Johannes Palaschko
Johannes Palaschko was a German composer, violinist and violist who wrote numerous works for both violin and viola. He became a violin student of Joseph Joachim in 1891, concurrently studying music theory with Ernst Eduard Taubert and composition with Heinrich von Herzogenberg. In 1899 he graduated from the Berlin Hochschule für Musik. In 1913 he became Director of the Böttscher Conservatory in Berlin; that same year he married Martha Jürgens.
Many of his viola etudes are still in print; he published 480 violin etudes and 217 viola etudes. He also published 178 works for violin and piano.
Works
A listing by opus number is found in the German version of this article.Keyboard
- Op. 29: Postludium. C moll . Organ. Leipzig: C. F. Kahnt, ca. 1901.
- Op. 60: Ballet Music. Piano. Philadelphia: T. Presser, 1923.
- Op. 67: Rondoletto. Piano. London: Alfred Lengnick & Co., 1924.
- Op. 36: 20 Etüden für Viola zur Förderung der Technik und des Vortrags . Viola. Leipzig: Kistner, 1905.
- Op. 44: 10 Künstler Etüden . Viola. Leipzig: Zimmermann, 1907.
- Op. 49: 10 Viola-Studien für vorgerückte Spieler . Viola. Heilbronn: Schmidt, 1910.
- Op. 55: 12 Studien . Viola. Leipzig: Steingräber, 1912.
- Op. 62: 12 Studi . Viola. Milan: Ricordi, 1923, ripristino 1956.
- Op. 66: 15 Studien . Viola. Mainz: Schott, 1926.
- Op. 70: 15 Studi . Viola. Milan: Ricordi, 1926.
- Op. 77: 24 Études Mélodiques . Viola. Paris: Leduc, 1927.
- Op. 86: 24 leichte melodische Viola-Studien . Viola. Mainz/Leipzig: Schott, 1930. 1-16 are in 1st position, 17-24 are in 1st and 3rd position.
- Op. 87: 25 studi facili e melodici . Viola. Milan: Ricordi, 1928.
- Op. 92: Melodische Etüden . Viola and Piano. Berlin: Simrock, 1929. Published in 2 volumes: Vol. 1: 1-12, Vol. 2: 13-25. These works are much more complete with the piano part.
- Op. 96: 25 Melodische Studien . Viola. Leipzig: Merseburger, 1930.
- Op. 92: Melodische Etüden . Viola and Piano. Berlin: Simrock, 1929. Published in 2 volumes: Vol. 1: 1-12, Vol. 2: 13-25. These works are much more complete with the piano part.
- Op. 14: 6 Concert-Etüden. 6 mehrstimmige Studien . Violin. Leipzig: Rahter, 1900.
- Op. 23: Suite. Violin. Berlin: Bote & Bock, 1899.
- Op. 43: 15 Etüden . Violin. Leipzig: Kistner, 1907.
- Op. 45: 14 leicht-Übungsstücke . Violin. Leipzig: Zimmermann, 1908.
- Op. 46: 16 Übungsstücke für Violine mit Benutzung der 1. und 3. Position . Leipzig: Zimmermann, 1908.
- Op. 48: 10 Studien für Violine in der II., IV. und VI. Position . Violin. Berlin: Ries & Erler, 1909.
- Op. 51: 18 Elementar-Studien . Violin. Leipzig: Steingräber, 1911.
- Op. 58: 26 Studien . Violin. Leipzig: Steingräber, 1919.
- Op. 71: 18 Studi di Posizione . Violin. Milan: Ricordi, 1926.
- Op. 73: 20 studi facili . Violin. Milan: Ricordi, 1926.
- Op. 75: 25 Études mélodiques; sur la 4e corde . Violin. Paris: Leduc, 1928.
- Op. 76: 50 Melodische Violin-Etüden für die Elementar- und Mittelstufe . Violin. Mainz: Schott 1421-1423, 1928. In 3 volumes: Vol. 1: 1-18 in 1st Position, Vol. 2: 19-34 in 1st and 3rd Position, Vol. 3: 35-50 in 1st, 3rd and 5th Position.
- Op. 78: 25 Études Mélodiques sur la 4e corde . Violin. Paris: Leduc, 1928.
- Op. 82: 24 studi melodici per violino sulla corda di sol . Milan: Ricordi, 1928.
- Op. 84: 24 leichte melodische Etuden für Violine in allen Dur- und Molltonarten . Violin. London: Schott, 1928. Published in 2 volumes.
- Op. 85: 24 studi; facili e melodici, in tutte le tonalita maggiori e minori . Violin. Milan: Ricordi, 1928.
- Op. 90: 25 Melodious Studies for Obtaining a Beautiful Tone on the Violin. London: Schott, 1928.
- Op. 91: 24 studi melodici per il conseguimento di un bel suono sul violino . Milan: Ricordi, 1929.
- Op. 94: 30 études mélodiques: pour obtenir un beau son au violon . Violin. Paris: Leduc, 1930.
- Op. 95: 26 Melodische Etüden für die G-Saite der Violine . Violin. Mainz: Schott, 1930.
- Op. 97: Libro di melodie. 30 pezzi facili . Violin. Milan: Ricordi, 1930.
- Op. 98: Album de la jeunesse: 30 pièces in 2 volumes . Violin. Paris: Leduc, 1931. Published in 2 volumes: Vol. 1: 1-15, Vol. 2: 16-30.
- Op. 2: 2 Lieder ohne Worte . Violin and Piano. Berlin: Bote & Bock, 1895.
- Op. 3: Stimmungen: 6 Stücke . Violin and Piano. Berlin: Ries & Erler, 1893.
- Op. 10: 4 Lieder ohne Worte . Violin and Piano. Berlin: Bote & Bock, 1894.
- Op. 15: Lose Blätter: 8 kleine Stimmungsbilder . Violin and Piano. Berlin: Ries & Erler, 1897.
- Op. 17: 3 Stücke . Violin and Piano. Boston: B. F. Wood Music, 1897.
- Op. 20: 3 Stücke . Violin and Piano. Berlin: Ries & Erler, 1898.
- Op. 22: Hexentanz . Violin and Piano. Berlin: Bote & Bock, 1899.
- Op. 24: 2 Stücke . Violin and Piano. Berlin: Plothow, 1899.
- Op. 25: 6 Bagatellen . Violin and Piano. Berlin: Plothow, 1899.
- Op. 26: 5 leichte Stücke . Violin and Piano. Leipzig: Kistner, 1900.
- Op. 28: Miniaturen, 8 leichte Stücke . Violin and Piano. Leipzig: Rahter, 1900.
- Op. 31: 6 Bagatellen . Violin and Piano. Leipzig: A. P. Schmidt, 1901.
- Op. 32: 4 Stücke . Violin and Piano. Copenhagen: Wilhelm Hansen, 1904.
- Op. 33: Tonbilder. 5 Stücke . Violin and Piano. Leipzig: Kistner, 1903.
- Op. 38: Melodienreihe. 8 leichte Stücke . Violin and Piano. Leipzig: Kistner, 1905.
- Op. 41: Aquarellen. 5 leichte Tonstücke . Violin and Piano. Leipzig: C. F. Kahnt, 1906.
- Op. 42: Skizzen. 4 Stücke . Violin and Piano. Leipzig: Kistner, 1906.
- Op. 50: Albumblätter: 3 Stücke . Violin and Piano. Leipzig: Zimmermann, 1909.
- Op. 52: Arabesken. 6 mittelschwere Stücke . Violin and Piano. Leipzig: Steingräber, 1911.
- Op. 53: Stimmungsbilder. 6 Vortragsstücke . Violin and Piano. Leipzig: Rahter, 1911.
- Op. 61: Jungend-Album. 10 leichte Stückchen . Violin and Piano. Leipzig: Zimmermann, 1919.
- Op. 63: Libro d’immagini, Dieci piccoli pezzi . Violin and Piano. Milan: Ricordi, 1923.
- Op. 64: 12 Various Sketches. Violin and Piano. London: Schott, 1923.
- Op. 65: Für die Jungend. 12 leichte Stücke . Violin and Piano. Leipzig: Bosworth, 1926. The German Edition has 12 pieces published in two volumes—1-6 and 7-12. Piratenzug is #6 in this set.
- Op. 65: For the Young. Ten Easy Pieces. Violin and Piano. New York: Bosworth, 1924. This is the same music as the German edition listed above, but published as sheet music in 10 parts. March of the Pirates is #5 in this set.
- Op. 79: 9 piéces mélodiques . Violin and Piano. Paris: Leduc, 1927. Published in 3 parts: 1-3, 4-6, 7-9.
- Op. 81: Für die junge Welt . 10 moderately easy pieces. Violin and Piano. London: Schott, 1928.
- Op. 83: Décameron mélodique: 10 pièces faciles . Violin and Piano. London: Schott & Co., 1928.
- Op. 34: 2 Phantasiestücke . 2 Violins and Piano. Leipzig: Kistner, 1904.
- Op. 39: 5 Characterstücke . 3 Violins. Leipzig: Bosworth, 1905.
- Op. 59: Kinder-Symphonie . Piano, 2 Violins, Cello and 7 Children's Instruments. Leipzig: Zimmermann, ca. 1920.
- Op. 88: Acquarelli. 6 pezzi . 2 Violins and Piano. Milan: Ricordi, 1929.