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Tchaikovsky's holiday classic is now here for your bass quartet in this charming arrangement.Parts 1 &amp; 2 are fairly advanced, covering most of the range of the bass, while parts 3 &amp; 4 are very accessible to the intermediate player. This makes it perfect for teachers wanting to include students in their quartet.The tempo is flexible and is up to the performers. I suggest a tempo slower than the original.Feel free to make adjustments and changes as needed to suit the performers.Have fun with it!  It is sure to surprise and delight the listeners.

March from The Nutcracker

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This is a simple arrangement for string orchestra of Jolly Old St.
  Nicholas, Good King Wenceslas and Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful).
  
    
    
    
    Only the key of G is used and there are no accidentals. There is an
  optional advanced first violin part with some third position work to provide
  a challenge for more advanced players. The standard first violin is the same
  but an octave lower. The second violin part is almost identical but with some
  harmony notes. Dotted rhythms and hooked bowings have been using
  sparingly.
    
    
    
    The harmony is generally two part between upper and lower strings. The
  cello varies slightly from the bass to thicken the harmonies.

Holiday Medley

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This is a simple arrangement for string orchestra of Jolly Old St. Nicholas, Good King Wenceslas and Adeste Fideles (O Come All Ye Faithful). Only the key of G is used and there are no accidentals. There is an optional advanced first violin part with some third position work to provide a challenge for more advanced players. The standard first violin is the same but an octave lower. The second violin part is almost identical but with some harmony notes. Dotted rhythms and hooked bowings have been using sparingly. Markings have been kept to a minimum to allow for flexibility, interpretation and to get students in the habit of notating their part.

Another easy holiday arrangement for your budding string orchestra. I've
  put together this arrangement of Jingle Bells to have a unique flavor while
  requiring minimal rehearsal time.
    
    
    
    The entire piece is in first position and the key of D with one accidental
  (E string G#) in the first violin. Violin II and violas do use the G string,
  but C# is used sparingly.
    
    
    
    Violins and violas have similar parts with a few note variations to fill
  out chords. Although the harmonies are thinner, the unisons create confidence
  as well as giving the violas the melody. Melodic and rhythmic motion is
  generally in two parts between upper and lower strings. However I arranged
  the middle section as a medley with violins playing the chorus melody and
  violas / cellos playing the verse melody. The basses continue to pluck a
  simple walking bass line. Bass is pizzicato throughout with some fingerboard
  slaps notated with an X. Having half the cellos or basses play arco would
  also be a great sound. The last few measures quote the melodic line iAnd a
  Happy New Year!" for a fun surprise ending.
    
    
    
    Revised and updated for 2021: 
    
    
    
    -Larger fingerings and bow lifts
    
    -Updated cello part
    
    -Text easier to read
    
    -Updated layout of parts

Jingle Bells

Another easy holiday arrangement for your budding string orchestra. This arrangement of Jingle Bells has a unique flavor while requiring minimal rehearsal time. The entire piece is in first position and the key of D with one accidental (E string G#) in the first violin. Violin II and violas do use the G string, but C# is used sparingly. Violins and violas have similar parts with a few note variations to fill out chords. Melodic and rhythmic motion is generally in two parts between upper and lower strings. Cello and bass are pizzicato throughout with some fingerboard slaps (notated with an X). Having half the cellos or basses play arco would also be a great sound. The last few measures  quote the melodic line "And a Happy New Year!" for a fun surprise ending.

Young string orchestras will love this simple arrangement of Silent Night. Set in C major with no accidentals, it has optional advanced parts to accommodate varying abilities. Harmonic and rhythmic motion is generally two part between upper and lower strings with violins and violas in unison. Optional advanced violin, cello, and bass parts are included for more experienced players. The advanced cello and bass parts create a nice countermelody and harmony but aren't integral to the arrangement. Feel free to transpose any phrases or even just specific measure up or down an octave.

Silent Night

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