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STRING MUSIC
STRING QUARTET
and other groups of four
FOUR ARIAS FOR FOUR VIOLAS
arr. Elizabeth Stuen-Walker Gr. 3 – 4
This folio includes selections from Hansel and Gretel, The Magic
Flute, The Pearl Fishers and Lakmé. All parts get to participate in
the fun and ranges are kept quite reasonable to be accessible to
good student groups.
Viola Quartet $16.95 52723018
Extra Score $5.95 52723019
THE THE MUSIC MUSIC OF OF GRAHAM GRAHAM PR PRESKETT f for S String i Q
Quartet
Graham Preskett, arr. & ed. Lynne Latham Gr. 3 – 4
Ranging from a quirky, fun romp (Penguin Party) to a romantic
waltz (Romantique) this collection is sure to please at gigs with
something different and a light, non-classical mood.
String Quartet $25.95 54703002
Extra Score $9.95 54703005
Recording: Penguin Party/Relax to Ragtime
Track #102
Dur. 2:04
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ANDANTE CANTABILE (from String Quartet No. 1)
for Cello Quartet
Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky, arr. Kevin R. Berdine Gr. 4 – 5
Sure to be a best-seller! This beautiful arrangement is quite
accessible to advanced-intermediate students. Will require treble
and tenor clef reading for upper parts.
Cello Quartet $7.95 52733010
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Track #98
Extra Score $3.95 52733011
Dur. 2:35
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Track #103
Dur. 2:35
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Track #104
Dur. 1:06
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Track #105
Dur. 1:17
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POLONAISE AND TANGO for String Quartet
John Philip Sousa, arr. Philip Clark Gr. 4
Presidential Polonaise and Gliding Girl (Tango) for Sousa
enthusiasts, now for string quartet.
String Quartet $9.95 52703044
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Tracks
Extra Score $3.95 52703045
107 – 108
TWO MEDITATIONS for Cello Quartet
David Graham Hewson, arr & ed. Lynne Latham Gr. 4
Ripples in Time (adagio) begins with a dramatic, soaring octave
shift in the 1st cello, underscored by whole notes. This morphs
into Skyway Blue, in the key of D-flat Major, which is all about
the texture and luscious sound that only 4 cellos can produce.
Cello Quartet $9.95 54733001
Tracks
109 – 110
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INTO THE NEW for String Quartet
Mark Revell, arr. & ed. Lynne Latham Gr. 4
Used in the LG Signature commercial and nominated for best
original music in a commercial (Clio), this quartet is sure to please
players and audiences with its industrious perpetual motion
beginning and soaring violin 1 descant.
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Track #100
String Quartet $9.95 54703001
Dur. 2:22
THE MUSIC OF BENEDICT CRUFT for String Quartet
Benedict Cruft, arr. Lynne Latham Gr. 3 – 4
Benedict Cruft, an accomplished violinist, has provided tuneful,
classically-oriented music for string quartets. From a romantic
arrangement of Last Rose of Summer to a jig, a minuet, a waltz, and
a gavotte, your quartet will enjoy these light and fun selections.
String Quartet $26.95 54703003
Recording: Poco Allegro
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Track #101
Dur. 1:02
PATRIOT’S DREAM
arr. Gene Milford Gr. 2 – 4
Accessible to student ensembles and appropriate for any patriotic
occasion. Violin and Viola 1 go to 3rd position; Cello 1 requires
tenor clef and uses standard thumb position. Contents: Star-
Spangled Banner; National Hymn; America the Beautiful; Navy
Hymn; Spirit of ’76; Armed Forces Medley; America; Cohan Medley;
and Sousa March Medley.
String Quartet $22.95 52703048
Extra Score $8.95 52703049
Recording: Spirit of ’76
Violin Quartet $22.95 52713005
Recording: The Star-Spangled Banner
Viola Quartet $22.95 52723014
Recording: Navy Hymn
Cello Quartet $22.95 52733012
Recording: America the Beautiful
Track #106
Dur. 1:51
GAVOTTE from “Three Violin Duets” for Viola Quartet
Dmitri Shostakovich, arr. Elizabeth Stuen-Walker Gr. 3½
Originally for 2 violins and piano, this little gem from Shostakovich
is a wonderful addition to the viola ensemble repertoire. Quite
accessible to student ensembles and ventures into some interesting
chromatic passages.
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Track #99
Viola Quartet $6.95 52723015
Dur. 1:20