A popular seller, Three Irish Jigs gives each instrument the jig melody at least once. The three traditional jigs are popular in Ireland: "Swallowtail," "The Lilting Banshee," and "The Blarney Pilgrim." A great encore piece! Listen to it here.
Another popular seller, De Colores is a traditional song of Mexico, especially popular in spring and early summer. This bilingual arrangement, mostly in Spanish, is a favorite with audiences. The ending always brings lots of smiles and applause. Check it out here.
Popularized by the great Jascha Heifitz, Estrellita (Little Star) is a song by Mexican composer Manuel Ponce, written in 1912. It does require some technical skill on the part of all four players. Give it a listen!
These arrangements of the charming piece Sicilienne are moderately easy to play. Although the provenance is questionable, most people know this as a composition by Mozart's friend Maria Theresia von Paradis. Buy it here.
Composed by the great classical guitarist, Francisco Tarrega, Recuerdos de la Alhambra is a popular and difficult solo for classical guitar. These arrangements are written for intermediate-level players; one string quartet, and three trios: violin, viola, cello; or two violins and cello; or two violins and viola. See them here.
The arrangement of this classic English folk song is written for the moderately advanced student string quartet. But even the professional quartet will have fun playing it, and every yuletide audience will enjoy it. Listen to it here.
The Girl with the Flaxen Hair is one of Claude Debussy's most popular solo piano compositions. Number 8 in Book I of Debussy's two books of Preludes, the piece is an example of Debussy's experimentation with new scales, especially the pentatonic scale in this work. For the advanced and/or professional quartet. Purchase it here.
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