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| KiWipedia listing by composers: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
| 1 | Easiest | comparable to orchestral/chamber parts that advanced players might sight-read or prepare easily |
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| 2 | Easier | comparable to trickier orchestral excerpts or technically easier concertos/sonatas |
| 3 | Moderate | comparable to standard 19th/20th-century violin concertos |
| 4 | Harder | comparable to Paganini Caprices or Bartok Solo Sonata |
| 5 | Hardest | comparable to Heinrich Ernst (virtuosity), Brian Ferneyhough (new complexity), Ben Johnston (microtonality) or Helmut Lachenmann (instrumental concrete) |
| KiWi Selects | KiWi Thinks | KiWi Explains |
|---|---|---|
| Composer's Select | violinist composes and plays their own work | idiomatically written by violinist-composers for themselves to play |
| Player's Select | idiomatic writing that sounds harder than it is to play | rewarding to learn and gratifying to perform |
| Virtuoso's Select | sounds hard (and is hard) but not too hard for the virtuoso | plentiful opportunities for the advanced violinist to show off technique |
| Student's Select | not too hard for the budding virtuoso (who works hard) | more manageable for the advancing student or busy professional |
| Teacher's Select | introduce new skills without scaring off your budding virtuosos | useful for teaching (more guidance forthcoming in future blog) |
| Beginner's Select | keep practicing so you can play this (soon) | for the less advanced player not quite ready for solo Bach |
| Listener's Select | sounds good especially when played like this | attractive to audience but may require more patience in practice |
| YouTuber's Select | sounds good and looks good too | YouTube videos best appreciated via watching (versus just listening) |
| Entertainer's Select | sounds like fun | easily appreciated by general audience |
| Explorer's Select | sounds like, uh, a violin? (yes, really) | avant-garde sounds for the adventurous player/listener |
| Melodist's Select | good for singing (with violin or voice) | for the player/listener preferring cantabile violin over weird sounds |
| Traditionalist's Select | from the good ole days | tonal music for the strictly classical listener/player |
| Historian's Select | [1] In the beginning... [2] the violinist was without Bach | composed prior to Bach's Six Sonatas and Partitas |
| Analyst's Select | for the music theory geek (may or may not also be violin geek) | to pore and ponder over even by the non-violinist musician |
| Geek's Select | for the ultimate violin geek ("like" me since you are still reading this!) | for geeks to know for winning (or hosting) Violin Jeopardy! |