Virtuosic Studies op. 21 Book I For the Daily Practice of the Violin to accustom the Player to the Technical Demands of Modern Music
Instrument: violin
Publisher: Boosey & Hawkes
Song List:
For bowing technique - Study for Staccato - Study for the Martelé and slow Spiccato - To develop facility in slurred passages - Study for the shifting and glissando of left hand - Study for the control of the bow in slow playing - Study for the control of the bow and left hand technique in slow playing - Study for lifting the fingers of left hand in slurred passages - Study on Spring bowing - Study for the free use of the bow - Study for double Stopping - Study on shakes - Concert Study for developing freedom of style in general playing - Study in Octaves - Study in Harmonics - Study for developing wrist action in slurred technical passages - Study for detached bowing - Study in the second position - Study in Spiccato - A Concert Study
Book 1 contains 20 studies for soloists and orchestral players which are intended to improve general playing and to enable the player to be equipped with sufficient technique to tackle the second book which is considerably more difficult.