(Traditional Christmas Favorites). By Various. Arranged by Daniel Kelley. String quartet, mixed quartet. For Flute/Oboe/Violin, Viola, Cello, Bassoon. Quartets. Christmas. Intermediate/Advanced. Set of 4 parts. Published by Last Resort Music Publishing

String quartet

SKU: M7.SAE-8-04

Suite from Maramures. Composed by Lucian Moraru. Sheet music. Score and parts. SonArt Edition #SAE 8-04. Published by SonArt Edition (M7.SAE-8-04).

ISBN 9790707651629.

This is a unique masterpiece for string quartet, which preserves the flavor of original music from Transylvania, carefully designed to suit the technical needs of the string quartet instruments. A sample of traditional Romanian music through which instrumentalists can show their virtuosity. This score is a smart choice for string quartets that want to be successful with the public. A short piece of 6 minutes, in a single movement, full of life in traditional rhythm from Transylvania, which is both pleasant to perform and to listen to. It is a perfect encore to be played after a successful concert.

String quartet

SKU: M7.SAE-11-01

Arranged by Lucian Moraru. Sheet music. Score and parts. SonArt Edition #SAE 11-01. Published by SonArt Edition (M7.SAE-11-01).

ISBN 9790707651636.

This is an overflowing arrangement for string quartet. The piece preserves the beauty of the original work, an icon of Romanian traditional music, but at the same time differs in essence, due to the new musical themes that were introduced in the sound material of this work. A sample of the Romanian traditional music which exploit all four instruments on equal terms through which they can show their virtuosity. A pleasure for the members of the string quartets who like to show their technical skills, with which, surely, they will delight the audience. This score is a smart choice for the string quartets that want to achieve the acclaim from the audience. It is a perfect encore to be performed after a successful concert.

String quartet

SKU: M7.SAE-20-01

Composed by Gregorias Dinicu. Arranged by Lucian Moraru. Sheet music. Score and parts. SonArt Edition #SAE 20-01. Published by SonArt Edition (M7.SAE-20-01).

ISBN 9790707651643.

This is an overflowing arrangement for string quartet. The piece preserves the beauty of the original work, an icon of Romanian traditional music, but at the same time differs in essence, due to the new musical themes that were introduced in the sound material of this work. A sample of the Romanian traditional music which exploit all four instruments on equal terms through which they can show their virtuosity. A pleasure for the members of the string quartets who like to show their technical skills, with which, surely, they will delight the audience. This score is a smart choice for the string quartets that want to achieve the acclaim from the audience. It is a perfect encore to be performed after a successful concert.

String Quartet (2vl,va,vc)

SKU: BR.EB-9243

Full Score. Composed by Christian Mason. Chamber music; stapled. Edition Breitkopf. World premiere of the original version: London, May 10, 2016World premiere of the string orchestra version: Clermont-Ferrand, October 8, 2020. New music (post-2000). Full score. Composed 2016/2020. 40 pages. Duration 19'. Breitkopf and Haertel #EB 9243. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.EB-9243).

ISBN 9790004185438. 9 x 12 inches.

It was the practice of Khoomii (throat singing) - following several workshops with Michael Ormiston - that first attracted me to Tuvan music. Composing this Songbook, the first in a series commissioned by the Ligeti Quartet, I took the chance to reflect on compositional questions around transcription and arrangement of existing music, and frequently found myself asking: where is the boundary between the source material and the new substance? Of course the relationship varies from piece to piece, and moment to moment: sometimes we seem to glimpse the pure source, but most of the time there are differing degrees of distance, working towards or away from it. This new version for string orchestra corresponds closely to the original quartet version, with an additional part for double basses.The traditional Tuvan songs that I have transcribed and recomposed are all known to me from the Ay Kherel CD The Music of Tuva: Throat Singing and Instruments from Central Asia (2004, Arc Music). According to the notes from that CD, this is what the songs are about:1. Dyngylday: If you have come on a horse in blue, it doesn't mean that you are the best. My heart tells me something else: my sweetheart doesn't have such a beautiful horse, but he is my darling.An alternative interpretation from Alash Ensemble (alashensemble.com): The word dyngylday is a nonsense term with no translation. The song makes good-humored fun of somebody for being a good-for-nothing.2. Eki Attar (The Best Steeds): The horse is the basis of our life. It is a magic creature. Even its step is full of music and rhythm. You may not be a horse rider, but when you hear this song you will always remember horses.3. Kuda Yry: This wedding song glorifies the strength of the groom and the beauty of his Horse.4. Ezir-Kara ('Black Eagle'): This was the name of a horse, who became a legend through his remarkable strength and speed.It is not just overtones that abound here: there are galloping rhythms aplenty, and though I am no horse rider I tried to keep the horses galloping in my imagination while composing these pieces.Christian Mason (with quotes from Ay Kherel and Alash Ensemble)

World premiere of the original version: London/UK, May 10, 2016, World premiere of the string orchestra version: Clermont-Ferrand/France, October 8, 2020.

String Quartet (2vl,va,vc)

SKU: BR.EB-9244

Set of Parts. Composed by Christian Mason. Chamber music; stapled. Edition Breitkopf. World premiere of the original version: London, May 10, 2016World premiere of the string orchestra version: Clermont-Ferrand, October 8, 2020. New music (post-2000). Set of parts. Composed 2016/2020. 92 pages. Duration 19'. Breitkopf and Haertel #EB 9244. Published by Breitkopf and Haertel (BR.EB-9244).

ISBN 9790004185445. 9 x 12 inches.

It was the practice of Khoomii (throat singing) - following several workshops with Michael Ormiston - that first attracted me to Tuvan music. Composing this Songbook, the first in a series commissioned by the Ligeti Quartet, I took the chance to reflect on compositional questions around transcription and arrangement of existing music, and frequently found myself asking: where is the boundary between the source material and the new substance? Of course the relationship varies from piece to piece, and moment to moment: sometimes we seem to glimpse the pure source, but most of the time there are differing degrees of distance, working towards or away from it. This new version for string orchestra corresponds closely to the original quartet version, with an additional part for double basses.The traditional Tuvan songs that I have transcribed and recomposed are all known to me from the Ay Kherel CD The Music of Tuva: Throat Singing and Instruments from Central Asia (2004, Arc Music). According to the notes from that CD, this is what the songs are about:1. Dyngylday: If you have come on a horse in blue, it doesn't mean that you are the best. My heart tells me something else: my sweetheart doesn't have such a beautiful horse, but he is my darling.An alternative interpretation from Alash Ensemble (alashensemble.com): The word dyngylday is a nonsense term with no translation. The song makes good-humored fun of somebody for being a good-for-nothing.2. Eki Attar (The Best Steeds): The horse is the basis of our life. It is a magic creature. Even its step is full of music and rhythm. You may not be a horse rider, but when you hear this song you will always remember horses.3. Kuda Yry: This wedding song glorifies the strength of the groom and the beauty of his Horse.4. Ezir-Kara ('Black Eagle'): This was the name of a horse, who became a legend through his remarkable strength and speed.It is not just overtones that abound here: there are galloping rhythms aplenty, and though I am no horse rider I tried to keep the horses galloping in my imagination while composing these pieces.Christian Mason (with quotes from Ay Kherel and Alash Ensemble)

World premiere of the original version: London/UK, May 10, 2016, World premiere of the string orchestra version: Clermont-Ferrand/France, October 8, 2020.

String Quartet (Score)

SKU: HL.370494

Critical Edition Hardcover. Composed by Karol Szymanowski. PWM. Classical. Hardcover. 60 pages. Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne #9267030. Published by Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne (HL.370494).

ISBN 9781705147009. UPC: 840126994025.

The First String Quartet in C major, Op. 37, was written in the autumn of 1917 and earned Szymanowski the first prize in a competition organized by the Ministry of Religious and in a competition organized by the Ministry of Religious and Educational Affairs in January 1922. The First String Quartet is notable for its clar and simple construction. The first movement is in the formof a sonata allegro; the Andantino semplice (in modo iuna canzone) in the middle is a cross between ternary and variation form. The final Scherzando alla burlesca also keeps to the form of a sonata allegro. The combinations and proportions of formal factors and the treatment of thematic material betray a fairly conventional adoption of classical models. Similarly, the expressive and structural use of melodic material shows a respect for traditional norms. Szymanowski created, in other works from the same period, his own individual type of melodic line, which was strongly expressive and achieved its effect chiefly by its tonal qualieties; nevertheless in this Quartet he returns to a fluid, cantilena-like, symmetrically shaped melodic line, which runs along in broad phrases of a concentrated, reflective character. Melody becomes the chief factor in the development of the form, both in thematic usage and in the application of a more polyphonic texture. Harmonic and tonal means are considerably simplified in the Quartet []. Most of the writing is linear, or horizontal, with individual treatment of each part, the parallel continuation of the four sound planes, almost a matter of principle. The functions of the particular instruments in realizing these planes are constantly changing,which accounts for the even greater variedy of tone-colour. The decision to forego experiment with forms and sonorities is reflectedin the overall approach to musical expression. The predominant atmosphere of restrained emotion, quiet lyricism and serenity is strongly suggestive of classical aestetic models. (Based on Zofia Helman Commentary on Szymanowski Complete Edition, Vol. B6) (II) The ''Second String Quartet'' represents an interesting attempt to revert to classical form coupled with the new harmonic and tonal vocabulary worked out previously in the ''Slopiewnie'', ''Stabat Mater'' and ''Mazurkas''. It was also the first time the composer had used folk elements in the framework of a major classical form. The ''Second String Quartet'' is in a special category among Szymanowski's works. Though it dates from the composer was still occupied with folk music, it nevertheless shows him returning to classical models, but at the same time using an aesthetic of subjective expression, which gives the work its own individual stamp. The ''Second String Quartet'' synthesis of the various directions in which Szymanowski was attempting to develop. The sonority and texture used in the first.

(A Carol Service (String Quartet/Quintet)). By Hal H. Hopson. Choir Sacred. This edition: String Quartet/Quintet. Choral Worship Cantata. H.W. Gray. Christmas; Sacred; Winter. 120 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing

(Traditional Carols with a Popular Twist). By Ed Hogan. For 2 Violins, Viola & Cello with optional Violin 3 (for viola) & Arco Bass Parts. This edition: Paperback. Instrumental Collections & Church Orchestras. Preludes, offertories, recitals, talent contests, personal worship, and instruction. Multicultural and Sacred. Moderate. Book. Published by Lillenas Publishing Company

2 Violins, Viola and Cello, with optional Violin 3 (for Viola) & Arco Bass Parts - Moderate

SKU: LP.9780834178168

Traditional Carols with a Popular Twist. Composed by Ed Hogan. This edition: Paperback. Instrumental Collections & Church Orchestras. Preludes, offertories, recitals, talent contests, personal worship, and instruction. Multicultural and Sacred. Published by Lillenas Publishing Company (LP.9780834178168).

ISBN 9780834178168.

Look ing for an innovative way to incorporate your instrumentalists into your Christmas worship services? Our Creative Carols Series is just for you! We've arranged five of your favorite Christmas carols for three different small ensemble.