String Quartet String Quartet - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.749231 By David Cook. By Diane Eve Warren and Diane Warren. Arranged by HELEN MARPLE-HORVAT. Rock. Score and parts. 19 pages. Helen Marple-Horvat #5801059. Published by Helen Marple-Horvat (A0.749231). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0gGRv9QE8g‘Don’t want to miss a thing’, recorded by Aerosmith, and written by Diane Warren is a hugely popular rock ballad that was a number one hit in the USA. Selling over a million copies in the UK, it reached number four in the UK singles chart. Always a favourite for weddings, Capriccio Quartet recorded it for their repertoire, and it is a song that easily lends itself to a string arrangement.I chose to stick to the original key of D, a great key for string players. At times I have thickened the texture by using double stopping. In this arrangement I have tried to use an open string wherever possible. In some cases there are bare fifths. If you prefer you can choose one of the notes to play instead, especially if this note is doubled in another part. I have also put in some bowing, but the endgame is to feel comfortable, so please feel free to change it and alter the slurring if it makes it easier. I have given the cellist some solos, but everyone in the quartet has some time in the sun in this arrangement. And   don’t be afraid to use open strings in this piece, especially in the semi- quavers. They sound great!I am aiming this quartet at the professional market, for weddings and other events, but I am hopeful that younger players will also have the courage to try it, even if the intention is not to ever perform it but to have some fun! Let me hear any recordings you make. I can be reached very easily on Facebook and love to get feedback from people who buy my arrangements.My Youtube Channel has many of my arrangements for String Quartet, most recorded by Capriccio Quartet, and all but two are available as Sheet Music Plus products. Please visit me there :- Helen Marple-Horvat, Songwriter, Arranger, Composer

String Quartet String Quartet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.752614 By Dwight Yoakam. By Freddie Mercury and Frederick Mercury. Arranged by Dury Loveridge. Rock. Score and parts. 13 pages. Dury Loveridge #3564193. Published by Dury Loveridge (A0.752614). Queen's massive 1979 hit 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love', which Freddie Mercury later claimed to have written in 'just five to ten minutes'. Still a hugely popular song, it's perfect for weddings and functions. This version is faithful to the original, with the inner parts driving that shuffle guitar riff. The cello part can be optional pizz, if you want a true double bass sound too. Arranged by professional cellist and arranger Dury Loveridge.

String Quartet String Quartet - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1157385 By The Beatles. By George Harrison. Arranged by Phyllis Hopper. Pop. Score and parts. 12 pages. HopSez Productions #757715. Published by HopSez Productions (A0.1157385). Here's the lighthearted Beatles sound, arranged for string quartet. The arrangement opens with optional singing/chanting of Here comes the sun...it's alright!. The song is in 4/4, but the bridge is in 6/4 (a modification from the original's alternating 11/8 and 6/4 measures). The key is lowered from the original A to G. To offer feedback or make requests: phroglis@tutanota.com. And if you'd care to leave a review on this site, I'd hugely appreciate it. Thanks. Time: 2:50.

String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1304837 By Maneskin. By Chloe Tighe, Damiano David, Ethan Torchio, Jussi Karvinen, Justin Tranter, Rami Yacoub, Sylvester Sivertsen, Thomas Raggi, and Victoria De Angelis. Arranged by KoaliMusic. Pop,Rock. 8 pages. Koali #894261. Published by Koali (A0.1304837). Energetic String Quartet of the Rock hit from Maneskin.  Faithful to all the guitar and vocal riffs, this string quartet has 4 equal parts yet is a simple sight read and sounds impressive!  Maneskin are hugely popular across Europe particularly, and at the cutting edge of Rock music in the 2020's.  This and indeed all KoaliMusic arrangements includes dynamics and bowings, and all parts clearly laid out each on a single page - perfect for folders!  Written by string players for string players!

String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.805291 By Christina Perri. By Christina Perri and David Hodges. Arranged by James Widden. Pop,Rock,Wedding. Score and parts. 10 pages. James Widden #412312. Published by James Widden (A0.805291). Originally written for the Twilight - Breaking Dawn film, Christina Perri's song depicts the intense love between Edward and Bella, and is now hugely popular for weddings. This wonderful arrangement is beautifully imagined for string quartet. All James Widden's arrangements are beautifully made and carefully edited so that players and listeners alike will get maximum pleasure from the performance.

String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1304990 By Taylor Swift. By Jack Antonoff and Taylor Swift. Arranged by Luiza Lale. 21st Century,Chamber,Pop,Singer/Songwriter. 21 pages. Luiza Lale #894418. Published by Luiza Lale (A0.1304990). This modern track is hugely popular right now, and is the perfect addition to your set list or for your student ensemble. Arranged with an optional Violin part to replace the Viola, for maximum flexibility.

String Quartet String Quartet - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.510268 By Ed Sheeran. By Ed Sheeran. Arranged by Alex Phillips-Yates. Pop,Wedding. 16 pages. North Node Music #3562277. Published by North Node Music (A0.510268). Another of Ed Sheeran's hugely successful ballads, this song works beautifully as a string quartet. This arrangement has been transposed to G major to make it much more string-friendly, allowing the natural resonance of the quartet to be expressed and making it more accessible to less experienced players. Care has been taken to make the arrangement more idiomatic of a string quartet whilst still preserving the feel of the original song.

String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.805272 By Madness. By Labi Siffre. Arranged by James Widden. Pop,Rock. Score and parts. 10 pages. James Widden #412306. Published by James Widden (A0.805272). The Labi Siffre classic, in the hugely popular version by the British ska band Madness. Also available for string trio! All James Widden's arrangements are beautifully made and carefully edited so that players and listeners alike will get maximum pleasure from the performance.

String Quartet String Quartet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.752623 By Josh Groban & The African Children's Choir. By Brendan Graham and Rolf Lovland. Arranged by Dury Loveridge. Contemporary,Pop. Score and parts. 7 pages. Dury Loveridge #3860711. Published by Dury Loveridge (A0.752623). Covered at least 125 times, this massive hit is perhaps most famous in its versions by Josh Groban or Westlife. A hugely popular choice for weddings, this arrangement is faithful to the original, with second violin supporting the melody, and of course that key change in the middle. Arranged by professional cellist and arranger Dury Loveridge.

String Quartet String Quartet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.749203 Composed by Des'ree Weekes and Tim Attack. Arranged by HELEN MARPLE-HORVAT. Contemporary. Score and parts. 17 pages. Helen Marple-Horvat #3548391. Published by Helen Marple-Horvat (A0.749203). ‘Kissing You’ was written for the 1996 film Romeo and Juliet by Des’ree Weekes and Tim Atack, with the gorgeous string arrangements by Craig Armstrong. It is a much loved song, very well received by the critics and public alike, and hugely popular at weddings. As well as this arrangement for singer and string quartet/string orchestra, I also have an arrangement for string quartet without the singer, where the first violinist has the vocal line. The Quartet version can be found on my 'Skinny Black Dogs' Youtube Channel by typing in 'Romeo and Juliet, Kissing You.'  The string parts in this version are almost identical to the quartet version but require fewer moments of double stopping as the singer carries the tune. The parts are not difficult to play, and the key is easy for strings. My bowing is just a guide, and less experienced players can easily change the bow more often. There is a tricky part for cello at Bar 28, but with a little help from a good teacher, I’m sure that it is not impossible. The cellist in my recording plays it very lightly, and it could also be done in thumb position, played an octave lower, or simplified. It is important to stick to a strict tempo so that the singer can pull against the barline. Take a look at my Quartet version on Youtube, but bear in mind that this one is a lot easier for the first violin.

String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.749204 Composed by Des'ree Weekes and Tim Attack. Arranged by HELEN MARPLE-HORVAT. Contemporary. Score and parts. 14 pages. Helen Marple-Horvat #3548867. Published by Helen Marple-Horvat (A0.749204). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfUzzRnPptQ  ‘Kissing You’ was written for the 1996 film Romeo and Juliet by Des’ree Weekes and Tim Atack, with the gorgeous string arrangements by Craig Armstrong. It is a much loved song, very well received by the critics and public alike, and hugely popular at weddings. As well as this arrangement for string quartet, I also have an arrangement on Sheet Music Plus, for female singer and string quartet backing. The Quartet version can be found on my Skinny Black Dogs Youtube Channel, by typing in ‘Romeo and Juliet, Kissing You’. The parts are not difficult to play, and the key is easy for strings. As usual, the first violin has the hardest part in trying to sustain the slow melody with a good vibrato, but my bowing is just a guide, and less experienced players can easily change the bow more often. There is some double stopping, in order to get all the necessary notes into those beautiful chords which thickens the texture, but almost all of it has an open string as one of the notes. There is a tricky part for cello at Bar 28, but with a little help from a good teacher, I’m sure that it is not impossible. The cellist in my Youtube recording plays it very lightly, and it could also be done in thumb position, played an octave lower, or simplified. There is also a cello solo in fourth position at bar 14 including the high harmonic A. There needs to be room for some rubato in the song and the lead needs to be taken from whomever has the tune! Hope you enjoy playing this song! It was a lot of fun to arrange!

String Quintet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.901334 Composed by Johann Pachelbel. Arranged by Dan Edwards. Baroque,Holiday,Standards,Wedding. 17 pages. Arr. Dan Edwards #6590467. Published by arr. Dan Edwards (A0.901334). Canon in D by Johann Pachelbel, arranged for string quartet, string quintet, or string orchestra by Dan Edwards. Dan is a prize-winning composer and arranger, and was the staff arranger for the Countess of Wessex's String Orchestra for many years. danedwardscreative.com This is an arrangement like no other!Pachelbel's Canon is a hugely popular piece, but unfortunately it was not written for the string quartet. The original is for three violins and basso continuo, so this presents quite a few problems when string quartets attempt to play it.  - Firstly, the 'viola' part is extraordinarily high, not only making it very difficult to play, but making that one voice stick out much more than the other three in the highest parts of the piece. Usually the high bits are just transposed down an octave but this isn't very satisfying. My solution in this arrangement is to swap the voices of the canon around so that the viola always plays the lowest part. Have a look at the score to see what I mean - the viola part isn't transposed, but it never goes above an E on the A string. - Secondly, the first two bars should have harmony, as there should be a keyboard instrument accompanying the cello. To compensate for this I've added some simple harmony in small note heads at the start, before each canon entry. - Thirdly, the cellist always gets lost in this piece. I know because I am a cellist and I always get stressed out towards the end of this piece. So I've added a reduced-size violin 1 part to the cello part so the cellist can follow along and know exactly when the piece is going to end!  Includes a full score (6 pages), and complete set of parts. Violin 1 - 3 pages. Violin 2 - 3 pages. Viola - 2 pages. Cello/ bass - 3 pages.

String Quartet String Quartet - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.749744 Composed by Richard Rodgers. Arranged by Stephen M. Taylor. Contemporary. Score and parts. 10 pages. SMT Music #3908443. Published by SMT Music (A0.749744). Edelweiss is a show tune from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music. It is named after the edelweiss, a white flower found high in the Alps. in 1965 the film version came out with Julie Andrews in the role of Maria. The musical was hugely popular and reached the number one position on the Billboard 200 that year in the United States,[3] remained in the top ten for a record 109 weeks, from May 1, 1965 to July 16, 1967,[4][5] and remained on the Billboard 200 chart for 238 weeks.[3] In 2015, Billboard named the original soundtrack album the second greatest album of all time. We play this song often for weddings and receptions. Hope you enjoy it. Great addition to your pops music library.