Violin and Cello Arrangements

PDF Downloads of Martha Yasuda’s Arrangements

June 12, 2012 By Martha

When available, my bound arrangements can be purchased in a PDF format so that you can print them out as sheet music. The PDFs are organized, first by instrument, and then second, by music theme.

For Violin

Christmas Melodies Series:

Christmas Melodies For Violin: Duets[to the 3rd power]…3 Verses of FUN!, PDF Downloads

Christmas Melodies For Violin: Duets[to the 3rd power]…3 Verses of FUN!, Melody-Harmony Advanced Tradeoffs, PDF Downloads

Christmas Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets For Violin, Volume II, PDF Downloads

Christmas Melodies For Four Violins, Volume I: Contemporary and Classical Arrangements, PDF Downloads

Christmas Melodies For Four Violins, Volume II: Contemporary and Classical Arrangements, PDF Downloads

Christmas Melodies For Four Violins, Volumes I and II: Contemporary and Classical Arrangements, PDF Downloads

Duet Melodies Series:

Harmonious Melodies, Volume I with Ornamentation: Duet Melodies For Violin, PDF Downloads

Harmonious Melodies, Volume II: Duet Melodies For Violin, PDF Downloads

Concerto Melodies, Volume I: Duet Melodies For Violin, PDF Downloads

Concerto Melodies, Volume II: Duet Melodies For Violin, PDF Downloads

Folk Song Melodies For Violin: Duets[to the 3rd power]…3 Verses of FUN!, PDF Downloads

Sonata Melodies, Six Sonatas by G. F. Handel, Arranged and Edited by Martha J. Yasuda, PDF Downloads

Hymn Melodies Series:

Hymn Melodies For Two Violins, Volume I, PDF Downloads

Hymn Melodies For Two Violins, Volume II, PDF Downloads

Hymn Melodies For Four Violins, PDF Downloads

American Melodies Series:

American Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets For Violin, Volume I, PDF Downloads

American Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets For Violin, Volume II, PDF Downloads

Wedding Melodies Series:

Wedding Melodies For Two Violins, PDF Downloads

Wedding Melodies For Solo Violin, PDF Downloads

Advanced Melodies For Four:

Cell Phone Symphony For Four Violins, PDF Downloads

American Melodies For Four Violins, PDF Downloads

For Violin And Cello

Duet Melodies Series:
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Flip-Flop Melodies For Cello And Violin, Volume I, PDF Downloads

Flip-Flop Melodies For Cello And Violin, Volume II, PDF Downloads

Harmonious Melodies For Violin And Cello, Volume I with Ornamentation, PDF Downloads

Harmonious Melodies For Violin And Cello, Volume II, PDF Downloads

Wedding Melodies Series:

Wedding Melodies For Violin And Cello, PDF Downloads
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For Violin And Viola

Duet Melodies Series:

Harmonious Melodies, Volume I: Duet Melodies For Violin and Viola, PDF Downloads
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For Cello

Christmas Melodies Series:

Christmas Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets For Cello, Volume I, PDF Downloads

American Melodies Series:

American Melodies: Double Stop Solos and Duets For Cello, Volume I, PDF Downloads

Duet Melodies For Violin And Cello Series, Bound Physical Books

March 11, 2012 By Martha 1 Comment

This Duet Melodies For Violin and Cello Series consists of the following Bound Physical Books with accompanying brief descriptions:

Newly Revised:

Flip-Flop Melodies, Volumes I and II, include familiar tunes written for beginning to intermediate young students to enjoy playing together. The violin and cello take turns flip-flopping the melody back and forth, with cello keys being used.

Flip-Flop Melodies For Cello And Violin, Volume I, Bound Physical Books

Flip-Flop Melodies For Cello And Violin, Volume II, Bound Physical Books
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Harmonious Melodies, Volume I, includes lots of intermediate tunes and needs the cellist to be a fairly solid reader. Violin keys are used. These familiar tunes could be played in many different settings, including group classes.

Harmonious Melodies For Violin And Cello, Volume I with Ornamentation, Bound Physical Books
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Harmonious Melodies, Volume II, is the most ADVANCED book in this Series and can definitely be used for professional gigs.

Harmonious Melodies For Violin And Cello, Volume II, Bound Physical Books

Another ADVANCED book I am especially proud of that can also be used for professional gigs is my volume of Wedding Melodies:

Wedding Melodies For Violin And Cello, Bound Physical Books
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Wedding Melodies For Violin And Cello Series, Bound Physical Books

March 11, 2012 By Martha Leave a Comment

This Wedding Melodies For Violin and Cello Series consists of the following Bound Physical Books:

Wedding Melodies For Violin and Cello, Bound Physical Books
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Welcome to Martha Yasuda’s Music Products

December 30, 2011 By Martha Leave a Comment

I’m Martha Yasuda and welcome to my website!

I write arrangements primarily for string instruments. I am also the Arranger for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.

For easy access to ALL my musical material, the product categories, are given on the SECOND (YELLOW) navigation bar located directly above this post.

In particular, clicking on the product category called All Bound Physical Books gives you a complete, clickable link listing of all my Bound Physical Books, arranged first by instrument, and then by music theme. The product category called Some PDF Downloads provides a clickable link listing of those books which are available in PDF format.

Please also click on the various Melodies Series categories found on the navigation bar to get more overview information about each Music Series category:

Duet Melodies, Hymn Melodies, American Melodies, Wedding Melodies, Advanced Melodies For Four and Christmas Melodies.

Hovering your mouse over each Melodies Series, you will find a drop down menu organized by instrument.

For example, focusing on the Duet Melodies category, you will see on the drop down menu, Duet Melodies For Violin Series, Duet Melodies For Violin and Cello Series and Duet Melodies For Violin and Viola Series.

More generally, it should be noted that the Series items for all of these drop down menus can also be viewed as posts on the Home Page, with their own colorful pictures.

Enjoy your visit! If I can be of any assistance, please leave me a comment below.
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Flip-Flop Melodies For Cello And Violin, Volume I; Both Bound Physical Books And PDF Format

September 9, 2011 By Martha 4 Comments

Flip-Flop Melodies For Cello and Violin, Volume I; from my Duet Melodies Series

Enjoy the rich, deep sounds of the cello and the brilliant, sparkling violin together! Martha Yasuda, Arranger for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, has created a very novel new book of duos where the melody begins in verse one with the cello and in verse two, it FLIP-FLOPS over to the violin.

Twenty familiar folk and classical melodies are included for young sibs or best friend string buddies to enjoy playing together! A viola part, identical to the violin part, is also included. Keys chosen are those used by the cello and viola, with the violin transposed down a fifth.

Beginning melodies are REALLY easy — I’m a Little Monkey, Hot Cross Buns, Scotland’s Burning — progressing to Bach Minuets, Rigadoon and March in G. Harmony parts are for beginning readers, progressing a bit further by the end. There is no shifting.

Christopher Rex, Principal Cellist with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, kindly reviewed all the arrangements in this volume and was most gracious in writing a very supportive Foreword.

May Song PDF Sample
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Minuet #1 PDF Sample
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May Song MP3 Sample
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Minuet #1 MP3 Sample
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March in G MP3 Sample
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Flip-Flop Melodies For Cello and Violin, Volume I
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38 Pages, 20 Titles with 40 Arrangements — Flip-Flop Melodies and Harmonies
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Please click on Flip-Flop Melodies, Volume I to see a complete Song List.
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Flip-Flop Melodies For Cello And Violin, Volume II; Both Bound Physical Books And PDF Format

September 9, 2011 By Martha 3 Comments

Flip-Flop Melodies For Cello and Violin, Volume II; from my Duet Melodies Series

As a continuation of Volume I, enjoy the rich, deep sounds of the cello and the brilliant, sparkling violin together in this second volume! Martha Yasuda, Arranger for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, has created a very novel new book of duos where the melody begins in verse one with the cello and in verse two, it FLIP-FLOPS over to the violin.

This volume is for intermediate players and contains thirteen familiar songs found in many method books (Musette, Chorus, Way Down Upon the Swanee River, The Two Grenadiers, Londonderry Air). Keys chosen are those used in cello parts, with the violin transposing down a fifth. Harmonies are consistent with most piano accompaniments. What a great way for sibs and close string buddies to enjoy playing their favorite tunes together!

Hunter’s Chorus PDF Sample
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Musette MP3 Sample
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Hunter’s Chorus MP3 Sample
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Minuet #3 MP3 Sample
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Flip-Flop Melodies For Cello and Violin, Volume II
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39 Pages, 14 Titles with 28 Arrangements — Flip-Flop Melodies and Harmonies
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Please click on Flip-Flop Melodies, Volume II to see a complete Song List.
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Harmonious Melodies For Violin And Cello, Volume I with Ornamentation, BPBs

September 9, 2011 By Martha 3 Comments

Harmonious Melodies For Violin and Cello, Volume I with Ornamentation; from my Duet Melodies Series

This volume contains identical titles as Harmonious Melodies, Volume I with Ornamentation For Two Violins or Violin and Viola. This is a packed and loaded volume, which includes Bach Minuets, Gavottes and Bourrees as well as pieces by Beethoven, Brahms and Schumann.

Written with the young to intermediate level student in mind, there are 28 familiar, standard pieces arranged with the cello part moving in sync with the violin part, while adhering to harmonies found in piano accompaniments.

This book is UNIQUE because the melody lines contain ornamentation (a few extra notes) which makes the difficulty level appealing for older students to play. Younger students will not be left out, though, because the simplified melody lines found in most method books (not included in this book) can also be used along with my harmony parts. How sweet is this — two for one? Finally, giving your older students some extra frills to add to the simplified pieces (jazzed up recitals, here we come!) or letting young students play their simplified pieces along with some lovely harmonies, is an added benefit.

Lully Gavotte PDF Sample
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Bach Minuet MP3 Sample
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Lully Gavotte MP3 Sample
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Gavotte from Mignon MP3 Sample
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Harmonious Melodies For Violin and Cello, Volume I with Ornamentation
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46 Pages, 28 Arrangements
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Please click on Harmonious Melodies, Volume I with Ornamentation to see a complete Song List.
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Harmonious Melodies For Violin And Cello, Volume II; Both Bound Physical Books And PDF Format

September 9, 2011 By Martha 3 Comments

Harmonious Melodies For Violin and Cello, Volume II; from my Duet Melodies Series

This volume contains identical titles from Harmonious Melodies, Volume II For Two Violins, excluding Bach’s Largo. Duet arrangements are included from Bach Two-Part Inventions, Beethoven’s Fur Elise, Mozart’s Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Massenet’s Meditation and also pieces by Corelli, Fiocco and many others.

Written with the intermediate to advanced student in mind, there are 21 familiar, standard pieces arranged with the cello part moving in sync with the violin part, while adhering to harmonies found in piano accompaniments.

Christopher Rex, Principal Cellist with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, kindly reviewed all the arrangements in this volume. In nine of them, his suggestions to improve the overall quality, both musical and technical elements, were so extensive, that he is listed as a co-arranger. Lastly, Mr. Rex was most gracious in writing a very supportive Foreword to this volume.

Bach Two-Part Invention #1 PDF Sample
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Fur Elise PDF Sample
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Bach Two-Part Invention #1 MP3 Sample
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Fur Elise MP3 Sample
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Veracini Gigue MP3 Sample
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Harmonious Melodies For Violin and Cello, Volume II
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44 Pages, 20 Arrangements
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Wedding Melodies For Violin And Cello; Both Bound Physical Books And PDF Format

September 9, 2011 By Martha 5 Comments

Wedding Melodies For Violin and Cello; from my Wedding Melodies Series

This wedding duo book is TO DIE FOR!! Identical titles are used from Wedding Melodies For Two Violins. The content is superb, with fresh, creative harmonies for the cello.

The level is not overly difficult, perhaps intermediate, Suzuki book 4. Lots of counter melodies are going on underneath the violin melodic lines.

In some of the shorter selections, I have included two verses, the second verse being more elaborate and ornamental. This is a great way to add length, as sometimes needed, to pre-wedding music.

I think cellists the world over will be thrilled to try out my arrangement of the Pachelbel Canon, where they actually get to play some fun stuff, too!

Trumpet Tune PDF Sample
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Ave Maria PDF Sample
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The Bridal March and Wedding Recessional MP3 Sample
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Trumpet Tune MP3 Sample
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Ave Maria MP3 Sample
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Spring (from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons) MP3 Sample
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Wedding Melodies For Violin and Cello
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40 Pages, 18 Arrangements
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Please click on Wedding Melodies to see a complete Song List.
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Duet Melodies Arrangements

September 2, 2011 By Martha 1 Comment

Initially, my Duet Melodies Series was going to focus exclusively on violin duets, forming what I termed my Duet Melodies For Violin Series. For this Series, as with almost all of my music projects, things evolve over time, and the number of volumes increased…from four to five to the eventual six volumes of violin duets; please see Duet Melodies For Violin Series, Bound Physical Books. And at long last, I am happy to announce, that with the publication of Sonata Melodies, Six Sonatas by G. F. Handel, Arranged and Edited by Martha J. Yasuda, my Duet Melodies For Violin Series is finally finis! Yahoo!

While writing these violin duets, I wondered how the arrangements would sound if I transcribed the second violin part for the viola. After reading some of them through with my good friend, Tracy Shealy, who teaches violin and viola with the North Atlanta Talent Education (N.A.T.E.), we decided that this idea was a definite GO!! Thus was born the Duet Melodies For Violin and Viola Series. Please see Duet Melodies For Violin and Viola Series, Bound Physical Books. Arrangements for two violas will also soon be available.

I anticipate in the near future that there will be other instrument combinations; in particular, the Duet Melodies For Violin and Cello Series is something that I am very excited about. I have edited these arrangements quite a bit and look forward to sharing them with you in the Spring of 2012!

All of these various instrument combinations now make up my Duet Melodies Series…a Series that certainly has expanded from its original scope.

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Wedding Melodies Arrangements

September 2, 2011 By Martha Leave a Comment

The arrangements I have written thus far for my Wedding Melodies Series have utilized just the violin and the violin and cello; please see Wedding Melodies For Two Violins, Both Bound Physical Books and PDF Downloads, Wedding Melodies For Solo Violin, Both Bound Physical Books and PDF Downloads, and Wedding Melodies For Violin and Cello, Both Bound Physical Books and PDF Downloads.

But in the future, I hope to broaden my instrument selection to include among others, the viola and violin. Much of this, however, will be determined by what the demands are in the marketplace.

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