VIOLA AND ORCHESTRA	Sweden	SUECIA	1989	18 MIN.	H	C/U	IN BEAUTIFUL MS. ORCHESTRA ACCOMPANIMENT AVAILABLE FROM THE SAME PUBLISHER. SUGGEST FOR THE ADVANCED UNDERGRAD OR GRAD STUDENT. THE MUSIC IS PLAYABLE AND REWARDING. FROM A HIGHLY REGARDED SWEDISH COMPOSER.
VIOLA & PIANO	OLAFSSON, KJARTAN	DIMMA	Iceland	ITM	1985	7 MIN	M/H	C/U	CONTEMPORARY SOUNDS AND APPROACH, BUT PLAYABLE, USEFUL LITERATURE.
VIOLA & PIANO	ROSENBERG, HILDING	ETT LITET STYCKE	Sweden	SUECIA	1976	EST 3 MIN	M	C/U/HS	GOOD SCORE FROM A FINE COMPOSER. STRING QUARTET ACCOMPANIMENT AVAILABLE.
VIOLA & PIANO	SAIKKOLA, LAURI	SONATINA	Finland	FiMIC	1969	EST 10 MIN	M	C/U/HS	THREE MOVEMENTS AND EXCELLENT FOR RECITAL AND STUDY. STRAIGHT AHEAD MATERIAL.
VIOLA & PIANO	SAIKKOLA, LAURI	SONATINA, NO 1, OP 35	Finland	FiMIC		11 MIN	M/H	C/U	TWO MOVEMENTS USING A NUMBER OF KEYS AND MOSTLY STRAIGHT AHEAD.
VIOLA & PIANO	SALMENHAARA, ERKKI	POEMA	Finland	FAZER	1983	EST 7 MIN	M	C/U	SLOW MOVING, INTENSE, MELODIC PIECE FOR VIOLIN, CELLO OR VIOLA.
VIOLA & PIANO	SIGURBJORNSSON, THORKELL	SIX ICELANDIC FOLK SONGS	Iceland	ITM	1969	11 MIN 40 SEC	M	C/U	SIX SHORT WORKS THAT CAN SING.
VIOLA & STRING ORCHESTRA	BLOMBERG, ERIK	STUDIE FOR ALTFIOL OCH STRAKORKESTER	Sweden	SMIC	1996	7 MIN	M/H	C/U	MARGINAL MS. THIS IS VERY PLAYABLE MUSIC BY THE YOUNG ASPIRING VIOLIST OR THE ADULT PERFORMER LOOKING FOR SOMETHING NEW.
VIOLA & STRING ORCHESTRA	ENGSTROM, TORBJORN	VIOLAKONSERT	Sweden	SMIC	1991	17 MIN	H	C/U	BEAUTIFUL MS! PLAYS AS ONE MOVEMENT. SOME MIXED METER, BUT WILL PLAY FOR THE UNDERGRAD, GRAD STUDENT OR PROFESSIONAL VIOLIST.
VIOLA & STRING ORCHESTRA	LARSSON, LARS-ERIK	CONCERTINO, OP 45 NR 9	Sweden	GEHRMANS	1957		M/H	C/U	THREE MOVEMENTS WITH PIANO REDUCTION AVAILABLE. IDEAL FOR THE COLLEGE RECITAL OR CONCERT.
VIOLA & STRING ORCHESTRA	SAIKKOLA, LAURI	CONCERTO MINIATURA	Finland	FiMIC	1979	15 MIN	M/H	C/U	ONE MOVEMENT. ORCHESTRA PARTS VERY EASY. MARKED MODERATO & VIVACE. VIOLA PART ACCESSIBLE BY GOOD COLLEGE STUDENT. RENTAL ONLY.
VIOLA ALONE	BARTOSCH, CARIN	HAPPINESS IS A G-STRING	Sweden	SMIC	1996	EST 4 MIN	H	C/U	THIS IS HARD MUSIC WITH ALL OF THE TECHNIQUES NECESSARY TO GET THE JOB DONE. WE HAVE TO ADMIT THAT THE TITLE CAUGHT OUR ATTENTION, BUT THERE IS MORE HERE THAN JUST A TITLE - LIKE LOTS OF HARD PRACTICE TIME TO MAKE IT GO! INTERESTING!
VIOLA ALONE	HAUTA-AHO, TEPPO	3 PIECES FOR VIOLA SOLO	Finland	FiMIC	1982	10 MIN	H	C/U	SOLID TECHNIQUE NEEDED FOR PERFORMANCE. A GOOD COMPOSER.
VIOLA ALONE	KVANDAL, JOHAN	ELEGY AND CAPRICCIO, OP 47	Norway	NORSK	1978	CA 4 1/2 MIN	H	C/U	NOTES TO CHALLENGE THE PERFORMER - WORK, BUT INTERESTING.
VIOLA ALONE	MASSON, ASKELL	A VOCE SOLA	Iceland	BIM	1984	6 MIN	H	C/U	NEED WORK INTO TREBLE CLEF, DOUBLE STOPS AND ABILITY TO MAKE MUSIC OUT OF A LOT OF NOTES.
VIOLA ALONE	MASSON, ASKELL	CADENZA	Iceland	ITM	1987	EST 3 1/2 MIN	H	C/U	ONE MOVEMENT WITH TRADITIONAL CHALLENGES AND NOTES - NO SURPRISES.
VIOLA ALONE	SAGVIK, STELLAN	VIALENNA, OP 167	Sweden	SMIC	1992	3 MN	H	C/U	FOR THE BEST C/U STUDENT. DOUBLE AND MORE STOPS, LOTS OF NOTES AND A NEED GO MAKE MUSIC WITH THEM WITHOUT ACCOMPANIMENT. A CONTEMPORARY SETTING AND APPROACH.
VIOLIN & VIOLA	EGGE, KLAUS	DUO CONCERTANTE, OP 23	Norway	LYCHE	1950	18 MIN	H	C/U	THREE MOVEMENTS THAT CAN STAND ALONE. TOP COLLEGE OR PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS. NO SPECIAL PROBLEMS, JUST A LOT OF NOTES WITH ENSEMBLE TRAPS.