For String Quartet Volume 1. Par BACH JOHANN-SEBASTIAN. The idea for these arrangements came to me whilst listening to the Hagen Quartet's beautiful recording of the fugues that form part of Haydn's 'Sun Quartets', Op. 20. The spirit and influence of J.S. Bach, in particular his Well Tempered Clavier, Book II, courses through these three miraculous Haydn fugues. Like the viol consort, the string q…

4 Study Scores in a Slipcase. Par BEETHOVEN LUDWIG VAN. Beethoven was almost thirty years old when he ventured to compose a string quartet for the first time. Could he have been intimidated by the influential models of this young genre of Haydn and Mozart? When Beethoven completed his six string quartets Op.18 in 1799 – almost exactly one year after Haydn’s six quartets Op.76 – he was by no mean…

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Par BACEWICZ GRAZYNA. Studying the sketches for works which a composer considers to be finished, perfected, is a fascinating activity. It enables one to penetrate the secrets of creative work, to compare the initial outline of a composition with its final version. A sketch is generally left untitled, but it does occur that a composer enhances the status of such a draft by giving it a title, before…

8 Popular String Quartets. Following the success of 'Beautiful Dreamer', Carson Turner returns with a fresh collection of string quartet arrangements, ideal for intermediate-level players. The Schott String Quartet Series With the first books in the series focusing on baroque, classical and romantic styles, The Schott String Quartet Series has expanded to cover music ranging from traditional piec…

Set of Parts. By Samuel Barber. String. Size 9x12 inches. Published by G. Schirmer, Inc.

Arranged by Denes Agay. Book. Published by Music Sales. These familiar melodies for one piano, four hands are in arrangements equally easy for both players, with the melody alternating between the two. The collection includes Careless Love, Jamaica Farewell, and many more favori…

By Johann Sebastian; Gounod Bach. Arranged by Richard Proulx. For Voices: SATB (or unison). Instruments: String quartet (2 violins, viola, cello, bass); organ (instruments optional). Choral Sacred. Level: easy. 5 pages. Published by GIA Publications.

((from Sunrise Mass)). By Ola Gjeilo. SATB Divisi. Walton Choral. 12 pages. Walton Music #WW1460. Published by Walton Music

Composed by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897), edited by Gewandhaus Quartet. Opus 18. Set of performance parts (parts only, score not included) for 2 violins, 2 violas and 2 cellos. Bb Major. 72 pages. Published by C.F. Peters.

(Parts). Composed by Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904). Edited by Peter Jost. For String Quartet (Parts). Henle Music Folios. Softcover. G. Henle #HN1232. Published by G. Henle

For piano. Format: piano solo book. Baroque, Classical Period and Romantic Period. 208 pages. 9x12 inches. Published by Schirmer.

Parts. By Dmitri Shostakovich. (Parts). DSCH. Book only. Size 8.75x11.5 inches. 66 pages. Published by DSCH.

Edited by Donald Peck. Collection and set of performance parts for flute and piano accompaniment. 153 pages. Published by Carl Fischer.

For 2 Violins, Viola and Violoncello. By Franz Joseph Haydn. Edited by G. Feder, S. Gerlach. String Quartets. Pages: Vl I Part = 39 * Vl II Part = 35 * Va Part = 35 * Vc Part = 31. Urtext edition without fingering-paper bound. Published by G. Henle.