YourFavorite Christmas Hymns and Carols for Strings, Book 1

Arrangedfor strings by Colin Kirkpatrick

Here?sa brand new collection of best-loved Christmas hymns and carols arranged for strings,to brighten up your next Christmas event. They are presented in a set of twobooks and include full four-part instrumental scores plus parts for first violin,second violin, viola, cello and optional double bass. Both cello and bass partsappear on a single staff. The arrangements can be used with string quartet, stringquintet or string ensemble. There?s also an optional but useful simplifiedkeyboard part intended for less experienced keyboard players. The left handplays only the bass part most of the time, with the right hand part kept assimple as possible. It could be used as the basis of an accompaniment whichmeans that you can use the arrangements as solos, duets or trios.

Thearrangements are intended either as stand-alone pieces that could be used asinterludes in a concert or service, or they could be used to accompany solo,choral or congregational singing. The arrangements been written in string-friendlykeys as often as possible. While the hymns mostly use the traditionalharmonies, the carols have been treated more freely.
Book 1 includes thefollowing 19 titles: Angels from the Realms of Glory (Melody: Gloria); Awayin a Manger (Melody: Mueller); Unto Us a Child Is Born (Melody: PuerNobis); Christians Awake! (Melody: Yorkshire); Deck the Halls withBoughs of Holly (Melody: Nos Galan); Go Tell it on the Mountain; GoodChristian Men, Rejoice (Melody: In Dulci Jubilo); Good King Wenceslas(Melody: Tempus Adest Floridum); I Saw Three Ships Come Sailing In; ItCame Upon the Midnight Clear (Melody: Carol); Little Jesus, SweetlySleep (Melody: Rocking); O Christmas Tree (Melody: Tannenbaum); OCome all ye Faithful (Melody: Adeste Fidelis); O Little Town ofBethlehem (Melody: Saint Louis); O Holy Night (Melody: CantiqueNoël); Silent Night (Melody: Stille Nacht); The Holly and the Ivy;We Wish You a Merry Christmas and What Child is This? (Melody:Greensleeves)

Theaudio samples include Go Tell it on the Mountain; O Christmas Tree; O Holy Night and SilentNight. Please note that the arrangements are usually not usually compatiblewith the brass collection of the same name

Digital Pack includes:

1. The Inner Light (Solo with Strings) - Full Score
2. The Inner Light (Solo with Strings) - Violin Solo
3. The Inner Light (Solo with Strings) - Fl, Picc or D Penny Whistle
4. The Inner Light (Solo with Strings) - Violin 1
5. The Inner Light (Solo with Strings) - Violin 2
6. The Inner Light (Solo with Strings) - Violin 3 (Viola Treble Clef)
7. The Inner Light (Solo with Strings) - Viola
8. The Inner Light (Solo with Strings) - Cello
9. The Inner Light (Solo with Strings) - Bass
10. The Inner Light (Solo with Strings) - Piano
11. The Inner Light (Solo with Strings) - Percussion 1
12. The Inner Light (Solo with Strings) - Percussion 2

Digital Pack includes:

1. Waltz (from Serenade For Strings) - Full Score
2. Waltz (from Serenade For Strings) - Violin 1
3. Waltz (from Serenade For Strings) - Violin 2
4. Waltz (from Serenade For Strings) - Violin 3 (Viola Treble Clef)
5. Waltz (from Serenade For Strings) - Viola
6. Waltz (from Serenade For Strings) - Cello
7. Waltz (from Serenade For Strings) - Bass
8. Waltz (from Serenade For Strings) - Piano

Digital Pack includes:

1. Adagio For Strings - Full Score
2. Adagio For Strings - Violin 1
3. Adagio For Strings - Violin 2
4. Adagio For Strings - Violin 3 (Viola Treble Clef)
5. Adagio For Strings - Viola
6. Adagio For Strings - Cello
7. Adagio For Strings - Bass
8. Adagio For Strings - Organ

Digital Pack includes:

1. Four Songs for Strings - Full Score
2. Four Songs for Strings - Violin 1 A
3. Four Songs for Strings - Violin 1 B
4. Four Songs for Strings - Violin 2
5. Four Songs for Strings - Viola
6. Four Songs for Strings - Cello
7. Four Songs for Strings - Bass

Digital Pack includes:

1. Ravel Suite for Strings - Full Score
2. Ravel Suite for Strings - Violin 1
3. Ravel Suite for Strings - Violin 2
4. Ravel Suite for Strings - Viola
5. Ravel Suite for Strings - Cello
6. Ravel Suite for Strings - Bass

Your Favorite Christmas Hymns and Carols for Strings, Book 2

Arranged by Colin Kirkpatrick

This is the second volume of the collection of best-loved Christmas hymns and carols arranged for strings, to brighten up your next Christmas event. This publication includes full four-part instrumental scores plus parts for first violin, second violin, viola, cello and optional double bass. Both cello and bass parts appear on a single staff. The arrangements can be used with string quartet, string quintet or string ensemble. There?s also an optional but useful simplified keyboard part intended for less experienced keyboard players. The left hand plays only the bass part most of the time, with the right hand part kept as simple as possible. It could be used as the basis of an accompaniment which means that you can use the arrangements as solos, duets or trios. You can create a brighter string tone by asking the more advanced first and second violin players to play an octave higher when necessary. You can hear this effect in the audio samples.

The arrangements are intended either as stand-alone pieces that could be used as interludes in a concert or service, or they could be used to accompany solo, choral or congregational singing. The arrangements been written in string-friendly keys as often as possible. While the hymns mostly use the traditional harmonies, the carols have been treated more freely.

Book 2 contains the following 21 titles: As with Gladness Men of Old (Melody: Dix); Away in a Manger (Melody: Cradle Song); Ding! Dong! Merrily on High (Melody: Bransle de l'Officiel); God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen; A Great and Mighty Wonder (Melody: Es ist ein Ros); Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Melody: Mendelssohn); Infant Holy, Infant Lowly (Melody: W. Zlobie Lezy); It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (Melody: Noel); Joseph Dearest, Joseph Mine (Melody: Resonet in Laudibus); Joy to the World (Melody: Antioch); O Come, O Come Emmanuel (Melody: Veni Emmanuel); O Little Town of Bethlehem (Melody: Forest Green) ; Once in Royal David's City (Melody: Irby); Quem Pastores Laudavere; Lully, lulla Thou Little Tiny Child (Melody: Coventry Carol); Hark! A Thrilling Voice is Calling (Melody: Merton); The First Nowell; The Wassail Song; We Three Kings (Melody: Kings of Orient), While Shepherds Watched their Flocks (Melody: Winchester Old) and While Shepherds Watched their Flocks (Melody: Christmas).

The audio samples include Ding! Dong! Merrily on High, Infant Holy, Infant Lowly, Lully, lulla Thou Little Tiny Child and The First Nowell. Please note that the arrangements are usually not usually compatible with the brass collection of the same name.

"Hallelujah" is a song written by Canadian singer Leonard Cohen,
originally released on his album Various Positions (1984). Achieving little initial success,
the song found greater popular acclaim through a recording by John Cale,
which inspired a recording by Jeff Buckley. It is considered as the "baseline" of secular hymns.

This is an arranged by Marvio Rocha, for piano & strings the song "Hallelujah" that we have a simple notation for you
following the arranged. Sheet Music Included: Piano, Cello, Viola, Violin I, Violin II

The Best Hymns of All Time
Arranged for strings by Colin Kirkpatrick

Book 2

We?re really excited to present our collection of sixty of the best-loved hymns ever composed. The hymns are scored in four parts and could be used with virtually any combination of stringed instruments: string quartet or quintet or any size string ensemble. They are presented in a set of three books and include full four-part instrumental scores plus four separate parts for 1st violin, 2nd violin, viola and cello (and double bass). The double bass part is optional because it doubles the cello part an octave lower. There?s also an optional but useful simplified keyboard part intended for less experienced keyboard players. The left hand plays only the bass part most of the time, with the right hand part kept as simple as possible. The piano part too means that you can use the arrangements as solos, duets or trios. To make the music accessible to less experienced players, the range of the notes has been kept fairly low so that many of the arrangements can be played in first position. However, to produce a brighter and richer sound, a few of the more experienced violinists could play an octave higher. You can hear this effect in the audio samples.

These arrangements are intended either as stand-alone pieces that could be used as interludes in a service, or they could be used to accompany solo, choral or congregational singing. This is essential music for schools and many churches and contains probably all the hymns you?ll ever need. The scores and all the parts of Book 2 are contained in a single 59-page PDF file.

Book 2 contains the following twenty popular hymns: A Mighty Fortress is our God (Ein Feste Burg); Awake my Soul (Morning Hymn); All Creatures of our God and King (Lasst uns Erfreuen); All People that on Earth do Dwell (Old Hundredth); Angels we have Heard on High (Gloria); Be thou my Vision (Slane); Come Thou Font of Every Blessing (Nettleton); Eternal Father, Strong to Save (Melita); God moves in a Mysterious Way (London New); Glory to Thee, My God, This Night (Tallis Canon); How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds (St. Peter); Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise (St. Denio); Onward, Christian Soldiers (St. Gertrude); Let us with a Gladsome Mind (Monkland)
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (Beecher); Praise my Soul, the King of Heaven (Lauda Anima); The Day Thou Gavest (St. Clement); The King of Love my Shepherd is (St. Columba); We Plough the Fields and Scatter (Wir pflügen); Lead Us, Heavenly Father, Lead Us (Mannheim).

The audio samples include Angels we have Heard on High (Gloria); Be Thou my Vision (Slane) and Onward, Christian Soldiers (St. Gertrude). The music has been set in string-friendly keys so most of them are not compatible with the brass collection of the same name.

The Best Hymns of All Time
Arranged for Strings by Colin Kirkpatrick

Book 3

We?re really excited to present the third and last book of our collection of sixty of the best-loved hymns ever composed. The hymns are scored in four parts and could be used with virtually any combination of stringed instruments: string quartet or quintet or any size string ensemble. They are presented in a set of three books and include full four-part instrumental scores plus four separate parts for 1st violin, 2nd violin, viola and cello (and double bass). The bass part is also optional because it doubles the cello part an octave lower. There?s also an optional but useful simplified keyboard part intended for less experienced keyboard players. The left hand plays only the bass part most of the time, with the right hand part kept as simple as possible. The piano part too means that you can use the arrangements as solos, duets or trios. To make the music accessible to less experienced players, the range of the notes has been kept fairly low so that many of the arrangements can be played in first position. However, to produce a brighter and richer sound, a few of the more experienced violinists could play an octave higher. You can hear this effect in the audio samples.

These arrangements are intended either as stand-alone pieces that could be used as interludes in a service, or they could be used to accompany solo, choral or congregational singing. This is essential music for schools and many churches and contains probably all the hymns you?ll ever need. The scores and all the parts of Book 2 are contained in a single 65-page PDF file.

Book 3 contains the following twenty popular hymns: All Hail the Power of Jesus? Name (Miles Lane); All things Bright and Beautiful (Bright and Beautiful); Alleluia, Sing to Jesus (Hyfrydol); Blessed Assurance (Assurance); Come, Ye Thankful People, Come (St George?s Windsor); Father, Hear the Prayer we Offer (Sussex & Gott Will's Machen); For the Beauty of the Earth (Dix); Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken (Austrian hymn); How Firm a Foundation (Foundation); Jesu, Lover of my Soul (Hollingside); Jesus Loves Me, This I Know (Jesus Loves Me); Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee (Hymn to Joy); Kum Ba Yah (Afro-American folksong); Mine Eyes have Seen the Glory (Battle Hymn of the Republic); O God, Our Help In Ages Past (St. Anne); Morning has Broken (Bunessan); Praise to the Lord the Almighty (Lob den Herren); Shall We Gather at the River? (Hanson Place); The God of Abraham Praise (Leoni); When Peace Like a River (Ville du Havre).

The audio samples include (1) All things Bright and Beautiful, (2) How Firm a Foundation, (3) Kum Ba Yah and (4) Morning has Broken. The music has been set in string-friendly keys so they are not compatible with the brass collection of the same name.

The Best Hymns of All Time
Arranged for Strings by Colin Kirkpatrick

Book 1

We?re really excited to present our collection of sixty of the best-loved hymns ever composed. The hymns are scored in four parts but could be used with virtually any combination of stringed instruments from string quartet upwards. Book 1 includes full four-part instrumental scores plus parts for 1st violin, 2nd violin, viola and cello/double bass reading from the same part. There?s also an optional but useful simplified keyboard part intended for less experienced keyboard players. The left hand plays only the bass part most of the time, with the right hand part as simple as possible. It could be used as the basis of an accompaniment and means that you can use the arrangements as solos, duets or trios. To make the music accessible to less experienced string players, the range of the notes has been kept fairly low so that many of the arrangements can be played in first position. However, to produce a brighter and richer sound, a few of the more experienced violinists could play an octave higher. You can hear this effect in the audio sample.

These arrangements are intended either as stand-alone pieces that could be used as interludes in a service, or they could be used to accompany solo, choral or congregational singing. This is essential music for schools and many churches and contains probably all the hymns you?ll ever need. The score and all the parts are contained in a single 60-page PDF file.

Book 1 contains the following twenty popular hymns: Abide with Me (Eventide); All Glory, Laud and Honor (St. Theodulph); All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name (Coronation); All Through the Night (Ar Hyd y Nos); City of God, How Broad and Far (Richmond - Haweis); Fairest Lord Jesus (Crusader?s Hymn); Fight the Good Fight (Duke Street); Forth in Thy Name (Angel's Song, Song 34); Guide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer (Cwm Rhondda); He who Would Valiant Be (Monk?s Gate); Holy, Holy, Holy! (Nicea); I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say (Kingsfold); Jesu, Lover of my Soul (Aberystwyth); Nearer my God to Thee (Bethany); Now Thank We All Our God (Nun Danket); O Worship the King (Hanover); Rejoice, the Lord is King (Darwall?s 148th); Soldiers of Christ, Arise (Diademata); The Lord?s my Shepherd (Crimmond); What a Friend we Have in Jesus (Converse).

The audio samples include Abide with me (Eventide); All Through the Night (Ar Hyd y Nos); Nearer my God to Thee (Bethany), Soldiers of Christ, Arise (Diademata) and What a Friend we Have in Jesus (Converse). The music has been set in string-friendly keys so they are not compatible with the brass or wind publications of the same name.

Concerto in D for trumpet, strings & continuo
Music by Giuseppe Torelli (IT, 1658 - 1715)
Arrangement by Frédéric Quinet (FR, 1985)

For "Atelier de Musique de Baroque de l'Université Laval" Quebec, QC.
Watch and listen all the live performance on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9E4tWp8yH0A

One of the concertos for 2 violins and strings by Antonio Vivaldi, perhaps the most famous one with the beautiful second part.

This is a special arrangement of the famous Pachelbel Canon for three violins, with the continuo part arranged for a fourth violin. It means it can be played without keyboard accompaniment and, as with all my four violin arrangements, makes a handy ensemble piece in situations where there are no lower strings or keyboard player available. It was a popular favourite with the Spring Quartet www.springquartet.co.uk before the lockdown! david@springquartet.co.uk

Positions by Ariana Grande, arranged for piano & strings (or piano & string quintet) by Dan Edwards. Includes a full score (9 pages) and complete set of parts (piano, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello - all 2 pages each, bass - 1 page)

Dan Edwards is a prize-winning composer, arranger and producer.

Main theme for the 1986 film The Mission, "Gabriel's Oboe" was written by Italian composer Ennio Morricone. Vocalist Sarah Brightman's song "Nella Fantasia" is set to the melody. This beautiful duet is adapted from cellist Yo-Yo Ma's rendition in his album Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone.

Instrument 1: Cello
Instrument 2: Piano or Keyboard (set to "strings" sound)

Check out my arrangement Love Theme from Cinema Paradiso, inspired by this Yo-Yo Ma's rendition of "Gabrile's Oboe", at https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/21178047!

Main theme for the 1986 film The Mission, "Gabriel's Oboe" was written by Italian composer Ennio Morricone. Vocalist Sarah Brightman's song "Nella Fantasia" is set to the melody. This beautiful duet (with piano accompaniment) is adapted from cellist Yo-Yo Ma's rendition in his album Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone.

Instrument 1: Cello

Instrument 2: Oboe

Instrument 3: Piano or Keyboard (set to "strings" sound)

Main theme for the 1986 film The Mission, "Gabriel's Oboe" was written by Italian composer Ennio Morricone. Vocalist Sarah Brightman's song "Nella Fantasia" is set to the melody. This beautiful duet is adapted from cellist Yo-Yo Ma's rendition in his album Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone.

Instrument 1: Violin or Flute (or any C instrument than can play from C#4 to G6)
Instrument 2: Piano (or keyboard with "strings" sound)

Performance direction: gentle and expressive

Check out my arrangement Love Theme from Cinema Paradiso, inspired by this Yo-Yo Ma's rendition of "Gabrile's Oboe", at https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/21178047!

This beautiful piece was originally scored for a cappella women's chorus. I adapted it for keyboard for use as a postlude. It is lovely on the organ with 8' flute or strings stops.
View score on You Tube: https://youtu.be/WacBJw6WfuM.

A straightforward arrangement of the popular ragtime classic.

The arrangement may be presented as a duet for Bb or C instruments with a flexible accompaniment or as a standard quartet for brass strings or woodwind or it will also work for full concert band, brass band or orchestra!

Or even feature Percussion - Marimba & Xylophone duet with band accompaniment.
Endless possibilities as a very generous supply of parts is as listed below covering Brass, woodwind quintet, String quartet etc.

Or for example for a standard brass quintet use Tpt 1 (Part 1 in Bb) Tpt 2 (Part 2 in Bb) Horn (Part 3 in F) Tuba & Trombone (Part 4)

List of all parts supplied in the download

Part 1 in C (Oboe, Violin 1)

Part 1 in Bb (Clarinet 1 in Bb, Trumpet 1 in Bb)

Part 2 in C (Violin 2)

Part 2 in Bb (Clarinet 2 in Bb, Trumpet 2 in Bb)

Part 3 in C (Bassoon 1, Trombone)

Part 3 in Eb (Alto Saxophone, Eb Horn)

Part 3 in F (Horn in F)

Part 3 in alto clef (Viola)

Part 3 in Bb (Tenor Saxophone, Bb Trombone (treble clef)

Part 4 in C (Cello, Double Bass, Bassoon 2, Bass Trombone)

Part 4 in Eb (Baritone Saxophone, Eb Bass Tuba (treble clef)

Part 4 in Bb (Euphonium, Bb Bass Tuba (treble clef)

Optional extra parts in C, Bb and Eb (easy)

Percussion

Keyboard (accompaniment)

Full score in C