String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 4 - Digital Download
SKU: A0.1249722
By Various. By Adam Small, Diamonte Harper, Jacob Uchorczak, Luis Demetrio Molina, Luis Traconis Molina, Mich Hansen, Michael Pollack, Mitch Hansen, Mitchell Hansen, Norman Gimbel, Pablo Rosas Rodriguez, Pablo Ruiz, Quavious Marshall, Randall Hammers, Tia Scola, and etc. Arranged by Des McNutty. Film/TV,Jazz,Latin. 15 pages. Des Press #844113. Published by Des Press (A0.1249722).
Sway With Me was written for Mexican singer Pedro Infante but first recorded in 1953 as an instrumental Cha-Cha-Cha ¿Quién será? (Who Will Be?) by its Mexican composers Luis Demetrio and Pablo Beltrán Ruiz. Infante sang it in the film School for Tramps (1954).
The version on which this arrangement is based was recorded by Dean Martin and the Dick Stabile Orchestra in 1954, with new lyrics in English completely rewritten by Norman Gimbel from the rather melancholy original in Spanish.
Sway With Me has remained popular and been subsequently recorded by numerous artists in several styles.
This arrangement for string quartet is a relatively straight-forward idiomatic transcription in the same tonality as the original recording, so you could even play along with it for fun.
The level is on the easier side of “advancedâ€; quickly rehearsed by professional quartets and an accessible challenge for experienced students.
Enjoy!