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All Night Long (All Night)
Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle

String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1…(+)

String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1449311 By Lionel Richie. By Lionel Richie. Arranged by Julia Dos Reis. 20th Century,Pop,Wedding. 18 pages. Julia Dos Reis #1029084. Published by Julia Dos Reis (A0.1449311). An absolute 80s classic arranged for string quartet! Have fun with this arrangement of 'All Night Long' - all breakdown sections are included, and moments with 'percussive' sounds.Please note! There are some transcribed semiquaver string lines in the violin 2 part to look out for, and the mp3 guide uses programmed percussion sounds rather than Sibelius strings to show the imitated percussion. This arrangement has been taken up a semitone to D major from the original so some of the phrases sit better on strings. Enjoy!Julia Dos Reis is a freelance violist, composer/arranger, and teacher based in London, UK. She has performed with her own groups, as well as one off projects, in venues across the UK and Europe, including Ronnie Scotts, Royal Festival Hall, Paris Grande Halle de La Villette. Julia has a Masters in Jazz Performance from Guildhall School of Music & Drama, where she studied under jazz violinist, Chris Garrick.Her arrangements offer fun takes on pop/jazz classics, keeping the essence of the original. Features of the arrangements include the inclusion of extended and percussive techniques such as chopping, moments of improvisation, melodic lines passed around all players, and solid grooves. Such features are flexible and can be adapted to suit players skills.The arrangements are all truly tried and tested, as she performs the arrangements regularly at weddings and events with her quartet, Soli Strings. Please listen here: https://www.youtube.com/@solistringsmusichttps://www.juliadosreis.com/.
$14.99 13.39 € #Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle #Lionel Richie #Julia Dos Reis #All Night Long #Julia Dos Reis #SheetMusicPlus

Bad Romance
Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle

String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1…(+)

String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1454630 By Lady Gaga. By Nadir Khayat and Stefani Germanotta. Arranged by Luiza Lale. 21st Century,Film/TV,Pop,Wedding. 13 pages. Luiza Lale #1033733. Published by Luiza Lale (A0.1454630). An absolute party classic, Lady gag needs to be on every set list for function gig and wedding party. It's also very popular with students as it's not very hard and lots of fun to play!
$21.99 19.64 € #Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle #Lady Gaga #Luiza Lale #Bad Romance #Luiza Lale #SheetMusicPlus

Fanfare (Flexible string quartet)
Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle

String Quartet String Quartet - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.892953 Composed …(+)

String Quartet String Quartet - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.892953 Composed by Leonie Capararo. 20th Century,Children,Concert,Contemporary. Score and parts. 15 pages. Notewell Music #5708503. Published by Notewell Music (A0.892953). A bold statement piece for very beginning string players. The flexible ossia parts mean that even absolute beginners can perform with an ensemble. Perfect for groups with mixed abilities.
$5.00 4.47 € #Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle #Leonie Capararo #Fanfare #Notewell Music #SheetMusicPlus

Suspended - Cello Quartet
Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle

String Quartet String Quartet - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.923565 Composed …(+)

String Quartet String Quartet - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.923565 Composed by Lisa Cameron. 20th Century,Contemporary,Instructional. Score and parts. 8 pages. Lisa Cameron #2964349. Published by Lisa Cameron (A0.923565). A Cello Quartet for Beginner and Intermediate Players. Open String part for absolute beginners. Plenty of repetition within patterns of notes and a lot of rhythmic variation. Atmospheric Soundscape and a wonderful platform to practise counting within a melodic structure. Great for school and adult ensembles.
$7.99 7.14 € #Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle #Lisa Cameron #Suspended - Cello Quartet #Lisa Cameron #SheetMusicPlus

The Nutcracker No. 8: Scene
Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle

String Quartet String Quartet - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.878531 Composed …(+)

String Quartet String Quartet - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.878531 Composed by Pyotr Tchaikovsky. Arranged by Patrick Forsyth. Romantic Period. Score and parts. 9 pages. Patrick Forsyth #3057017. Published by Patrick Forsyth (A0.878531). Subtitled Un Foret de Sapins en Hiver and often translated as In the Pine Forest. String Quartet arrangement of one of the most beautiful pieces of music in The Nutcracker. An absolute must-have for the Christmas season!
$12.99 11.6 € #Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle #Pyotr Tchaikovsky #Patrick Forsyth #The Nutcracker No. 8: Scene #Patrick Forsyth #SheetMusicPlus

Chinese Cafe Unchained Melody
Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle

String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.7…(+)

String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.720839 By Joni Mitchell. By Alex North and Hy Zaret. Arranged by Jeff Tincher. Jazz. Score and parts. 19 pages. Jeff Tincher #329226. Published by Jeff Tincher (A0.720839). Of all the Joni Mitchell songs, this is my absolute favorite. This song is a real tear-jerker. A great jazz ballad. In the original key from her Wild Things Run Fast LP. Duration = 5:43. Visit my websites: https://jefftincher.wixsite.com/sheetmusic, https://jefftincher.wixsite.com/music, https://www.facebook.com/jefftincherpublishing.
$12.99 11.6 € #Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle #Joni Mitchell #Jeff Tincher #Chinese Cafe Unchained Melody #Jeff Tincher #SheetMusicPlus

Can't Get You Out Of My Head
Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle

String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1…(+)

String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1327246 By Kylie Minogue. By Cathy Dennis and Rob Davis. Arranged by Des McNutty. Disco,Pop. 17 pages. Des Press #915307. Published by Des Press (A0.1327246). Can't Get You out of My Head was sung by Kylie Minogue on her 8th album, Fever. It was released in 2001 and charted at number one in 40 countries. Can't Get You out of My Head is an example of a perfect pop song. Classified by some as Neo-Disco, it draws heavily on influences from Trance and Electronic Dance Music (EDM) styles but with its own twists, making the heavily synthesized production sound both fresh and familiar. The melodies and lyrics sound deceptively simple and the hook is just la la la. All of this is again matched perfectly with the performer; Minogue's veneer of naÃ¯ve vacuity that belies the consummate behind. In addition to all this, the entire main vocal part fits in the five-note starting position for piano students - c, d, e, f, g - making this song an absolute gift for music teachers. Well, 20-odd years ago at least. This arrangement for String Quartet is a relatively straight-forward idiomatic transcription in the same tonality as the original recording, so you could even play along with it for fun. There are no bar numbers because each part has repeats in different places. Rehearsal marks are there for navigation. The score has no repeats. Level: Intermediate Enjoy!
$12.99 11.6 € #Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle #Kylie Minogue #Des McNutty #Can't Get You Out Of My Head #Des Press #SheetMusicPlus

Rock Around The Clock
Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle

String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Digital Download SKU: A0.501753 …(+)

String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Digital Download SKU: A0.501753 By Bill Haley & His Comets. By Jimmy DeKnight and Max C. Freedman. Arranged by Jeffrey A. Smith. Broadway,Film/TV,Musical/Show,Pop,Rock,Standards. Score and parts. 14 pages. Published by SongSmith Records (A0.501753). THE classic rock song made famous by Bill Haley and the Comets from the 1950's arranged for string quartet! An absolute barn burner of a chart guaranteed to excite your audience! a must have for your library!
$12.99 11.6 € #Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle #Bill Haley & His Comets #Jeffrey A #Rock Around The Clock #SongSmith Records #SheetMusicPlus

Cast Off
Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle

String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1…(+)

String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1090903 By Bruce Hornsby. By Bruce Hornsby, Gene Mc Fadden, Gene McFadden, John Whitehead, Justin Deyarmond Edison Vernon, Justin Vernon, and Leon Huff. Arranged by Jeff Tincher. Contemporary,Rock. Score and parts. 19 pages. Jeff Tincher #695044. Published by Jeff Tincher (A0.1090903). Here is an interesting and rhythmic song. The piano part is very simplistic but fits well with the percussion and the vocals. In the original key from Bruce Hornsby's Absolute Zero project. This arrangement includes the rhythm part. Duration = 4:54. Visit my websites: https://jefftincher.wixsite.com/sheetmusic, https://jefftincher.wixsite.com/music, https://www.facebook.com/jefftincherpublishing.
$12.99 11.6 € #Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle #Bruce Hornsby #Jeff Tincher #Cast Off #Jeff Tincher #SheetMusicPlus

Never Enough
Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle

String Quartet String Quartet - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.800210 Composed …(+)

String Quartet String Quartet - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.800210 Composed by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. Arranged by Samantha J Bramley - stringspirational@gmail.com. Contemporary. Score and parts. 8 pages. Samantha Bramley #4808767. Published by Samantha Bramley (A0.800210). Perennial wedding favourite from The Greatest Showman arranged for string quartet, with the melody being passed through all 4 parts. One of my Perfect Processionals series and an absolute must-have in the Wedding Album of any String Quartet. Note from the arranger: All my arrangements for strings are conceived specifically with the aim of writing interesting parts for all players. Most parts do not go beyond 4th position, making them suitable for student and mixed ability groups. A complete score and set of individual parts (violin, violin 2, viola, â€˜cello) is included. Enjoy and feel free to email comments or requests for other works to stringspirational@gmail.com or visit my website www.stringspirational.com Keep Calm & Get Stringspirational! The Wedding Season can be really painful for lower string players in any ensemble. Playing â€˜cello in a Wedding String Quartet makes me want to cry. That is why I have created a series of arrangements called Perfect Processionals of all the most popular modern wedding favourites. They are all around 90 seconds long, being the perfect length for a Bride to walk down the Aisle, and are guaranteed not to bore the pants off your violist or â€˜cellist. No more bashing out bass notes for the â€˜cello, and no more chugging away on the off-beat for viola while the fiddles get soaring melody after soaring counter-melody. We deserve more than this, right guys? You got it!
$14.99 13.39 € #Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle #Benj Pasek and Justin Paul #Never Enough #Samantha Bramley #SheetMusicPlus

How Long Will I Love You
Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle

String Quartet String Quartet - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.800206 By Ellie …(+)

String Quartet String Quartet - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.800206 By Ellie Goulding. By Mike Scott. Arranged by Samantha J Bramley - stringspirational@gmail.com. Pop. Score and parts. 7 pages. Samantha Bramley #4803533. Published by Samantha Bramley (A0.800206). Perennial wedding favourite by Ellie Goulding arranged for string quartet, with the melody being passed from violins to violas and finally to the 'cello. One of my Perfect Processionals series and is an absolute must-have in the Wedding Album of any String Quartet.Note from the arranger: All my arrangements for strings are conceived specifically with the aim of writing interesting parts for all players. Most parts do not go beyond 4th position, making them suitable for student and mixed ability groups. A complete score and set of individual parts (violin, violin 2, viola, â€˜cello) is included. Enjoy and feel free to email comments or requests for other works to stringspirational@gmail.com Keep Calm & Play Strings! The Wedding Season can be really painful for lower string players in any ensemble. Playing â€˜cello in a Wedding String Quartet makes me want to cry. That is why I have created a series of arrangements called Perfect Processionals of all the most popular modern wedding favourites. They are all around 90 seconds long, being the perfect length for a Bride to walk down the Aisle, and are guaranteed not to bore the pants off your violist or â€˜cellist. No more bashing out bass notes for the â€˜cello, and no more chugging away on the off-beat for viola while the fiddles get soaring melody after soaring counter-melody. We deserve more than this, right guys? You got it!
$14.99 13.39 € #Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle #Ellie Goulding #How Long Will I Love You #Samantha Bramley #SheetMusicPlus

Hope - String Ensemble
Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle

String Quartet String Quartet - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.923559 Composed …(+)

String Quartet String Quartet - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.923559 Composed by Lisa Cameron. Contemporary,Instructional. Score and parts. 16 pages. Lisa Cameron #2964315. Published by Lisa Cameron (A0.923559). A light, uplifting contemporary classical ensemble piece which has been played with great joy by many of my adult ensembles. Written for players of mixed ability (absolute beginner to intermediate), with optional viola and double bass parts and 3 cello parts (which can also be covered by double bass and viola). Pick and choose according to your ensemble needs. Melody cello parts also available (see Hope - Cello Quintet), for intermediate cellists.
$14.99 13.39 € #Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle #Lisa Cameron #Hope - String Ensemble #Lisa Cameron #SheetMusicPlus

Viva La Vida
Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle

String Quartet String Quartet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.510252 By Coldpl…(+)

String Quartet String Quartet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.510252 By Coldplay. By Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland, and Will Champion. Arranged by Alex Phillips-Yates. Contemporary,Pop,Rock,Wedding. 15 pages. North Node Music #3399673. Published by North Node Music (A0.510252). Bringing strings into the mainstream once more, this is one of the most-requested songs for weddings and quartet performances. An absolute must-have for any modern string quartet.
$15.99 14.28 € #Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle #Coldplay #Alex Phillips-Yates #Viva La Vida #North Node Music #SheetMusicPlus

I Will Look After You
Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle

String Quartet String Quartet - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.800214 Composed …(+)

String Quartet String Quartet - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.800214 Composed by Charles Wright and Kevin Rhoads. Arranged by Samantha J Bramley - stringspirational@gmail.com. Contemporary. Score and parts. 8 pages. Samantha Bramley #5213823. Published by Samantha Bramley (A0.800214). I Will Look After You â€“ Aron Wright This haunting little melody was made famous in the UK by virtue of its use in a TV ad for a well-known bank featuring a black horse and its foal. My arrangement for string quartet is a little shorter than the original, lasting two and a half minutes, with the melody being passed amongst the upper strings. None of the parts go beyond 4th position (with the exception of harmonics), making it suitable for early intermediate ensembles. Some close harmonies make good intonation essential. There is also rhythmic interest in the syncopated vocal line. An absolute must-have in the Wedding Album of any String Quartet and sure to become a wedding classic. Note from the arranger: All my arrangements for strings are conceived specifically with the aim of writing interesting parts for all players. Most parts do not go beyond 4th position, making them suitable for student and mixed ability groups. A complete score and set of individual parts (violin, violin 2, viola, â€˜cello) is included. Enjoy and feel free to email comments or requests for other works to stringspirational@gmail.com
$14.99 13.39 € #Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle #Charles Wright and Kevin Rhoads #I Will Look After You #Samantha Bramley #SheetMusicPlus

Never Enough
Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle

String Quartet String Quartet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.800209 Composed …(+)

String Quartet String Quartet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.800209 Composed by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. Arranged by Samantha J Bramley - stringspirational@gmail.com. Contemporary. Score and parts. 10 pages. Samantha Bramley #4804931. Published by Samantha Bramley (A0.800209). Perennial wedding favourite from The Greatest Showman arranged for string quartet, with the melody being passed from â€˜cello to viola to the violins. An absolute must-have in the Wedding Album of any String Quartet. Note from the arranger: All my arrangements for strings are conceived specifically with the aim of writing interesting parts for all players. Most parts do not go beyond 4th position, making them suitable for student and mixed ability groups. A complete score and set of individual parts (violin, violin 2, viola, â€˜cello) is included. Enjoy and feel free to email comments or requests for other works to stringspirational@gmail.com Keep Calm & Play Strings! The Wedding Season can be really painful for lower string players in any ensemble. Playing â€˜cello in a Wedding String Quartet makes me want to cry. That is why I have created a series of arrangements of all the most popular modern wedding favourites with interest in all parts, guaranteed not to bore the pants off your violist or â€˜cellist. No more bashing out bass notes for the â€˜cello, and no more chugging away on the off-beat for viola while the fiddles get soaring melody after soaring counter-melody. We deserve more than this, right guys? You got it!
$19.99 17.85 € #Quatuor à cordes: 2 violons, alto, violoncelle #Benj Pasek and Justin Paul #Never Enough #Samantha Bramley #SheetMusicPlus

String Quartet String Quartet - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.987079 Composed by Frederick Paul Naftel. Contemporary. Score and parts. 41 pages. Frederick Naftel #6255501. Published by Frederick Naftel (A0.987079). My 2nd String Quartet was composed during the current Coronavirus pandemic and its style is definitely affected by this period. I would describe the music as a strong statement of mind. In complete contrast to my relatively straightforward 1st Quartet, which is in 4 movements, the present work is in one uninterrupted movement, divided into five parts, with an epilogue. The intervals of the major 7th and minor 2nd are a strong feature of the music, which contrasts intensely static passages, which are nevertheless uneasily tranquil, with furious and violent sections, often marked triple forte in certain passages. The opening Lento flows serenely but mysteriously as if awaiting some kind of resolution, using motifs rather than fully-fledged themes(of which there are very few). The viola makes an urgent and violent protest, later to be imitated by cello, as if to disrupt the serenity, until the second section bursts in with barely-controlled energy and fury. This Allegro feroce is strongly accented and relentless in its forward momentum, the tension manintained almost throughout until the music suddenly quietens down, pizzicato passages leading to the next section. The Adagio Sostenuto initially resembles plainsong, all four instruments in unison(muted) playing a smooth line which rises and falls, the dynamics remaining pp and senza vibrato. The line breaks into harmony based on the interval of a perfect 5th, eventually leading to a passage reminiscent of the very opening of the work. A brief crescendo leads to another quiet unison passage which becomes more fragmented and unsettled, first and second violins announcing an aggressive idea which becomes the initial impetus for the fourth section. This Presto Furioso is even more violently energetic than the second section and at one point, alternates between 3/8 and 4/8, making the music sound even more unsettled. This is music with a strong sense of purpose as well as absolute fury. After a very short scalic passage, the final section begins Grave and pp with a sustained unison C, growing in power with exaggerated vibrato to a series of crunching discords and a wildly disconcerting episode featuring swirling upper strings and impassioned cello solo. The music dies away to the Epilogue. The concluding part of the work calls for a recorded cello playing a pizzicato pedal, over which violins and viola play a series of overlapping (tonal) triads, giving the music a slightly warmer but still mysterious sound. The recorded celloâ€™s pedal notes slow down until a final powerful discord from the 4 instruments dies away, leaving the sighing motif of the very opening of the work to have the last word. This note may be reprinted in programmes with the following details: (c) 2020 Frederick Naftel

String Quartet String Quartet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1013056 Composed by Christine Southworth. 20th Century,Contemporary,World. Score and parts. 35 pages. Airplane Ears Music #5802093. Published by Airplane Ears Music (A0.1013056). Super Collider (2010, 18 minutes) Kronos Quartet and electronic gamelanComposed for Kronos Quartet & Gamelan Elektrika. Premiered at Lincoln Center Out of Doors Festival, August 13, 2010 by Kronos Quartet and Gamelan Elektrika: Evan Ziporyn, kendang; Sean Mannion, kempli; Balaji Mani, ceng-ceng; Laurel Pardue & Sachi Sato, pemade; Katie Puckett & Sam Schmetterer, kantilan; Mark Buckles, Ramon Castillo, Elizabeth Johansen, Julie Strand, reong; Beth Mullins & Po-Chun Wang, pokokGamelan Elektrika is an electronic virtual gamelan designed and developed by Alex Rigopulos (founder and CEO of Harmonix Music, inventors of video games Guitar Hero and Rock Band). The piece is inspired by the Large Hadron Collider at CERN - the largest machine ever built, that's purpose is to change science forever, recreating the beginning of the universe in a tube and proving (or disproving) the theories of particle physics of the last half-century.Particle physics is the unbelievable in pursuit of the unimaginable. To pinpoint the smallest fragments of the universe you have to build the biggest machine in the world. To recreate the first millionths of a second of creation you have to focus energy on an awesome scale. - The GuardianSuper Collider will explore two obverse sound worlds and traditions, the vast culture of the string quartet juxtaposed with the ancient performance methods of a gamelan, unleashed through the unlimited sonic universe of electronics. In our own test-tube experiment, this musical moment of collision will hopefully achieve similarly unparalleled results.What does particle physics have to do with music and art? String theory, which the CERN facility hopes to verify or disprove, presumes that matter itself is the manifestation of resonant vibrations, that the world itself is a universal harmony. This post-modern notion - which Kronos embodies with every performance - itself resonates with the ancient Hindu notion of om, the absolute manifest, which is the basis of Indonesian gamelan. We will bring these two ideas of resonance together by combining Kronos with a gamelan - even a virtual one.The behavior of subatomic particles is probabilistic, group-oriented: the motion of any one particle is unpredictable and unknowable: it's what the group does that counts. This could also be a description of the Balinese gamelan, where individual virtuosity is subsumed to interlocking patterns, composite melodies, the sound of the whole. This is also the spirit of Kronos.When Robert Moog developed his synthesizer in the 1960s, he modeled its functionality on the piano and on western music in general - a single person, sitting at a keyboard. This is one reason why it was popularized by Wendy Carlos' Swtiched On Bach. Gamelan Elek Trika takes a similar approach to the very distinctive musical practices of Indonesia. Like the great gamelans of Bali and Java, Gamelan Elek Trika works as a single unit, played by a complete ensemble. The instruments are played like a gamelan - metallophones, drums, and gongs, playing interlocking patterns - but all are channeled through a central 'brain', a single processing unit which controls their sound, tuning, and timbre. The composer can thus alter the sonic environment globally, not just for one instrument at a time but for the complete ensemble.Super Collider is made possible by generous support from Alex Rigopulos and Sachi Sato, MIT, and the MIT Media Lab. Gamelan Elektrika instruments produced by Alex Rigopulos; sensors, electronics, and interface design by Andrew Boch, Matt Boch, and Laurel Pardue; technical assembly by StÃ©phanie Bouchard; frame design and assembly by Quentin Kelly.About the ComposerChristine Southworth (b. 1978) is a composer and video artist based in Lexington, Massachusetts, dedicated to creating music born from a cross-pollination of sonic.

String Quartet String Quartet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1074907 Composed by Joshua A. Idio. 20th Century,Classical,Contest,Festival,Multicultural,Standards,World. Score and parts. 55 pages. Joshua A Idio #679162. Published by Joshua A Idio (A0.1074907). Composed by Joshua A. Idio. Chamber Music. String Quartet. This is a two-movement piece comprising of a prelude and an allegro. The entire piece is meant to convey a simple story of witnessing the change of different lifestyles, from the peaceful and simple rural life to the electrifying grandeur of urban city life. The prelude, signifying the rural atmosphere, begins with unsettling chords that feel seasonal and constantly moving. The different string melodies are as lovingly soothing as playing in the grassy fields and mountains. They are fun, pleasant, and whimsical, and they express the rather playful and tranquil setting of rural living. The beginning chords may feel unusually active, but it also adds to the color of this calming tranquility. Life couldn't be any better. In contrast to the fun and joyful theme of the prelude, the allegro embodies the absolute hustle and bustle of the big city. Explosive harmonies progress through the movement. Melodies from the prelude now intertwine with this new faster theme, playing more lively and vigorous. The mood has changed. Everything seems fast-paced and maybe overloading. But, maybe that's not a bad thing. A bit into the movement, as the hustle and bustle finally slow down, the essence of the prelude returns to calm the music. Homesickness mixed with overwhelming emotions is just as powerful of an expression as joy or anger. Filled with confidence and resolve, the music quickens back into its fast theme. The nature of intense focus, inspired by the urban surroundings, mixes with the joy and fun of the old ways. Everything now seems not just more familiar and comforting, but lively as well. As the music reaches its end, those unsettling chords from the prelude return to once again remind us that the rural lifestyle will always be a part of us. Maybe this city life won't be such a bad thing. We experience the best life when it comes with change. While I never lived in a rural community myself, I can empathize with the experience of people who have from their own stories and emotions. And when they move into the overwhelming cityscape, they sometimes either break down or build up. In the end, though, I can never really understand what it is like until I move into a rural community. But I know nothing will ever change how they grew up there, as the experiences always seem to follow them into the next chapter of their adventures. And it is because of that kind of beautiful resolve, did I nickname this Prelude and Allegro Urbanalia. When life meets change it opens up a whole new story.