Publisher Description:
This quartet collection of 13 keyboard, vocal and instrumental pieces covering the Baroque to the 20th Century periods can be played together in harmony by any number or combination of instruments. Woodwinds, brass, strings and percussion can play in like-instrument or mixed instrumentation. It's an all-purpose folio that makes classical music fun! Contains: Calm Sea, Opus 3, No. 2 (Schubert); Dedication, Opus 14, No. 1 (Franz); Frolicher Landmann (Schumann); March (Mozart); Minuet (Mozart); Music For Queen Mary (Purcell); Prayer (Humperdink); Promenade (Mussorgsky); Salute (Byrd); Spanish Dance No. 1 (Granados); Stoptime Rag (Joplin); Waltz (Schubert).

Gingold. Here's a great incentive for your violinists playing at the medium to medium-advanced level, a serious baroque concerto that gives all four players equal parts! A very nice, often overlooked concert work.

Includes: Reinecke-Cradle Song; Gluck-Musette; All Through The Night; Men Of Harlech; Mozart-Ave Verum; Mozart-Menuet; Handel-Little Fugue; Bach-Minuet; Bach-Musette; Bach-Bouree; Handel-Two Menuets; Bach-March; Siennicki-Gigue; de Prosse-Petite Bouree; Albeniz-Tango In D; Grieg-Erotikon; Siennicki-Perpetuo Pizzicato.

Contains: Mozart-Andante; Mozart-Allegro; Bach-Brandenburg Concerto No. 3; Marchetti-Fascination; Moussorgsky-Hopak; von Weber-Hunter's Chorus; Toselli-Serenade; MacDowell-To A Wild Rose; Avison-Concerto In E Minor; Freire-Ay, Ay, Ay; Rodriguez-La Cumparsita.

Includes: Bach-Sonata II Bouree; Borodin-Two Selections By Borodin; Schubert-Rosamunde Overture; Smetana-The Moldau; Grieg-Norwegian Dance; Beethoven-Fur Elise; Medley (Dona Nobis, Amazing Grace, Let Us Break Bread Together, He's Got The Whole World In His Hands, Go Tell It On The Mountain); Pierpont-Santa's Express Train (Jingle Bells).

A versatile, educational, and fun collection intended for like or mixed instruments to perform in any size group or combination of instruments. Perfect for concerts with family and friends, recitals, auditions and festivals. Available for brass, woodwinds, strings and percussion. Titles include: Hedwig's Theme; Over the Rainbow; And All That Jazz; The Magnificent Seven; Theme from A Summer Place; Eye of the Tiger; There You'll Be; Blues in the Night; The Pink Panther; You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch; Parade of Charioteers and Hakuna Matata.

This is a straightforward, yet beautiful arrangement of the famous tune. It will require sensitive musicianship and good technique, but is such a fine piece, it practically plays itself.

Publisher Description:
Alfred's Pop Quartets for All series is a versatile, educational, and fun series intended for like or mixed instruments to perform in any size group or combination of instruments. All books are in score format with each line increasing in difficulty from Grade 1 to Grade 3-4. Alternate passages and notation are included to suit instrumental ranges. With no page turns required, the songs and measures are consistent which makes finding rehearsal points quick and convenient. Perfect for concerts with family and friends, recitals, auditions, and festivals. Available for brass, woodwinds, strings, and percussion. Titles are: Summertime; Celebration; We Are Family; Batman (TV Theme); Imperial March; Theme from Ice Castles (Through the Eyes of Love); Jump; It Don?t Mean a Thing (If It Ain?t Got That Swing); James Bond Theme; Smooth; Gonna Fly Now; Peter Gunn.

Contents: Bull- Galiardo; Beethoven- Theme from Symphony No. 7; Sibelius- Finlandia; Prokofiev- Tarantella; Gretchaninoff- Promenade; Grieg- The Death of Ase; Welsh- March of the Men of Harlech; Kabalevsky- Prelude; Gurlitt- March; Stoutamire- Happy Tune; Traditional- Angels We Have Heard on High; Bartok- Folk Song.

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.