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Adam Carse
(1878 - 1958)

Adam (von Ahn) Carse was born on 19th May 1878 in Newcastle upon Tyne. He was educated in Hanover and was a Macfarren scholar at the Royal Academy of Music, London where he studied composition with Frederick Corder.

Whilst Carse is perhaps best known for his study of the history of instruments and the orchestra (in 1947 he donated his collection of 350 wind instruments to the Horniman Museum), the wealth of material he wrote for young string players and pianists is still is great demand and much-loved today.

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Carse titles published by Stainer & Bell

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Violin

Classic Carse edited by Mary Cohen for Violin and Piano. Book 1 (Ref. H354)
Classic Carse edited by Mary Cohen for Violin and Piano. Book 2 (Ref. H355)
Fiddle Fancies. Violin and Piano (Ref. 1925)
Fiddle Fancies. Violin Part, separate (Ref. 1925A)
Fiddler's Nursery. Violin and Piano (Ref. 1926)
Fiddler's Nursery. Violin Part, separate (Ref. 1926A)
First String Tunes. Violin and Piano (Ref. 1927)
First String Tunes. Violin Part, separate (Ref. 1927A)
Follow my Leader. Violin, Cello and Piano (Ref. H275)
New School of Violin Studies, Book 1 (Ref. 5642A)
New School of Violin Studies, Book 2 (Ref. 5642B)
New School of Violin Studies, Book 3 (Ref. 5642C)
New School of Violin Studies, Book 4 (Ref. 5642D)
New School of Violin Studies, Book 5 (Ref. 5642E)
Preliminary Violin Exercises (Ref. 5647)
Premiere Valse.Violin and Piano (Ref. H181)
Progressive Violin Studies. Book 1 (Ref. 5649A)
Progressive Violin Studies. Book 2 (Ref. 5649B)
Progressive Violin Studies. Book 3 (Ref. 5649C)
Progressive Violin Studies. Book 4 (Ref. 5649D)

Viola

Breezy Story, A Viola and Piano (Ref. H276)
Viola School of Progressive Studies. Bk 1 (Ref. 7655A)
Viola School of Progressive Studies. Bk 2 (Ref. 7655B)
Viola School of Progressive Studies. Bk 3 (Ref. 7655C)
Viola School of Progressive Studies. Bk 4 (Ref. 7655D)
Viola School of Progressive Studies. Bk 5 (Ref. 7655E)

Cello

Fiddle Fancies. Edited Wendy Max. Cello and Piano (Ref. H437)
Fiddle Fancies. Edited Wendy Max. Cello and Piano. Violin Part, separate (Ref. H437A)
Fiddler's Nursery. Edited Wendy Max. Cello and Piano (Ref. H434)
Fiddler's Nursery. Edited Wendy Max. Cello and Piano. Violin Part, separate (Ref. H434A)
Merry Dance. Cello and Piano (Ref. 2202)
Short Pieces, Three. Cello and Piano (Ref. 2200)
Short Pieces, Two. Cello and Piano (Ref. 2201)

Ensemble

Carriage and Pair (formerly Duetto) Violin, Cello and Piano (Ref. H274)
Minuet. Violin, Cello and Piano (Ref. H261)
Rondino. Violin, Cello and Piano (Ref. H262)

Piano

Little Concert Book 1. Piano Four Hands (Ref. 1122)
Little Concert Book 2. Piano Four Hands (Ref. 1123)
Progressive Duets for Pianists Book 1 Four Hands (Ref. 6889A)
Progressive Duets for Pianists Book 2 Four Hands (Ref. 6889B)
Scottish Tunes for Young Pianists. Piano (Ref. 0211)
Tinkle Tunes. Piano (Ref. 0215)
Toyland Tunes, Book 1 Piano (Ref. 0216)
Toyland Tunes, Book 2 Piano (Ref. 0217)
Tunes for Two. Piano Four Hands (Ref. 1125)

Oboe

Dance Measure, A Oboe and Piano (Ref. H219)
Regrets. Oboe and Piano (Ref. H232)

French Horn

Easy Pieces, Two Horn and Piano (Ref. 2542)

Adam Carse (1878 - 1958)