Progressive Quartets for Strings: 32 Quartets That Can Be Played by Any Combination of String Instruments, String Quartet

This collection of 5 quartets, three from composer Douglas Townsend and two arrangements of baroque and classical works are great pieces for budding young violinists. Each piece has been carefully edited by string educator Amy Rosen and addresses the needs of younger players. Second year students will enjoy playing these quartets that will help them raise their comfort level and proficiency when in an ensemble setting.
Chamber music is an essential part of leaning to play an instrument, and these versatile quartets are written so that they can be performed by any combination of four string instruments. Arranged by prominent string pedagogue Doris Gazda, these pieces will sound full and satisfying with only four players all the way up to a full string orchestra. The selection of music in this collection covers a wide variety of musical styles that will provide hours of enjoyment and performance options. Progressively organized by level of difficulty as the performers advance in their skills, these quartets are a welcome addition to the repertoire of all string players.

CONTENIDO:

There's Music in the Air [Traditional]
America [Carey, Henry]
The Fox [Traditional]
Early One Morning [Traditional]
Cindy [Traditional]
Oh! Susanna [Foster, Stephen]
The Wabash Cannonball [Traditional]
Home on the Range [Kelley, Daniel]
Pat-a-Pan [Monnoye, Bernard de la]
Fum! Fum! Fum! [Traditional]
Flow Gently, Sweet Afton [Spilman, Jonathan]
Go Down Moses [Traditional]
Santa Lucia [Traditional]
The Boll Weevil [Traditional]
The Orchestra [Geisler, Willn]
Sailor's Song [Grieg, Edvard]
Bring a Torch, Jeannette Isabella [Traditional]
March of the Kings [Traditional]
Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair [Foster, Stephen]
Musette [Gluck, Christoff Willibald von]
Evening Prayer (Hansel and Gretel) [Humperdinck, Engelbert]
Lullaby [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus]
Minuet (Don Giovanni) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus]
The Reaper's Song [Schumann, Robert]
Viennese Refrain [Traditional]
German Dance [Schubert, Franz]
Barcarolle (Tales Of Hoffman) [Offenbach, Jacques]
Polka [Dussek, Jan Ladislav]
Gavotte [Gluck, Christoff Willibald von]
Chanson Triste [Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich]
Intermezzo (A Midsummer Night's Dream) [Mendelssohn, Felix]
Gavotte (Les Petits Riens) [Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus]