String Ensemble Cello,Double Bass,Viola,Violin - Level 1 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1102450 Composed by Johann Pachelbel. Arranged by Mark Lansom. Baroque,Children,Classical,Film/TV,Instructional. Score and parts. 24 pages. Mark Lansom #705862. Published by Mark Lansom (A0.1102450). This arrangement was written for a school ensemble with violins at three distinct levels of ability. The first violin part is almost identical to the original, with occasional easing. The second violin part maintains as much of the original as possible too, but without having to leave first position. The third violin part was designed for players towards the end of their first year of lessons, and remains in first hand shape of tone-tone-semitone from each string. The cello part was adapted to avoid the slightly awkward F sharp stretch on the C string, which often leads young cellists out of tune. However, there is a second supplementary score and parts which use the original cello notes. Other supplementary parts include a fourth violin part which is all open strings, a viola part which doubles mostly second violin but sometimes first or third violin to stop the line leaving first position, and a double bass part. Minimum forces for a performance are the first three violin parts with at least one bass clef part (which could also of course be played on a keyboard). Inevitably, the piece loses its purity of being an actual canon of parts, but gains playability. It is almost as long as the original, but some cuts have been made, so it is inadvisable to add parts from other sources. Finally, the piece has been made much easier to read by being written in double time.
