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String Quartet: 2 violins, viola, cello
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In My Life
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In My Life
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String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1269938 By The Beatles. By John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Arranged...
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String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1269938 By The Beatles. By John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Arranged by Julia Dos Reis. 20th Century,Pop,Wedding. 13 pages. Julia Dos Reis #862410. Published by Julia Dos Reis (A0.1269938).  A lyrical masterpiece from John Lennon, this arrangement for string quartet takes the song's nostaligic essence, making it a popular choice for both wedding ceremonies and drinks receptions.Julia Dos Reis is a freelance violist, composer/arranger, and teacher based in London, UK. She has performed with her own groups, as well as one off projects, in venues across the UK and Europe, including Ronnie Scott’s, Royal Festival Hall, and Paris’ Grande Halle de La Villette. Julia has a Masters in Jazz Performance from Guildhall School of Music & Drama, where she studied under jazz violinist, Chris Garrick.Her arrangements offer fun takes on pop/jazz classics, keeping the essence of the original. Features of the arrangements include the inclusion of extended and percussive techniques such as ‘chopping’, moments of improvisation, melodic lines passed around all players, and solid grooves. Such features are flexible and can be adapted to suit players’ skills.The arrangements are all truly tried and tested, as she performs the arrangements regularly at weddings and events with her quartet, Soli Strings. Please listen here: https://www.youtube.com/@solistringsmusichttps://www.juliadosreis.com/
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Take My Life (String Quartet and Piano)
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String Quartet: 2 violins, viola, cello
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Sacred music
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Stephen DeCesare
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Take My Life
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String Quartet Cello,Piano,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1443406 By Stephen DeCesare. By Henri Malan, Stephen DeCesare...
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String Quartet Cello,Piano,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1443406 By Stephen DeCesare. By Henri Malan, Stephen DeCesare. Arranged by Stephen DeCesare. Christian,Contemporary,Praise & Worship,Sacred,Standards. 29 pages. Exultet Music #1023350. Published by Exultet Music (A0.1443406). The beloved Christian hymn features a fresh, contemporary style with an added new refrain by Stephen DeCesare. Scored for a String Quartet (Violin (2), Viola, Cello) with Piano accompaniment. Accessible and appropriate for any church setting. An accompaniment track is also available.
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Take My Life (String Quartet and Piano)
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Take My Life
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String Quartet Cello,Piano,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1444586 By Stephen DeCesare. By Henri Malan, Stephen DeCesare...
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String Quartet Cello,Piano,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1444586 By Stephen DeCesare. By Henri Malan, Stephen DeCesare. Arranged by Stephen DeCesare. Christian,Contemporary,Praise & Worship,Sacred,Standards. 29 pages. Exultet Music #1024484. Published by Exultet Music (A0.1444586). The beloved Christian hymn features a fresh, contemporary style with an added new refrain by Stephen DeCesare. Scored for a String Quartet (Violin (2), Viola, Cello) with Piano accompaniment. Accessible and appropriate for any church setting. An accompaniment track is also available.
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Take My Life And Let It Be
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Henri Abraham Cesar Malan
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Tyler Adams
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Take My Life And Let It Be
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String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1422790 Composed by Henri Abraham Cesar Malan. Arranged by Tyler Ad...
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String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1422790 Composed by Henri Abraham Cesar Malan. Arranged by Tyler Adams. Christian,Praise & Worship,Religious,Sacred. 6 pages. Adams Arrangements #1004143. Published by Adams Arrangements (A0.1422790). Take My Life And Let It Be warmly arranged for string quartet.
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Take My Life And Let It Be
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Take My Life And Let It Be
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String Quartet - Grade 4 - Digital Download SKU: DX.W29406 Composed by Frances R. Havergal. Arranged by Rich Heffler. Sacred instrumental music. Sheet Mu...
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String Quartet - Grade 4 - Digital Download SKU: DX.W29406 Composed by Frances R. Havergal. Arranged by Rich Heffler. Sacred instrumental music. Sheet Music. Traditional. Score and parts. 13 pages. David E. Smith - Digital Sheet Music #W29406. Published by David E. Smith - Digital Sheet Music (DX.W29406). Variations employing meter changes and the minor mode.
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Take My Life and Let it Be Consecrated
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Take My Life and Let it Be Con
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String Quartet String Quartet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.751291 Composed by F. Havergal. Arranged by Paul Thompson. Christian,Sacred. Score and...
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String Quartet String Quartet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.751291 Composed by F. Havergal. Arranged by Paul Thompson. Christian,Sacred. Score and parts. 13 pages. House of El Music #6381927. Published by House of El Music (A0.751291). A tuneful, melodic interpretation of this hymn for String Quartet.
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Take On Me
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Take On Me
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String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1272581 By a-ha. By Magne Furuholmne, Morton Harket, and Pal Waakta...
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String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1272581 By a-ha. By Magne Furuholmne, Morton Harket, and Pal Waaktaar. Arranged by James Widden. 20th Century,Pop,Rock,Wedding. 14 pages. James Widden #864806. Published by James Widden (A0.1272581). A-ha's smash hit is one of the iconic songs of the 80s - a 'New Wave' classic that reached No. 1 in many countries, not least because of its video, showing a girl in a rundown cafe being transported into a fantasy life through the comic book that she is reading. I made this arrangement at least partly as a present for my good friend Will, who considers this to be one of the greatest songs ever written - it is dedicated to him. All James Widden's arrangements are beautifully made and carefully edited so that players and listeners alike will get maximum pleasure from the performance.
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Best Day Of My Life for String Quartet
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String Quartet: 2 violins, viola, cello
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Rock
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String Quartet - Intermediate - Digital Download By American Authors. Arranged by Dave Prudon. Score, Set of Parts. 10 pages. Published by Prudon Strin...
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String Quartet - Intermediate - Digital Download By American Authors. Arranged by Dave Prudon. Score, Set of Parts. 10 pages. Published by Prudon String Ensembles
This is a great string quartet arrangement of the American Authors classic which captures all of its energy and style. With its energetic cello line, interesting inner parts and melodies that get passed around the quartet, this arrangement is just a lot of fun to play. Quartets who get asked to play for weddings & other special events, will want this one to be on their repertoire list.
To see tons of other nice arrangements for strings, take a look at: Prudon String Ensembles Sheet Music.
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25 Arranjos para Quarteto de Cordas - Livro 2
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Diversos
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Israel Pessoa
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String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1353303 By Diversos. By Diversos. Arranged by Israel Pessoa. 19th C...
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String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1353303 By Diversos. By Diversos. Arranged by Israel Pessoa. 19th Century,20th Century,21st Century,Classical,Wedding. 141 pages. Israel Pessoa #938075. Published by Israel Pessoa (A0.1353303). 25 Arranjos para quarteto de cordas das principais músicas paraeventos. Escritas e revisadas comextremo cuidado para você baixar etocar.1.   A Whole New World (Aladin) – Disney2.   All Of Me – John Legend3.   Arabesque – Debussy4.   Bella Notte (A DAMA E O Vagabundo) – Disney5.   Can You Feel The Love Tonight (O Rei Leão) – Disney6.   Can’t Take My Eyes Off You – Frankie Valli7.   Claire De Lune – Debussy8.   Close To You – Carpenters9.   Escolhi Te Esperar – Marcela TaÃs10.   Herdeiros Do Futuro – Toquinho11.   Humoresque Nº 7 – Dvorak12.   I Don’t Want To Miss a Thing – Aerosmith13.   I See The Light (Enrolados) – Disney14.   In My Life – The Beatles15.   Marcha Nupcial + If I Ain’t Got You – Mendelsson + AlÃcia Keys16.   Marcha Nupcial + I’ts Been A Long, Long Time – Mendelssohn + Kitty Kallen17.   Marcha Nupcial + Beauty And The Beast – Mendelssohn + Disney18.   Married Life – M. Giacchino19.   Noturno – Chopin20.   Pra Você Guardei O Amor – Nando Reis21.   Salut d’Amour – Elgar22.   Somewere Over The Rainbow – Israel Kamakawiwole23.   Sorriso Resplandescente (Dragon Ball GT) – Tetsurô Oda24.   Waltzing Matilda – Anon25.   You’ve Got a Friend In Me – Toy Story – Disney/Pixar.
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Take My Life, And Let It Be
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String Quartet: 2 violins, viola, cello
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Dana F
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David E. Smith
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Arranged by Dana F. Everson. For String Quartet. Sacred, Traditional. Grade 3. Score and parts. Composed 1995. 9 pages. Duration 3'15". Published by D...
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Arranged by Dana F. Everson. For String Quartet. Sacred, Traditional. Grade 3. Score and parts. Composed 1995. 9 pages. Duration 3'15". Published by David E. Smith
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Take My Life and Let It Be
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String Quartet: 2 violins, viola, cello
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Sacred music
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Lena Seeger
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Take My Life and Let It Be
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Composed by H.A. Cesar Malan. Arranged by Lena Seeger. For String Quartet. Christian,Sacred,Praise & Worship,General Worship,Wedding. Easy/Beginner. Score,S...
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Composed by H.A. Cesar Malan. Arranged by Lena Seeger. For String Quartet. Christian,Sacred,Praise & Worship,General Worship,Wedding. Easy/Beginner. Score,Set of Parts. 7 pages. Published by Lena Seeger
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Sorrow's Somber Slumber
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String Quartet: 2 violins, viola, cello
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David Whitaker
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Sorrow's Somber Slumber
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David Whitaker
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String Quartet Cello,Double Bass,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1416723 Composed by David Whitaker. Chamber. 3 pages. D...
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String Quartet Cello,Double Bass,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1416723 Composed by David Whitaker. Chamber. 3 pages. David Whitaker #998386. Published by David Whitaker (A0.1416723). Sorrow's Somber Slumber, a piece I wrote for my Theory II Final. This has been my favorite of my educational compositions, so I figured I'd bring it to life in the form of a String Quartet. Parts included: Violin, Viola, Cello, and Double Bass.
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Dare to Stop?
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String Quartet: 2 violins, viola, cello
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Kwok Man Ho Marco
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Dare to Stop?
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Kwok Man Ho Marco
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String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Digital Download SKU: A0.1286858 Composed by Kwok Man Ho Marco. 21st Century,Comedy,Contemporary,Multi...
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String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Digital Download SKU: A0.1286858 Composed by Kwok Man Ho Marco. 21st Century,Comedy,Contemporary,Multicultural,Thriller,World. 12 pages. Kwok Man Ho Marco #877862. Published by Kwok Man Ho Marco (A0.1286858). Dare to Stop?Composed for string quartet by Kwok Man Ho MarcoScore and partsThis piece draws inspiration from the bustling lifestyle of Hong Kong. The title, Dare to Stop?, poses a question to both performers and the audience. For the performers, do they dare to pause and take rests within this piece? For the audience, do they dare to halt their busy lives and embrace a moment of rest?For any inquiry, please visit my personal website (https://kwokmanhomarco.wordpress.com) or send me a message via Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/kmh.marco).
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Almost May Score and Parts
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String Quartet: 2 violins, viola, cello
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Heidi Savoie
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Almost May Score and Parts
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Heidi Savoie
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String Quartet Cello,Double Bass,Piano,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1376321 By Heidi Savoie. By Heidi Savoie. Arrange...
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String Quartet Cello,Double Bass,Piano,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1376321 By Heidi Savoie. By Heidi Savoie. Arranged by Heidi Savoie. Classical,Contemporary,Jazz,Pop,Singer/Songwriter. 15 pages. Heidi Savoie #960865. Published by Heidi Savoie (A0.1376321). This score is an arrangement for piano, violin I and II, viola, cello, bass with optional drums.Backstory: Years ago I wrote a simple piano piece for my students. As instrumental music can fully exist outside the confines of words, it can be difficult to find the right title for something that is pure sound and possibility. I took inspiration from the time of year in which I had composed it and stamped it, “Almost Mayâ€. Like springtime in the Northern Hemisphere, “Almost May†unfolds slowly and majestically, with ever-evolving layers for the senses to discover. What to listen for: ThemeThe main theme is first presented by the piano with minimal fanfare. This part was written to be easy enough for a child, which despite being sparing of notes, delivers rich harmonic content. Every note has been carefully curated for the optimal combination of accessibility and depth. Weaving chromatically into distantly-related keys, the melody takes small steps into contrasting musical spaces. In a wordless procession, the storyline plays out, as if the theme discovers that someone very different lives next door, and they slowly become inseparable. The piano is accompanied by an airy touch of brushes against a snare drum, like the pitter patter of soft feline steps. In the low frequency range, the upright bass supports and deepens the tonal palette with its earthy underpinnings. What to listen for: Variation I The unmistakable string section arrives like a breath of warm air. Lush, warm and reassuring like sunshine on your cheeks, the string parts begin with long tones. This broadness and stability will evolve into more layers of complexity throughout the section. While the role of the string section is background accompaniment, it undergoes textural changes which allow for some layers to briefly rise to the forefront as melody. Careful listening to the string parts will reveal an oceanic churning, a motion from background to foreground with expansions and contractions along the way. Floating overtop this density is the improvised piano solo, with ascending gestures that progress in detail and density. Each instrument enters a general unfolding and growth period in the first variation. The bass and drums include more fills than before, as the ensemble tends gradually toward more grandeur. What to listen for: Variation II The final variation opens with a decadent treatment of the melody. What was initially expressed by a soloist as a childlike plea is reimagined as a two-part conversation between the piano and lead viola. The obbligato voiced in the viola is a derivation of the melody that holds the space between phrases so the listener's attention is passed seamlessly between the piano and viola part. This dialogue features commentary on the original melody in the form of ornamentation and taking surprising pathways to expected destinations. The rhythm section (bass and drums) takes more liberties in creating a verdant soundscape as the ensemble rises to a final climax. Credits: I would like to thank Cole Canaday for the nuance, imagination and depth of understanding with which he brought this piece to life. I would also like to thank Blake Hamilton and Anastace for providing invaluable audio engineering feedback.
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String Quartet No 0 SCORE
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String Quartet: 2 violins, viola, cello
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INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED
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Contemporary
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Colin Bayliss
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String Quartet No 0 SCORE
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Colin Bayliss
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String Quartet String Quartet - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.938424 Composed by Colin Bayliss. 20th Century. Score and parts. 46 pages. Colin Bayli...
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String Quartet String Quartet - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.938424 Composed by Colin Bayliss. 20th Century. Score and parts. 46 pages. Colin Bayliss #11309. Published by Colin Bayliss (A0.938424). The work was completed on February 2nd 1970 and is the first piece to be retained by the composer after he had destroyed all his earlier compositions. The parts are available as a separate download. The following is taken from the catalogue of the composer's works:- The photocopy of the MS is marked String Quartet No. 1, but is not regarded by the composer as part of his mature string quartet writing. The MS itself was lost in a fire at the home of Col. Robert Tong, formerly Registrar of Queen Mary College, University of London. A typesetting was made in November 2000 as the photocopy had faded so badly. The composer's sketch books suggest that the movements were written in the order 3,2,4,1. 1. Allegro 2. Scherzo (Allegro energico) Trio I - tempo di menuetto Trio II - no tempo indicated - [andante] 3. Andante con moto 4. Allegro ma non troppo Composer's note:- As the above suggests, I originally had no intention of publishing this early piece. The recording by the Lochrian String Quartet of the six numbered quartets, however , together with sleeve notes admitting the existence of this work, prompted me into revising my opinion and allowing its publication, so that anyone wishing to study this first effort may do so. It shows certain traits that I was to develop in the six quartets and others that I was to discard, and therefore is of musicological interest. It also has a few good, albeit imitative, tunes! Duration: Approx. 25 mins. COLIN BAYLISS was born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire in 1948. His life-long love of music led him to compose from an early age and he now has a catalogue of over a hundred works including two operas, four symphonies, six string quartets and many other pieces for most instrumental and chamber groupings, over seventy of them published. He is a member of the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters, the North West Composers' Association and the Performing Rights Society. As well as writing music himself, he has also compiled annotated catalogues of the works of Anthony Hedges and Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. CDs of his piano music played by David Martin and complete organ music played by Ronald Frost are available on the New Century Classics label. Please feel free to use these biographical and programme notes in your concert programmes.
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String Quartet No 0 - PARTS
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String Quartet: 2 violins, viola, cello
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INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED
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Contemporary
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Colin Bayliss
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String Quartet No 0 - PARTS
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Colin Bayliss
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SheetMusicPlus
String Quartet String Quartet - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.938426 Composed by Colin Bayliss. 20th Century. Score and parts. 74 pages. Colin Bayli...
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String Quartet String Quartet - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.938426 Composed by Colin Bayliss. 20th Century. Score and parts. 74 pages. Colin Bayliss #11311. Published by Colin Bayliss (A0.938426). The work was completed on February 2nd 1970 and is the first piece to be retained by the composer after he had destroyed all his earlier compositions. The Score is available as a separate download The following is taken from the catalogue of the composer's works:- The photocopy of the MS is marked String Quartet No. 1, but is not regarded by the composer as part of his mature string quartet writing. The MS itself was lost in a fire at the home of Col. Robert Tong, formerly Registrar of Queen Mary College, University of London. A typesetting was made in November 2000 as the photocopy had faded so badly. The composer's sketch books suggest that the movements were written in the order 3,2,4,1. 1. Allegro 2. Scherzo (Allegro energico) Trio I - tempo di menuetto Trio II - no tempo indicated - [andante] 3. Andante con moto 4. Allegro ma non troppo Composer's note:- As the above suggests, I originally had no intention of publishing this early piece. The recording by the Lochrian String Quartet of the six numbered quartets, however , together with sleeve notes admitting the existence of this work, prompted me into revising my opinion and allowing its publication, so that anyone wishing to study this first effort may do so. It shows certain traits that I was to develop in the six quartets and others that I was to discard, and therefore is of musicological interest. It also has a few good, albeit imitative, tunes! Duration: Approx. 25 mins. COLIN BAYLISS was born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire in 1948. His life-long love of music led him to compose from an early age and he now has a catalogue of over a hundred works including two operas, four symphonies, six string quartets and many other pieces for most instrumental and chamber groupings, over seventy of them published. He is a member of the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters, the North West Composers' Association and the Performing Rights Society. As well as writing music himself, he has also compiled annotated catalogues of the works of Anthony Hedges and Sir Peter Maxwell Davies. CDs of his piano music played by David Martin and complete organ music played by Ronald Frost are available on the New Century Classics label. Please feel free to use these biographical and programme notes in your concert programmes.
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