String Quartet String Quartet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1335305 Composed by Frederic Chopin (1810-1849). Arranged by Stephen Levintow. 19th Century,Romantic Period. 12 pages. Cypress Publishing #921135. Published by Cypress Publishing (A0.1335305). Most Chopin études are whirlwinds of piano technique, but this one is a slow long-spun theme that is well adapted for strings. Chopin himself said he never wrote another melody like it. Also available in an arrangement for string trio.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 Trio Cello,Viola,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1335816 By The Beatles. By John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Arranged by Stephen Levintow. Rock,Standards,Wedding. 11 pages. Cypress Publishing #921643. Published by Cypress Publishing (A0.1335816). An effective string trio arrangement (violin, viola & cello) of this beloved Beatles standard, based on the full score transcription of their recorded performances, published by Hal Leonard. Also available in an arrangement for string quartet.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 String Quartet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1333623 Composed by Alexander Borodin (1833-1887). Arranged by Stephen Levintow. 19th Century,Opera,Romantic Period. 8 pages. Cypress Publishing #919918. Published by Cypress Publishing (A0.1333623). Borodin, a chemistry professor, composed relatively few works, but they were of high quality, notable for their luscious melody. The Polovetsian Dances from his unfinished opera Prince Igor are particularly fine, and the melody from this one, along with several from other works, was used in the 1953 musical Kismet.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 Trio Cello,Viola,Violin - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1335805 Composed by Frederic Chopin (1810-1849). Arranged by Stephen Levintow. 19th Century,Romantic Period. 9 pages. Cypress Publishing #921632. Published by Cypress Publishing (A0.1335805). This étude features a slow, tender melody that is well adapted for strings. Chopin considered this theme perhaps the finest he ever wrote, and posterity seems to agree. This is a full and rich arrangement for string trio (violin, viola and cello), and an arrangement for string quartet is also available.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: A0.1383690 Composed by Edvard Grieg (1843-1907). Arranged by Stephen Levintow. 19th Century,Romantic Period,Wedding. 24 pages. Cypress Publishing #968146. Published by Cypress Publishing (A0.1383690). Troldhaugen (Troll-hill) was the name Grieg gave to the home he and his wife shared for the last 22 years of his life. This delightful number, joyful with a tender central section, may or may not commemorate a specific event, but has become a wedding favorite. Originally written for piano solo as one of his many Lyric Pieces, it seems almost to have been composed with string sound in mind.  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 composerâ??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 String Quartet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1335345 By Al Caiola. By Al Hoffman, Charles E. King, and Dick Manning. Arranged by Stephen Levintow. Broadway,Multicultural,Musical/Show,Wedding,World. 6 pages. Cypress Publishing #921179. Published by Cypress Publishing (A0.1335345). An full and lush arrangement for string quartet of the 1926 classic love song composed by Charles King, originally sung in Hawaiian but later revised in an English version and recorded by Bing Crosby, Andy Williams and Elvis Presley among others.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 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1455189 Composed by Claude Debussy (1862-1918). Arranged by Stephen Levintow. 20th Century,Romantic Period. 6 pages. Cypress Publishing #1034275. Published by Cypress Publishing (A0.1455189). This lovely short work was composed by Debussy in 1910 as number 8 in volume I of his Préludes for solo piano. The texture and harmony are more simple and straightforward than most of his other work of the period, and it opens with a memorable melody, likely the reasons for its enduring popularity. A quiet and gentle piece, only once does it rise as high as mezzo-forte, but only for one measure before returning to piano. 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 String Quartet - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1333896 Composed by Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829-1869). Arranged by Stephen Levintow. 19th Century,Romantic Period. 15 pages. Cypress Publishing #920173. Published by Cypress Publishing (A0.1333896). Louis Moreau Gottschalk, born in New Orleans, was perhaps the first American musician to make a major international career as piano virtuoso and composer. This good-humored polka is a good example of his character pieces, many of which incorporate Latin American and Caribbean influences.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 String Quartet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1333795 Composed by George Frederick Handel (1685-1759). Arranged by Stephen Levintow. Baroque,Chamber,Wedding. 45 pages. Cypress Publishing #920073. Published by Cypress Publishing (A0.1333795). This arrangement, drawn from authentic sources, contains ten selections, including the best known pieces from the F major, G major and D major suites. Also available arranged for string trio.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 Trio Cello,Viola,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1335814 Composed by Vincent Youmans (1898-1946). Arranged by Stephen Levintow. Broadway,Musical/Show,Standards. 10 pages. Cypress Publishing #921641. Published by Cypress Publishing (A0.1335814). The musical No, No, Nanette was a huge success in 1924, and Tea for Two was its biggest hit tune. This string trio arrangement (violin, viola & cello) captures the flavor of the original. Also available in an arrangement for string quartet.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 String Quartet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1335335 Composed by Gaetano Donizetti. Arranged by Stephen Levintow. 19th Century,Opera,Romantic Period. 8 pages. Cypress Publishing #921169. Published by Cypress Publishing (A0.1335335). L'Elisir d'amore (The Elixir of Love) is the most popular comedy by the prolific bel canto composer Donizetti. This is an arrangement of its best known melody, a beloved aria in the repertory of all great Italian tenors.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 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1385858 Composed by Johann Pachelbel. Arranged by Stephen Levintow. Baroque,Standards,Wedding. 13 pages. Cypress Publishing #969800. Published by Cypress Publishing (A0.1385858). By far the best known work of early baroque master Johann Pachelbel, this piece has become one of the most popular pieces from the classical music tradition around the world. It is a particular favorite for wedding ceremonies, with its gradually shifting texture over an unchanging bass line. A full cadence every two bars makes it a perfect processional. Originally written for three violins and bass instrument, this arrangement has both the original notes and optional ossias in the 3rd part if desired to avoid the highest passages for viola. Suggestions for tempo, dynamics and articulation are included, as the original does not have any.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 String Quartet - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1335314 Composed by Bedřich Smetana (1824-1884). Arranged by Stephen Levintow. 19th Century,Opera,Romantic Period. 25 pages. Cypress Publishing #921145. Published by Cypress Publishing (A0.1335314). This rousing number is one of the folk dances that helped make The Bartered Bride the most frequently performed of all Czech operas. It is a full length arrangement, a companion piece to the polka from the same opera which is also available in a quartet transcription published by Cypress.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 String Quartet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1335333 Composed by Edvard Grieg (1843-1907). Arranged by Stephen Levintow. Romantic Period. 24 pages. Cypress Publishing #921167. Published by Cypress Publishing (A0.1335333). Grieg published ten volumes of Lyric Pieces for piano, spanning almost his entire composing career. This arrangement is a set of three lovely lesser known ones from his later years.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.