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Ian Edlund's Music

Ian's extensive catalog of teaching material, chamber music, and performance music for string and full orchestra is distributed world-wide by RBC Music -- order from them at  www.rbcmusic.com or from your regular sheet music dealer. You may also click here to see scores and listen to midi renditions of many pieces. Below is a current listing of available publications, all of which have been player-tested, including with student groups. Grades 1 and 2 are suitable for first and second year students, grades 2 and 3 for middle school, grades 3-5 are appropriate for high school level players and beyond.


CHAMBER MUSIC

Andante and Allegro - Telemann/Edlund  3 basses+harp   2+                               Sarabande, from Sonatina, op. 48 - Klengel/Edlund - cello trio -  3+
Intermezzo, from "L'Arlesienne Suite #2" - Bizet/Edlund - string trio -  3              Sonata in a minor - Vivaldi/Edlund - cello trio -  4
Rondo - Boccherini/Edlund - cello trio+piano -  5                                                Three for Three - Bach/Edlund - string trio - 4+ 
Bourree - Squire?Edlund  -  cello trio   -   3+


                                                                        TEACHING MATERIALS                                                                        

Beginner Tune Accompaniments - Edlund - 3                                                      Patterns and Positions for Strings - Edlund - 2/3
Scales, Arpeggios and Chorales for Strings - Edlund - 3/5                                    Scale Studies for Violin - Edlund - 2/5
Scale Studies for Viola - Edlund - 2/5                                                                 Scale Studies for Violoncello - Edlund - 2/5
Scale Studies for Double Bass - Edlund - 2/5                                                       Transfer Exercises for Double Bass - Edlund - 1/4


FULL ORCHESTRA

None But the Lonely Heart - Tchaikovsky/Edlund - 4                                            Symphony No. 5, K22 - Mozart/Edlund - 4
Scene and Prayer, from "Cavalleria Rusticana" - Mascagni/Edlund - 4+


STRING ORCHESTRA - GRADES 1 & 2

Butterfly Ballet - Edlund - 1+                                                                             The Black Knight - Edlund - 2+                                                                   Danza Cubana - Edlund - 2                                                                                  Italian Serenade - Edlund -1                                                                         Land of the Bitterroot - Edlund - 2+                                                                    March in G Major - Bach/Edlund - 1                                                             Minuet and March - J.S. Bach/Edlund - 1+                                                           An Olympic Trilogy - Edlund - 2+                                                              Rigadoon - Purcell/Edlund - 1                                                                             Tyro Tango - Edlund - 1
Erie Canal Songs  -  Edlund   2+                                                                           Sasquatch  -  Edlund  -  1+
Song and Dance  -  -Edlund   1+


STRING ORCHESTRA - GRADE 3

Allegro for Strings - Johnson - 3                                                                          Appalachian Carol - Edlund - 3
Cliche - Poulshock - 3                                                                                         Concerto #3 for Viola and Strings - Mozart/Edlund - 3 (solo 5)
Fanfare and Dance - Edlund -3                                                                            A Hebrides Legend - Edlund - 3
Japanese Folk Fantasia - Edlund - 3                                                                    Jupiter's Aria - Handel/Edlund - 3 (sectional cello solo - 4) w/harp
O Isis and Osiris - Mozart/Edlund (Contrabass section feature) -3                         Perpetual Motion - Bohm/Edlund (violin section feature) - 3                          Russian Rhapsody No. 1 - Edlund -(+harp) - 3+                                                     Russian Rhapsody No. 2 - Edlund - 3+                                                           Serenata - Toselli/Edlund (viola section feature +harp) - 3 (solo 4)                      The Swan - St.-Saens/Edlund (cello section feature +harp) - 3 (solo 5)


STRING ORCHESTRA - GRADES 4 & 5

Adagio and Allegro - Haydn/Edlund - 4                                                               Andante for Strings - Raff/Edlund - 5
Chorale and Finale - J.S. Bach/Edlund - 4+                                                         Concerto in A  -  Avison/Edlund  -  4                                        
Etude, opus 2, no. 1 - Scriabin/Edlund - 4                                                          Funiculi-Funicula - Denza/Edlund - 4                                                    
Interlude in Olden Style - Glazounov/Edlund - 4                                                 My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice - Saens/Edlund -                                             Reflections - Edlund - 4                                                                                     Sinfonia in G - Locatelli/Edlund - 4
Toccata in g minor - J.S. Bach/Edlund - 4                                                           Voix Celestes - Alcock/Edlund - 4  (+harp)