Accolay: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 12
Composer: Jean-Baptiste Accolay (1833-1900) Editor: Kurt Sassmannshaus Format: Solo Part with Piano Reduction Instrumentation (this edition): Piano Reduction, Violin Originally for: Violin, Orchestra Work: Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 12 Binding: Perfect ISMN: 9790006539970 Size: 9.1 x 11.8 inches Pages: 23 Description The Belgian violinist Jean Baptiste Accolay (1833 –1900) wrote the Concerto in A Minor in 1868. This concerto has become a standard in the student literature. Accolay uses the full range of the violin in beautiful cantilenas and elegant passagework. Technical requirements: - Left hand: 1st to 5th position, sixteenth notes - Right hand: détaché, legato, spiccato (optional) - Note values: eighth notes, sixteenth notes, dotted rhythms, triplets This one-movement concerto offers a good introduction to playing legato arpeggios across all four strings at a moderate tempo. The melodies are excellent study material for sound quality, vibrato, and