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String Quartet No. 1, Mvt 2 and 3
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String Quartet No. 1, Mvt 2 and 3
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String Quartet: 2 violins, viola, cello
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Classical
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Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky
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Jordan Chua
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String Quartet No. 1, Mvt 2 an
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Brass Ensemble - Digital Download SKU: A0.962978 Composed by Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky. Arranged by Jordan Chua. Romantic Period. Score and parts. 36 pages...
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Brass Ensemble - Digital Download SKU: A0.962978 Composed by Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky. Arranged by Jordan Chua. Romantic Period. Score and parts. 36 pages. Jordan Chua #3879255. Published by Jordan Chua (A0.962978). Arrangement for Brass Quintet. Premiere by Braddell Heights symphony Orchestra, 14 Oct 2018.
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String Quartet No. 1
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String Quartet: 2 violins, viola, cello
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Finale
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String Quartet No. 1
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Michael Bleiweiss Music
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Strings Cello,Viola,Violin - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1208695 By Finale. By Michael Bleiweiss. 20th Century,Chamber,Classical. Full Performance...
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Strings Cello,Viola,Violin - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1208695 By Finale. By Michael Bleiweiss. 20th Century,Chamber,Classical. Full Performance. Duration 843. Michael Bleiweiss Music #806792. Published by Michael Bleiweiss Music (A0.1208695). This is a string quartet in three movements:Mvt. 1 - a haunting A theme with energetic development and a lyrical B theme.Mvt. 2 - a mellow, languid section in loose 12-tone form.Mvt. 3 - an modernist, energetic A theme with a lyrical B theme.Running Time:Â 14:00The sheet music is available at:https://www.SheetMusicPlus.com/title/string-quartet-no-1-score-plus-parts-digital-sheet-music/21695549.
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COMPLETE String Quartet Music Book Volume 2 - pack of 26 essential pieces: wedding, Christmas
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String Quartet: 2 violins, viola, cello
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INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED
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Christmas
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Charpentier, Claude Debussy, C
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Austin Ralphson
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COMPLETE String Quartet Music
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Austin Ralphson
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String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.564219 Composed by Charpentier, Claude Debussy, Cohen, Erik Satie, ...
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String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.564219 Composed by Charpentier, Claude Debussy, Cohen, Erik Satie, Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn, George Frideric Handel, Giacomo Puccini, Gruber, Henry Purcell, Ludwig van Beethoven, Traditional, Warshawski, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Arranged by Austin Ralphson. 20th Century,Baroque,Classical,Romantic Period,Wedding. 328 pages. Austin Ralphson #6302445. Published by Austin Ralphson (A0.564219). This is book 2 of my string quartet repertoire, totalling 26 pieces and over 300 pages of music. Full scores and parts are provided for all pieces, covering classics from the most popular periods of music, Christmas music, beautiful arrangements of piano classics, traditional Jewish music (intended to be played at Jewish weddings) and even some opera! This is the full list:1.     Nessun Dorma (Puccini)2.     Six Christmas Pieces, Op.72 (Mendelssohn)3.     12 Variations on ’Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’ (Mozart)4.     The Fairy Queen – a selection of 6 pieces (Purcell)5.     The Arrival of The Queen of Sheba (Handel)6.     Prelude from ‘Te Deum’ (Charpentier)7.     Piano Sonata No.1, Mvt.1 (Beethoven)8.     Gnossienne No.1 (Satie)9.    Golliwogg’s Cakewalk (Debussy)10.   Silent Night – a new arrangement (Gruber)11.   Siman Tov Mazel Tov (Jewish trad.)12.   Chosen Kale Mazel Tov (Jewish trad.)13.   Hatikvah (S. Cohen)14.   Yedid Nefesh (Jewish trad.)15.   Lecha Dodi (Jewish trad.) 16.   Oif'n Pripetshok (Warshawski)This pack represents a huge saving over the individually priced music. Also search for the mega-bundle which contains books 1 and 2 together for even better value (less than $1 per piece!).Complete string catalogue arr. Austin Ralphson is here (copy and paste to new tab):www.ralphsonstrings.com
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COMPLETE string quartet music mega-bundle book - pack of 47 essential pieces (volumes 1 and 2)
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String Quartet: 2 violins, viola, cello
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INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED
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Charpentier, Christoph Williba
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Austin Ralphson
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COMPLETE string quartet music
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Austin Ralphson
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SheetMusicPlus
String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.564220 Composed by Charpentier, Christoph Willibald Von Gluck, Clau...
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String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.564220 Composed by Charpentier, Christoph Willibald Von Gluck, Claude Debussy, Cohen, Erik Satie, Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn, George Frideric Handel, Giacomo Puccini, Gruber, Henry Purcell, Johann Pachelbel, Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, MASON, Richard Wagner, Traditional, Warshawski, Widor, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Arranged by Austin Ralphson. 20th Century,Classical,Romantic Period,Wedding. Score and parts. 632 pages. Austin Ralphson #6302457. Published by Austin Ralphson (A0.564220). This is a mega-bundle of the two books of essential string quartet repertoire; it comprises both volumes making a total of 47 pieces in total and over 550 pages of music. When you consider that this also includes the following, which are classed as '1 piece each': 15 Christmas Carols, a complete Brandenburg Concerto and 12 Variations on 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star', the value for money is excellent. The arrangements are well-written and impressive to listen to.Difficulty levels range from intermediate to advanced, and provide something for everyone to enjoy. A score and full sets of parts are provided for each piece, and the repertoire covers Christmas music, wedding music (and Jewish wedding music), slow melodies, traditional Welsh melodies, baroque classics, famous symphonic melodies, piano works and other popular pieces. This is the full list:Volume 11.   Wedding March (from A Midsummer Night’s Dream) (Mendelssohn)2.   Wedding March (Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin) (Richard Wagner)3.   Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, complete (Bach)4.   Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, mvt. 3 (Bach)5.   Canon (Pachelbel)6.   La Réjouissance from ’Music for the Royal Fireworks’ (Handel)7.   Rondo from ‘Abdelazer’ (Purcell)8.   Largo from ‘Xerxes’ (Handel)9.   Toccata (from Symphony V) (Widor)10. All Through The Night (Welsh trad.)11. Ar Lan y Môr (Welsh trad.)12. David of the White Rock (Welsh trad.)13. Myfanwy (Welsh trad.)14. Suo Gan (Welsh trad.)15. Andante (Gluck)16. Gymnopédie No.1 (Satie)17. Piano Sonata No.8 Op.13 ‘Pathétique’ - 2nd mvt. (Beethoven)18. Happy Birthday19. 15 Christmas Carols20. Silent Night (Gruber)21. Joy To The World (Mason)Volume 21.     Nessun Dorma (Puccini)2.     Six Christmas Pieces, Op.72 (Mendelssohn)3.     12 Variations on ’Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’ (Mozart)4.     The Fairy Queen – a selection of 6 pieces (Purcell)5.     The Arrival of The Queen of Sheba (Handel)6.     Prelude from ‘Te Deum’ (Charpentier)7.     Piano Sonata No.1, Mvt.1 (Beethoven)8.     Gnossienne No.1 (Satie)9.     Golliwogg’s Cakewalk (Debussy)10.    Silent Night – a new arrangement (Gruber)11.    Siman Tov Mazel Tov (Jewish trad.)12.    Chosen Kale Mazel Tov (Jewish trad.)13.    Hatikvah (S. Cohen)14.    Yedid Nefesh (Jewish trad.)15.    Lecha Dodi (Jewish trad.)16.    Oif'n Pripetshok (Warshawski)This pack represents a huge saving over the individually priced music.Complete string catalogue arr. Austin Ralphson is here (copy and paste to new tab):www.ralphsonstrings.com
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The Wedding Pack - string quartet book / bundle
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String Quartet: 2 violins, viola, cello
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ADVANCED
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Classical
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Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn, G
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Austin Ralphson
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The Wedding Pack - string quar
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Austin Ralphson
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String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.563312 Composed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn, George Frideric Han...
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String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.563312 Composed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn, George Frideric Handel, Henry Purcell, Johann Pachelbel, Johann Sebastian Bach, Richard Wagner, and Widor. Arranged by Austin Ralphson. 20th Century,Baroque,Classical,Romantic Period,Wedding. 155 pages. Austin Ralphson #3540069. Published by Austin Ralphson (A0.563312). This mega-bundle of music provides much of the common repertoire for the working string quartet. Both famous Wedding Marches are included, as are popular recessional pieces such as Widor's 'Toccata' and various movements from the 'Brandenburg' Concertos. This pack provides a huge saving over the cost of each separate arrangement.Here is the complete list: Brandenburg Concerto No.3 mvts. 1-3 (Bach) Brandenburg Concerto No.5 mvt. 3 (Bach) Canon in D (Pachelbel) La Réjouissance (from Music for the Royal Fireworks) (Handel) Rondo (from Abdelazer) (Purcell) Toccata (from Symphony V) (Widor) Wedding March (from A Midsummer Night’s Dream) (Mendelssohn) Wedding March (Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin) (Richard Wagner) Complete string catalogue arr. Austin Ralphson is here (copy and paste to new tab):www.ralphsonstrings.comÂ
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Concerto for 2 Violins and Strings in A minor Op. 3 No. 8 RV 522 Mvt. II
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String Quartet: 2 violins, viola, cello
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Antonio Vivaldi
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Sarah Labrousse-Baert
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Concerto for 2 Violins and Str
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FLEX Editions - Digital Sheet Music
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SheetMusicPlus
Chamber Music, Quatuor String Quartet: 2 Violins, Alto, Cello - Grade 3 - Digital Download SKU: FX.FX074120 Composed by Antonio Vivaldi. Arranged by Sara...
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Chamber Music, Quatuor String Quartet: 2 Violins, Alto, Cello - Grade 3 - Digital Download SKU: FX.FX074120 Composed by Antonio Vivaldi. Arranged by Sarah Labrousse-Baert. Arrangement. Classical. Score and Set of Parts. 10 pages. FLEX Editions - Digital Sheet Music #FX074120. Published by FLEX Editions - Digital Sheet Music (FX.FX074120). Instruments:String Quartet: 2 Violins 1 Alto 1 Cello.
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COMPLETE String Quartet Music Book - pack of 21 essential pieces: wedding, Christmas, baroque, slow melody, Welsh
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String Orchestra
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ADVANCED
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Christmas
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Wedding/Ballad
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Mendelssohn, Richard Wagner,
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Austin Ralphson
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COMPLETE String Quartet Music
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SheetMusicPlus
Composed by Mendelssohn, Richard Wagner, Bach, Pachelbel, Handel, Purcell, Widor, Gluck, Satie, Beethoven, Gruber, Mason. Arranged by Austin Ralphson....
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Composed by Mendelssohn, Richard Wagner, Bach, Pachelbel, Handel, Purcell, Widor, Gluck, Satie, Beethoven, Gruber, Mason. Arranged by Austin Ralphson. Romantic Period, Classical Period, Baroque Period, Wedding, Recital. Score, Set of Parts. 305 pages. Published by Austin Ralphson
This is a mega-bundle of string quartet repertoire, totalling 21 pieces and over 250 pages of music. Full scores and parts are provided for all pieces, covering weddings, Christmas music, slow melodies, traditional Welsh melodies and baroque classics. This is the full list:
1. WeddingMarch (from A Midsummer Night’s Dream) (Mendelssohn)
2. WeddingMarch (Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin) (RichardWagner)
3. BrandenburgConcerto No. 3, complete (Bach)
4. BrandenburgConcerto No. 5, mvt. 3 (Bach)
5. Canon(Pachelbel)
6. LaRéjouissance from ’Music for the Royal Fireworks’ (Handel)
7. Rondofrom ‘Abdelazer’ (Purcell)
8. Largofrom ‘Xerxes’ (Handel)
9. Toccata(from Symphony V) (Widor)
10. AllThrough The Night (Welsh trad.)
11. ArLan y Môr (Welsh trad.)
12. Davidof the White Rock (Welsh trad.)
13. Myfanwy(Welsh trad.)
14. SuoGan (Welsh trad.)
15. Andante(Gluck)
16. GymnopédieNo.1 (Satie)
17. PianoSonata No.8 Op.13 ‘Pathétique’ - 2nd mvt. (Beethoven)
18. HappyBirthday
19. 15Christmas Carols
20. SilentNight (Gruber)
21. JoyTo The World (Mason)
This pack represents a huge saving over the individually priced music.
Complete string catalogue arr. Austin Ralphson is here (copy and paste to new tab):
www.ralphsonstrings.com
$23.99
Concerto for 2 Violins and Strings in A minor Op. 3 No. 8 RV 522 Mvt. III
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String Quartet: 2 violins, viola, cello
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Antonio Vivaldi
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Sarah Labrousse-Baert
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Concerto for 2 Violins and Str
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FLEX Editions - Digital Sheet Music
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SheetMusicPlus
Chamber Music, Quatuor String Quartet: 2 Violins, Alto, Cello - Grade 4 - Digital Download SKU: FX.FX074121 Composed by Antonio Vivaldi. Arranged by Sara...
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Chamber Music, Quatuor String Quartet: 2 Violins, Alto, Cello - Grade 4 - Digital Download SKU: FX.FX074121 Composed by Antonio Vivaldi. Arranged by Sarah Labrousse-Baert. Arrangement. Classical. Score and Set of Parts. 20 pages. FLEX Editions - Digital Sheet Music #FX074121. Published by FLEX Editions - Digital Sheet Music (FX.FX074121). Instruments:String Quartet: 2 Violins 1 Alto 1 Cello.
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Concerto for 2 Violins and Strings in A minor Op. 3 No. 8 RV 522 Mvt. I
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String Quartet: 2 violins, viola, cello
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Antonio Vivaldi
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Concerto for 2 Violins and Str
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FLEX Editions - Digital Sheet Music
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Chamber Music, Quatuor String Quartet: 2 Violins, Alto, Cello - Grade 4 - Digital Download SKU: FX.FX074119 Composed by Antonio Vivaldi. Arranged by Sara...
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Chamber Music, Quatuor String Quartet: 2 Violins, Alto, Cello - Grade 4 - Digital Download SKU: FX.FX074119 Composed by Antonio Vivaldi. Arranged by Sarah Labrousse-Baert. Arrangement. Classical. Score and Set of Parts. 20 pages. FLEX Editions - Digital Sheet Music #FX074119. Published by FLEX Editions - Digital Sheet Music (FX.FX074119). Instruments:String Quartet: 2 Violins 1 Alto 1 Cello.
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Torelli: Concerto Grosso in G minor (Christmas Concerto) Op.8 No.6 Mvt.1 - string quartet
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String Quartet: 2 violins, viola, cello
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INTERMEDIATE
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Giuseppe Torelli
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Ray Thompson
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Torelli: Concerto Grosso in G
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RayThompsonMusic
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SheetMusicPlus
String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1463113 Composed by Giuseppe Torelli. Arranged by Ray Thompson. Bar...
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String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1463113 Composed by Giuseppe Torelli. Arranged by Ray Thompson. Baroque,Christmas. 10 pages. RayThompsonMusic #1041866. Published by RayThompsonMusic (A0.1463113). Alternative Title: Concerto à Quattro, in forma di Pastorale per il Santo NataleOften known as his Christmas ConcertoArranged standard string quartet.Giuseppe Torelli (1658–1709) wrote numerous and often imposing symphonies for use in the San Petronio Cathedral in Bologne well before the turn of the century. Furthermore, he was the first composer to write a concerto for solo violin and string orchestra (published at Augsburg, 1698), and his Concerti Grossi Op 8, which appeared in print shortly after his death, are the very first concertos for two solo violins. It is the sixth of these that contains the Christmas music. A solemn ‘Grave’ sets the scene for the Pastorale, marked ‘Vivace’ and cast in 12/8 metre, the two solo violins carrying much of the melodic interest. A meditative Largo leads to another ‘Vivace’ which is a Gavotte en Musette in all but name, its held bass notes strongly suggesting the drone of the shepherds’ pipes.This is my arrangement of the 1st movement.
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Cello Sonata No.1 Op.45, 1st mvt, Allegro Commodo
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Cello, Piano
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Josef B Foerster
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Zellev
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Cello Sonata No.1 Op.45, 1st m
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Zellev Music
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Cello,Piano - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1431347 Composed by Josef B Foerster. Arranged by Zellev. 19th Century,Classical,Contemporary,Historic,R...
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Cello,Piano - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1431347 Composed by Josef B Foerster. Arranged by Zellev. 19th Century,Classical,Contemporary,Historic,Romantic Period. Score and part. 16 pages. Zellev Music #1011815. Published by Zellev Music (A0.1431347). Key Signature: F minorTime Signature: 6/8Tempo: Allegro CommodoDifficulty: AdvancedJosef Bohuslav Foerster (30 December 1859 – 29 May 1951) was a Czech composer and musicologist. He is often referred to as J. B. Foerster, and his surname is sometimes spelled Förster.-Life-Foerster was born in Prague. His ancestors were of Bohemian German ethnicity, but had assimilated into the Czech community. The family normally lived in Prague and was musical. His father, a composer also named Josef Foerster, taught at the Conservatory. (His father's students included Franz Lehár.) His brother was artist Viktor Foerster. Josef was educated accordingly, and duly studied there.-Style-Foerster produced numerous compositions. His music is not nationalistic in the sense of employing the idioms of Czech folk music. His work, words and music, is considered [by whom?] very subjective and personal, mystical and idealistic.Foerster's opera Eva is another example, like Leoš Janáček's Jenůfa, of a libretto based on a play by Gabriela Preissová, though his treatment differs.His compositions include five symphonies (No. 1 in D minor; No. 2 in F, Op. 29 (1892–98); No. 3 in D, Op. 36; No. 4 in C minor, Op. 54, Easter Eve (1905); and No. 5 in D minor, Op. 141 (1929)), other orchestral works including a symphonic poem based on Cyrano de Bergerac, much chamber music (including five string quartets (No. 1 in E, Op. 15; No. 2, Op. 39; No. 3 in C, Op. 61; No. 4 in F, Op. 182 (1943); and the last, written 1950–1, completed by Jan Hanuš); three piano trios, two violin and two cello sonatas, and a several-times-recorded wind quintet), at least five operas (notably Eva), concertos for cello (Op. 143) and two for violin (No. 1 in C minor, Op. 88 (1911); No. 2 in D minor, Op. 104), liturgical music, among other works, over 170 published opus numbers in all.Many of his works remember family members: the 2nd Symphony is dedicated to his sister Marie; his brother's death led to the cantata Mortuis fratribus; his son is commemorated in the Piano Trio and the 5th Symphony; and his mother is a theme throughout his oeuvre.
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