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12,917
Easy Piano
528
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414
1 Piano, 4 hands
292
Accordion
262
Piano, Vocal and Guitar
223
Organ
134
2 Pianos, 4 hands
126
Piano Trio: piano, violin, cello
75
Piano Accompaniment
48
C Instruments
26
Harpsichord
24
Organ, Piano (duet)
23
Piano Quartet: piano, violin, viola, cello
18
Piano Quintet: piano, 2 violins, viola, cello
17
2 Pianos, 8 hands
10
1 Piano, 6 hands
7
Piano (band part)
7
Organ, Trumpet (duet)
5
Piano Quartet: piano, 2 violins, cello
4
Keyboard
3
Piano ensembles
3
Organ, Voice
2
Accordion and Orchestra
1
Accordion, Piano
1
Piano Quintet: piano, violin, viola, cello, double bass
1
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637
Bass guitar
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Guitar notes and tablatures
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32
2 Guitars (duet)
23
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10
Dulcimer
9
Piano, Guitar (duet)
8
4 Guitars (Quartet)
7
Guitar Ensemble
6
Banjo
5
3 Guitars (trio)
3
Baritone Ukulele
3
Guitar (band part)
2
Guitar, String Quartet
2
Mandolin
2
Plectrum Orchestra
1
Dobro
1
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Voice
Choral SATB
463
Choral
101
Choral TTBB
72
Choral 3-part
69
Voice solo
60
Choral SSAA
60
Choral 2-part
45
Soprano voice, Piano
40
Medium voice, Piano
23
Choral Unison
22
High voice
20
Tenor voice, Piano
15
Choral SSAATTBB
14
Vocal duet
9
Low voice, Piano
8
Vocal duet, Piano
8
Mezzo-Soprano voice, Piano
6
Choral SSATB
5
Baritone voice, Piano
5
Alto voice, Piano
4
Soprano voice
3
Tenor voice
3
Choral SSATTB
3
Voix Masculines
2
Soli, Mixted choir and accompaniment
2
Voice, Guitar
1
Choral, Organ
1
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1,492
Flute
1,433
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433
Clarinet and Piano
282
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261
Tenor Saxophone
242
Soprano Saxophone
180
Oboe, Piano (duet)
175
2 Saxophones (duet)
172
Alto Saxophone and Piano
171
2 Flutes (duet)
128
Saxophone Quartet: 4 saxophones
124
Woodwind Quintet: flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, horn
123
Tenor Saxophone and Piano
115
Recorder
104
2 Clarinets (duet)
91
Clarinet Quartet: 4 clarinets
84
Oboe
83
Saxophone Quintet: 5 Saxophones
74
Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon
68
Soprano Saxophone and Piano
66
Saxophone ensemble
63
Flute ensemble
44
Baritone Saxophone, Piano
43
Flute, Clarinet (duet)
43
Saxophone, Clarinet (duet)
42
Clarinet Ensemble
37
2 Oboes (duet)
35
Clarinet, Violin (duet)
29
Flute Quartet: 4 flutes
29
Clarinet, Trumpet (duet)
23
3 Saxophones (trio)
23
3 Clarinets (trio)
22
Flute Trio: 3 flutes
21
English horn, Piano
21
Treble (Alto) Recorder, Piano
20
Oboe (band part)
19
Flute, Violin, Piano
19
Oboe, Bassoon (duet)
17
Saxophone (band part)
16
Flute, Violin
16
Oboe, Clarinet (duet)
15
Flute, Saxophone (duet)
15
Clarinet Quintet: 5 clarinets
14
2 Recorders (duet)
14
Clarinet and Viola
14
Flute, Clarinet, Piano (trio)
14
Flute and Guitar
14
Flute Quintet : 5 flutes
13
Flute, Trumpet (duet)
13
Flute, Viola (duet)
13
Descant (Soprano) Recorder
12
2 Flutes, Piano
12
2 Clarinets, Piano
12
Bass Clarinet, Piano
11
Clarinet, Bassoon (duet)
9
Treble (Alto) Recorder
9
Flute, Cello, Piano (trio)
9
Baritone Saxophone
8
Recorder Quartet
8
Tenor Recorder
7
Flute, Violoncello
7
Clarinet, Cello, Piano (trio)
6
Flute, Oboe, Bassoon
6
Oboe, Flute
6
Descent (Soprano) Recorder, Piano
5
Piccolo
5
3 Recorders (trio)
5
Flute, Oboe (duet)
5
Harmonica
4
Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon (trio)
4
Flute, Oboe, Violin
4
Flute, Oboe, Piano (trio)
4
Flute, Clarinet and Bassoon.
4
English Horn
3
Flute, Oboe, Clarinet (trio)
3
Flute, trombone and piano
3
Flute, Bassoon, and Piano
2
5 Recorders
2
Saxophone and Piano
2
Clarinet (band part)
2
Clarinet, Bassoon, Piano (trio)
2
Flute, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon (Quartet)
2
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2
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2
Wind ensemble
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1
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1
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1
Clarinet, Orchestra
1
Oboe, Violin (duet)
1
2 Recorders, Piano
1
Oboe, Guitar (duet)
1
2 English horns and Pianoforte
1
Piccolo, Piano
1
2 Flutes, Basso continuo
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3 Oboes
1
Flute (band part)
1
Clarinet, Guitar (duet)
1
2 Oboes, Piano
1
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273
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236
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French Horn and Piano
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116
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95
Brass quartet : 2 trumpets, trombone, tuba
90
French horn
82
Trombone ensemble
77
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74
2 Trumpets (duet)
55
Trumpet ensemble
44
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40
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38
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37
Brass Quartet
35
Brass Quartet: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone
34
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25
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22
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22
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21
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18
2 Tubas (duet)
16
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12
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11
Bass Trombone and Piano
10
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9
3 Trombones (trio)
8
Brass Quartet: 4 horns
8
4 Tubas
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Brass Trio
6
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5
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5
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4
3 Trumpets (trio)
4
Trombone, Organ
4
Brass Quartet: 4 trumpets
4
English Horn
3
Tuba (band part)
3
3 Euphoniums
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3
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3
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3 French horns (trio)
2
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Horn, Tuba (duet)
2
Trombone, Tuba (duet)
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1
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1
Trumpet, Cello (duet)
1
Tuba ensemble
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French horn and Basson (duet)
1
2 English horns and Pianoforte
1
Cornet and Orchestra
1
Trumpet, Trombone, Piano
1
3 Tubas (trio)
1
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86
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76
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75
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75
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70
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53
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48
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33
4 Cellos
26
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23
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21
String Quintet: 2 violins, viola, cello, bass
17
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14
Piano Trio: Violin, Viola, Piano
14
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14
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12
2 Double basses (duet)
11
String Trio: 3 cellos
11
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10
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10
String Trio: 3 violins
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9
Violin ensemble
9
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8
Viola (band part)
8
Harp, Cello (duet)
8
2 Harps (duet)
8
Harp, Voice
7
String Trio: 3 violas
7
Violin, Basso continuo
7
String Trio: 2 violins, viola
6
String quartet: 4 violins
4
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3
Cello Ensemble
3
String Quartet : 4 violas
3
Doublebass (band part)
3
2 Violins, Piano
3
String Quintet: 2 violins, 2 violas, cello
3
Cello (band part)
2
Cello, Orchestra
2
String Quintet: 2 violins, viola, 2 cellos
2
Harp (band part)
2
Violin, Organ
2
Violin, Clarinet, Piano (trio)
2
4 Double Basses
2
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1
Viola and Bassoon
1
String trio
1
Violin, Bassoon (duet)
1
2 Cellos, Piano
1
4 Harps
1
2 Violins and Basso
1
Harp, Violin, Violoncello
1
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1,344
Concert band
211
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190
String Orchestra
164
Brass ensemble
114
Jazz Ensemble
110
Chamber Orchestra
49
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39
Percussion Ensemble
32
Jazz combo
23
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16
Piano and Orchestra
13
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9
Marimba
5
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5
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4
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2
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Three selections based on "Christ lag in Todesbanden" (String Quintet - 3 Violin, 1 Viola, 1 Cello)
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String Quintet: 2 violins, 2 violas, cello
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String Quintet Cello,Viola,Violin - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1257229 Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Arranged by Regis Bookshar. Baroque,Cha...
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String Quintet Cello,Viola,Violin - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1257229 Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Arranged by Regis Bookshar. Baroque,Chamber,Christian,Easter,Historic. 29 pages. Regis Bookshar #850560. Published by Regis Bookshar (A0.1257229). Three selections based on Christ lag in Todesbanden (Christ lay in death's bonds) (from Cantata No.  4, BMV  4) - Johann Sebastian Bach - String Quintet (3 Violins, 1 Viola, 1 Violoncello) - Advanced/Intermediate - Digital Download.Cantata No.  4, BMV  4, Christ lag in Todesbanden (also spelled Todes Banden) (Christ lay in death's bonds) is a cantata for Easter written by Johann Sebastian Bach and is his earliest surviving Church Cantata. It was probably written in 1707 when he was 22 years old. It is a Chorale Cantata, a style in which both the text and music are based on a hymn. In this instance, the source was Martin Luther's hymn of the same name which became a main Easter hymn in German Lutheranism.Regis Bookshar has transcribed and arranged three selections based on this hymn tune, two from Bach's Cantata No.  4, BMV  4, and also his Chorale Prelude, BMV 625. They may be played individually or as a trilogy and each movement gets more complex than the previous one. The first selection in this trilogy is the Chorale Christ lag in Todesbanden, the final chorus from his Cantata No.  4, a straightforward four-part chorale setting of the hymn (Regis has also added a fifth part). This is followed by Bach's Chorale Prelude, BMV 625, a piece from his Orgelbuchlein (Little Organ Book), a collection of 46 Preludes for organ, written almost exclusively during the 1708-1717 period, while Bach was court oganist at Weimar. For the final selection, Regis has placed the polyphonic and imitative chorus, Es war ein wunderlicher Krieg, da Tod und Leben rungen) (It was a strange battle that death and life waged), which Bach had placed in the middle of his Cantata No.  4.This arrangement is for a String Quintet, consisting of 3 Violins, 1 Viola and 1 Violoncello. Included are a score and a complete set of parts (29 pages).I hope you will enjoy playing these selections and please search for other arrangements by Regis Bookshar. There are numerous selections in a variety of styles, also available for purchase. I think you will be pleased with what you may find.
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Recordare (from "Requiem") (F) (String Quintet - 2 Violins, 1 Viola, 2 Cellos)
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String Quintet: 2 violins, 2 violas, cello
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Recordare
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String Quintet Cello,Viola,Violin - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1108384 Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Arranged by Regis Bookshar. Chamber,C...
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String Quintet Cello,Viola,Violin - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1108384 Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Arranged by Regis Bookshar. Chamber,Christian,Classical,Instructional,Religious. 25 pages. Regis Bookshar #711025. Published by Regis Bookshar (A0.1108384). Recordare (from Requiem (K. 626) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart/Franz Xaver Sussmayr - String Quintet - Advanced/Intermediate - Digital Download. Hauntingly beautiful is how the Recordare from Mozart's Requiem is often described. Originally written for an orchestra and four vocal soloists, it has now been transcribed by Regis Bookshar for a String Quintet, consisting of 2 Violins, 1 Viola and 2 Violoncellos, and would be a wonderful addition to any music library. This arrangement will provide students with the opportunity to play this beautiful composition, something which they may not have had the opportunity to do, otherwise. This selection could be performed for concerts, recitals and church services and is suitable for high school and college students but professional musicians would also enjoy playing this arrangement. Included are a score and a complete set of parts (25 pages). The Regis Bookshar Trumpet Ensemble has performed the Trumpet Quintet version of the Recordare for funerals, providing beautiful, introspective music for the occasion. There is some controversy surrounding the circumstances of the Requiem's composition because Mozart died before he could complete it. Count Franz von Walsegg had commissioned a Requiem Mass but Mozart had received only half of the payment in advance. So, upon his death on December 5th, 1791, his widow, Constanze, wished to have the work completed secretly by someone else and submit it to the count as having been completed by Mozart to collect the final payment. Joseph von Eybler was one of the first composers to be asked to complete the score and had worked on a number of movements but felt unable to complete the remainder and gave the manuscript back to Constanze Mozart. The task was then given to another composer, Franz Xaver Sussmayr. Sussmayr borrowed some of Eybler's work in making his completion, added his own orchestration to other movements and added several new movements which a Requiem Mass would normally comprise. He then added a final section by adapting the opening two movements which Mozart had written to the different words which finish the Requiem Mass, which according to both Sussmayr and Mozart's wife, was done according to Mozart's directions. The completed score, initially by Mozart but largely finished by Sussmayr, was then dispatched to Count Walsegg complete with a counterfeited signature of Mozart dated 1792. Despite the controversy over how much of the music is actually Mozart's, the commonly performed Sussmayr version has become widely accepted by the public, and is considered one of Mozart's finest compositions. The Recordare is considered by many people to be one of the most beautiful compositions in Mozart's entire catalogue. Regis Bookshar, a trumpet player, has performed the Requiem in concert with a full orchestra, soloists and a chorus and felt that other musicians should have the opportunity to play the hauntingly beautiful Recordare as well. So, in addition to this arrangement for a String Quintet, he has made quite a few other arrangements of this beautiful composition. There are Quintets, Sextets, Septets and Octets readily available for a wide variety of instrumental ensembles. Please take the time to look for other versions of this composition. You may fine something else which 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 Mozart's Recordare, will continue to entertain both performers and audiences alike for years to come.
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Recordare (from "Requiem") (F) (String Quintet - 3 Violins, 1 Viola, 1 Cello)
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String Quintet: 2 violins, 2 violas, cello
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Recordare
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String Quintet Cello,Viola,Violin - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1108386 Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Arranged by Regis Bookshar. Chamber,C...
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String Quintet Cello,Viola,Violin - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1108386 Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Arranged by Regis Bookshar. Chamber,Christian,Classical,Instructional,Religious. 25 pages. Regis Bookshar #711027. Published by Regis Bookshar (A0.1108386). Recordare (from Requiem (K. 626) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart/Franz Xaver Sussmayr - String Quintet - Advanced/Intermediate - Digital Download. Hauntingly beautiful is how the Recordare from Mozart's Requiem is often described. Originally written for an orchestra and four vocal soloists, it has now been transcribed by Regis Bookshar for a String Quintet, consisting of 3 Violins, 1 Viola and 1 Violoncello, and would be a wonderful addition to any music library. This arrangement will provide students with the opportunity to play this beautiful composition, something which they may not have had the opportunity to do, otherwise. This selection could be performed for concerts, recitals and church services and is suitable for high school and college students but professional musicians would also enjoy playing this arrangement. Included are a score and a complete set of parts (25 pages). The Regis Bookshar Trumpet Ensemble has performed the Trumpet Quintet version of the Recordare for funerals, providing beautiful, introspective music for the occasion. There is some controversy surrounding the circumstances of the Requiem's composition because Mozart died before he could complete it. Count Franz von Walsegg had commissioned a Requiem Mass but Mozart had received only half of the payment in advance. So, upon his death on December 5th, 1791, his widow, Constanze, wished to have the work completed secretly by someone else and submit it to the count as having been completed by Mozart to collect the final payment. Joseph von Eybler was one of the first composers to be asked to complete the score and had worked on a number of movements but felt unable to complete the remainder and gave the manuscript back to Constanze Mozart. The task was then given to another composer, Franz Xaver Sussmayr. Sussmayr borrowed some of Eybler's work in making his completion, added his own orchestration to other movements and added several new movements which a Requiem Mass would normally comprise. He then added a final section by adapting the opening two movements which Mozart had written to the different words which finish the Requiem Mass, which according to both Sussmayr and Mozart's wife, was done according to Mozart's directions. The completed score, initially by Mozart but largely finished by Sussmayr, was then dispatched to Count Walsegg complete with a counterfeited signature of Mozart dated 1792. Despite the controversy over how much of the music is actually Mozart's, the commonly performed Sussmayr version has become widely accepted by the public, and is considered one of Mozart's finest compositions. The Recordare is considered by many people to be one of the most beautiful compositions in Mozart's entire catalogue. Regis Bookshar, a trumpet player, has performed the Requiem in concert with a full orchestra, soloists and a chorus and felt that other musicians should have the opportunity to play the hauntingly beautiful Recordare as well. So, in addition to this arrangement for a String Quintet, he has made quite a few other arrangements of this beautiful composition. There are Quintets, Sextets, Septets and Octets readily available for a wide variety of instrumental ensembles. Please take the time to look for other versions of this composition. You may fine something else which 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 Mozart's Recordare, will continue to entertain both performers and audiences alike for years to come.
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