He had sketched his Viola Concerto, but had barely started the scoring at his death.

For his Viola Concerto, Bartok had completed only the viola part and sketches of the orchestral part.

* Concerto in G Major for Viola and String Orchestra, TWV 51: G9 ; the first known concerto for viola, still regularly performed today

He wrote one concerto each for flute, oboe ( later rearranged for flute and known as Flute Concerto No. 2 ), clarinet, and bassoon, four for horn, a Concerto for Flute, Harp, and Orchestra, a Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra, and Exsultate, jubilate, a de facto concerto for soprano voice.

In 1929 he played the solo part in the premiere of William Walton's Viola Concerto, after Lionel Tertis, for whom it was written, turned it down.

The Walton piece was his Viola Concerto.

Among the works that have received multiple recordings are A Colour Symphony ( 6 recordings ); the Cello Concerto ( 6 ); the Piano Concerto ( 6 ); Music for Strings ( 7 ); the Oboe Quintet ( 7 ); the Viola Sonata ( The vioin sonata was given its first recorded in 2010 ) ( 7 ); and Checkmate ( complete ballet and ballet suite ( 9 )).

Other works include two other concerti for violin and orchestra, No. 2 in D minor and No. 3 in D minor ( which Bruch himself regarded as at least as fine as the famous first ); and a Concerto for Clarinet, Viola and Orchestra.

* Darius Milhaud – Concerto No. 1 for Viola and Orchestra, Op.

* William Walton – Viola Concerto

23, Viola Concerto in C minor Op.

This occurs in his famous Viola Concerto in D major where the passage in question is designated by an " 0 " above the notes.

*( 1941 ) Concerto for Viola and Orchestra

Title on autograph score: Concerto 1 < sup > mo </ sup > à 2 Corni di Caccia, 3 Hautb: è Bassono, Violino Piccolo concertato, 2 Violini, una Viola è Violoncello, col Basso Continuo.

Title on autograph score: Concerto 2 < sup > do </ sup > à 1 Tromba, 1 Flauto, 1 Hautbois, 1 Violino, concertati, è 2 Violini, 1 Viola è Violone in Ripieno col Violoncello è Basso per il Cembalo.

Title on autograph score: Concerto 4 < sup > ta </ sup > à Violino Principale, due Fiauti d ' Echo, due Violini, una Viola è Violone in Ripieno, Violoncello è Continuo.

Title on autograph score: Concerto 5 < sup > to </ sup > à une Traversiere, une Violino principale, une Violino è una Viola in ripieno, Violoncello, Violone è Cembalo concertato.

His Viola Concerto and String Quartet No. 5 also later received Critics ' Circle awards.

* Concerto for Viola da gamba

* Viola Concerto, op. 15 ( 1947 )

Despite constant illness, he produced a large amount of music, including important works such as the Second ( 1980 ) and Third ( 1983 ) String Quartets and the String Trio ( 1985 ); the Faust Cantata ( 1983 ), which he later incorporated in his opera Historia von D. Johann Fausten ; the ballet Peer Gynt ( 1985 – 1987 ); the Third ( 1981 ), Fourth ( 1984 ) and Fifth ( 1988 ) Symphonies ( the last of which is also known as the Fourth Concerto Grosso ) and the Viola ( 1985 ) and 1st Cello ( 1985 – 1986 ) concertos.

** Mstislav Rostropovich ( conductor ) & Maxim Vengerov for Britten: Violin Concerto / Walton: Viola Concerto performed by Maxim Vengerov & the London Symphony Orchestra

I knew that both these cynics were waiting with impatience for the dramatic moment when Viola was called to the stand.

He never rested until he discovered who the culprit was, and when he did, he vowed vengeance on Viola Lake if ever the chance came his way.

Viola greeted me, in checked apron, ladle in hand, and explained it was the cook's night out and that she herself was preparing dinner.

There was to be roast chicken with dressing, giblet gravy, asparagus, new peas with a sprig of mint, creamed onions, and mashed potatoes -- all chosen, prepared, and cooked by Viola herself.

Improv was created by Viola Spolin when working with Neva Boyd at a Hull House in Chicago, Illinois.

Masters ' Diving events are normally conducted in age-groups of 5 or 10 years, and attract competitors of a wide range of ages and experience ( many, indeed, are newcomers to the sport ); the oldest competitor in a Masters ' Diving Championship was Viola Krahn, who at the age of 101 was the first person in any sport, male or female, anywhere in the world, to compete in an age-group of 100 + years in a nationally organized competition.

He carried out linguistic field work with Alfredo Viola Santiago, who was an engineering student at the university from 1914-1917.

Neil Armstrong was born on August 5, 1930, in Wapakoneta, Ohio, to Stephen Koenig Armstrong and Viola Louise Engel

Two weeks after his death, Viola Liuzzo, a Unitarian Universalist civil rights activist, was murdered by white supremacists after her participation in the protest march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.

Mozart, in his Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra in E flat, wrote the viola part in D major and specified that the viola's strings were to be raised in pitch by a semitone: his intention was probably to give the viola a brighter tone so as to avoid it being overpowered by the rest of the ensemble.

But it was not until 1968, with the creation of the Viola-Forschungsgellschaft, now the International Viola Society ( IVS ), that a lasting organization would take hold.

In 1980, Maurice Riley produced the first attempt at a comprehensive history of the viola in his History of the Viola, which was followed with a second volume in 1991.

The first was Viola da Gamba Society of Great Britain, which was established in the United Kingdom in 1948 and has a worldwide membership.

" Viola da braccio " was finally shortened to " viola " once viols became less common.

** Funeral services are held for Detroit homemaker Viola Liuzzo, who was shot dead by 4 Klansmen as she drove marchers back to Selma at night after the civil rights march.

Viola was invited to show work at La Trobe University ( Melbourne, Australia ) in 1977, by cultural arts director Kira Perov.

During this time, Viola was also an artist-in-residence at Sony Corporation's Atsugi Laboratories.

In 1998, Viola was Getty Scholar-in-residence at the Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles.

In 2009, Bill Viola was awarded the 2009 Catalonia International Prize, known as the XXI Premi Internacional Catalunya 2009 by the Catalonian government of Spain.

In 2007, Viola was invited back to the 52nd Venice Biennale to present an installation called " Ocean without a Shore ," which was seen by over 60, 000 viewers throughout its duration.