SKU: A0.850381

Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!, as performed by Dean Martin, arranged by Tim Crooks for String Orchestra (ABRSM Beginner - grade 6).

Technical challenges include a mixture of straight and swung 8ths, and key change from D major into Eb, meaning the main parts are best suited to ABRSM Grade 4+ standard players. The arrangement can be mostly played in first position, occasionally requiring 3rd and 4th positions.

The arrangement also includes an easy part for Violin & Viola suitable for grade 1-2 level. Parts can be printed multiple times.

A piano part is included but is not needed for performance.

A version of this arrangement for String Quartet is also available here: https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/let-it-snow-let-it-snow-let-it-snow-string-quartet-digital-shee....

About the arranger

Tim Crooks trained as a violinist and violist, working professionally in Manchester (UK) for many years. He was a founding member of the Manchester String Quartet and scored many arrangements for the group's recordings. Tim now orchestrates and conducts, working with orchestras including Manchester Camerata, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, RTÉ Concert Orchestra and the Philharmonia.

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SKU: A0.850384

God Rest You Merry Gentlemen, traditional Christmas carol, arranged by Tim Crooks for String Ensemble (ABRSM Beginner - grade 5).

This arrangement can be performed by strings alone, or alongside the compatible SSA choir download: https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/god-rest-you-merry-gentlemen-str-uk-version-choir-sheet-digital....

This jazzy 7/8 version cranks up the traditional carol into more of a party rendition, but remaining regular enough so it can still be sung by a congregation or school choir. Perfect for ending carol services and Christmas performances.

Technical challenges are mostly rhythmic, but 7/8 patterns are strong and repeat so is suitable for good intermediate groups (ABRSM grade 4+).

The arrangement also includes an optional easy part for Violin & Viola suitable for ABRSM grade 2+ level players.

Piano and percussion parts are included but are optional for performance.

Parts included: Score, Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Easy Vln/Va, Cello, Double Bass, Piano, Claves

About the arranger

Tim Crooks trained as a violinist and violist, working professionally in Manchester (UK) for many years. He was a founding member of the Manchester String Quartet and scored many arrangements for the group's recordings. Tim now orchestrates and conducts, working with orchestras including Manchester Camerata, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, RTÉ Concert Orchestra and the Philharmonia.

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SKU: A0.1486565

Inspired by J.S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major and as performed by Black Violin, this arrangement for string orchestra plus rhythm section weaves together the beauty of the traditional Baroque style with contemporary hip hop. All sections of the ensemble are highlighted throughout the piece. It’s a great option for recruiting events, pop concerts, and more.
 
Level: Advanced Intermediate (Grade 4)
 
This arrangement is part of the “Strings Plus” series. The melody is carried throughout the piece by different sections of the string orchestra allowing it to be performed as a stand-alone piece. It can be enhanced with accompaniment by a rhythm section to add rich color, greater energy, and drive. The parts are fun and challenging for all. The result is a highly flexible orchestration usable in almost any application or ensemble size.
 
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SKU: A0.1486563

Inspired by J.S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major and as performed by Black Violin, this arrangement for string orchestra plus rhythm section weaves together the beauty of the traditional Baroque style with contemporary hip hop. All sections of the ensemble are highlighted throughout the piece. It’s a great option for recruiting events, pop concerts, and more.
 
Level: Advanced Intermediate (Grade 4)
 
This arrangement is part of the “Strings Plus” series. The melody is carried throughout the piece by different sections of the string orchestra allowing it to be performed as a stand-alone piece. It can be enhanced with accompaniment by a rhythm section to add rich color, greater energy, and drive. The parts are fun and challenging for all. The result is a highly flexible orchestration usable in almost any application or ensemble size.
 
Review other titles in this series by going to Sheetmusicplus.com or Sheetmusicdirect.com and typing “Schubert Music Productions” (with quotes) in the site search field.

SKU: A0.942083

If I Could I Would

Chamber Concerto for Strings

In this experimental work for Strings every letter of the title is been represented by a block of music. The score is being performed by creating sentences based on the first two pages of the proportional score notation. The conductor determines the entrances and fade outs of the instruments as well the repetition of blocks of music. Dynamics are provided for specific movements and different other sentences could be also created. Could I? Would I? If I Would?  Etc…

Duration: approx. 7-10 minutes

Apostolos Paraskevas is a classical guitarist and composer as well as an award-winning film director and producer. He has received multiple international awards for his compositions and was nominated for a Grammy Award. He is the only guitarist ever to have a major orchestral piece performed at Carnegie Hall under the direction of Lukas Foss––and the only musician who has performed there in a Grim Reaper outfit. He was the founder and served for 16 years as the artistic director of the International Guitar Congress-Festival of Corfu, Greece.  He is a voting member of the Recording Academy (Grammy's).

After his undergraduate music studies in Volos he pursued advanced studies in classical guitar with Costas Cotsiolis (diploma, 1990) and Leo Brouwer (Havana 1984, 1988), as well as postgraduate studies in composition with Lukas Foss and Theodore Antoniou (DMA in composition, Boston University, 1998). Paraskevas embarked on a successful career as a guitar soloist and contemporary composer, achieving distinctions in both disciplines: Grammy nomination for Chase Dance (Bridge Records, 1999); first prize for Night Wanderings (Lukas Foss Composition Competition, 2000); first prize for Phygein Adynaton (National Composers Conference, 1997); and numerous prestigious commissions, performances, and publications. Following teaching posts at Northeastern and Boston Universities, Paraskevas has taught since 2001 at the Berklee College of Music in Boston (professor of composition and classical guitar).

His eclectic compositional style arises as an idiosyncratic integration of seemingly conflicting influences – from avant-garde approaches to harmonic structure, form, and timbre, to pop-folk modal and rhythmical concepts – amalgamated into a personal evocative musical language, characterized by rhythmic verve, melodic grace, dramatic (and sometimes unexpectedly humorous) gestures, and ritualistic or theatrical elements. The latter feature has also led Paraskevas to the creation of films, notably the acclaimed I Finally Did It (Gold award, California Film Awards 2010), dealing wittily with Death, a recurring extra-musical theme in his music.

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Costas Tsougras