Product Number:
31243EB
Format:
eBook
Skill Level:
Multiple Levels
Notation Type:
Standard Notation and Tab
Pages:
80
Binding:
eBook
ISBN:
1-5134-8443-5
ISBN13:
978-15134-8443-3
Publisher:
Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
Date Published:
9/3/2025
Tuned a perfect fifth lower than the mandolin —CGDA low-to-high—the mandola takes the role of the viola in a mandolin orchestra or other ensemble. Given the mandola’s unique tessitura, the alto clef, with middle C on the third ledger line of the staff, is required. This collection of 40 pieces from the Classical through early Romantic periods aims to help you become proficient in reading the alto clef from easy to advanced levels, while simultaneously improving your technical abilities.
Multi-instrumentalist Rob MacKillop consistently demonstrates an appreciation and awareness of musicianship, regardless of which instrument or period of music captures his fancy. From J. S. Bach to Raffaele Calace, this book draws studies and pieces from method books for the mandolin, cello, guitar, and early (c.1700) music for the mandola. The author’s goal is to prepare you for the finest classical repertoire; in his words, “These studies have been chosen to develop your musicianship, not just technique.”
This book has a high practical value for mandola players learning to read the alto clef. To facilitate that journey, the pieces and exercises in this book are also presented in tablature that can be read on any 4-string instrument tuned in perfect fifths.
Introduction
Seven Pieces by Robert Crome
Minuet in Am
Jigg in Am
Minuet in C
Minuet in F Major
Jigg in G Major
Gavot in C Major
Minuet in A Major
Nine Exercises by Carlo Alfredo Piatti
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 5
Exercise 7
Exercise 14
Exercise 17
Exercise 23
Exercise 29
Three Minuets by Giovanni Fouchetti
Minuetto 1
Minuetto 2
Minuetto 3
De la Reine de Golconde by Pietro Denis
Two Pieces by Niccolo Ceccherini
Alemande
Fuga
Four Exercises by Jean-Louis Duport
Arpeggio Example 1
Arpeggio Example 2
Chromatic Passage in Dm
Passage in F Major
Two Studies by Fernando Sor
Opus 60, No 3
Study, Opus 60, No 4
Three Studies by David Popper
Opus 76a, No 1
Opus 76a, No 2
Opus 76a, No 3
Two Pieces by Carl Fischer
Molto Moderato
Andante
Study by Raffaele Calace
Adagio (No 138)
Solo Flute Partita in Am by J S Bach
Allemand
Courante
Sarabande
Bourrée Anglais
From the 5th Cello Suite by J S Bach [in CGDG tuning]
Allemande
Sarabande
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