Jacques Féréol Mazas (1782-1849) was a French composer, conductor, violinist and pedagogue, and many of his compositions were studies and methods for young violin and viola students. His three progressive volumes of violin études, 75 Études mélodiques et progressives, Op. 36 - Volume 1 (Études spéciales), Volume 2 (Études brillantes) (also available from Edition Peters: EP1819b) and Volume 3 (Études d'artistes) (also available from Edition Peters: EP1819c) - are considered classics of violin pedagogy and have been in constant use by violin students and teachers since they were published. This Edition Peters print is a high-quality, practical performer's edition.

The studies for viola by Franz Anton Hoffmeister (1754-1812) can be considered as one of the most important works written for viola players in this period nearly to the 19th century. This urtext edition is made from a complicated source, it is a facsimile of the first edition of the twelve studies that are divided into two books, therefore, this version tries to get as close as possible to the real intentions of Hoffmeister to provide interpretation opportunities to both professional and amateur musicians in a clear and spacious manner, also presents a musical text that is not limited by the philosophy of over-publishing of the 19th century. Convenient page turns for individual study and some parenthetical suggestions for slurs, dynamics and tempo have been offered by the editor. Los estudios para viola de Franz Anton Hoffmeister (1754-1812) pueden ser considerado como una de las obras más importantes hecha para los ejecutantes de viola en este período cercano al siglo XIX. La presente edición urtext está realizada a partir de una fuente complicada, se trata de un facsímil de la primera edición de los doce estudios que están dividido en dos libros, por lo tanto, esta versión trata de acercarse lo más posible a las intenciones reales de Hoffmeister para brindar oportunidades de interpretación tanto a músicos profesionales como aficionados de una manera clara y espacios, además presenta un texto musical que no está limitado por la filosofía de sobreedición del siglo XIX. Se han proporcionado pases de páginas cómodas para el estudio individual y algunas sugerencias entre paréntesis de ligaduras, matices y de tempo por el editor.

(String Method). For unaccompanied violin.

Expertly arranged Violin Studies by Heinrich Ernst Kayser from the Kalmus Edition series. This is from the Romantic era.