Guitar Ensemble Guitar - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1125604 Composed by John Newton, Scott Joplin, Virginia Harmony. Arranged by John A. Dempsey. Christian,Praise & Worship,Ragtime,Sacred,Traditional. Score and parts. 20 pages. John A. Dempsey #726338. Published by John A. Dempsey (A0.1125604). The classic hymn Amazing Grace written by John Newton has been merged stylistically with Scott Joplin's rousing rag The Entertainer to give this arrangement a joyful, exuberant touch.  A distinctive mix of praise and worship, this guitar quartet is recommended as a prelude, postlude, an offertory, interlude and special music for traditional church services and other worship events.  Also makes an inspiring, crowd-pleasing selection for recitals and concerts.  16 pages of music (that includes the score and separate two-page parts for guitar 1, guitar 2, guitar 3 and guitar 4).  Key: C major.

Composed by Edvard Grieg (1843-1907). Arranged by Ian Deterling. Halloween, Romantic Period. Score and parts. 22 pages. Ian Deterling #6687567. Published by Ian Deterling

By Pollo Del Mar. By Ferenc Dobronyi. Arranged by Gilbert Taunton. Classical, Film/TV. Score and parts. 15 pages. Gilbert Taunton #703457. Published by Gilbert Taunton

Guitar Ensemble - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1449927 Composed by Edvard Grieg. Arranged by Juan Carlos Felix Cordova. 19th Century,Chamber,Classical,Romantic Period. Score and Parts. 21 pages. Juan Carlos Felix Cordova #1029657. Published by Juan Carlos Felix Cordova (A0.1449927).

Guitar Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1463461 Composed by John Dowland (1563-1626). Arranged by Clive Lane. Classical,Renaissance. Score and Parts. 31 pages. Clive Lane #1042183. Published by Clive Lane (A0.1463461). ‘Lachrimæ or Seven Tears figured in Seven passionate pavans, with divers other pavans, galliards and allemands, set forth for the lute, viols, or violons, in five parts’ is a collection of instrumental music composed by John Dowland and published in 1604. Apart from the sheer quality of the music, it is notable as the first publication of English music scored specifically for strings and for lute, and the first to have used the table layout for consort music.There are seven Lachrimae pavans, which are variations on the theme that Dowland had already made famous as a lute solo and a song (“Flow my tears”).The “divers other” compositions are: two almans (“almands”), nine lively galliards (“galiards”), two sombre pavans, and a “funerall.” There are 21 pieces in all and I have divided them into three books, retaining the original ordering of the pieces.This is Book Three - five galliards and two almans:15.  Mr Giles Hoby, his Galliard16.  Mr Nicholas Gryffith, his Galliard17.  Mr Thomas Collier, his Galliard18.  Captain Piper, his Galliard19.  Mr Bucton, his Galliard20.  Mistress Nichol’s Alman21.  Mr George Whitehead, his Alman(For the other pieces, see Books One and Two) For this arrangement for guitar quartet*, I have combined two of the parts (part three and part five) to make guitar 4 (with some minor adjustments). Time values have been halved, and in several cases (Nos. 9,12,15,16,17,20,21), I have transposed the key to a more guitar-friendly key. Clive Lane 2024*Also see my arrangement for guitar quintet.

Guitar Ensemble Guitar - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.797751 Composed by Edvard Grieg. Arranged by Derek Hasted. Film/TV,Romantic Period. Score and parts. 15 pages. Derek Hasted #4793235. Published by Derek Hasted (A0.797751). COWKEEPER'S TUNE (TV's Woodentops theme) - 4 GUITARS/LARGE ENSEMBLEFor Classical or Acoustic Guitar - sometimes it's erroneously listed here as Electric Guitar.Derek Hasted writes This arrangement is taken from a String Nonet version (2 first violins, 2 second violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos and 1 double bass).It makes a great quartet for a guitar ensemble of modest ability, and those with more experience will be able to generate a wonderful soundscape with a rich clear overall sound.The pitch range of the original has to be compressed onto the pitch range of a guitar ensemble and I’ve achieved this by raising the lower voices, rather than altering the top voice, where the piece calls for a lighter texture. The dynamics of the original are retained in my arrangement, but the fingering is left to the players... Playing the lower parts up the neck will give a rich, cello-like, sound, but a first position performance will be robust and will use many familiar guitar shapes.This is a charming, gentle, pastoral piece and the sweet sound of the guitar suits it well.Those UK players of a certain age might just remember that this music introduced The Woodentops, a children’s string-puppet TV series which ran in black and white from 1955 till 1957, and was regularly repeated until 1973.I hope you enjoy playing this piece!

Composed by John Stainer (1840-1901)Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827). Arranged by Ian Deterling. Classical. Score and parts. 23 pages. Ian Deterling #3430313. Published by Ian Deterling . Arranged by Mike Carson. Christian, Sacred. Score. 4 pages. Mike Carson #5375329. Published by Mike Carson

Guitar Ensemble Guitar - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.928264 Composed by G F Handel, anon. Arranged by Simon James. Baroque,Christmas,Standards. Score and parts. 10 pages. DML #6098171. Published by DML (A0.928264). A popular Christmas carol, the tune usually used today is from an 1848 edition by Lowell Mason for The National Psalmist (Boston, 1848). The name of this tune was given as Antioch, and was attributed as being From Handel.  . Consequently, and with Mason's attribution to Handel, there has long been speculation over how much a part Handel's Messiah had in Joy to the World. However, resemblances between Messiah and Joy to the World, have been dismissed as 'chance resemblance' by Handel scholars today. I have combined Handelian elements with the tune that most people know to create an arrangement that works well for guitar quartet retaining the bounce and vigour of the carol.

Guitar Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1463459 Composed by John Dowland (1563-1626). Arranged by Clive Lane. Classical,Renaissance. Score and Parts. 34 pages. Clive Lane #1042157. Published by Clive Lane (A0.1463459). ‘Lachrimæ or Seven Tears figured in Seven passionate pavans, with divers other pavans, galliards and allemands, set forth for the lute, viols, or violons, in five parts’is a collection of instrumental music composed by John Dowland and published in 1604. Apart from the sheer quality of the music, it is notable as the first publication of English music scored specifically for strings and for lute, and the first to have used the table layout for consort music. There are seven Lachrimae pavans, which are variations on the theme that Dowland had already made famous as a lute solo and a song (“Flow my tears”).The “divers other” compositions are: two almans (“almands”), nine lively galliards (“galiards”), two sombre pavans, and a “funerall.” There are 21 pieces in all and I have divided them into three books, retaining the original ordering of the pieces. This Book Two (8-14) - three pavans and four galliards:8.     Pavan: “Semper Dowland, semper Dolens”9.      Sir Henry Umpton’s Funeral10.  Mr John Langton’s Pavan11.  The King of Denmark’s Galliard12.  The Earl of Essex Galliard13.  Sir John Souch, his Galliard14.  Mr Henry Noell, his Galliard(See Book One and Book Three for the others) For this arrangement for guitar quartet*, I have combined two of the parts (part three and part five) to make guitar 4 (with some minor adjustments).Time values have been halved, and in several cases (Nos. 9,12,15,16,17,20,21), I have transposed the key to a more guitar-friendly key. Clive Lane 2024*Also see my arrangement for guitar quintet.

Guitar Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1463458 Composed by John Dowland (1563-1626). Arranged by Clive Lane. Classical,Renaissance. Score and Parts. 34 pages. Clive Lane #1042156. Published by Clive Lane (A0.1463458). ‘Lachrimæ or Seven Tears figured in Seven passionate pavans, with divers other pavans, galliards and allemands, set forth for the lute, viols, or violons, in five parts’ is a collection of instrumental music composed by John Dowland and published in 1604. Apart from the sheer quality of the music, it is notable as the first publication of English music scored specifically for strings and for lute, and the first to have used the table layout for consort music.There are seven Lachrimae pavans, which are variations on the theme that Dowland had already made famous as a lute solo and a song (“Flow my tears”).The “divers other” compositions are: two almans (“almands”), nine lively galliards (“galiards”), two sombre pavans, and a “funerall.” There are 21 pieces in all and I have divided them into three books, retaining the original ordering of the pieces. This is Book One - the “Lachrimae” pavans:1.     Lachrimae antiquae2.     Lachrimae antiquae novae3.     Lachrimae gementes4.     Lachrimae tristes5.     Lachrimae coactae6.     Lachrimae amantis7.     Lachrimae verae(See Book Two & Book Three for the remaining 14 pieces)For this arrangement for guitar quartet*, I have combined two of the parts (part three and part five) to make guitar 4 (with some minor adjustments).Time values have been halved, and in several cases (Nos. 9,12,15,16,17,20,21), I have transposed the key to a more guitar-friendly key. Clive Lane 2024*Also see my arrangement for guitar quintet.

Guitar - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1395754 Composed by Derek Hasted. Arranged by Derek Hasted. Baroque,Children,Comedy,Renaissance. 18 pages. Derek Hasted #979126. Published by Derek Hasted (A0.1395754). FANTASIA UPON A CABBAGE - GUITAR QUARTET/large ensembleFor Classical or Acoustic GuitarPerfect for School Music Teachers and for adults with a sense of the ridiculous...Derek Hasted writes This really does need a bit of explanation. Well, more than a bit...As a Guitar Teacher I often have to teach beginners how to read music, and of course the seven names of the musical notes can be made to spell words. Like CABBAGE.This, then, is a little piece of kitchen-based nonsense, cooking up a rather unappetising dish comprising cabbage, egg, beef and a lot, lot more cabbage. Iâ??ve arranged it (if that is the word) to include nods to the renaissance and baroque periods.The scores contain mark-ups to show where a particular player has an item of food in their motif.As well as EGG, youâ??ll find some GEG (thatâ??s scrambled egg) and a BAD EGG (and some sad music). Youâ??ll also find that the recipe includes a helping or two of BEEF.Bach comes in for a special mention, as thereâ??s a fugue-like section where the subject comes in a fifth away from the starting key (which Iâ??ve loosely interpreted as being a recipe in a foreign language) and thereâ??s some stretti (well, just about) at the end, when the fugue subjects overlap a tiny, tiny amount. And we also pay homage to the pedal section of an organ, where the CABBAGE subject comes in down low at half the speed of the original.The final, jazzy, chord at the end contains seven notes that collectively spell CABBAGE.Guitar 4 is supplied in treble and bass clefs - either or both will work in a large ensemble.So there are lots of teaching points, lots of things to ask the audience to listen out for, and a lot of mischief in a compact piece.The musical refrain CABBAGE is not the greatest motif to work with, but on reflection, when you have this much cabbage, itâ??s much better to listen to it than have to eat it...I hope you enjoy playing this piece!This is one of a large and growing range of accessible ensembles from experienced arranger Derek Hasted, and is supplied as full score and parts. Derek's website at www.derek-hasted.co.uk/smp lists all his arrangements by title and by number of instruments, with links to soundclips and sample score.

Guitar Ensemble - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1493320 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Clive Lane. Christmas,Classical. Score and Parts. 16 pages. Clive Lane #1069978. Published by Clive Lane (A0.1493320). 20 well-known (and some less well-known) Christmas carols in two books, arranged for guitar quartet (four guitars, or three guitars and bass guitar).I have graded them for difficulty, so Book Two is slightly harder than Book One.This is Book Two, containing:1.       Silent Night2.       Coventry Carol3.       God rest you merry, gentlemen4.       It came upon a midnight clear5.       In the bleak midwinter6.       A Virgin most pure7.       Joy to the world8.       Hark! The herald angels sing9.       Ding dong! Merrily on high10.    Angelus ad virginemScore and separate bass guitar part.

Guitar Ensemble - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1493317 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by Clive Lane. Christmas,Classical. Score and Parts. 30 pages. Clive Lane #1069975. Published by Clive Lane (A0.1493317). 20 well-known (and some less well-known) Christmas carols in two books, arranged for guitar quartet (four guitars, or three guitars and bass guitar).I have graded them for difficulty, so Book Two is slightly harder than Book One.This is Book One, containing:1.     Past Three O’ Clock2.     See, amid the winter’s snow3.     Lo, how a Rose e’er blooming4.     O come all ye faithful5.     Once, as I remember6.     The Holly and the Ivy7.     I saw a Maiden8.     Deck the halls9.     We three kings.10.   The First NowellScore and separate bass guitar part.