String Quartet String Quartet - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.773330 Composed by Various. Arranged by Yoel Epstein. Christian,Contemporary,Jewish,World. Score and parts. 37 pages. Yoel Epstein #4285845. Published by Yoel Epstein (A0.773330). These six songs have become icons of remembrance of the six million Jews who died in the Holocaust. They are traditionally played on Holocaust Day, which is on the 28th day of the Hebrew month of Nissan in Israel, or January 27th in the rest of the world. Unter Dyne Vyse Shteren (Under the Starry Sky) was written by Avraham Sutskover, a leading Yiddish poet, while trapped in the ghetto of Vilna, in July 1943. Days before the ghetto was destroyed and all the Jews murdered, Sutskover escaped to the forest with his wife. He reached Russia, and in 1947 moved to Palestine. He died in Israel in 2010 at the age of 96. The poem was set to music by Avraham Brodna, a simple laborer in the Vilna ghetto who died in a concentration camp. Ani Maamin (I Believe): The words to this simple song are of the Jewish prayer I believe with perfect faith in the coming of the Messiah. The tune is attributed to Azriel David Festig, a leading Warsaw hazzan (cantor) who died in the Holocaust. The song was performed after the war by Rabbi Shaul Yedidia Eliezer Taub, the Admor (Rabbinical leader) of the Modzitz Hassidic sect, and has become the iconic song of the remembrance in the Hassidic community. Shtiller Shtiller (Hush Hush) was written by Alexander Volkovitzky, then a 12-year-old boy, in the Vilna Ghetto in the spring of 1943. Volkovitzky, who wrote the melody for a song contest organized to encourage the cultural life of the ghetto, eventually came to Israel where he (under the name Alexander Tamir) became a leading pianist and music educator. The words are by Shmerke Kacserginsky, a leading poet of Vilna, who later escaped the Holocaust and migrated to South America. Papirossen (Cigarettes) actually predates the Holocaust by 15 years. It was written by Yiddish actor and composer Herman Yablokoff in 1922 in Grodno, Poland. Yablokoff later immigrated to America, where he produced a musical Papirossen that incorporated the song. It was later made famous by the Barry Sisters, a Yiddish popular music group. Donna Donna was written by Shalom Secunda, with words by Aaron Zeitlin for the Yiddish musical Esterke in 1940. Though the song originally related to the 600-year-old legend of a Polish king who married a Jewess, it quickly became associated with the Holocaust because of its haunting message. The song has entered the popular folk repertoire, with canonical renditions by Joan Baez, Theodore Bikel, and many others.  Hatikva (the Hope) is Israel's national anthem. The words are by Naftali Zvi Imber, and the tune is a traditional eastern European tune.  You are welcome to try some of my other arrangements. In addition to the songs offered on this site (you can see them at http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/search?Ntt=Yoel+Epstein ), I have arranged three songs from the Holocaust, which I arranged and distribute for free on IMSLP. You can find them at http://imslp.org/wiki/Category:Ravpapa. If you need arrangements of any of these songs for special combinations of instruments, feel free to contact me, and I will try to accommodate. Write me at yoelepst@gmail.com. Hope you enjoy.  

String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1107440 By Nathan Evans. By Alexander Oriet, David Phelan, and Nathan Evans. Arranged by Joel Jacklich (A.S.C.A.P.). 19th Century,Folk,Multicultural,World. 12 pages. Joel Jacklich #710097. Published by Joel Jacklich (A0.1107440). New Zealand-based music teacher and folk music compiler Neil Colquhoun claimed to have collected the song around 1966 from one F. R. Woods. Woods, who was in his 80s at the time, had allegedly heard the song from his uncle. it was attributed to one D.H. Rogers. It has been speculated that Rogers was the uncle of Woods and that Rogers had worked as a teenage pirate or shore whaler in the early-to-mid 19th century, composing this and another song in his later years and eventually passing them on to his nephew as an old man. Nathan Evers recorded the work in 2021 during the COVID pandemic and it became a viral sensation with house-bound Tik-Tokers sparking a whole re-introduction of sea shanties in what was termed Shanty-Tok. This string quartet arrangement gives all instruments a chance at the melody, and adds the affectation of a foot-stomp and a shout at the ends of verses. The history of whaling in New Zealand stretches from the late eighteenth century to 1965. In 1831, the British-born Weller brothers Edward, George, and Joseph, who had emigrated to Sydney in 1829, founded a whaling station at Otakou near modern Dunedin in the South Island of New Zealand, seventeen years before Dunedin was established. The Weller brothers had on their voyage to New Zealand brought in the 'Lucy Ann' (the Weller brothers' barque) a good deal of rum and a good deal of gunpowder. From 1833, the Weller brothers sold provisions to whalers in New Zealand from their base at Otakou, which they had named Otago in approximation of the local M�ori pronunciation. The song's lyrics describe a whaling ship called the Billy o' Tea [Note: a billy is a pot in which water is boiled to make tea or coffee] and its hunt for a right whale. The song describes how the ship's crew hope for a wellerman to arrive and bring them supplies of luxuries. According to the song's listing on the website New Zealandfolk Song, the workers at these bay-whaling stations (shore whalers) were not paid wages, they were paid in slops (ready made clothing), spirits and tobacco. The chorus continues with the crew singing of their confidence that the tonguin' will be the last step of their plight. Tonguing in this context refers to the practice of cutting strips of whale blubber to render into oil. Subsequent verses detail the captain's determination to bring in the whale in question, even as time passes and the quartet of whaling boats is lost in the fight. In the last verse, the narrator conveys how the Billy o' Tea is still considered locked in an ongoing struggle with the whale, with the wellerman making his regular call to strengthen the captain and crew. Note from Wikipedia.

String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.505511 Arranged by The Chapel Hill Duo. Christian,Christmas,Folk,Jazz,Sacred. Score and parts. 12 pages. The Chapel Hill Duo #3908977. Published by The Chapel Hill Duo (A0.505511). The Chapel Hill Duo’s series of Christmas arrangements features traditional carols and popular Christmas themed songs arranged for violin and cello and now also for String Quartet. Unlike most arrangements of traditional carols, the Chapel Hill Duo have used their expertise to develop these carols into unique pieces each with their own artistic merit. Each arrangement is a full-length work, not just 32bars! Many of the arrangements incorporate Jazzy twists and take influences from folk music and pop music as well as utilising exciting virtuosic instrumental techniques. As full-length arrangements, the Chapel Hill Duo’s Christmas series is perfect for educational purposes such as teaching and workshops and has the potential to be used as part of School concerts, for Christmas parties and as encores in seasonal concerts. Suitable for intermediate to advanced musicians, these arrangements could be used as a seasonal project for young students or as repertoire for more advanced musicians. In 2015 the Chapel Hill Duo recorded their own versions of these arrangements, you can buy the album ‘A Traditional Christmas’ at https://chapelhillduo.bandcamp.com/releases and most other online distributors. Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/a-traditional-christmas/1053382349 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2O8vN7BcTK7hCvpqoaROgS For more information please visit www.ChapelHillDuo.co.uk. Or get in touch on Facebook or Youtube at www.Facebook.com/ChapelHillDuo and www.Youtube.com/TheChapelHillDuo    

String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.738150 Composed by Dorothea Jordan, Thomas F Dunhill, and Traditional. Arranged by Fiona Hickie. Folk,Multicultural,Standards,World. Score and parts. 30 pages. Fiona Alice Hickie #4980753. Published by Fiona Alice Hickie (A0.738150). A medley of 4 songs arranged for string quartet. England- Early One Morning Ireland - Danny Boy Scotland - Blue Bells of Scotland Wales - The Ash Grove.

String Quartet String Quartet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.910586 Composed by Folk Song. Arranged by Raúl Andueza Blanco. Folk,Multicultural,World. Score and parts. 9 pages. Raul Andueza #6113073. Published by Raul Andueza (A0.910586). Easy arrangement of the folk song that appears in the TV Series Vikings. The video example is from the cello ensemble arrangement but the string quartet version is very similar.

String Quartet String Quartet - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1333814 Composed by Edvard Grieg (1843-1907). Arranged by Stephen Levintow. 19th Century,Romantic Period. 15 pages. Cypress Publishing #920092. Published by Cypress Publishing (A0.1333814). Grieg wrote almost all of his songs to be performed by his wife, Nina Hagerup, and this gives his love songs a special intimacy. I Love You, a setting of a poem by the Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen, is one of the most cherished love songs ever composed. This set also includes the folk song-like Two Brown Eyes, and the impassioned A Dream.CYPRESS PUBLISHING is pleased to be the imprint for arrangements for string ensemble by Stephen Levintow. He is a free lance professional violist and violinist specializing in chamber music, who began making string quartet and trio arrangements for wedding, party and corporate events, to expand the repertory or to improve on existing versions. Selections include unusual pieces by both familiar and lesser-known composers, plus standard classical and popular favorites. The goal is to produce high-quality, musically satisfying arrangements faithful to the composer’s original material, yet sight-readable in most cases by working professionals or intermediate to advanced students. The full range of normal string technique is employed, while avoiding unnecessary technical complexity. Melodic material is distributed throughout the four voices where appropriate, to maintain listener and performer interest. All parts and scores are set in Sibelius© software format, with careful attention to legibility and page turns.

String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1380751 Composed by Taiwan Hakka's Folk Song. Arranged by Diau-Hua Lim 林肇�. Chamber,Folk,Traditional. 15 pages. Diau-Hua Lim ,林肇� ,故鄉�曲樂譜 ,Homeland Famous Music Scores #965533. Published by Diau-Hua Lim ,林肇� ,故鄉�曲樂譜 ,Homeland Famous Music Scores (A0.1380751). SONG OF TEA PLUCKING  is a famous Taiwan Hakka's folk song. The tea farmers sing the song during plucking tea leaves in the mountain. The lyrics are easy and interesting. The melody is brisk and pleasant. It was arranged for string quartet by Diau-Hua Lim in 2002. The graceful thematic melody is led by the brisk introduction. Then the music offers a great variety through modulation. It is very popular everywhere.

String Quartet String Quartet - Digital Download SKU: A0.773250 Composed by Yoel Epstein (arranger). Arranged by John Philip Sousa (composer). Folk,Holiday,Jazz,Patriotic,Traditional. Score and parts. 18 pages. Yoel Epstein #35769. Published by Yoel Epstein (A0.773250). John Philip Sousa's classic American march, Stars and Stripes Forever, arranged for string quartet. No 4th of July should go by without playing this great American classic! This arrangement is not easy - advanced intermediate, I would say, with some challenging stuff in the first violin part. When we play it, our violist stands up when he plays his solo. Lots of fun. If you enjoy this arrangement, you are welcome to try some of my other arrangements. You can see them by clicking here ), I have also arranged three songs from the Holocaust, which I arranged and distribute for free on IMSLP. You can find them at http://imslp.org/wiki/Category:Ravpapa. If you need arrangements of any of these songs for special combinations of instruments, feel free to contact me at yoelepst@gmail.com, and I will try to accommodate

String Quartet String Quartet - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.938387 Composed by Colin Bayliss. 20th Century,Contemporary. Score and parts. 66 pages. Colin Bayliss #6139. Published by Colin Bayliss (A0.938387). This work was written in 1999 for an international competition for quartets reflecting in music the visions in three of Edvard Munch's paintings. It is dedicated to the composer's wife, Rayna. 1. The Scream - Moderato - There are 51 versions of The Scream and the movement is in 51 sections grouped roughly into sonata form. The development is largely textural, and the movement hinges about a chord formed of open fifths a major third apart which will also re-appear in the other movements to give the quartet its sense of unity. The screaming is both audible and silent, and the footsteps on the bridge are portrayed both in a sense of passing by and also of running away. 2. Melancholy - Andante - Munch gave other titles to this painting, namely Jappe by the Shore and Jealousy . As jealousy and melancholy are retrospective emotions, tonal and modal music is employed, using the Norwegian folk song Millom bakkar og berg ut met havet set in a minor key for the first section. The A-B-A form then partially loses tonality for Jealousy, while returning to it for Melancholy itself. 3. The Dance of Life - Allegro - This movement is in rondo form, with hints of Norwegian country dances for the dancers in the painting. The two women are portrayed as one looking nostalgically to the light-heartedness of the old waltz and the other brooding on the darkness and latent sexuality of the new tango, the melodies for both of which are also corruptions of the country dances. The Munch chord alters the perspective on the scene as the movement progresses and eventually dissolves at the end as though the onlooker is passing on to another, equally unresolved future. The Score and Parts are available on this site as separate downloads The sound sample is the second movement - performed by the Lochrian Ensemble The complete 6 string quartets performed by the Lochrian Ensemble are available on itunes: see: http://www.dwsolo.com/colinbayliss/.

String Quartet String Quartet - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.938388 Composed by Colin Bayliss. 20th Century,Contemporary. Score and parts. 29 pages. Colin Bayliss #6141. Published by Colin Bayliss (A0.938388). This work was written in 1999 for an international competition for quartets reflecting in music the visions in three of Edvard Munch's paintings. It is dedicated to the composer's wife, Rayna. 1. The Scream - Moderato - There are 51 versions of The Scream and the movement is in 51 sections grouped roughly into sonata form. The development is largely textural, and the movement hinges about a chord formed of open fifths a major third apart which will also re-appear in the other movements to give the quartet its sense of unity. The screaming is both audible and silent, and the footsteps on the bridge are portrayed both in a sense of passing by and also of running away. 2. Melancholy - Andante - Munch gave other titles to this painting, namely Jappe by the Shore and Jealousy . As jealousy and melancholy are retrospective emotions, tonal and modal music is employed, using the Norwegian folk song Millom bakkar og berg ut met havet set in a minor key for the first section. The A-B-A form then partially loses tonality for Jealousy, while returning to it for Melancholy itself. 3. The Dance of Life - Allegro - This movement is in rondo form, with hints of Norwegian country dances for the dancers in the painting. The two women are portrayed as one looking nostalgically to the light-heartedness of the old waltz and the other brooding on the darkness and latent sexuality of the new tango, the melodies for both of which are also corruptions of the country dances. The Munch chord alters the perspective on the scene as the movement progresses and eventually dissolves at the end as though the onlooker is passing on to another, equally unresolved future. The Score and Parts are available on this site as separate downloads The sound sample is the second movement - performed by the Lochrian Ensemble The complete 6 string quartets performed by the Lochrian Ensemble are available on itunes: see: http://www.dwsolo.com/colinbayliss/.

String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1435939 Composed by Taiwanese Folk song ????. Arranged by Diau-Hua Lim ???. Chamber,Contest,Festival,Folk,Traditional. 14 pages. Diau-Hua Lim ,??? ,?????? ,Homeland Famous Music Scores #1016105. Published by Diau-Hua Lim ,??? ,?????? ,Homeland Famous Music Scores (A0.1435939). The string quartet arrangement from the Taiwanese folk song, Drinking Song in a Farm Village, was firstly performed in 2007. The melody oringinated from a Tawanese opera.The lyrics described the immortals drinking cheerfully toghether in a festival . The string quartet starts lively to symbolize the cheerfulness . The following trembling notes look like the drunken gait. Finally, the reappearance of the lively speed implies the awakening from drunken state.

Composed by Italian folk song. Arranged by Francesco Leone. Folk,Traditional. 22 pages. Glissato Edizioni Musicali #816831. Published by Glissato Edizioni Musicali

String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1489376 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by James M. Guthrie. Chamber,Christmas,Historic,Standards,Traditional. 16 pages. Jmsgu3 #1066238. Published by jmsgu3 (A0.1489376). Carol of the Bells is a well-known Christmas carol with a rich history rooted in Ukrainian culture. Here are the key points to understand about this iconic piece:Original Composition: The melody of Carol of the Bells is derived from a Ukrainian folk song called Shchedryk, which Mykola Leontovych composed in 1914. Shchedryk, which translates to The Little Swallow, was originally a New Year's song celebrating the arrival of spring and good fortune.Cultural Context: The song's origins are tied to Ukrainian traditions, where it was sung by young girls going door-to-door on New Year's Eve, wishing families prosperity and good luck for the coming year. The swallow in the song symbolizes the arrival of spring and abundance.English Lyrics: In 1936, American composer Peter Wilhousky adapted the melody for Christmas, writing new lyrics that emphasized bells and Christmas cheer themes. This version transformed Shchedryk into Carol of the Bells, quickly gaining popularity in the United States and becoming a staple of Christmas music.Musical Structure: The carol features a distinctive four-note ostinato and is metrically bistable, allowing listeners to perceive the rhythm differently. It is typically arranged in 3/4 time and has a lively and festive feel, contributing to its widespread appeal.Widespread Adaptations: Carol of the Bells has been recorded in over 150 versions across various musical genres, including classical, jazz, rock, and heavy metal. Notable adaptations include those by Mannheim Steamroller and John Williams, which have helped to cement its status as a Christmas classic.Cultural Significance: The song's association with Christmas has overshadowed its Ukrainian roots, leading to a complex relationship with its cultural identity. In recent years, there has been a movement to reclaim Shchedryk as a significant part of Ukrainian heritage, especially amid ongoing geopolitical tensions.Modern Recognition: The song is frequently featured in films, television shows, and holiday concerts, making it a beloved part of the Christmas season. Its ability to evoke joy and nostalgia resonates with audiences worldwide.In summary, Carol of the Bells is not just a Christmas carol but a piece with deep cultural roots and a fascinating history of transformation from a Ukrainian folk song to a global holiday favorite.

String Quartet String Quartet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.649595 Composed by Bela Bartok. Arranged by Nick Lacanski. 20th Century,Instructional,Standards. Score and parts. 20 pages. Theupperstaff #6235303. Published by theupperstaff (A0.649595). These three quartets come from Bartok’s collection, For Children and are from Hungarian folksongs. Besides being great teaching pieces for the instrumentalist, they are just as valuable for study from a compositional tool. Thank you for looking.

String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1122073 Composed by Traditional. Arranged by James Smith. Christian,Christmas,Folk,Holiday,Religious. 22 pages. James Smith #723235. Published by James Smith (A0.1122073). In the manner of The Twelve Days of Christmas, The Twelve Songs of Christmas is a medley of 12 classic songs heard during the holidays in addition to The Twelve Days of Christmas: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Deck the Halls, We Wish You A Merry Christmas, The First Noel, Hark! the Herald Angels Sing, O Come All Ye Faithful, It Came Upon A Midnight Clear, Joy To the World, O Holy Night, We Three Kings, and the Ukranian folk chant Shchedryk, given Christmas-themed lyrics later on. Perfect for a holiday concert.A woodwind quintet version can be found here.View other selections in my catalog at linktr.ee/jamessmithmusic.