Appalachia Waltz MO175E

Appalachia Waltz adapted for String Quartet by Mark O?Connor

Cello (score available)

Music by Mark O?Connor

3 pages - 7:00 minutes in length



Appalachia Waltz by Mark O?Connor is the title track from the album featuring O?Connor, Yo-Yo Ma, and Edgar Meyer. The Sony Classical release debuted and then stayed for several months at the No.1 position on Billboard Magazine?s Classical music chart. O?Connor originally composed the piece as a solo for unaccompanied violin in 1993. For the recording with Ma in 1996, O?Connor and Meyer re-arranged the waltz for violin, cello and doublebass. As it currently appears in this manuscript, O?Connor adapts the instrumentation for string quartet. ?Appalachia Waltz? might well be one of Mark O?Connor?s most-loved compositions. It utilizes musical inspiration from Scandinavian and Appalachian folk fiddling, while crafted into a classical music setting. The music is suited for advanced and intermediate levels.

This classic tune got a ride from holy to folk to Dies irae and back. Fasten your seat belts!
As performed by Ray Chen and his "Made In Berlin" string quartet.

Ryan Diefenderfer's clever arrangement of the Traditional Christmas carol God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen for Trombone Quartet begins as a Bass Trombone feature ballad with accompanying jazz chords. Then it ramps up to a jazz waltz giving all parts a good workout.

This almost 4-minute work is appropriate for advanced performers.

The digital sound track is a rough guide to who this arrangement sounds  

This is an advancedtranscription of the entire eight movements of Tchaikovsky?s Nutcracker Suiteand this version is for Clarinet Quartet. The Titles include: 1. Ouverture miniature, 2. Marche, 3. Dance of theSugar-Plum Fairy, 4. Russian Dance, (Tr�pak), 5. Arab Dance, 6. Chinese Dance,7. Dance of the Reed Flutes, 8. Waltz of the Flowers. A Score Cover, theConductor?s Score and all Instrumental parts are included in the price. Toview and listen to this suite in its entirety AND PURCHASE AT A DISCOUNTEDPRICE please visit www.lincolnmusicpublications.com. Playing Time approximately: 20:00

This is an advancedtranscription of the entire eight movements of Tchaikovsky?s Nutcracker Suiteand this version is for String Quartet. TheTitles include: 1. Ouverture miniature, 2. Marche, 3. Dance of the Sugar-PlumFairy, 4. Russian Dance, (Tr�pak), 5. Arab Dance, 6. Chinese Dance, 7. Dance ofthe Reed Flutes, 8. Waltz of the Flowers. A Score Cover, the Conductor?s Scoreand all Instrumental parts are included in the price. Toview and listen to this suite in its entirety AND PURCHASE AT A DISCOUNTEDPRICE please visit www.lincolnmusicpublications.com. Playing Time approximately: 20:00

La Feria (The Fair) is a Spanish fiesta! All the sights and sounds of a traditional Spanish street festival.
Paul Lacome wrote mostly operas-bouffes, light comic operas. That same drama and delight comes through in this piece. Originally written for orchestra, there have been many popular arrangements for band. I have arranged it for Clarinet Quartet without losing any of the Spanish tradition or dramatic character of the piece.
The Suite is in 3 sections. The first is entitled Los Toros (The Bulls). The running of the bulls is a tradition of nearly every Spanish fair. This highly energetic and rhythmic section is traditional Spanish fiesta music at its best. The second section is entitled La Reja (loosely-The Gate). This one is in the form of a Serenade. Every fair has a street barred off with a special archway entrance or gate. Inside, tents are set up serving local wine. Strolling street musicians will visit each tent and serenade. This section is scaled back dynamically and also in texture to imitate the solo or duo strolling musician. For the B theme of this section I move the melody to the Clarinet 3 part down low. I like to amuse myself and think of this brief growling melody as a tipsy patron of the tent singing back to the musicians. The street musicians then quickly resume their original song. The final section is entitled La Zarzuela. The Zarzuela is a uniquely Spanish comic opera that is heavy on dance and spoken dialogue. It has much in common with the American vaudeville shows. This section is in the form of a brisk waltz, another high energy rhythmic dance where Clarinet 2 takes the B theme melody.
This piece is of Advanced Intermediate difficulty due to constant movement, articulations, rhythm, and range. Clarinet 1 in particular uses the full range of the instrument.
21 page score, 4 pages @ part, 38 pages total booklet
4:30 minutes
temporary MIDI recording

Arrangement for clarinet quartet of the famous waltz "The Blue Danube", composed by Johann Strauss II in 1886.
Originally performed on 15 February 1867 at a concert of the Wiener M�nnergesangsverein (Vienna Men's Choral Association).

An accurate and challenging rendition of the popular waltz from Studio Ghibli's movie "Howl's Moving Castle". Lots of fun for all players, and many tempo changes to coordinate. 5 minutes.

Here's an original arrangement of the lovely waltz from "Howl's moving castle"

Enjoy playing with a nice polished writting for string instruments that makes the piece sound and feel very "danceable".

Every note and articulation is carefully placed to make it feel easy to play inspite the difficulty of the piece (specially for the first violin).

Enjoy playing it as much as i enjoyed writing it!