Alison Crum - First Solos for Bass Viol Book

Alison Crum - First Solos for Bass Viol Book

A practical introduction to solo repertoire for beginner viol players, First Solos for Bass Viol by Alison Crum features carefully selected pieces that develop technique and musicality from the early stages.

Designed for use alongside standard viol methods, this collection includes a variety of styles and periods to engage and inspire learners. Suitable for students beginning their journey on the bass viol. 36 pages.

Specialist UK Edition – Limited Australian Availability

We’ve sourced a small selection of specialist editions from Corda Music Publications in the UK, including lesser-known repertoire, technical studies and valuable teaching material that can be difficult to find through regular Australian suppliers.

These titles are imported in limited quantities. If a Corda edition is showing as out of stock, pre-orders are welcome and we can arrange a copy from the UK with our next shipment. Looking for another Corda Music title from the list?  Contact us if you’re looking for a particular work or edition and we’ll be happy to check availability.

Pieces available for Viol & Viola da Gamba:

• Alison Crum – The Viol Rules: A Notebook
• Alison Crum – First Solos for Bass Viol / Tenor Viol/ Treble Viol
• Alison Crum – First Solos for Tenor Viol – Octave Treble Clef Edition
• Alison Crum – Intermediate Solos for Bass Viol/Tenor Viol/Treble Viol
• Alison Crum – Pièces de Résistance: Difficult Excerpts from the Bass Viol Repertoire
• John Catch – An Apology for Scales – Technique for Intermediate Viol Players
• Mr Leonard’s Lessons – 20 Solos for Unaccompanied Bass Viol
• Mr Leonard’s Tenor – 20 Solos for Tenor Viol
• Mr Leonard’s Second Booke – 29 Solos for Unaccompanied Bass Viol
• Mr Leonard’s Third Booke – 48 Solos for Unaccompanied Bass Viol
• Ian Gammie – 31 Easy Duos for 2 Viols
• Playford Duets – Treble & Bass, Tenor & Bass, or 2 Basses
• Marin Marais – Suite in D Major – 2 Trebles & Bass
• Marin Marais – Suite in D Major – Arrangement for 3 Bass Viols
• Roland Marais – Accompanying Rules for the Bass Viol
• Les Nouveautés de Caix – Book 1 – Suite for Bass Viol & Continuo
• Michel Corrette – Sonata No. 1 – 2 Bass Viols with Continuo ad lib.
• M. de la Barre – Sonate L’Inconnuë – Bass Viol & Continuo or 2 Bass Viols
• Tobias Hume – Consorts in 4 Parts – 3 Tenor Viols & Bass
• John Dowland – Music in Four Parts – Pavans, Galliards, Almains & Corantos for 4 Viols
• John Dowland – Three Songs of Solace – Voice & 4 Viols
• John Dowland – Third Booke of Songs & Ayres – 20 Consort Songs for Voice(s) & Viols
• John Ward – Complete Works for Voices & Viols in Five Parts
• John Ward – Music for Voices & Viols in Six Parts
• Robert Ramsey – Hear My Prayer, O Lord – 5 Voices & 5 Viols
• Leonora Duarte – Sinfonie – 5 Viols or Recorders
• Emperor Leopold I – Sonata à 4 Viole
• Trios from 1600 – Viols or Recorders
• 41 Trios from Playford’s Dancing Master – Treble, Tenor & Bass
• Lilliburlero Medley – 4-Part Viols or Recorders
• The Wayte’s First Fakebook c.1550–1620 – 32 Trios for Viols / Winds
• Four-Part Spanish Consorts of the XVIth and XVIIth Centuries
• Chorale Preludes – 4 Viols
• Chorale Preludes for Low Instruments – Tenor & Bass Viols
• 12 Seventeenth Century Songs – Medium Voice & 3 Viols
• Matthew Locke – Musick ffor Seaverall Ffreindlie Basses – 2 Bass Viols or Tenor & Bass
• Handel – Overture to Alexander’s Feast – 4 Bass Viols
• Handel – Six from the Horn Suite – 6 Bass Viols
• Haydn – The English Trios – 2 Flutes or Violins with Cello or Gamba
• Carl Stamitz – Quartet in D – Viola da Gamba, Violin, Viola & Cello