String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.528465 Composed by Jerry Gray. Arranged by Diego Marani. 20th Century,Contemporary,Instructional,Jazz,Standards. Score and parts. 17 pages. Diego Marani #6026485. Published by Diego Marani (A0.528465). A String of Pearls is a 1941 song composed by Jerry Gray with lyrics by Eddie DeLange. It was notably recorded by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra on RCA Bluebirdthat November, becoming a #1 hit. The song is a big band and jazz standard.This arrangement for string quartet (Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello) reflects faithfully the original and includes also the transcriptions of famous solos of saxes (Babe Russin, Tex Beneke) and trumpet (Bobby Hackett).It is suitable for classroom, repertoire and recital.