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Bist Du Bei Mir (Violin Quartet)
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String quartet: 4 violins
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Johann Sebastian Bach
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Regis Bookshar
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Bist Du Bei Mir
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String Ensemble Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.812958 Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Arranged by Regis Bookshar. Baroque,Concert,Contemp...
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String Ensemble Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.812958 Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Arranged by Regis Bookshar. Baroque,Concert,Contemporary,Standards,World. Score and parts. 7 pages. Regis Bookshar #5794797. Published by Regis Bookshar (A0.812958). Violin Quartet - Intermediate - Digital Download. This beautiful melody by Johann Sebastian Bach has been arranged for 4 Violins by Regis Bookshar. It would be appropriate for high school and college students and could be performed for recitals and church services. Included is a score and a complete set of parts (7 pages). Also, please feel free to search for other arrangements by Regis Bookshar. You may find something else which might interest you as well. I'm certain that students will enjoy playing this selection.
$7.00
A Virgin Most Pure (F) (Violin Quartet)
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String quartet: 4 violins
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Christmas
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Traditional English Christmas
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A Virgin Most Pure
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String Ensemble Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.813056 Composed by Traditional English Christmas Carol. Arranged by Regis Bookshar. Christmas...
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String Ensemble Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.813056 Composed by Traditional English Christmas Carol. Arranged by Regis Bookshar. Christmas,Classical,Instructional,Sacred,Standards. Score and parts. 7 pages. Regis Bookshar #6087975. Published by Regis Bookshar (A0.813056). Violin Quartet - Intermediate - Digital Download. This Traditional English Christmas Carol has been arranged for 4 Violins by Regis Bookshar. It is suitable for high school and college students and could be performed for Christmas concerts and church services. Included is a score, with 2 Verses and a short Interlude, and a complete set of parts (7 pages). Also available are other settings of this Traditional English Carol for a variety of instrumental ensembles. Please feel free to search for other arrangements by Regis Bookshar. You may find something else which might interest you as well. I'm certain that students will enjoy playing this arrangement.
$8.00
Sonata a quattro in C
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String quartet: 4 violins
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Sonata a quattro in C
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4 violins - intermediate to advanced - Digital Download SKU: S9.Q207 Composed by Georg Philipp Telemann. This edition: set of parts. Antique - quartet - ...
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4 violins - intermediate to advanced - Digital Download SKU: S9.Q207 Composed by Georg Philipp Telemann. This edition: set of parts. Antique - quartet - violin. Antiqua. Downloadable, Set of parts. Schott Music - Digital #Q207. Published by Schott Music - Digital (S9.Q207). Key: C major.Edition Schott reflects a wide variety of music and offers a comprehensive music library suitable for students, amateur and professional musicians. Edition Schott ranges from Renaissance to Contemporary solo instruments to orchestra, well-known pieces to interesting rarities and includes about twenty of Schott's acknowledged and well-established instrumental series such as Guitar-Archive, Violin Library, Il Flauto Traverso and Original Music for Recorder. Edition Schott publications share the highest production values and a distinct house style with clear notations, practical page-turns and high-quality paper. Edition Schott maintains and extends the internationally recognized tradition of excellence and reliability established in 1770 by Schott Music.
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Bridal Chorus "Here comes the Bride" for Violin Quartet
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String quartet: 4 violins
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Richard Wagner
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David Burndrett
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Bridal Chorus "Here comes the
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Violin Solo - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.558189 Composed by Richard Wagner. Arranged by David Burndrett. Romantic Period,Wedding. 6 pages. David ...
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Violin Solo - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.558189 Composed by Richard Wagner. Arranged by David Burndrett. Romantic Period,Wedding. 6 pages. David Burndrett #1920399. Published by David Burndrett (A0.558189). This arrangement is about grade one to three standard. I have tried to keep it simple while making it sound interesting for all standards of playing. Download includes the score and all of the parts.
$8.95
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba for Violin Quartet
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String quartet: 4 violins
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INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED
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Classical
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G
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David Burndrett
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Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
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David Burndrett
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Violin Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.559125 Composed by G.F Handel. Arranged by David Burndrett. Baroque. 13 pages. David Burndrett #6356533....
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Violin Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.559125 Composed by G.F Handel. Arranged by David Burndrett. Baroque. 13 pages. David Burndrett #6356533. Published by David Burndrett (A0.559125). This works well as a concert piece or just for fun!I have tried to make each part interesting to play.Download includes the score and all of the parts.
$6.95
Got to go(Muss i denn) For Violin Quartet
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String quartet: 4 violins
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INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED
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German Traditional
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Han-Ki Kim
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Got to go(Muss i denn) For Vio
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Han-Ki Kim
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Violin Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.511606 Composed by German Traditional. Arranged by Han-Ki Kim. Children,Contemporary,Instructional,Stand...
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Violin Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.511606 Composed by German Traditional. Arranged by Han-Ki Kim. Children,Contemporary,Instructional,Standards. 14 pages. Han-Ki Kim #3618369. Published by Han-Ki Kim (A0.511606). 1. Main Theme is rotated by parts, to give interest for all the player 2. This music is for Educational purpose for Childrens Concert .3. Arranger is very experienced(with I Musici), and his works are very loved world widely.4. Shown Bowing sign and Fingering will be very helpful to player.
$7.99
Sonatina by Beethoven for Violin Quartet
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String quartet: 4 violins
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Classical
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Ludwig van Beethoven
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David Burndrett
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Sonatina by Beethoven for Viol
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David Burndrett
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Violin Solo - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.558187 Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. Arranged by David Burndrett. Classical. 6 pages. David Burndret...
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Violin Solo - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.558187 Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. Arranged by David Burndrett. Classical. 6 pages. David Burndrett #1920395. Published by David Burndrett (A0.558187). This arrangement is about grade one to three standard. I have tried to keep it simple while making it sound interesting for all standards of playing. Download includes the score and all of the parts.
$8.95
Irish Blessing for Violin Quartet
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String quartet: 4 violins
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Trad Irish
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Graham Boag
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Irish Blessing for Violin Quar
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Graham Boag
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Violin Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.780082 Composed by Trad Irish. Arranged by Graham Boag. Celtic,Concert,Graduation,Holiday,Wedding. 8 pag...
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Violin Solo - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.780082 Composed by Trad Irish. Arranged by Graham Boag. Celtic,Concert,Graduation,Holiday,Wedding. 8 pages. Graham Boag #6216783. Published by Graham Boag (A0.780082). This setting for Violin Quartet is of a traditional Irish tune. It's lyrical in style and has some harmonic interest. Sure to be liked by your audience.
$10.99
Kyrie (Durante) (Violin Quartet)
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String quartet: 4 violins
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INTERMEDIATE
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Francesco Durante
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Regis Bookshar
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Kyrie
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Regis Bookshar
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SheetMusicPlus
String Quartet String Quartet,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1092495 Composed by Francesco Durante. Arranged by Regis Bookshar. Baroque,Inst...
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String Quartet String Quartet,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1092495 Composed by Francesco Durante. Arranged by Regis Bookshar. Baroque,Instructional,Sacred. Score and parts. 7 pages. Regis Bookshar #696587. Published by Regis Bookshar (A0.1092495). Kyrie - by Francesco Durante; Violin Quartet – Intermediate – Digital Download. “Kyrieâ€, originally written for a four-part vocal ensemble by Francesco Durante, has now been transcribed, edited and arranged by Regis Bookshar, for a Violin Quartet. It would be a welcomed addition to any music library. This short composition, which lasts less than two minutes, will provide students with the opportunity to continue to develop good intonation because many of the phrases cadence on a unison note. This selection could be performed for concerts, recitals and church services. It is suitable for high school and college students but professional musicians would also enjoy playing this selection. Included are a score and a complete set of parts (7 pages). This selection is one of the many arrangements from the Regis Bookshar Trumpet Ensemble’s extensive music library which are being made available for the first time. We have performed the Trumpet Quartet version of this composition for many church services, especially funerals, when we were asked to supply something more somber and introspective rather than the louder, more festive music which many people come to expect from a Trumpet Ensemble. Francesco Durante was an Italian composer who was born on March 31, 1684 at Frattamaggiore, in the Kingdom of Naples. At an early age he entered the Conservatorio dei poveri di Gesu Cristo, in Naples, where he received lessons from Gaetano Greco. Later he became a pupil of Alessandro Scarlatti at the Conservatorio di Sant’Onofrio. He is said to have succeeded Scarlatti in 1725 at Sant’Onofrio and to have remained there until 1742, when he succeeded Nicola Porpora as head of the Conservatorio di Santa Maria de Loreto, also in Naples. He held this post for thirteen years, until his death on September 30, 1755. His fame as a teacher was considerable, and, unlike his Neapolitan contemporaries, who attracted international notice with their operas, Francesco Durante achieved recognition through his church music, along with some vocal chamber and instrumental works. His concern was not quantity. A complete collection of Durante’s works, consisting almost exclusively of sacred music, was presented by Gaspare Selveggi, a Neapolitan art collector and music theorist, to the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris. The imperial library of Vienna also preserves a valuable collection of Durante’s manuscripts. The fact that Durante never composed for the stage brought him an exaggerated reputation as a composer of sacred music. He was considered one of the best church composers of his style and period. In his masses, requiems, litanies and Lamentations, he could provide strong expressive moments, as he does in this “Kyrieâ€. In addition to this arrangement for a Violin Quartet, Regis Bookshar has also made other arrangements of this selection. There are Quartets readily available for a wide variety of instrumental ensembles. Please take the time to look for other versions of this composition. You may find something else that may also suit your needs. I would also encourage you to search for other arrangements by Regis Bookshar, as well, as there are numerous arrangements in a variety of styles, also available for purchase. You may find something else which might interest you. Please continue to check periodically because new arrangements are being added as often as possible. I’m certain that this beautiful arrangement of Francesco Durante’s “Kyrie†will continue to entertain both performers and audiences alike for years to come.
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