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Music Catalogue - Helen Butterworth 

  Group pieces are available for violins, violas, flutes or cellos.

Some pieces can be found on http://www.youtube.com/. Search for the piece title or "Helen Butterworth".

mp3s of backing tracks are also available 

Guide to Playing Levels:

A - Beginning (up to Suzuki Book 1 / Grade 1) 

B - Elementary (Suzuki Books 1 (late) & 2 / Grade 2)

C - Junior (Suzuki Book 2 (late) & 3 / Grade 3-4)

D - Intermediate (Suzuki Book 4 & 5 / Grade 5-6)

E - Senior (Suzuki Book 6+ / Grade 7+)

COMPOSITIONS for Violin Groups

• Creepy Crawly (open string pre-twinkle tune) A 

• Grand Can(y)on (up to 6 part violins + piano) (+ pre-twinkle part) A-C  

• Hungary Mungary (3 part violins + piano) B/C

• Lisdoonvarna (4 part violins + piano) A/B   

• Never-Ending Round (4 part violins + optional cello) B 

• Two Tone Tune (violin using 0-1-2 + piano) A

• Samba Twinkle (samba rhythms in the melody + piano too) A

• Round Dance (up to 15 part violins + piano) A-C

• Clock Song (4 part violins + piano) A/B   

• First Fanfare (3 part violins + piano) A/B

• Timbuktu Trains (4 part (round) violins + piano) (+ 2 pre-twinkle parts) A   

• Filipino Frolic (3 part violins + piano) A/B

ARRANGEMENTS for Violin, and Violin Groups

Solo Violin

• French Folk Song (fits with violas and cellos) A

Violin & Piano 

• Go tell Aunt Rhody (with [sad] F# minor piano accompaniment for playing slowly!) A

• Pop Goes the Weasel (pizz. open string version - piano plays melody) A

• Danish Folk Tune - In Forest and Meadow  A

• Canadian Folk Song - The Silver Birch B 

• Dorset Reel - trad. A 

• Ian Butterworth - Hungarian Dance   B 

• Soldier's Joy - trad. A

• Two Japanese Songs  A

• French Folk Song (fits with violas and cellos) A

• Bile them Cabbage Down A

Two Violins & Piano

• Czech Carol (trad.) A   

• Swedish Folk Song - Karin und Kalle  B     

• Gyldmark - Ave Maria  B

• Lisdoonvarna (Irish Jig) (violins 3 & 4 are easy parts) B    

• Svenska  B

• Sebba - Scaley Samba  B+C

• Colin Evans - Lotus Talk (Violin 1 uses 3rd position) C

• Ally Bally Bee  A

• Beswick - Twilight  C

• Bohemian Folk Song (can be played in 3 parts + piano)  A+C

• Farewell to Summer  A

• Dorset Reel - trad. (2nd violin has open string part) A 

• Tongo - a Polynesian Melody A

• Wikfors - Minisnoa  A+B

• Hickory Dickory Dock (can be played with violin 3 too, on open strings part)     

Three Violins & Piano

• Hungary Mungary - arr. Helen Butterworth  B/C

• Sullivan - So please you, Sir   C/D

• Sullivan - Three Little Maids   C/D

• Sullivan - How-De-Do!  C/D

• Bohemian Folk Song (can be played in 2 parts + piano) A+C

• Swedish Folk Tune - Appelbo Walking Tune  B/C

• Hickory Dickory Dock (violin 3 has only open strings) A

• Ship's Carpenter - arr. Helen Butterworth  B 

• Filipino Frolic  B

• Ian Butterworth - Go, Lassie Go D

Four Violins & Piano

• Lisdoonvarna (Irish Jig) (violins 3 & 4 are easy parts) B   

• Swedish Folk Tune - Sara und Kalle (can be played with 1/2/3/4 parts + piano) A-E    

Five Violins & Piano

• Handel - Arrival of the Queen of Sheba   E+D+C+B+A

• Vivaldi - Concerto Grosso Op.3 No.8    E+D+C+B+A 

 (Up to) Sixteen Violins & Piano

• Bile 'em Cabbage Down A-C

• Flying Saucer A-C 

• Round Dance  A-C 

• Chatterbox A-C

Rounds for Violins

• Never-Ending Round (4 part violins + optional cello) B 

• Swedish - Snowflakes, Wind, Mist and Moon (4 part violins)  A/B

• Rounds for violins 1 : Laughing, Sailing, Time for my Tea  A

• Rounds for violins 2 : Make New Friends, One Two Three Four Five Six Seven  A

• Rounds for violins 3 : The Clock (tick tock), Viva La Musica  B

• White Coral Bells  (2 part violins) B

• Vegetable Round (very easy) A 

COMPOSITIONS & ARRANGEMENTS for Viola Groups 

• Celtic Canon (3 part violas + piano) B

• Dilley Dance (2 part violas + piano) B

• Doodle Dots (2 part violas + piano) (+pre-twinkle part) A

• Dream Days (2 part violas + piano) B

• Glenorchy Grizzle (2 part violas + piano) B

• Heather's Humbug (3 part violas + piano) C

• Hungarian Hop (3 part violas + piano) B

• Laura's Lullaby (2 part violas + piano) C

• Mayo Morrins (2 part violas + piano) A

• Popcorn Pizza (3 part violas + piano) (+ pre-twinkle part) A & B

• Russian Rumpus (4 part violas + piano) C

• Stamping Song (2 part violas + piano) B & C

• Tweet Tweet (2 part violas + piano) (+ pre-twinkle part) B & C

• Wiggen Wiggle (5 part violas + piano) C

• Lonely Lady (4 part violas + piano) B

• Dooby Doo Doo (4 part violas + piano) B

• Legato Lines (3 part violas + piano) A & B

• Double Dazzle (2 part violas + piano) C

• Fiddlers' Folly (2 part violas + piano) (+ pre-twinkle part) C

• Sh! Sh! (3 part violas + piano) ( + pre twinkle part) A & B

• Cheeky Czardas (3 part violas + piano) B

• Willow Wands (3 part violas + piano) B/C

• Settlers' Song (2 part violas + piano) B/C

• Chopin - Anniversary Etude (2 part violas + piano) C

• Cabbages (5 part violas + piano) ( + pre-twinkle part) A/B

• Czech Carol (2 part violas + piano) A

• Dorset Reel (3 part violas + piano) A

• Czech Polka (2 part violas + piano) (+ pre-twinkle part) B

• Gaelic Gold (3 part violas + piano) ( + pre-twinkle part) A

• Echo Effect (4 part violas + piano) A

• Pizzicato Peril (2 part violas + piano) B

• Filipino Frolic (3 part violas + piano) B

• Jelly Jam (4 part round + piano) A

• Rumpty Rumba (3 part violas and easy part + piano) A/B

• Yum-Yum Song (2 part violas + piano) B/C

• First Fanfare (3 part violas + piano) A/B

• Timbuktu Trains (4 part violas + piano) A

• Five Fun (3 part violas + piano) B

• Susato Fanfare (3 part violas + piano) A

• Minisnoa (2 part violas + Piano) A/B

• Swedish Shoemaker (2 part violas + piano) ( + pre-twinkle part) A

• Never-Ending Round (4 part violas + piano) B

• Slurring Skirmish (2 part violas = piano) B/C

• O Waly Waly (3 part violas + piano) C

• Swing Song (2 part violas + piano) (+ pre-twinkle part) A/B

• Franck - Panis Angelicus (2 part violas + piano) C

• Skye Boat Song (3 part violas + piano) B

• Handel - Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (5 part violas + piano) E+D+C+B+A

• Vivaldi - Concerto Grosso Op.3 No.8 (5 part violas + piano) E+D+C+B+A

COMPOSITIONS & ARRANGEMENTS for Cello Groups 

• • Farewell to Summer (2 part cellos + piano) A

  • Skye Boat Song (trad.) (3 part cellos + piano) B/C

  • Sullivan - The Yum-Yum Song (from The Mikado) (2 part cellos + piano) B/C

  • Franck - Panis Angelicus (2 part cellos + piano) C

  • Sullivan - Mikado Madrigal  (4 part cellos + piano) B/C

  • Up Bow Waltz (cello + piano) (+pre-twinkle part)  A/B

  • Bohemian Folk Song (can be played in 1, 2 or 3 parts + piano)  A+C

  • Hickory Dickory Dock (cello 3 has only open strings) A

  • Susato Fanfare  (3 part cellos + piano) A

  • Never-Ending Round (4 part cellos + optional cello + piano chords) B

  • Grand Can(y)on (up to 6 part cellos + piano) (+ pre-twinkle part) A-C

  • Dorset Reel - trad. (2nd cello has open string part) A 

  • Ship's Carpenter (3 part cellos + piano)  B

  • Chopin - Anniversary Étude  (2 part cellos + piano)  C/D

  • Czech Carol (2 part cellos + piano) A

  • Chatterbox  (up to 6 part cellos + pre-twinkle cello + piano) A-B  

  • Czech Polka - J.Strauss & H.Butterworth (2 cellos + piano) (+ optional pre-twinkle part) B   

  • First Fanfare (3 part cellos + piano) B  

  • O Waly Waly  (3 part cellos + piano) C 

  • Slurring Skirmish  (2 part cellos + Piano) B/C 

  • Swing Song  (2 part cellos + pre-twinkle cello + piano) A/B 

  • Timbuktu Trains  (4 part (round) cellos + piano) (+ 2 pre-twinkle parts)  B

 COMPOSITIONS & ARRANGEMENTS for Flute Groups

• • Bohemian Folk Song (can be played in 1, 2 or 3 parts + piano)  A+C

  • Czech Polka (2 part flutes + piano) (+ easy part) B 

  • Farewell to Summer  (2 part flutes + piano) A

  • Grand Can(y)on  (up to 6 part flutes + piano) (+ pre-twinkle part) A-C

  • Mikado Madrigal  (4 part flutes + piano) B/C

  • Never Ending Round  (4 part flutes + piano chords) B

  • Franck - Panis Angelicus (2 part flutes + piano) C

  • Skye Boat Song (trad.)  (3 part flutes + piano) A

  • Spring Waltz (flute + piano) (+pre-twinkle part)  A/B

  • Sullivan - The Yum-Yum Song (from The Mikado)  (2 part flutes + piano) B/C

  • Susato Fanfare  (3 part flutes + piano) A

  • O Waly Waly (3 part flutes + piano) C

  • Czech Polka (2 part flutes + Piano) (+pre-twinkle part) B

 COMPOSITIONS for  STRING ORCHESTRA

• Creepy Crawly -A (very easy) 

• Double Trouble A (very easy) 

• Hubble Bubble A (very easy) 

• Thorpe Cloud   A (easy)   

• Dum Diddle Dum  A 

• Clock Song  A 

• Ukrainian Dance  A   

• Stringdilley   A    

• Tick Tock  A   

• French Forest Song  A

• Gaelic Gold  A

• Ship's Carpenter B

• Rutland Reel  A  

• Gaudeamus (Let's all Celebrate!) A

ARRANGEMENTS for  STRING ORCHESTRA