This work was commissioned by the Naxos Recording Company and is the fifth in a series of ten quartets. It was first performed on 20th October 2004 at the Wigmore Hall London by the Maggini Quartet.

The third in the series of ten Quartets commissioned by the Naxos recording company. First performed at Wigmore Hall London in Oct 2003 by the Maggini Quartet. A convenient miniature-sized version of the score intended forstudy.

String Quartet-A collection of 12 traditional carols for easy string quartet (Grade 2) from master arranger Bruce Healey. This group of delightful arrangements will become your most valuable resource of holiday music for years to come. Eachcarol is given a fresh creative treatment yet is expertly arranged with younger players in mind. Songs include: Away in a Manger ? We Wish You a Merry Christmas ? Deck the Halls ? Ding Dong Merrily on High? God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen ? Greensleeves ? O Come All Ye Faithful ? Chanukah Oy Chanukah ? O Holy Night ? Pat-A-Pan ? Silent Night ? Three Holiday Songs (Medley including The DreydlSong Jingle Bells and Joy to the World).Also available for:00841986 Solo Violin and Piano 00842194 Solo Viola and Piano 00842195 Solo Cello and Piano String Orchestra:? 04490308 Conductor Score ? 04490309 Violin 1 part ? 04490310 Violin 2 part ? 04490311 Violin 3 part (Viola T.C.) ? 04490312 Viola part ? 04490313Cello part ? 04490314 String Bass part ? 04490315 Piano ? 04490316 Opt. Harp ? 04490317 Opt. Percussion

12 Beliebte Klassische Stücke Für 3-4 Violinen. Well-known melodies in easy Arrangements are ideally suited for joyful music-making in a group. The arrangements allow students of different performance levels to make music together. Most pieces and parts can be played in first position. The third and fourth parts can also be played with viola or cello. Not only kids will have fun with this booklet! / Niveau : Facile / Recueil / 4 Violons

Kevin Volans' String Quartet No. 9: Shiva Dances was commissioned by BBC Radio 3 and first performed by the Smith Quartet at the 2004 Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival.Kevin Volans (the composer) notes on the piece:In the past I have been interested in trying to go beyond historicism (1970s) beyond style(1980s) and beyond form (1990s) in my work. Looking back over the music of the twentiethcentury I was struck by the fact the nearlyall of it is extremely 'busy' almost cluttered. Italmost seemed that composers felt compelled to look industrious. In the new millennium Ithought it would be interesting to try and eliminate content. I also aspired to movingfrommusic (sound as art) to art (art as sound). This of course has already been done by a numberof composers (many from New York Phil Niblock and La Monte Young to name but two) butit was something I had never tried.AlthoughI found it annoying that the label 'minimalist' was given to my African-based work and fearing this would make the label stick I set out to write a piece which reflected my loveof minimal painting and architecture. The Japanesehave a term 'wabi' meaning 'voluntarypoverty' or 'emptiness' to describe their restrained minimal aesthetic an aesthetic which however pays greatest attention to the quality of material and fine detail. I like to think thatthelack of excessive pitch material in this piece reflects a kind of voluntary poverty.When Shiva is portrayed dancing (as Nataraj) He is depicted in a circle of flames crushing asmall figure the ego underfoot.You get theimpression He dances on the spot not movingaround at all. I like that.The piece is dedicated to Pablo Pascual Cilleruelo.

Scott's String Quartet No.3 was published in 1960. It was premiered by the Aeolian Quartet at the Wigmore Hall in London in the following year.Cyril Scott (1879-1970) was a British composer pianist and poet. His most popular works which he is largely remembered by today were written in the years preceding the Second World War however he continued to compose prolifically in the face of indifference from the outside world right up until his death at the age of 91. His music is predominantly in the Romantic style and serves as a tasteful reminder of a bygone age.