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American Patrol
Piano Quartet: piano, violin, viola, cello
Piano Quartet,String Ensemble Cello,Piano,Viola,Violin - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU…
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Piano Quartet,String Ensemble Cello,Piano,Viola,Violin - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.681385 Composed by Frank W. Meacham. Arranged by Gert Th. Walter. Patriotic. Score and parts. 4 pages. Gert Th. Walter #5011677. Published by Gert Th. Walter (A0.681385). Very easy arrangement, but not only for pupil and beginners.
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[Kim] Red
Piano Quartet: piano, violin, viola, cello
Piano Quartet,String Ensemble Cello,Piano,Viola,Violin - Digital Download SKU: A0.95244…
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Piano Quartet,String Ensemble Cello,Piano,Viola,Violin - Digital Download SKU: A0.952445 Composed by Sunbin Kim. Contemporary. Score and parts. 49 pages. American Composers Alliance Inc. #4601789. Published by American Composers Alliance Inc. (A0.952445). Scored for piano quartet - PDF download includes score and parts.
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Piano Quartet: piano, violin, viola, cello
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[Carl] Piano Quintet, "Search"
Piano Quartet: piano, violin, viola, cello
Piano Quartet,String Ensemble Cello,Piano,Viola,Violin - Digital Download SKU: A0.95314…
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Piano Quartet,String Ensemble Cello,Piano,Viola,Violin - Digital Download SKU: A0.953146 Composed by Robert Carl. Contemporary. Score and parts. 64 pages. American Composers Alliance Inc. #4640465. Published by American Composers Alliance Inc. (A0.953146). Scored for piano quintet - PDF download includes score and parts.
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Piano Quartet: piano, violin, viola, cello
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Robert Carl
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[Dillon] What Happened
Piano Quartet: piano, violin, viola, cello
Piano Quartet,String Ensemble Cello,Piano,Viola,Violin - Digital Download SKU: A0.95297…
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Piano Quartet,String Ensemble Cello,Piano,Viola,Violin - Digital Download SKU: A0.952970 Composed by Lawrence Dillon. Contemporary. Score and parts. 76 pages. American Composers Alliance Inc. #4632043. Published by American Composers Alliance Inc. (A0.952970). Scored for piano quartet - PDF download includes score and parts.
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Lawrence Dillon
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[Bauer] Piano Quartet
Piano Quartet: piano, violin, viola, cello
Piano Quartet,String Ensemble Cello,Piano,Viola,Violin - Digital Download SKU: A0.95320…
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Piano Quartet,String Ensemble Cello,Piano,Viola,Violin - Digital Download SKU: A0.953203 Composed by Ross Bauer. Contemporary. Score and parts. 104 pages. American Composers Alliance Inc. #4716197. Published by American Composers Alliance Inc. (A0.953203). A piano quartet dedicated to the Stony Brook Contemporary Chamber Players - PDF download includes score and parts.
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Ross Bauer
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[Bassett] Quintet for Piano and Strings
Piano Quartet: piano, violin, viola, cello
Piano Quartet,String Ensemble Cello,Piano,Viola,Violin - Digital Download SKU: A0.95299…
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Piano Quartet,String Ensemble Cello,Piano,Viola,Violin - Digital Download SKU: A0.952992 Composed by Leslie Bassett. 20th Century. Score and parts. 87 pages. American Composers Alliance Inc. #4632117. Published by American Composers Alliance Inc. (A0.952992). Scored for piano quintet - PDF download includes score and parts.
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Piano Quartet: piano, violin, viola, cello
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Leslie Bassett
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[Read] Piano Quartet
Piano Quartet: piano, violin, viola, cello
Piano Quartet,String Ensemble Cello,Piano,Viola,Violin - Digital Download SKU: A0.95258…
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Piano Quartet,String Ensemble Cello,Piano,Viola,Violin - Digital Download SKU: A0.952586 Composed by Thomas L. Read. Contemporary. Score and parts. 78 pages. American Composers Alliance Inc. #4610433. Published by American Composers Alliance Inc. (A0.952586). A quartet in three movements for violin, viola, cello, and piano - PDF download includes score and parts.
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Thomas L
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God Bless The U.s.a.
Piano Quartet: piano, violin, viola, cello
Piano Quartet,String Ensemble Cello,Piano,Viola,Violin - Digital Download SKU: A0.85748…
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Piano Quartet,String Ensemble Cello,Piano,Viola,Violin - Digital Download SKU: A0.857486 By American Idol Finalists. By Lee Greenwood. Arranged by Nancy Frese Tabb. Country,Patriotic,Pop,Praise & Worship. Score and parts. 19 pages. Nancy Frese Tabb #463984. Published by Nancy Frese Tabb (A0.857486). This timely arrangement of God Bless the USA by Lee Greenwood is arranged as a Piano Quartet featuring Violin, Viola, Cello and Piano. The parts are easy to master and this piece is great for any patriotic gathering or church service.
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Piano Quartet: piano, violin, viola, cello
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God Bless The U.s.a.
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Away In A Manger for Piano Quartet
Piano Quartet: piano, violin, viola, cello
Piano Quartet - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.548636 Composed by Mueller. Arra…
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Piano Quartet - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.548636 Composed by Mueller. Arranged by James M. Guthrie, ASCAP. Christmas. 7 pages. Jmsgu3 #3405937. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.548636). Arranged with a re-harmonized final verse. Away in a Manger is a popular Christmas song published in the late 19th century and performed worldwide. In England, it is considered one of the two most popular carols of all time; a 1996 poll ranked it as a tie for second place. To begin with, many thought Martin Luther wrote it, but now the song is considered to be American. The most common musical arrangements are by William Kirkpatrick (1895) and James R. Murray (1887). The melody was first published as Luther's Cradle Hymn by James R. Murray. Then came a confusing series of explanations about how Martin Luther wrote the song. Murray even went so far as to suggest that Luther wrote it for his children. As a result, the song has become known as “Mueller.†Nobody knows who this “Mueller†is, but the name stuck. PopularityBy the 1880’s the cradle song was being performed in church. By the 1990’s the song was becoming the most popular Christmas song ever. Nearly everyone sang it in school, in church, and at home.Other musical settingsThe first musical setting published with the lyrics appeared in the Little Children's Book for Schools and Families (1885). The title was Away in a Manger. This edition is the first one not attributing the song to Martin Luther. Charles H. Gabriel was the first arranger to present the third verse. He also composed and published many different arrangements of the song. In one of his settings, he supplies a chorus for each verse with asleep sung in canon. Another prevalent preparation uses the lyrics to the melody Flow Gently, Sweet Afton. Yet another arrangement dating uses the lyrics to an old Normandy Carol.
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Jingle Bells for Piano Quartet
Piano Quartet: piano, violin, viola, cello
Piano Quartet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.548651 Composed by James Pierpon…
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Piano Quartet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.548651 Composed by James Pierpont. Arranged by James M. Guthrie, ASCAP. Christmas. 17 pages. Jmsgu3 #3408091. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.548651). A unique arrangement of Jingle Bells arranged for a piano quartet (piano, violin, viola, cello, and optional sleigh bells). The first verses are based on the traditional version. After an abrupt modulation, the third verse explores an augmentation canon, while the viola pursues a wild sleigh ride passage. Meanwhile, the tune is fragmented and sequenced in the piano. It gets wild but straightens out for the final refrain. Score: 7 pg, 68 ms. String parts: 2 pg. Sleighbell part: 1 pg. Piano part: 3 pg. Jingle Bells is perhaps the most famous song in American music history. James L. Pierpont published the song One Horse Open Sleigh in the late 1850s. Since its introduction, people began to insist that Pierpont wrote it for a Sunday school choir. However, it seems unlikely that such a secular song would be considered appropriate during that historical period for Sunday school. Christmas Repertoire Pierpont wrote the song for the Thanksgiving holidays, but over time people began to think of it more as a Christmas song. Some choirs adopted it as part of their Christmas repertoire in the 1860s and 1870s. Jingle Bells was first recorded in 1889 on a wax cylinder. Origins No one knows where Pierpont composed the song. One theory suggests he wrote it in Medford Massachusetts in 1850. Sleigh races were certainly popular in 19th-century Massachusetts. To this day, a commemorative placard appears in Medford Square claiming that it is the birthplace of Jingle Bells. Others suggest that he wrote it in Savannah, Georgia where he was an organist and music director at the Unitarian Church. This theory gained support from the copyright date of 1857. We know he was living in Savannah by then. Traffic Signals Horse-drawn sleighs are relatively quiet in the snow. Consequently, horses were usually equipped with bell-laden straps so as to avoid accidents at blind intersections. Sleigh drivers in 19th Century New England were constantly vigilant, listening for the sounds of approaching horse-drawn sleighs. The tune imitates the rhythm that the trotting horse bells produce. Social Context Jingle Bells was sung as a drinking song at local revelries: during the song, folks would rhythmically jingle the ice in their glasses. A sleigh ride allowed couples to be alone together. The term Jingle bells is a poetic descriptive adjective referring specifically to the more accurate term sleigh bells. In many arrangements, sleigh bells accentuate the rhythm during the song's chorus. Â
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Piano Quartet: piano, violin, viola, cello
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James Pierpont
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Jingle Bells for Piano Quartet
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jmsgu3
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