Bohuslav Martin (1890-1959) was a prolific Czech composer writing many large scale works. The composer moved to Paris in 1923 where he began experimenting in a variety of composition styles. His String Trio was published in 1951. Martin himself was a violinist and many of his experiments in composing for solo instruments and small ensembles saw him write for his own instrument and for the familiar strings. String Trio is made up of two movements; 1) Allegro and 2) Poco moderato. With a typical performance lasting about 15 and a half minutes the String Trio for Violin Viola and Celloprovides advanced string players with an exciting challenging and inspiring ensemble work addressing a variety of musical features. Martin 's String Trio is essential to aspiring string ensembles.

32 Trios That Can Be Played by Any Combination of String Instruments-If you're a violinist and you have a couple of friends who play another stringed instrument then Compatible Trios for Strings is the book for you! This collection contains 32 trios in a variety of styles from classical to folk music to original pieces that will be fun to play with any combination of three string instruments.Trios are a great way to learn how to play in a chamber music setting and this unique collection gives you the opportunity to do it with anyone else who plays a string instrument making the combinations of instruments that can be used extensive. Compatible Trios for Strings are perfect for use in school setting whenstudents come in at lunchtime or after school and want to play for fun with their friends. The flexibility of these trios makes them a must-have for any string player.Available for:Violin - CFBF83Viola - CFBF84Cello - CFBF85Double Bass - CFBF86

Judith Weir: My Piano Quartet (2000) is part of an extended series of works for piano and strings which I have written over the last twenty years - although I didn¹t know it was going to be a series when I wrote the first of these works Music for 247 Strings in 1980. During this period it has been far more usual for composers to write for mixed wind and string ensembles. But I continued (and still continue) to be fascinated by the potential of strings and piano; particularly the chance to write for the instruments as soloists or as a group and often to use both these options simultaneously.String Parts.Premiered July 2000 at the Cheltenham Festival by the SchubertEnsemble.Piano Score available: CH61794

The first part of Gorecki's remarkable cycle Genesis is a gritty and unforgiving exploration of pure sound and sonority. The strings are treated to a huge variety of effects and techniques including tremolandi glissandi bridge bowing and de-tuning. This approach creates an ever changing and fluctuating timbral journey that has more in common with the Fluxus school Gerard Grisey or even Edgard Varese than with the seminal Symphony of SorrowfulSongs. Music of the very elements themselves.