This Simple Symphony is entirely based on material from works which the composer wrote between the ages of nine and twelve. (The actual sources are given in footnotes to each movement.) Although the development of these themes is in many places quite new, there are large stretches of the work which are taken bodily from the early pieces - save for the re-scoring for strings. It is suitable for st…

First scholarly-critical editionThe single-movement String Quartet #2 by Josef Suk (1874-1935) was written at the height of his compositional powers. Completed in Krecovice in May 1911, this demanding work, with its complex harmonies and motivic structure, seemed avant-garde for its day: the Berlin premiere of November 1912 was accompanied by protests from the audience.Now Zdenek Nouza has edited …

for String Orchestra Score and Parts. Par PROKOFIEV SERGEI / LATHAM LYNNE (Arr.). Otherwise known as the “Classical” symphony, Prokofiev utilized transparent textures and traditional form in this early masterpiece.The solo string quartet covers mostly woodwind and brass parts while the section strings play their original parts. There is an optional cut for those that don't wish to tackle the entir…

This authentic arrangement of ten movements from the Water Music suites dates from Handel's lifetime, but is published here for the first time, edited by the distinguished Handel scholar Donald Burrows. Its simple, light scoring makes it excellently suited to use by schools and small instrumental groups. It can be performed in many different combinations from the original two violins, bassoon and …

Born in South Africa, but now an Irish citizen, Kevin Volans' musical idiom has been shaped by an unusually diverse range of experiences, including studies with Stockhausen in Cologne, field trips to South Africa to study traditional music, his own involvement with the New Simplicity movement, his collection of contemporary art and African textiles, friendships with composers like Morton Feldman a…

Composed by Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904). Edited by Frantisek Bartos and Antonin Pokorny. For string quintet. Level 3. Set of parts. Opus 77. 11/11/11/12/11 pages. Published by Baerenreiter Verlag

Score and Parts. By Sergei Rachmaninoff. Arranged by David Butler Cannata. G. Schirmer String Ensemble. Size 8.25x11.75 inches. 56 pages. Published by Sikorski.

For String Quartet. Composed by Anton Webern (1883-1945). Edited by James Beale. SWS - Main book Only. First Performed May 27, 1962 at Seattle, Washington by the University of Washington String Quartet. Score and part(s). With Standard notation. Composed 1905. 32 pages. Duration …

By Franz Joseph Haydn. Edited by Rowland-Jones. For violin 1, violin 2, viola, violoncello. Op. 20 Nos. 1-6 (Hoboken III: 31-36) (urtext)(score and parts). Published by C.F. Peters.

(Score and Parts). Composed by Lou Harrison (1917-2003). For String Quartet (Score and Parts). Peermusic Classical. Softcover. Peermusic #70113-759. Published by Peermusic

Composed by Bela Bartok (1881-1945). Miniature study score (hardbound) for string quartet. With analysis. 352 pages. Published by Boosey & Hawkes.