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CHORAL - VOCAL…
CLARINET
CORNET
DIDGERIDOO
DJ GEAR
DRUM
DULCIMER
ENGLISH HORN
EUPHONIUM
FLUTE
FRENCH HORN
GUITAR
HANDBELLS
HARMONICA
HARP
HARPSICHORD
LAP STEEL GUIT…
LUTE
MANDOLIN
MARCHING BAND
MARIMBA
MUSIC COURSE
OBOE
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ORCHESTRA - BA…
ORGAN
PANPIPES
PERCUSSION
PIANO
RECORDER
SAXOPHONE
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6,180
Piano & keyboards
Piano solo
3,724
Easy Piano
1,368
Piano, Vocal and Guitar
1,352
Piano, Voice
1,178
Organ
365
C Instruments
338
1 Piano, 4 hands
120
Big Note Piano
99
Accordion
68
Piano Trio: piano, violin, cello
56
Piano Accompaniment
51
2 Pianos, 4 hands
31
Piano (band part)
24
Piano Quartet: piano, violin, viola, cello
11
Harpsichord
11
Organ, Piano (duet)
8
Piano Quartet: piano, 2 violins, cello
8
Organ, Voice
5
Solo instrument and Organ
5
Piano Quintet: piano, 2 violins, viola, cello
5
Organ, Trumpet (duet)
5
Melody line, Piano
4
Accordion, Voice
3
1 Piano, 6 hands
3
Keyboard
1
2 Organs (duet)
1
2 Pianos, 8 hands
1
Organ and Orchestra
1
+ 23 instrumentations
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Guitar notes and tablatures
716
Guitar
590
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244
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155
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134
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95
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58
Banjo
43
Mandolin
29
3 Guitars (trio)
18
4 Guitars (Quartet)
18
Piano, Guitar (duet)
10
Dulcimer
8
Guitar (band part)
7
Guitar Ensemble
5
Lap Steel Guitar
2
Electric Bass (band part)
2
Ukulele Ensemble
2
2 Dulcimers (duet)
1
Mandolin, Piano (duet)
1
3 Dulcimers (trio)
1
Baritone Ukulele
1
+ 17 instrumentations
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Voice
Choral Instrumental Pak
3,201
Choral SATB
2,331
Choral 3-part
513
Choral TTBB
450
Choral 2-part
241
Choral
143
Choral Unison
125
Choral SSAA
124
Voice solo
104
Vocal duet, Piano
56
Soprano voice, Piano
21
Vocal duet
15
High voice
14
Tenor voice, Piano
10
Alto voice, Piano
6
Medium voice, Piano
5
Baritone voice, Piano
4
Choral SSATTB
4
Low voice
4
Tenor voice
4
Choral SSAATTBB
4
Choral SSAB, Piano
3
Low voice, Piano
3
High voice, Piano
2
Choral SSATB
2
Mezzo-Soprano voice, Piano
2
Voix Masculines
1
Choral SSAB a cappella
1
Choral, Organ
1
Voice, Guitar
1
Soli, Mixted choir and accompaniment
1
Choral SSAATB
1
Soprano voice
1
+ 28 instrumentations
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Woodwind
Saxophone Quartet: 4 saxophones
429
Clarinet
311
Saxophone (band part)
305
Flute (band part)
295
Clarinet Quartet: 4 clarinets
294
Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon
280
Flute
278
Flute and Piano
264
Clarinet (band part)
221
Woodwind Quintet: flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, horn
213
Alto Saxophone
212
Clarinet and Piano
204
Tenor Saxophone
182
Saxophone
160
2 Saxophones (duet)
159
2 Flutes (duet)
155
Oboe (band part)
155
Alto Saxophone and Piano
142
Oboe, Piano (duet)
138
Tenor Saxophone and Piano
129
2 Clarinets (duet)
109
Flute Quartet: 4 flutes
76
3 Clarinets (trio)
76
Soprano Saxophone and Piano
67
3 Saxophones (trio)
67
Saxophone Quintet: 5 Saxophones
66
Saxophone ensemble
57
Flute Trio: 3 flutes
55
Flute and Guitar
55
Clarinet Ensemble
47
Oboe
42
Flute ensemble
40
Flute, Clarinet (duet)
39
Recorder Quartet
38
2 Recorders (duet)
36
Recorder
33
2 Oboes (duet)
31
Flute, Oboe, Clarinet (trio)
30
Clarinet Quintet: 5 clarinets
29
English horn, Piano
27
Baritone Saxophone, Piano
24
English Horn
22
Descant (Soprano) Recorder
21
Saxophone, Clarinet (duet)
21
Clarinet, Violin (duet)
20
Flute, Clarinet and Bassoon.
20
Flute, Oboe, Bassoon
19
Oboe, Bassoon (duet)
19
Bass Clarinet, Piano
18
Piccolo
18
Flute, Violin
17
Soprano Saxophone
17
Clarinet, Trumpet (duet)
13
Eb Instruments
13
Oboe, Clarinet (duet)
13
Flute, Oboe (duet)
12
Descent (Soprano) Recorder, Piano
12
5 Recorders
12
Flute, Viola (duet)
11
Oboe, Flute
11
Flute, Violoncello
11
Piccolo, Piano
10
Flute Quintet : 5 flutes
10
Flute, Saxophone (duet)
9
Flute, Violin, Piano
9
Flute, Trumpet (duet)
8
Treble (Alto) Recorder
8
Ocarina
8
Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon (trio)
8
Flute, Violin and Violoncello
8
Treble (Alto) Recorder, Piano
8
Clarinet, Guitar (duet)
8
Clarinet and Viola
8
3 Oboes
7
Recorder, Piano
6
2 Clarinets, Bassoon
5
3 Recorders (trio)
5
Clarinet, Cello (duet)
5
Clarinet, Bassoon (duet)
5
Flute, Cello, Piano (trio)
5
4 Oboes
4
Recorder Ensemble
4
Clarinet, Harp (duet)
4
Flute, Oboe, Piano (trio)
3
Flute, Trombone (duet)
3
Flute, Clarinet, Piano (trio)
3
Tenor Recorder
3
Flute, Tuba (duet)
3
2 Flutes, Piano
3
Oboe, Cello
3
Flute, Oboe, Violin
3
Flute, Bassoon, and Piano
2
Flute, Basso continuo
2
Oboe, Harp
2
Flute and Strings Trio
2
Flute, Clarinet, Violin (trio)
2
Saxophone and Harp
2
Pennywhistle
2
Harmonica
2
Flute, Harp and Cello
2
Clarinet, Organ
2
Saxophone and Piano
2
Flute, Organ (duet)
2
Flute, Orchestra
2
Clarinet, Cello, Piano (trio)
2
Wind ensemble
2
2 Flutes and Harp
1
Clarinet, Orchestra
1
Flute, Violin, Violoncello and Piano
1
Baritone Saxophone
1
Bass Clarinet
1
Flute, Viola and Cello
1
Recorder, Guitar (duet)
1
2 Clarinets, Piano
1
2 Saxophones, Piano
1
Clarinet, Tuba
1
2 Oboes and Basson
1
Saxophone, Violin (duet)
1
Clarinet, Bassoon, Piano (trio)
1
Saxophone and cello
1
Saxophone and Guitar
1
Treble (Alto) Recorder, Basso continuo
1
Oboe and viola (duet)
1
2 Recorders, Guitar
1
Oboe, Guitar (duet)
1
Flute, Viola and harp
1
Oboe, Violin (duet)
1
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Brass quartet : 2 trumpets, trombone, tuba
351
Trumpet
303
Brass Quintet: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone, tuba
300
Trombone
257
Trombone (band part)
254
Trumpet (band part)
243
Trumpet, Piano
161
French horn (band part)
141
Trombone and Piano
126
Brass Quartet: 2 trumpets, horn, trombone
125
French horn
121
2 Euphoniums and 2 Tubas
95
2 Trumpets (duet)
72
French Horn and Piano
71
2 Trombones (duet)
66
Brass Quartet
53
Tuba
52
Tuba (band part)
49
Brass Quartet: 4 trombones
42
Tuba and Piano
41
Trumpet, Trombone (duet)
36
2 French horns (duet)
36
Brass Quartet: 4 horns
34
Euphonium, Piano (duet)
29
Euphonium
28
English horn, Piano
27
Trombone ensemble
23
English Horn
22
Brass Trio
21
Horn Ensemble
16
Trumpet, Saxophone (duet)
13
Bb Instruments
13
Bass Clef Instruments
13
4 Tubas
12
3 Trumpets (trio)
10
2 Tubas (duet)
9
Trumpet ensemble
8
Trumpet, Tuba (duet)
7
Euphonium, Tuba (duet)
7
Cornet
6
Bass Trombone and Piano
6
3 Trombones (trio)
5
Trombone, Tuba (duet)
4
Euphonium (band part)
4
Tuba or Euphonium or Saxhorn
4
Brass Quartet: 4 trumpets
4
3 French horns (trio)
3
Trumpet, Horn (duert)
3
Brass Quartet: 2 trumpets, 2 trombones
3
Trumpet, Harp
2
2 Euphoniums (duet)
2
Horn, Cello (duet)
2
Bass Trombone
2
French Horn and Harp
2
Horn, Tuba (duet)
1
Trombone, Horn (duet)
1
Horn and Orchestra
1
F Instruments
1
2 Trumpets, Keyboard (piano or organ)
1
Tuba ensemble
1
Clarinet, Horn (duet)
1
Trumpet, Euphonium (duet)
1
2 Trombones, Piano
1
Trombone, Organ
1
Tuba and Organ
1
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String Quartet: 2 violins, viola, cello
1,371
Violin
452
Violin and Piano
389
Violin (band part)
322
Cello
296
Cello, Piano
244
String Trio: violin, viola, cello
237
Viola
212
Viola, Piano
178
2 Violins (duet)
163
Harp
163
Violin, Cello (duet)
132
String Quintet: 2 violins, viola, cello, bass
128
Viola (band part)
117
Cello (band part)
116
Violin, Viola (duet)
99
2 Cellos (duet)
96
Doublebass (band part)
78
Double Bass
59
Piano Trio: Violin, Viola, Piano
56
4 Cellos
43
String Trio: 2 violins, cello
41
2 Violas (duet)
40
2 Harps (duet)
37
Double bass, Piano (duet)
32
Viola, Cello (duet)
29
String trio
27
String Trio: 3 violins
26
String Trio: 3 cellos
15
String Quintet: 2 violins, 2 violas, cello
13
Cello, String Bass (duet)
12
Violin, Guitar (duet)
11
String Trio: 3 violas
10
Cello, Guitar (duet)
10
Harp, Flute (duet)
10
String Trio: 2 violins, viola
9
String quartet: 4 violins
8
Harp (band part)
6
Viola, Guitar (duet)
6
Harp, Violin (duet)
6
Violin, Organ
5
2 Double basses (duet)
5
Harp and mandolin
5
String Quintet: 2 violins, viola, 2 cellos
4
String Quartet : 4 violas
4
Viola ensemble
3
Cello, Orchestra
3
Violin ensemble
3
Harp, Cello (duet)
3
Harp and Piano
3
4 Double Basses
2
2 Violins, Piano
2
Violin, Basso continuo
2
Viola and Harp
2
Violoncello, Basso continuo
2
Harp, Violin, Violoncello
2
2 Cellos, Piano
1
Cello Ensemble
1
Harp, Voice
1
+ 54 instrumentations
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Orchestra & Percussion
Orchestra
1,119
Concert band
890
String Orchestra
847
Jazz Ensemble
315
Drums
176
Jazz combo
157
Brass ensemble
147
Percussion (band part)
143
Marching band
141
Chamber Orchestra
111
Percussion Ensemble
110
Handbells
85
Timpani (band part)
35
Timpani
34
Percussion
29
Marimba
12
Vibraphone
11
Drum (band part)
10
Xylophone
8
Piano and Orchestra
5
Woodwind Quartet: any 4 woodwinds
4
String Quintet : 2 Violins, Viola, Violoncello, Doublebass, Keyboard
3
Orchestra, Violin
3
Vibraphone, Piano
3
Xylophone, Piano
2
3 Marimbas
2
Flexible Instrumentation
1
2 Xylophones
1
Brass Quintet: other combinaisons
1
Snare drums
1
Marimba or Xylophone and Piano
1
Vibraphone and Marimba
1
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Simple Gifts ('Tis the Gift to Be Simple) (F) (Violin Quintet)
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Shaker Song
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Simple Gifts
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String Ensemble,String Quintet Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.813524 Composed by Shaker Song (attr. Elder Joseph Brackett, Jr.). Arranged by...
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String Ensemble,String Quintet Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.813524 Composed by Shaker Song (attr. Elder Joseph Brackett, Jr.). Arranged by Regis Bookshar. Folk,Sacred,Standards,Wedding. Score and parts. 11 pages. Regis Bookshar #6349857. Published by Regis Bookshar (A0.813524). Violin Quintet - Intermediate - Digital Download. Simple Gifts ('Tis the Gift to Be Simple), an American Shaker Song, written in 1848 and attributed to Elder Joseph Brackett, Jr. of Alfred, Maine, would be a great addition to any music library. The song was largely unknown outside Shaker communities until Aaron Copland used its melody for the score of Martha Graham's ballet, Appalachian Spring, first performed in 1944. Simple Gifts has now been arranged for a Violin Quintet by Regis Bookshar. It is suitable for high school and college students, and, depending upon their ability, even elementary school students. Professional musicians would also enjoy playing this selection. It could be performed for concerts and church services. The Regis Bookshar Trumpet Ensemble has often performed it for Weddings. Included are a score and a complete set of parts (11 pages). In addition to this arrangement of Simple Gifts for a Violin Quintet, other arrangements of this tune are also available. There are Quintets and Octets readily available for a wide variety of instrumental ensembles. Please feel free 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 also interest you. Please continue to check periodically because I continue to add new arrangements as often as I can. I'm certain that this arrangement of Simple Gifts will continue to entertain both performers and audiences alike for years to come.
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Silent Night (Bb) (Violin Quintet)
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the 1840's, the song was well
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Silent Night
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String Ensemble,String Quintet Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.813977 Composed by Franz Xaver Gruber. Arranged by Regis Bookshar. Instruction...
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String Ensemble,String Quintet Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.813977 Composed by Franz Xaver Gruber. Arranged by Regis Bookshar. Instructional,Multicultural,World. Score and parts. 7 pages. Regis Bookshar #6635881. Published by Regis Bookshar (A0.813977). Violin Quintet - Intermediate - Digital Download. This arrangement of Silent Night, or in German, Stille Nacht, would be a wonderful addition to any music library and could be performed for Christmas concerts, recitals, and, especially, church services. It is equally suitable for junior and senior high school students and even older musicians. Depending on their ability, younger 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.Silent Night is probably the most popular Christmas carol ever written. It was composed in 1818 by Franz Xaver Gruber to lyrics by Joseph Mohr and was first performed on Christmas Eve at St. Nicholas parish church in Oberndorf, a small village in present-day Austria. A young Catholic priest, Father Joseph Mohr, had written the poem, Stille Nacht, in 1816 and had gone to Oberndorf in 1817. The melody was composed by Franz Xaver Gruber, schoolmaster and organist in the nearby village of Arnsdorf. On Christmas Eve, 1818, Mohr brought the words to Gruber and asked him to compose a melody and guitar accompaniment for that night's mass, after river flooding had possibly damaged the church organ. The church was eventually destroyed by repeated flooding and has since been replaced with the Silent-Night-Chapel.According to Gruber, Karl Mauracher, an organ builder who serviced the instrument at the Oberndorf church, was enamored with the song, and took the composition home with him to the Ziller Valley in Tyrol, Austria. From there, two traveling families of folk singers, the Strassers and the Rainers, included the tune in their shows. The Rainers were already singing it around Christmas, 1819, and once performed it for an audience that included Franz I of Austria and Alexander I of Russia. They also gave the first performance of the song in the United States in New York City in 1839. By the 1840's, the song was well known and was reported to be a favorite of Frederick William IV of Prussia. During this period, the melody changed slightly to become the version that is commonly heard today. The version of the melody that is generally used today is a slow, meditative lullaby, or pastoral, differing slightly from Gruber's original which has a moderate tempo. The song has been translated into about 140 languages and has been recorded by many singers across many music genres. The version sung by Bing Crosby in 1935, has sold over 10 million copies as a single.In this arrangement of Silent Night, Regis Bookshar has kept the basic form of this familiar Christmas carol, but has also included a descant during the third verse. Also, in addition to this version for a Violin Quintet, there are other arrangements of Silent Night available for a variety of instrumental ensembles. There are Quintets and Octets readily available for purchase. Please take the time to look for other versions of this composition. You may find something else that might 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 wide 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 wonderful arrangement of Silent Night will continue to entertain both performers and audiences alike for years to come.
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Recordare (from "Requiem") (F) (Violin Quintet)
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Violin ensemble
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String Quintet Violin - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1108399 Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Arranged by Regis Bookshar. Chamber,Christian,Cla...
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String Quintet Violin - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1108399 Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Arranged by Regis Bookshar. Chamber,Christian,Classical,Instructional,Religious. 25 pages. Regis Bookshar #711041. Published by Regis Bookshar (A0.1108399). Recordare (from Requiem (K. 626) - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart/Franz Xaver Sussmayr - Violin 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 Violin Quintet 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 Violin 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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