ISBN 9781619113053. Mel Bay is pleased to present the long-awaited publication of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet's "loose" arrangement of the Pachelbel Canon for four guitars. Originally intended as an inside joke for the LAGQ members, this clever and comical send-up of Pachelbel's beautiful (and somewhat overplayed) melody has become a standard LAGQ encore and an internet sensation. Featured in performance on the Mel Bay DVD LAGQ Live at the Sheldon, this unique arrangement presents the pristine Baroque theme, and then adapts it in a number of unexpected musical styles: Reggae, salsa, bluegrass, jazz, flamenco, disco, and even punk. This is the only arrangement in the LAGQ repertoire that was a true group-project with all four members (John Dearman, William Kanengiser, Scott Tennant and Andrew York) contributing; as a special bonus, new LAGQ member Matt Greif has added an alternative solo for the jazz section. Carefully notated to capture the nuances of LAGQ's stylistic flair, the parts are presented in standard notation as well as in tablature for those less familiar with note-reading. It's a challenging and fun re-imagining of a timeless classic.

The \"Hutsul Party\" is another work based on the Hutsul folklore. The compositionis written for a Guitar quartet and may be interesting for those who is fond ofrock music with complex rhythms and \"heavy\" sounding. The ethnic musical elementsare emphasized also with the use of a drymba (jew\'s-harp) ? an authenticfolklore instrument which makes the entire music picture of the work reallypeculiar.

The PDF Sheet Music of the composition contains 32 pages (main score 15 pages, parts ? 13 pages, 1 page with explanations,cover and the title page).

Fingering is indicated where appropriate. Duration:approx. 5 min. 12 sec.

Scott Joplin's effervescent, rollicking "Pineapple Rag" is arranged here as a guitar quartet. Recommended for concerts, recitals and other multiple venues; especially popular as an encore! 18 pages of music (that includes the score and separate two-page pullout parts for each guitar). Key: C major / modulates to G major.