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Sheet music for original compositions for viola, piano, and other instruments
All sheet music is available as a digital score in PDF format, which you can buy online and download to your computer to print at home, or view on a tablet.
Some of the music can also be purchased in a physical printed book, which will be sent to your house the old-fashioned way, in a parcel.
You can hear demo recordings of all the music before purchase, and these recordings are also included to download with your sheet music purchase.
Tendrils
Two violas
A set of ten folk-influenced viola duets.
Round the Back of Dandelion Street
Solo viola or violin
A collection of 34 original tunes written in the folk traditions of England, Ireland, Scotland, and beyond. PDF digital sheet music, A4 print-friendly format.
In alto clef (viola) or treble clef (violin), with chord symbols for accompanist.
Five Preludes for Piano
Solo piano
Five preludes for solo piano. These carry the influence of a variety of genres including folk, pop, and classical. Suitable for players of Grade 6 standard and upwards.
Midnight on Platform 16B
Solo viola, violin or cello
A collection of 38 original tunes written in the folk traditions of the British Isles and beyond. Available as PDF digital sheet music or an A4 printed book. Full colour collage illustrations throughout.
Available for viola, violin or cello.
Five Pieces for Piano
Solo piano
Five pieces for solo piano, spanning various genres including classical, pop, and jazz. Suitable for players of Grade 6 standard and upwards.
Five Pieces for Viola and Piano
Viola and piano with optional violin/viola II
Extended arrangements of five of the tunes in Midnight on Platform 16B. They are written for viola and piano, and there is an optional violin / second viola counterpoint part (played in the recordings on electric guitar).
48 Bar Jigs
Solo violin / other folk instruments, or solo viola
Ten newly composed 48 bar jigs for ceilidh bands, suitable for violin, accordion, mandolin, tenor banjo etc. Also available as a viola version (transposed down a fifth, in alto clef).
Viola Sheet Music Bundle
Viola solo, viola duet, viola and piano duet
A discounted bundle containing all of Helen Bell's original compositions featuring the viola.
Tunebook Bundle
Various instruments
Buy all tunebooks in a bundle at a discounted price.