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THE Bach Edition for viola! Bach editions for 2002

Prepared w commemorate the 250th anniversary of the pass ing of one of the great figures of Western music, these editions are the first w provide the violist with a clean text containing an absolute minimum of ediwrial intervention and faithfully reproducing Bach's manner of notating mul tiple voices. Each volume contains an extensive foreword

discussing numerous aspects of late Baroque performance practice, and commentaries on individual movements with regard to performance-practice issues. Bound with a sturdy, crush-proof coil binding, they open flat for ease of use and are certain w become among the most valued items in your music collection.

J .S. BACH: THREE SONATAS AND THREE PARTITAS, BWV 1001-1006: an Urtex:t edition for the viola. $33.00

J.S. BACH: SIX SUITES, BWV 1007- 1012: an attempt at an Urtex:t edition for the viola. $30.00

HEINRICH von BIBER: PASSACAGLIA : The haunting 17th-century masterwork for unaccompanied violin, now in an Urtex:t edtion for viola. $18.00

JAMES NICHOLAS 35 WRIGHT ROAD ROCKY HILL, CT 06067 (860) 257-7780 jnicholas02@snet.net(mailto:jnicholas02@snet.net)

The History of the Viola

Volume I (with Supplement) Revised 1993 (out of print since 1987) and

Volume II, 1991 Both available NOW

Hard and Soft Cover 829.50 and $24.50 each, plus shipping and handling (USA $3.50; Canada $4.50; Foreign, USD $7.00, each)

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