String Quartet #14. Book Set Of Parts.

This collection contains 55 notable works by some of the world's best-known composers in the classical tradition. Spanning over 250 years, from Bach to Rachmaninoff, players can enjoy an inspiring journey through the history of classical music whilst learning to play these celebrated compositions. Short biographies are included for selected composers, allowing players to gain further insight into their lives and works.All the pieces in this book have been arranged in Easy Piano format in a considered and thoughtful fashion, retaining as much of the original musical substance as possible.Everybody's Favorite Easy Piano Pieces contains Massenet's Meditation from Thais, Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata, Holst's Jupiter from The Planets, Debussy's Clair De Lune, Handel's The Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba, Grieg's Morning from Peer Gynt, Schubert's Death And The Maiden and many more of the greatest classical pieces ever composed. / Piano

Easy String Quartets Book 2 is the second volume in this highly popular collection of classics. Each piece has been easily arranged for String Quartet by Watson Forbes , and is designed to give developing string players the chance to rehearse and perform in ensemble as early as possible. Each work is well known and relatively straightforward, enabling the musicians to obtain a sense of achievement and get maximum enjoyment from their playing. Watson Forbes (1909-1997) was a British Viola player, arranger and broadcaster. He studied both Violin and Viola at the Royal Academy of Music, before specialising on the Viola with Sevcik. He played with many string ensembles during his career, before becoming Head of Music for BBC Scotland in 1964. His is best remembered for his extensive series of educational arrangements of classical music for various string instruments, both solo and in ensemble. / Quatuor A Cordes

Par CAMPO REGIS. C'est l'ensemble Apostrophe, composé de solistes de l'Orchestre Philharmonique de Nice, qui m'a commandé ce petit cycle pour quatuor à cordes en vue d'un prochain concert Carte-blanche autour de plusieurs de mes oeuvres en mai 2007 à Nice. Il s'agit d'une série de croquis au fusain, étape récréative et préparatoire entre deux travaux plus développés: le remaniement de mon premier quatuor à cordes Les Heures maléfiques et le projet d'un troisième quatuor à cordes pour le Quatuor Diotima dont la création aura lieu au festival du Périgord Noir en août prochain. Note-book est composé de cinq pièces de caractère très contrastant. Le Pic-vert, à l'origine écrit pour piccolo et piano, rejoint dans sa nouvelle instrumentation pour quatuor le bois des instruments à cordes, bois tant prisé par l'oiseau... Ecrit pour piano en 2001, Harmoni(qu)es est ici transformé en plages méditatives, en chants d'harmoniques naturelles et artificielles des cordes. Tango est un hommage à Piazzolla et à son art majeur. Beatles-mania: une écriture plus 'rock', jouant sur des timbres anguleux et assez rauques du quatuor à cordes. Enfin, Gagaku retrouve les couleurs d'une musique japonaise suspendue, en particulier les sonorités de l'orgue à bouche, le Shô, magnifique instrument pré-accordé en dix accords de six notes aigues. Régis Campo / contemporain / Répertoire / Quatuor à Cordes

Easy String Quartets Book 3, arranged by W Forbes.Includes Score and Parts. / Quatuor A Cordes