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The First Noel for String Quartet
The First Noel for String Quartet
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Composed by Traditional. Arranged by James M. Guthrie, ASCAP. Christian, Repertoire, Christmas. Score, Set of Parts. 7 pages. Published by jmsgu3...
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Composed by Traditional. Arranged by James M. Guthrie, ASCAP. Christian, Repertoire, Christmas. Score, Set of Parts. 7 pages. Published by jmsgu3
Score: 3 pages, String parts 1 page each. The First Noel arranged for Alto Sax & Piano with new harmony for the final verse.
Origins
The First Noel is an English Christmas carol. Even more, it was probably written in the late Cornish Renaissance period. While other versions spell the title as Nowell, this is just a colloquial variation. Furthermore, Noel is an older word meaning “Christmas.” Therefore “the First Noel” translates as “the First Christmas.” First of all, Gilbert and Sandy published the earliest version. As a result, this version appears in the “Carols Ancient and Modern” songbook of 1823. William Sandy edited and arranged the book. Similarly, his partner Davies Gilbert edited and added the familiar extra verses. The First Noel: String Quartet Version comes with new harmony in final verse for more energy and drive.
Stainer
Organist and composer Sir John Stainer published the most noteworthy customary arrangement in the 1870’s. Stainer is above all famous for his songbook entitled: Christmas Carols New and Old (1871). This volume served as an important catalyst for reviving the English Christmas carol. Other famous Stainer arrangements from this book are such titles as What Child Is This, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Good King Wenceslas, and I Saw Three Ships.
Diatonic Function
The melodic structure in the First Noel is uncommon among English folk tunes. It simply repeats one phrase twice then follows a variation refrain. All three phrases of the song end on the mediant scale degree. This is unusual because the diatonic function of the mediant is non-final compared to the more usual tonic or even dominant degrees. Consequently, this gives the song as kind of open-ended feeling – like maybe it never really ends.
Political Context
The Catholic clergy sang carols outside of the church in Latin. After the Protestant Reformation, the reformers thought it would be better for everyone to sing carols. They decided to bring music back to the common folk. So, they translated the lyrics from Latin into common language. Moreover, the Protestants wanted more control over the music in church than what the Vatican allowed. Protestant composers such as William Byrd composed complex polyphonic Christmas music that they called carols. Nonetheless, some famous folk carols were composed in this era. Eminent composers in the nineteenth century began to revise and adapt them. Consequently, they revived the English carol.
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Jingle Bells - String Quartet
Jingle Bells - String Quartet
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String Quartet: 2 violins, viola, cello
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Christmas
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Pierpont, James
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Anne L Christopherson GRSM ARC
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Jingle Bells - String Quartet
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String Quartet String Quartet - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.726163 Composed by Pierpont, James. Arranged by Anne L Christopherson GRSM ARCM. Child...
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String Quartet String Quartet - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.726163 Composed by Pierpont, James. Arranged by Anne L Christopherson GRSM ARCM. Children,Christian,Christmas,Concert,Instructional. Score and parts. 8 pages. Music-Scores.com #6643361. Published by Music-Scores.com (A0.726163). Jingle Bells: Dashing through the Snow on a one horse open sleigh! Arranged for String Quartet, plus an alternative 3rd Violin part in place of Viola.Duration about 1 minute, 30 seconds with repeats.Arranged by Anne Christopherson GRSM ARCM at https://www.music-scores.com
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Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven for String Ensemble
Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven for String Ensemble
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String Quartet: 2 violins, viola, cello
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Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven
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String Quartet Cello,Double Bass,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1173852 Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. Arranged by A...
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String Quartet Cello,Double Bass,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1173852 Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven. Arranged by Ander. Christmas,Classical,Instructional,March,Romantic Period. 12 pages. Woods Only, Arrangements #774005. Published by Woods Only, Arrangements (A0.1173852). This arrangement adapted for string ensemble was designed to make its listeners weep with emotion, because the adaptation preserves the original essence of the work, keeping its integrity faithful to what Beethoven wanted to transmit, with only a slight change in tone and addition of harmonic resources in the structure of the arrangement. Even though it is a funeral march, it is well suited for any musical performance occasion, being intended for beginner students who want to immerse themselves in the universe of romantic music, and nothing better than starting with the transitional composer of this period, which also does not prevent professional teachers from using it for recitals, academic presentations or didactic material in their classes as an ensemble practice.Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 14 in C minor sharp, Op. 27, No. 2, is one of his most popular compositions and was an audience favorite even in his day. Written when Beethoven was 31, the Moonlight Sonata (Mondscheinsonate in German) was composed after he finished some commissioned works, but there is no evidence that he was hired to write this work. It did not receive its nickname until 1832, five years after Beethoven's death. It was the critic Ludwig Rellstab who compared the music to a moonlighting on Lake Lucerne. This comparison was adopted as a nickname for the work. Called Quasi una fantasia by the author - like its companion Op. 27, No. 1 - the piece was completed in 1801 and dedicated the following year to one of the composer's pupils. Beethoven chose to open the sonata with a slow, hypnotic arpeggio movement, the best known of the entire work. The dotted rhythm of its minimal melody evokes the tradition of 'Trauermusik' (funeral music).
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The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire)
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String Quartet: 2 violins, viola, cello
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Christmas
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John Denver
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Stephen DeCesare
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The Christmas Song
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Exultet Music
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String Quartet String Quartet - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.611953 By John Denver. By Mel Torme, Melvin H Torme, and Robert Wells. Arranged by Ste...
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String Quartet String Quartet - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.611953 By John Denver. By Mel Torme, Melvin H Torme, and Robert Wells. Arranged by Stephen DeCesare. Christmas,Jazz. Score and parts. 17 pages. Exultet Music #3100081. Published by Exultet Music (A0.611953). The beautiful Christmas song by Mel Torme & Robert Wells which has become an American classic. Scored for String Quartet (Violin (2), Viola, Cello) with an added Tenor Sax obbligato and Piano accompaniment. Accessible and appropriate for any school or concert program. .
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Away In A Manger (String Quartet)
Away In A Manger (String Quartet)
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String Quartet: 2 violins, viola, cello
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Christmas
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William James Kirkpatrick
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Haley Damaso
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Away In A Manger
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Haley Damaso
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SheetMusicPlus
String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1364495 Composed by William James Kirkpatrick. Arranged by Haley Da...
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String Quartet Cello,String Quartet,Viola,Violin - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1364495 Composed by William James Kirkpatrick. Arranged by Haley Damaso. Advent,Christian,Christmas,Holiday,Religious. 7 pages. Haley Damaso #948786. Published by Haley Damaso (A0.1364495). This classic Christmas carol has been arranged for a string quartet in the key of E major. This arrangement turns the opening verse into a fugue, making it a fun study of both holiday music and the Baroque style.
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