String Quartet String Quartet - Level 5 - Digital Download SKU: A0.730217 Composed by James Nathaniel Holland. Contemporary,World. Score and parts. 93 pages. James Nathaniel Holland #59623. Published by James Nathaniel Holland (A0.730217). String Quartet No. 2 for 2 Violins, Viola and Cello in 4 Movements (Total Duration: 26 minutes) Music by James Nathaniel Holland. Composer website at: http://lacoronadelossantos.net/jamesnathanielholland.html YouTube presentation video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe7H9NXcTYg This intense 21st century string quartet transports the listener into four very different vignettes. The opening with begins with a driving rhythms, almost rock-like, representing a bloody duel. The second movement contrasts the first movement with a sweet, blissful melody accompanied with strumming pizzicatos. The third is broad and cinematic, a journey through the memories of a drowning sheik enticed by a mermaid. The final a joyful fugue based on African popular music. Movement 1 Allegro Agitato Pyrrhic Fight Dance 0:00 Movement 2 Tranquil 7:04 Blissful Awakening Movement 3 Moderato 13:40 Memories of a Drowning Sheik. Movement 4 Presto African Fugue An interesting addition to the professional concert of American new classical music.

String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1299308 Composed by James Nathaniel Holland. 21st Century,Contemporary. 450 pages. James Nathaniel Holland #889170. Published by James Nathaniel Holland (A0.1299308). FULL SCORE AND INDIVIDUAL PARTS (Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello)  A collection of five original string quartets from 21st century, American composer James Nathaniel Holland each with various moods.  Although contemporary, pieces are accessible and versatile to be used for recitals, restaurants, weddings or events as well as formal concerts. Includes String Quartet No. 1 “Winter Carols� (seasonal but all original and secular, no traditional Christmas carols) with the popular Midnight Sleigh Ride which features the cello,  String Quartet No. 2 rhythmic “Pyrrhic Fight Dance� and the eerie “Memories of a Drowning Sheik� and “African Fugue� based on Afro-pop rhythms.    (License or permission to perform may apply.)Each Quartet is roughly 20 minutes in length with multiple movements.