Professional quartets, advanced school ensembles, and string orchestras will enjoy the pieces included in Alfred’s new chamber music series. The first book in the series includes highlights of classical repertoire perfectly set for a wedding, ensemble festival or any concert event. Whether it’s a professional string quartet playing a gig, or a high school group getting ready for ensemble festival, or amateurs gathering to play for fun, all will be satisfied withClassic String Quartets for Festivals, Weddings and All Occasionson their stands. Here’s a collection loaded with masterpieces from the string quartet literature, plus arrangements of other familiar works. Skillfully arranged and edited by Andrew H. Dabczynski, this volume offers intermediate to advanced players a wide variety of musical choices. Optional bass and piano parts allow maximum flexibility. A must-have for every string ensemble library!

Contents:

• Andante, from Divertimento, K. 136Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Plaisir d’AmourComposed by Giovanni Battista Martini
• Wedding MarchComposed by Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn
• Ode to JoyComposed by Ludwig Van Beethoven
• Presto from String Quartet, K. 160Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Coronation MarchComposed by Giacomo Meyerbeer
• Sleeping Beauty WaltzComposed by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
• MinuettoComposed by Luigi Boccherini
• SerenadeComposed by Franz Joseph Haydn
• Andante from A Minor QuartetComposed by Franz Schubert
• NocturneComposed by Alexander Borodin
• Allegro Maestoso from Water MusicComposed by George Frideric Handel
• Bridal Chorus from LohengrinComposed by Richard Wagner
• Air On The G StringComposed by Johann Sebastian Bach
• Trumpet VoluntaryComposed by Jeremiah Clarke / Henry Purcell
• CanonComposed by Johann Pachelbel
• Un Bel DiComposed by Giacomo Puccini