Compatible String Ensembles: Classical Trios

Description

17 Medium-Level Arrangements for Any Combination of String Insruments

The 17 masterworks contained in this collection have been carefully arranged for any combination of string trio. The selections span nearly 200 years and feature works from the baroque, classical, and romantic periods of music. The arrangements are drawn from a variety of sources, including piano solos, chamber works, and symphonies. Each work was selected for its quality, musical interest, and appropriateness in a chamber setting. All pieces in this collection have stood the test of time and are worthy of both study and performance. Arranged specifically for a chamber setting, the trios may be performed at recitals, contests, weddings, and social events. The various moods created through these works will work for any setting.

Contents:

Bach, Johann Sebastian. Orchestral Suite No. 3 (Gavotte No. 1)

Beethoven, Ludwig van. Symphony No. 7 (Second Movement)

Boccherini, Luigi. La Musica Notturna delle Strade di Madrid

Bologne, Joseph, Chevalier de Saint-George. Symphony in D, Op. 11, No. 2 (Third Movement)

Borodin, Alexander. Nocturne from String Quartet No. 2

Chaminade, Cécile. Gavotte, Op. 9, No. 2

Corelli, Arcangelo. La Folia

Fauré, Gabriel. Sicilienne from Pelléas et Mélisande

Grieg, Edvard. Sarabande from Suite from Holberg’s Time

Handel, George Frideric. Concerto Grosso, Op. 3. No. 5

Haydn, Franz Joseph. Minuet from Symphony No. 92 “Oxford”

Leonarda, Isabella. Sonata Prima

Mendelssohn-Hensel, Fanny. Andante from Vier Lieder, Op. 2, No. 1

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus. Symphony No. 29 (First Movement)

Purcell, Henry. The Golden Sonata

Schubert, Franz. Symphony No. 5 (Third Movement)

Vivaldi, Antonio. Concerto in A Minor