SKU: A0.1156597

Handel’s great set of 12 Concerti grossi (= Grand Concertos, in the first edition) op. 6 are somehow a bit related in spirit, through their power and diversity, with Beethoven’s string quartets. Therefore, here they are arranged for the more ‘abstract’ and ‘timeless’ medium of the string quartet, allowing also for an addition to the repertoire of the respective ensembles. Articulation, tempo and dynamics indications were specified or added where needed, and all the trills were indicated to start with the upper auxiliary note, not only according to the Baroque performance practice but also fitting to the melodic contour. Concerto grosso in B minor, op. 6 no. 12: 1. Largo-Allegro moderato – dramatic introduction, like in a French overture, then agitated and brilliant; 2. Aria (Larghetto) – soothing, with 2 variations; 3. Largo-Allegro – brief, tragic transition, then an animated fugue on a gigue-like theme. The mp3 audio clip is the final movement (Allegro). Total duration: 11 min. Performing Rights Organization: SOCAN.

SKU: A0.781067

This popular Lenten hymn has been newly arranged with variations, although strains of the sacred melody remain recognizable throughout. A lovely addition to any Lenten, Holy Week, or Penance Service.  Appropriate as a Concert piece as well.  Concert Key:  G, modulating to D.  Set of Parts.  Performance Time:  4:25.

SKU: A0.947118

Feature any one of your string students as soloist on Variations on a Baroque Melody, as solo parts are included for each instrument. The theme is based on a movement from J.E. Galliard's Sonatas. A wide range of styles are featured in this work. Solo: Grade 5, Accompaniment: Grade 2.5.

SKU: A0.974477

Here is my arrangement of Beethoven's theme and variations first movement to his 12th piano sonata for string quartet! A wunderschön piece of music, the twelfth sonata sticks out in form.  There is no movement in sonata form, and yet the first movement is a gliding theme and variations.  .

SKU: A0.940288

A set of variations on Amazing Grace for string quartet. The set comes complete with a conductor's score and individual parts. Suitable for school, church, amateur and pro quartets. It can be used for general worship, funerals or basic repertoire. This piece is also available in a string orchestra version and a chamber orchestra version with added paired winds.   Playing time approx. 5:12

SKU: A0.839102

Ignatius Sancho is thought to be the first person of African origin to vote in Britain. He was born on a slave ship sailing to the Caribbean, and became an orphan soon after. While he was a slave, his intellect impressed the Duke of Montagu, who lent him access his library. He ran away at age 18 to the Montagu house, where he developed his skills in music, poetry, reading and writing, eventually becoming a prominent abolitionist. By 1774 he was able to open his own grocery shop in London, and owning property allowed him to vote. The 12 Country Dances were written in 1779, shortly before his death, and dedicated to Miss North. The dances were performed in line-dance formation, and the original score includes instructions. While only the themes were published, Crosmer created original variations in a similar style, which are included here.

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SKU: A0.1004707

String Quartet No. 1 in A minor, op. 12 (1999), a cyclic composition in Neo-Classical style, partly influenced by Romanian folk music, Shostakovich and Bartok. Its compositional language, while not avant-garde and not exceedingly difficult, might help students with some aspects of modern music and liberties taken with classical forms. The first movement (Larghetto - Allegro non troppo) presents first dramatically and mysteriously the core motifs and themes of the entire composition, followed by a surprisingly relaxed sonata movement in the relative key of C major. The following Scherzo (Allegro assai), in E major, plays humorously and vigorously with derived motifs, and the third movement (Adagio assai), in F sharp minor, is treated in variations on the Romanian Christmas carol La Vitleem colo jos ('Down at Bethlehem'). The dramatic and expanding sonata form of the fourth movement (Allegro con brio - Larghetto) returns finally to the A minor of the introduction, then dissolving into the transcendent, slow coda. The mp3 audio clip is a recording of the finale. Total duration 26 min. Performing Rights Organization: SOCAN.