String Quartet String Quartet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1029863 Composed by Frederic Chopin. Arranged by Tyler Baker. Romantic Period. Score and parts. 7 pages. Tyler Baker #5773881. Published by Tyler Baker (A0.1029863). While a majority of Chopin's compositions were written for solo piano, his compositional style is very well-suited for other instrumental ensembles! This arrangement of his Prelude in A Minor is a great way to introduce players to Chopin and the unique qualities of his music. This prelude lends itself well to string playing creates a perfect landscape, a soothing yet eerie texture that an audience is sure to enjoy! If you are looking for a dark, suspenseful piece to lend some variety to your setlist, look no further than this wonderful prelude! The piece is good for intermediate students who want to get some practice with various types of bow placement and harmonics!

String Quartet String Quartet - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.961282 Composed by James Sclater. 20th Century,Concert,Contemporary. Score and parts. 79 pages. James S Sclater #5998739. Published by James S Sclater (A0.961282). This four-movement work was premiered in 2016 by the Fondren Quartet. Movement 1, Morning Song, is an angular study in instrumental interplay. The 3rd movement, Graveyard Hoedown, is a type of Devil's Bluegrass dance. The elegy for quiet heroes honors those who risked their lives during WWII to hide Jews from the Nazis. The elegy for Jerzy Popieluszko is a memorial to the Polish Catholic priest who was murdered by the authorities for his outspokenness during the tumult in that country. If time is a factor, this work can be successfully done by just playing the first three movements, or perhaps performing movements 1, 4, and 3 in that order. This is serious, reflective music with rewards for both performers and audience. For advance players.

String Quartet String Quartet - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.845973 By Miley Cyrus. By Henry Walter, Lukasz Gottwald, Maureen McDonald, Sacha Skarbek, and Stephan Richard Moccio. Arranged by Kyle Pudenz. Contemporary,Pop. Score and parts. 34 pages. ViolinVagabond Music #5310843. Published by ViolinVagabond Music (A0.845973). Why settle for a bland transcription of Hannah Montana when you can have an action-packed, thrill-filled arrangement that's ALMOST as crazy as Miley Cyrus!? (almost)You've heard the song. You've seen the video. Whether or not you're a Miley super fan, you get the hype and that's why you're here. So take that hype to the next level with a chart that will make your audience go what on earth just happened? the same way Miley does on at least a bi-annual basis. By the way, I'll tell you what just happened: your quartet just came in like a wrecking ball, and smashed every archaic stereotype about classical string players to PIECES!!Gone are the days of strings not being able to feel the groove. Silenced are the cynics who once called us boring and one-dimensional. A new era is upon us, where violins, violas, & cellos can get up, get out, and rock the faces off of the proletariat right alongside our guitar slinging, drumstick twirling brethren! And this chart is just what you need to usher in this oh so bright future for all who rosin the bow:Right from the start, this arrangement takes a unique spin on Miley's pop smash, with a lopsided groove that will have your listeners searching frantically for a downbeat. Their urges will finally be satisfied when the melody takes us back to that oh-so-familiar feeling of 4/4 security... but don't get too comfortable, because when that chorus drops you'd better hold on to your hats. That's right, the train is leaving the station for double-time town! Along this musical journey, you may also encounter glimpses of reggae, jazz, & bluegrass, culminating in a race to the finish that will wre-e-eck any musician who didn't come ready to hang. Oh, and just for funsies I threw in that classic showbiz' moment where the cellist steals the melody, so feel free to ham that up as much as possible, cello players!This arrangement also makes use of modern extended string techniques in order to create rhythmic grooves without the need for additional instruments, including chopping and strum bowing. If you are unfamiliar with these concepts, various resources exist all over the internet to aid you in your quest towards having better time. I recommend this series, for example: https://youtu.be/kfX3kxjC93sPerformance time - 4:20... and if that doesn't make Miley Cyrus proud I don't know what will.Questions? Feel free to contact me via my website, www.kylepudenz.com/ or on the 'Insta @theviolinvagabond

String Quartet String Quartet - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.953836 Composed by Haydn Reeder. Concert,Contemporary. Score and parts. 14 pages. Haydn Reeder #4575989. Published by Haydn Reeder (A0.953836). This string quartet movement is the first of three which can be played separately or as a set. The others are titled Breathing and Drama, also available here.  Moving Between requires a modicum of theatrical movement / gestures by the players. Composed in 2010, Moving Between has its origins in the abstract thinking which characterized some of my earlier pieces such as Diasynthèse for piano or Chromatalea for small ensemble. A fuller title may have been Moving Between Extremes, as it deals with the contrast between monody (unaccompanied melody) and the simultaneous sounding of different pitches (harmony). Transforming one of these extreme types of texture into the other is achieved in a number of ways.  There are areas where such a transformation is taking place; however, quite often a texture arrived at remains the same for some time.  The piece has the potential to evolve further along its own free-wheeling path.

String Quartet Cello,Double Bass,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.883220 Composed by Antonio Vivaldi, Franz Joseph Haydn, Franz Schubert, George Frideric Handel, Johannes Brahms, Ludwig van Beethoven, Michel Corrette, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Robert Schumann, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Arranged by Eugenia Goldman. Baroque,Classical,Instructional,Romantic Period,Standards. Score and parts. 135 pages. Eugenia Goldman #5711293. Published by Eugenia Goldman (A0.883220). Classics in Color is a collection of themes from famous classical music compositions edited for beginner instrumental players. The pieces were selected for their melodic beauty and playability, and organized in the order of progressive difficulty. In addition, all pieces in the collection contain references to the extra-musical content, thus allowing to add the visual dimension to the musical experience. Students and music enthusiasts of all ages are invited to engage with music through several types of activities:learning basic facts about the composers and the pieces, playing the melodies,and coloring the artwork on the music pages. Suitable for individual and group instruction. Coloring can be done on paper or on an electronic device using a free style pen. Beginner/easy level. Teacher’s Edition includes conductor's score, four books (violin, viola, 'cello and double bass), piano accompaniments for all pieces, and a license to reproduce three copies of each individual book.

String Quartet String Quartet - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.749201 By Lady Antebellum. By Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff. Arranged by HELEN MARPLE-HORVAT. Contemporary,Pop. Score and parts. 25 pages. Helen Marple-Horvat #3397107. Published by Helen Marple-Horvat (A0.749201). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNrfHQ6LSGYMariah Carey released this critically acclaimed song in 1994 and it has remained a popular Christmas standard ever since. I arranged this for the quartet’s ‘snowy season’ of events, and for my daughter who sings. You can hear our recording of the whole song on my channel if you type in Skinny Black Dogs, Capriccio Quartet, ‘All I want for Christmas’ into Youtube. I would say that the syncopation probably calls for advanced string players as it is vital to keep the timing steady if the singer is to survive such a big sing with so few opportunities to breathe! However, there must be many vocalists who would love to try this as a party piece for a christmas concert. I am thinking of sixth formers or performing arts college students, or professional players for christmas event and weddings. If you have a good local singer, it could work with a string orchestra too. The triplets need to be very light and passed effortlessly between the players so that the texture is thin but rhythmically vibrant. Cellists can simplify bar 74 by playing just the notes on each beat as crotchets. The opening will need a lot of rehearsal as the quartet /orchestra need to know what the singer will do. I have put some of the lyrics into the score to help with this. I hope you enjoy performing this as much as we did! I am transcribing it for quartet without a vocalist too which could easily then be tackled by string players of Grade 5 ABRSM. Watch this space!

String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.751334 Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Arranged by Ognyan Petrov. Baroque,Contemporary,Holiday,Sacred,Wedding. Score and parts. 9 pages. Ognyan Petrov #1750153. Published by Ognyan Petrov (A0.751334). Arioso from Concerto N.5 in F moll for Harpsichord and Strings-BWV 1056 it is actually second movement of this concerto and original tempo is Largo. Actually original harpsichord solo part is a little bit difficult for metrically counting and that is the reason that this arrangement is with tempo Adagio with different counting.It is easier for First Violin player.This piece is very useful for all type of Events,like Wedding,Anniversary etc.Enjoy it!

String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.749239 By Justin Bieber Duet With Mariah Carey. By Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff. Arranged by HELEN MARPLE-HORVAT. Contemporary. 39 pages. Helen Marple-Horvat #6196305. Published by Helen Marple-Horvat (A0.749239). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSx1esb0D0wMariah Carey released this critically acclaimed song in 1994 and it has remained a popular snowy-season Christmas standard ever since. I originally arranged it for Voice with Quartet accompaniment in F, with my daughter, Alice Rose Wild, who sings on the live recording. You can hear our recording of the whole song on my channel if you type in Skinny Black Dogs, Capriccio Quartet, ‘All I want for Christmas’ into Youtube. More recently I have created this version for String Quartet in the key of G.  At the moment I have only the Sibelius computer score, and hope to record it with Capriccio Quartet once the covid pandemic is at an end. Suspend your disbelief!Why choose my Arrangement?The arrangement is in a great key for strings and most of the double stopping includes an open string. In one or two places the double stopping is a bit more tricky, so for younger players it would be better perhaps to miss out one of the notes, or to play them consecutively.The Intro.For the first violinist I include two versions of the intro and recommend that the quartet listen to the original, or to Alice’s recording for speed and performance tips. It is quite difficult to get the computer to do it musically, so the video intro is only intended as a rough guide. One of the enclosed options is intended as a rehearsal version, and has the lyrics to help. I have bowed it to include lots of downbows, and recovery of bows, which will help the other members to follow. The tricky sextuplet and triplet ornament at bar 10 can be omitted altogether. Simply pause on the ‘C’ and then recover the downbow for the next bar.I also include two versions of the violin two and viola parts. One is on two pages as a smaller font, and one on three pages with a larger font.For cellists who are a bit daunted by the solo at letter A , simply  play the fourth position semi breve Gs at bar 12 and at bars 13 and 14 too, and revert to the original score at bar 15. ie Six semibreve Gs. Perhaps a harmonic D at bar 15 would be easier than a shift at this point, and then join in unison with the rest of the band.The song moves between a straight crotchet pulse and lots of syncopated lines. This will be difficult to read on paper, but I always recommend listening to the song many times and then doing it by ear, using the notes on the page as a guide. Try not to play them too literally.PrintoutsPages 1 - 10 are for Look Inside Options only.Pages 11 - 28 includes all PartsPage 29 onwards is the optional Score for rehearsals. The vocal version is proving popular, but for a standard quartet Wedding and Events repertoire I hope that people will enjoy this arrangement. Send me recordings on facebook, even if they are phone rehearsals. I love to hear them, and to make contact with quartets around the world!

String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.855707 Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. Arranged by Darren Lloyd. Baroque,Concert,Graduation. Score and parts. 7 pages. Darren Lloyd #3128955. Published by Darren Lloyd (A0.855707). A String quartet arrangement of Bach's prelude from 'English suite 1'.The score is 3 pages in length and the parts are 1 page each in length. With the title page there is a total of 8 pages to print. A challenging piece for intermediate String players to try. Perfect for any type of concert or recital. The piece has been arranged in G major to help keep within an easy playing range.

String Quartet Cello,Double Bass,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.852614 Composed by Pat Holmberg. 20th Century,Concert. Score and parts. 9 pages. Patricia Tanttila Holmberg #4716361. Published by Patricia Tanttila Holmberg (A0.852614). This is a short, melodic piece for strings - though not difficult, it does use some nice jazz-type chords which give it a lush sound. Great for intermediate level string players.

String Quartet String Quartet,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.856077 Composed by Darren Lloyd. Concert,Instructional,Jazz,Latin. Score and parts. 22 pages. Darren Lloyd #5024233. Published by Darren Lloyd (A0.856077). A delightful Bossanova type piece written and arranged for Violin quartet. Ideally aimed at intermediate players! In the key of E minor, perfect for developing section playing, performance skills, articulations...

String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.856039 By Lewis Capaldi. By Benjamin Alexander Kohn, Benjamin Kohn, Lewis Capaldi, Peter Kelleher, Peter Norman Cullen Kelleher, Sam Romans, Samuel Elliot Roman, Samuel Roman, Thomas Barnes, and Tom Andrew Searle Barnes. Arranged by Darren Lloyd. Pop. Score and parts. 15 pages. Darren Lloyd #4985659. Published by Darren Lloyd (A0.856039). A String quartet arrangement of Lewis Capaldi's 'Someone you loved'. Aimed at intermediate players! Great for any type of performance that might include popular music.

String Quartet - Intermediate - Digital Download By The Beatles. Arranged by Sarah Cellobat Chaffee. Score, Set of Parts. 15 pages. Published by Sarah Chaffee