Kathy Blackwell

Originally published in Solo Time for Violin Book 1, this adaptation of Bohm's 'Little Hungarian Rhapsody' full of energy and contrasts in mood, key, and tempo. A fun piece of repertoire ideal for the...

This energetic piece from Vladimir Ivanovich Rebikov's Characteristic Dances is arranged and carefully tailored here for the needs of the beginner violinist. Originally published in Solo Time for Viol...

Originally published in Solo Time for Violin Book 1, this arrangement of Satie's 'La diva de l'Empire' is full of energetic rhythms and light-hearted melodies. A fun piece of repertoire ideal for the...

Isaac Albéniz's original composition for piano is here arranged for violin and piano. Moorish melodic inflections evoke the traditional music of the composer's native Spain, and brilliant instrumental...

From the collection Solo Time for Violin Book 3, this is an arrangement for violin and piano of a piece from the last volume of Grieg's Lyric Pieces. An allegro molto character sketch based on the imp...

Packed with the same lively original tunes, easy duets, and traditional pieces which grace the Fiddle Time series, the viola books are compatible with their violin counterparts but also include extra...

Piano Star Theory is an activity book for young players in the early stages of learning the piano. Packed full of engaging exercises and games, it can be used alongside any beginner piano tutor to hel...

30 unterhaltsame Duette in einer Vielzahl von Stilen, darunter Bearbeitungen von klassischer Musik und Volksmusik sowie Originalstücke von Kathy und David Blackwell Die Duette werden im Laufe des Buc...

In an arrangement for violin, this celebrated movement concludes both parts of Bach's Cantata Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben ('Heart and Mouth and Deed and Life'), composed for the revised version of...

Featuring elegant melodies, the Rondeau from Mozart's Piano Sonata K309 is arranged for violin here by Kathy and David Blackwell, who are the award-winning authors of OUP's educational string series....

From the collection Solo Time for Violin Book 2, this arrangement of the Andante from Mozart's masterful piano sonata caputures the essence of the classical style.

Taken from the collection Solo Time for Violin Book 2, this arrangement captures the traditional Klezmer style while featuring the fast dance in 4/4 called the Bulgar.

This energetic spiritual has a jazzy feel and is full of memorable melodies, arranged and carefully tailored for the needs of the beginner violinist. Originally published in Solo Time for Violin Book...

From the collection Solo Time for Violin Book 2, this arrangement beautifully preserves the style of Czech folk music found in Dvo?ák's original, and the contrast of major and minor sections.

Originally published in Bach for Violin, this is a lovely arrangement of a contrasting pair of dances. The first is lively and in a major key, and the second more sombre in the tonic minor.

This is the middle section of a substantial organ piece, and takes the form of a highly expressive melody over a realized accompaniment. The violin line is filled with chromatic inflections, wide inte...

This celebrated Gigue concludes the third partita, a genre built on a sequence of dance movements like Bach's the suites. With busy semiquaver runs at a lively tempo, this piece is perfect for practis...

This Sonata is the opening movement of a cantata, rearranged here for solo violin. The dotted rhythms recall the style of a French overture, a form often associated with pageantry and procession, and...

The well-known movement from Bach's Advent cantata was first performed in Leipzig in 1731, and rearranged here for solo violin by Kathy and David Blackwell. The first line translates literally as 'Awa...

This charming folk melody from The Fitzwilliam Virginal Book is full of lilting and dotted rhythms, arranged and carefully tailored for the needs of the beginner violinist . Originally published in So...

With lively semiquavers and well-crafted melodies, this set of two passepieds by Bach is arranged here for violin by Kathy and David Blackwell, who are award-winning authors of OUP's educational strin...

Featuring quaver runs and a change in metre, this is an energetic traditional tune arranged by Kathy and David Blackwell, who are the award-winning authors of OUP's educational string series. Original...

Featuring beautifully balanced melodies and stately rhythms, this pair of minuets by Haydn is arranged here for violin by Kathy and David Blackwell, who are award-winning authors of OUP's educational...

Arranged here for solo violin by Kathy and David Blackwell, this relaxing piece is a celebration of the music and island of Haiti, featuring its local dance rhythms. Originally published in Solo Time...

Well known for his numerous children's songs, this gentle piece by Nakayama features simple but pensive melodies, and utilises pentatonic scales in both of its sections. Originally published in Solo T...