Concerto No. 4 in D Major, Op. 15

Annotation

First Movement

Key: D Major

Time Signature: 4/4

Range: G3-E6

Tempo: Allegro moderato

Form:

Left Hand

  • 3rd position
  • Sul G passage in third position
  • 4th finger extensions for harmonics
  • Fingered double-stops
  • Fingered triple-stops
  • Natural harmonic in first position
  • Double stop harmonics
  • Trills

Bowing

  • Spiccato
  • Accented detaché
  • Louré
  • Marcato
  • Up-Bow Staccato
  • Retakes – 5 triple-stops with down bows 

Rhythm

  • Sixteenth notes

Second Movement

Key: F Major

Time Signature: 3/4

Range: B3-D6

Tempo: Andante con molto

Form:

Left Hand

  • 3rd position
  • 4th finger extension for harmonics

Bowing

  • Legato detaché – Majority of bowing
  • Staccato
  • Detaché louré – triplets
  • Accented detaché
  • Mini-Cadenza – 24 notes in one slur

Rhythm

  • Triplets
  • Grace Notes

Third Movement

Key: D Major

Time Signature: 6/8

Range: G3-E6

Tempo: Allegretto

Form:

Left Hand

  • 3rd position
  • Natural Harmonics
  • Left hand pizzicato
  • Double stop
  • Trills

Bowing

  • Spiccato
  • Alternating Left Hand pizzicato with arco eighth notes
  • Accented Detaché
  • Triplet Ricochet
  • Marcato
  • 12 sixteenth note slurs
  • Rapid string crossings with 16th notes.

Rhythm

  • Sixteenth notes – fastest note value

Recording

Sheet Music

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look inside Pupil's Concerto No. 4 In D, Op. 15 - Violin/Piano Set of performance parts. Composed by Friedrich Seitz. Edited by P Mittell. String Solo. Classical, Concerto, Contemporary. 24 pages. G. Schirmer #LB949. Published by G. Schirmer (HL.50257120).

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