SKU: XC.WB2209

ISBN 9781644021200. 9 x 12 inches.

Adaptable Quartets for Christmas contains 22 newly arranged quartets written at grades 1.5 to 3. Since it’s creation in 2019, Tyler Arcari and Matthew R. Putnam’s Adaptable Ensemble series has emerged as a leading resource in flexible instrumentation and this new addition to the series for Christmastime is no exception. Designed to be used with any combination of four instruments, the possible combinations are endless! Play these quartets as traditional four instrument chamber works, or expand your instrumentation to include the entire ensemble. Tyler and Matthew use their experience as music educators to craft quartets that are fun to play, and musically stimulating.

SKU: BT.EMBZ14946

Hungarian-English-German-French.

The volumes of the Ad libitum series contain duos, trios and quartets of easy, medium and advanced levels of difficulty, which are playable with various combinations of instruments. Ad libitum Family Edition volumes are recommended mainly for families or groups of friends where at least three people play an instrument. Each of the pieces included can be performed using flexible instrumentation, whether there are three, four or even five persons who would like to play together. This volume contains the finest of easily playable pieces for Christmas and Advent. Some can include a singer, so that a vocal part appears with the instrumental ones. At least two melodic and oneaccompanying instruments are required to perform the piecesPart I - violin / descant recorder / flute / oboe / clarinet / soprano saxophone / trumpetPart II - violin / treble recorder / clarinet / trumpetAccompaniment- piano / guitarAny of the following optional parts can be addedVoice (ad libitum)Percussion (ad libitum)Bass (ad libitum)- cello / bassoon / euphonium

Die Bände der Serie Ad libitum enthalten leichte, mittelschwere sowie für Fortgeschrittene geeignete Duos, Trios und Quartette variabler Besetzung. Die Bände von Ad libitum Familienedition sind vor allem Familien und Freundeskreisen zu empfehlen, in denen mehrere auf einem beliebigen Instrument spielen. Sämtliche Stücke lassen sich in vielfältiger Besetzung spielen, ganz gleich, ob man zu dritt, zu viert oder zu fünft musizieren möchte. Dieser Band wurde aus den schönsten, aber leicht zu spielenden Advents- und Weihnachtsstücken zusammengestellt, zu denen sich teilweise auch eine Singstimme gesellen kann. Deshalb wurde dem Stimmenmaterial der Instrumente auch Noten fürdie Singstimme beigefügt.