Repertoire Guidelines for Viola
Students should be working on, or able to play music at the level indicated by these selections. These are guidelines for repertoire. The student does not necessarily need to play these specific pieces. Students should perform either two shorter pieces (or movements), or one longer piece.
Level A
Suzuki Bk 1 or any very early literature
Level B
Early literature in any beginning books
Level 1
- Applebaum Music to Learn by Rote Bk. 1
- Etling Solo Time for Strings for Viola Bks. 1, 2
- First Recital Series
- Suzuki Bks. 1 and 2
- Whistler Solos for Strings, Viola
Level 2
- Applebaum Music to learn by Rote Bk. 2
- Bach 10 Little Classics
- Dishinger Masterwork Solos 17th and 18th centuries
- Doktor First Solos for the Viola
- Errante Viola Players Solo Album
- Etling Solo Time for Strings for Viola Bks. 2, 3
- Suzuki Bks. 2, 3
Level 3
- Applebaum Music for Viola Bk. 2 (later pieces)
- Bach Bourrees
- Dancla Theme and Variations
- Seitz Concerto No. 2, No. 5
- Suzuki Bks. 3, 4
- Vivaldi Sonata No. 3
- Whistler Concert and Contest Collections for Viola
Level 4
- CPE Bach Sonata in g minor
- Bach Sonata No. 6, Cello Suite No. 1
- Dvorak Sonatina Op. 100
- Etling Solo Time for Strings for Viola Bk. 5
- Faure Apres Un Reve
- Gounod Ave Maria
- Handel Sonatas
- Klengel Album of Classical Pieces
- Kreisler Liebeslied
- Kuchler Concertio in G
- Marais Five Old French Dances
- Mozart Rondo, Sonatina
- Rachmaninoff Vocalise
- Suzuki Bks. 5, 6
- Vivaldi Concerto d minor
Level 5
- Bach Cello Suite d minor, Gamba Sonatas
- Bach CPE/Casadesus Concerto in c minor
- Bloch Meditation and Processional
- Bohm Sarabande
- Eccles Sonata in g minor
- Francoeur Adagio and Allemande
- Handel Sonata in D Major
- Hummel Fantasie
- Kreisler Sicilianne and Rigaudon
- Marcello Sonatas
- Massenet Meditation from Thais
- Marais Tema con Variazione
- Mozart Sonatina No. 3
- Pergolesi Suite for Viola and Piano
- Ravel Pavanne
- Suzuki Bks. 5, 6, 7
- Telemann Concerto In G
- Vivaldi Sonata in A Major
Level 6
- Bach Cello Suites, Gamba Sonatas
- Bartok Concerto
- Bloch Meditation and Processional
- Bloch Suite Hebraique
- Brahms Sonatas
- Bruch Romanze
- Corelli Sonata La Folia
- Glinka Sonata
- Handel Concerto
- Hindemith Der Schwanendreher
- Hindemith Sonata
- Hoffmeister Concerto
- Reger Three Suites
- Sitt Album Leaves
- Schubert Arpeggione Sonata
- Shostakovich Sonata