String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1404051 By Mike Spiller. By Scott Joplin. Arranged by Mike Spiller. 19th Century. 16 pages. Platypus Music #987224. Published by Platypus Music (A0.1404051). This well known piece made popular in the movie 'The Sting' has been arranged for string quartet. The 1st violin part has the melody line with the 2nd violin part providing close harmonies and with similar rhythms to the 1st violin part. The viola and cello parts provide an on and off beat rhythmic section. The piece shouldn't be performed too fast as is often the case with the music of  Scott Joplin.

String Ensemble Cello,Double Bass,Viola,Violin - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1403416 By Mike Spiller. By Vittorio Monti. Arranged by Mike Spiller. 20th Century. 24 pages. Platypus Music #986625. Published by Platypus Music (A0.1403416). This famous work by Monti arranged for string orchestra could also be performed as a string quintet or a string quartet piece. The 1st violin is the main solo part. There is melodic interest in the other parts with the cello providing the chordal movement.

String Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1403427 By Mike Spiller. By Johannes Brahms. Arranged by Mike Spiller. 19th Century. 25 pages. Platypus Music #986637. Published by Platypus Music (A0.1403427). This famous Hungarian Dance by Brahms has been arranged for string orchestra. The melodic interest is mainly in the 1st and 2nd violin parts. The middle slow section has some challenging harmonics. It would also work really well performed as a string quintet or quartet.

String Ensemble Cello,Double Bass,Viola,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1403444 By Mike Spiller. By Sebastian Yradier. Arranged by Mike Spiller. 20th Century,Folk. 15 pages. Platypus Music #986654. Published by Platypus Music (A0.1403444). This popular folk song from Spain has been arranged for string orchestra. It is rich in harmonic content and should be played at a moderate tempo.

String Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1404035 By Mike Spiller. By Isaac Albeniz. Arranged by Mike Spiller. 20th Century. 18 pages. Platypus Music #987207. Published by Platypus Music (A0.1404035). This popular piece by Albeniz has been arranged for string orchestra. It would also work as  string quintet or quartet. The melodic line is mostly played in the 1st violin part. The rhythm of the piece is played in the 2nd violin and viola parts and in harmony to the melody. The cello part provides the tango rhythm. The harmonies are colourful throughout the piece.

String Ensemble - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1403435 By Mike Spiller. By Scott Joplin. Arranged by Mike Spiller. 20th Century. 27 pages. Platypus Music #986645. Published by Platypus Music (A0.1403435). This jaunty and cheerful piece has been arranged for string orchestra with added wind instruments flute and bassoon. The flute much of the time plays an octave higher than the violin and the bassoon enhanses the bass line. The combination of strings with the woodwind instruments makes for a colourful arrangement.

String Ensemble Cello,Double Bass,Viola,Violin - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1404049 By Mike Spiller. By Claude Debussy. Arranged by Mike Spiller. 19th Century. 10 pages. Platypus Music #987222. Published by Platypus Music (A0.1404049). This popular work by Debussy has been arranged for string ensemble. It would work equally as well performed as a string quintet or quartet. There are double stops in the upper parts and the cello part has a challenging section as it climbes to the tenor cleff. It should be played in a suave and lilting manner. It could be performed with con sordini (mute) throughout the parts in order to achieve a softer tone quality.

String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1404041 By Mike Spiller. By Edward Elgar. Arranged by Mike Spiller. 19th Century. 20 pages. Platypus Music #987213. Published by Platypus Music (A0.1404041). In the quartet arrangement of this rather elegant piece the violin parts and viola part all have melodic interest. The cello part provides the bass of the harmonic movement. There is a challenging sections in the 1st violin part.

String Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1099761 Composed by L. Albeniz. Arranged by Mike Spiller. Classical. Score and parts. 18 pages. Platypus Music #703639. Published by Platypus Music (A0.1099761). This arrangement of the Albeniz Tango has musical interest in all parts with a pizzicato contrabass part adding some extra technical and timbre interest. The 1st, 2nd and viola parts contain double stopping so as to enrich the harmonies. The harmonies are extravagent with a little 'jolting' chromaticism which adds to the musical quality The piece should be played at a steady andantino tempo with contrasting dynamics. The piece would work very well as a string quartet or string quintet.

Small Ensemble - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.959053 Composed by Manos Hadjidakis. Arranged by Mike Spiller. Contemporary. Score and parts. 10 pages. Platypus Music #6093917. Published by Platypus Music (A0.959053). This arrangement is for string orchestra. It would also work very well as a string quintet or string quartet without the double bass part. It could be performed as a high school item or at wedding and/or soiree type gathering. The pizzicato bass line provides some lilt to the arrangement. There are 10 pages in total including the score and parts.

String Ensemble Cello,Double Bass,Viola,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1403072 Composed by Arthur Hammerstein and Dudley Wilkinson. Arranged by Mike Spiller. 20th Century. 11 pages. Platypus Music #986271. Published by Platypus Music (A0.1403072). This string orchestra arrangement of Because of You made famous by Tony Bennett would work equally as well performed as a string quintet of string quartet. The melody is played in different instrument parts.

String Ensemble,String Quintet - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1092594 By Claude Debussy. By Claude Achille (dp) Debussy and James Johnston Stewart. Arranged by Mike Spiller. Classical. Score and parts. 10 pages. Platypus Music #696689. Published by Platypus Music (A0.1092594). This arrangement for string quintet or string orchestra should be performed very legato and mostly at an mp level. It could also be performed as a string quartet with some interplay between the cello and bass part. Perform it at a medium slow tempo so as to bring out the rich impressionistic harmonies This arrangement has some challenging moments for the bass player.

String Orchestra - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.959061 Composed by D. De Yradier and R. Rosamond Johnson. Arranged by Mike Spiller. Contemporary. Score and parts. 16 pages. Platypus Music #6632461. Published by Platypus Music (A0.959061). The piece 'La Paloma', (The Dove) is a popular spanish song and has become popular in other cultures. It was composed around 1860.  In the melodic line the lilting triplet figure is a feature of the piece. The rhythm played on the cello throughout the piece is a typical rhythm in spanish rhythm. This piece could be performed at a latin style wedding, continental music event or at a wedding canapes. .

Small Ensemble - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.959050 By Dawn Featuring Tony Orlando. By Irwin Levine and L. Russell Brown. Arranged by Mike Spiller. Contemporary. Score and parts. 9 pages. Platypus Music #4883337. Published by Platypus Music (A0.959050). The song was written by Irwin Levine and L. Russell Brown. It was recorded by 'Dawn' and became a wordwide hit in 1973. In 2008 it was ranked the 37th biggest song of all time. The arrangement is for string quintet/orchestra and is an intermediate level arrangement due to the syncopated rhythms and some 4th position playing for the cellist. Also, double stop chords. Violin 1, viola and cello all get to play the tune. The pizzicato double bass part creates a lilting jazz feel.

String Ensemble Cello,Viola,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1407306 By Roger Williams. By Don Black and John Barry. Arranged by Mike Spiller. 20th Century,Pop. 9 pages. Platypus Music #989981. Published by Platypus Music (A0.1407306). This popular song from the 1966 movie Born Free arranged for string quartet should be performed quite slowly. Much of the melodic interest is contained in the 1st violin part. At one point the 2nd violin has some of the tune in octaves with the 1st violin. The viola and cello parts have undulating arpeggiated figures which provides movement in the arrangement.