"Married Life," from the Disney/Pixar animated feature film Up, has become one of the most memorable pieces of music in Disney history. The song, which plays over a collection of vignettes showing the entire lifelong relationship of the main character and his wife, has one main theme throughout; the theme then goes through different variations to fit the tone of the events being shown. This song was so effective at portraying the couple's life through all its emotional ups and downs that it went on to win a Grammy award, and it has since become one of the most successful animated film scores to date!

This song has become very popular for weddings, but if you've seen the movie, you know that this scene ends on a very depressing note -- and most couples who request the song want to hear the cheerful lilting tune, but don't want their special day to include "the sad part at the end." This Cellobat arrangement for your string quartet is a full 3-minute-long arrangement that includes just the fun variations of the melody, and stays happy and upbeat the entire time! This will be perfect for weddings, receptions, cocktail hour, proposals, or any other occasion you want your fairy tale to have a happy ending. Rated intermediate; this will be playable for students and easily sightreadable for professionals.

(This Is) A Fine RomanceA Rivendell String Quartet Arrangement - The Pop Standards SeriesFred Astaire and Ginger Rogers made ten motion pictures together: nine for RKO, and one for MGM. Everybody has their favorite, and mine is \"Swing Time\" (1936). Ohio State University professor and Astaire expert John Mueller has cited \"Swing Time\" for possessing \"the greatest dancing in the history of the universe.\" The dance sequences for \"Swing Time\" (e.g. \"Never Gonna Dance\") are considered by dance writer Arlene Croce to be the high point of their art. Dorothy Fields and Jerome Kern (with a little help from Robert Russell Bennett) produced a magnificent score which included \"Pick Yourself Up,\" the Oscar-winning \"The Way You Look Tonight,\" \"Waltz in Swing Time,\" \"(This Is) A Fine Romance,\" \"Bojangles of Harlem,\" and \"Never Gonna Dance.\" As a special treat, at the end of the film Astaire and Rogers sing shortened versions of \"A Fine Romance\" and \"The Way You Look Tonight\" simultaneously. As can be seen from this current arrangement, the two songs fit together beautifully!Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/rivendellarrangements.

The wonderful melody of V�ren (Last Spring) originally appeared as one of a set of 12 songs published by Grieg in his op 33 of 1880. He subsequently made an arrangement for string orchestra (op 34). This is a reduction I have created for string quartet. It fits well for a smaller group and has been a favourite with the players of my own quartet. The melody is reflective and haunting, fitting for the original words where the poet describes the beauty of the Norwegian countryside in spring, appearing after the snow of winter - he thinks he might be seeing it for the last time. The music was run during the closing credits of the TV series "Mama" broadcast in the USA in the 1950s. This quartet arrangement is suitable for all occasions and works well where a change of pace and something more reflective is required in the programme.