Folk Viola Bowings and Ornaments Book 2

PDF sheet music for viola

Transcriptions of the bowings and ornaments I play in 10 traditional tunes, presented in alto clef for viola.

There is also a "basic" version of the melody included, which you can use to add your own variations if you wish. The basic version comes with chord symbols for an accompanist.

The tunes included in this collection are:

Argeers

Carolan's Welcome

Cooley's Reel

Drowsy Maggie

Enrico

The Longacre

The Old Favourite (Kilfenora)

The Parson's Farewell

Swallowtail Jig

The Twisted Bridge

Video demos of all of these tunes are available publicly on Youtube. This sheet music is meant to be used in parallel with the videos so you can learn how the ornaments and bowings are intended to sound. Links to the videos can be found here.

For learning more about traditional fiddle style on the viola, and how to come up with these bowings and ornaments yourself (developing your own personal style), I recommend that you check out The Fiddle Project.

For books of the basic melodies of traditional tunes adapted for viola, new tunes for viola, and duets and harmonies, see my sheet music collection at folkviola.co.uk.