All-Viola Quartet (4 Viola Quartet) Sheet Music?

Question

I'm trying to find sheet music for an all viola quartet and having a really hard time. Does anyone know a site with all viola quartet music? It doesn't have to be free, but would be nice if free because we want to play at a hospital without profit so we don't want to pay TOO much. However, it does not HAVE to be free. Thanks so much!

Answer 1

I find about 99% of my music lyrics on yahoo just go to the search box on yahoo home and type in exactly what your looking for

Answer 2

Viola Quartet

Answer 3

I think you are going to have to transcribe a string quartet arrangement. It should not be too difficult if you have the necessary software on your computer.

Wow, four violas. I would love to hear that. Could you put it up on youtube for us ?

Answer 4

Mozart wrote several wonderful viola quintets, but they're not for 5 violas ... I think that would be too much. They're for 2 violins, 2 violas and a cello.

Answer 5

if you go to www.musictheory.net i know they have things where you can make your own music and you write the notes on the sheet but you have to print it though. i know because i play the viola and like to go there.

Answer 6

Contact your local music dealer with this information:

Viola World Publications has a number of pieces, including a couple of very effective Telemann violin quartets transcribed for four violas.
Links are available via www.viola.com - the 'official' viola site!
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Rarities for Strings Publications
http://home.att.net/~rarities/index.html

BOWEN, York
Fantasie Quartet for Four Violas (Tatton) Score and Parts $30.00
PAPINI, Guido
Quartet for Four Violas (Tatton) Score and Parts 17.00
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http://www.fountainparkmusic.com/violaens.htm
Fountain Park Music Publishing (FPMP) — formerly Castle Enterprises
and Stoskopf Music Publishing
Contact Tracey Rush Email: [e-mail]
3 Moods for 4 Violas – Joshua Missal – $15.00 [CE047]
Allegretto (String quartet, Op. 76, No. 2) – F.J. Haydn, arr. Joshua Missal – $10.00 [CE066] (Missal Encore Series #4)
NEW! Christmas Selections for Viola Quartets – Lieberman -- $25.00 [CE137]
Country Club – Scott Joplin, arr. Michael Kimber – $10.00 [CE006]
Elegy (In Memory of Sven Reher) – John MacLean – $10.00 [CE009]
Entr’acte (from Rosamunde) – Franz Schubert, arr. Robert Stoskopf – $10.00 [CE033]
Fantasy on a Prelude – Andrew Levin – $12.00 [CE029]
Gavotte – Arcangello Corelli, arr. Joshua Missal – $8.00 [CE083] (Missal Encore Series #9)
Golliwog’s Cakewalk – Claude Debussy, abridged and arr. by Joshua Missal – $8.00 [CE057] (Missal Encore Series #5)
Hoedown – Joshua Missal – $10.00 [CE065] (Missal Encore Series #2)
La Folia (Variations for viola quartet) – Michael Kimber – $12.00 [CE014]
Meditation -- Michael Kimber – $10.00 [CE062A]
O Canada – Calixa Lavelée, arr. Robert Stoskopf – $8.00 [CE032]
Perpetual Motion – Johann Strauss, Jr., arr. Joshua Missal – $14.00 [CE087] (Missal Encore Series #6)
Pizzicato Polka – Johann & Josef Strauss, arr. Joshua Missal – $10.00 [CE084] (Missal Encore Series #8)
Ritual Fire Dance – Joshua Missal -- $12.00 [CE098]
Sleigh, The – Russian Folksong, arr. Joshua Missal – $12.00 [CE067] (Missal Encore Series #3)
Star-Spangled Banner, The – John Stafford Smith, arr. Norman Leyden – $10.00 [CE021]
Stars and Stripes Forever – John Philip Sousa, arr. Harold Lieberman – $12.00 [CE081]
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http://m_kimber.tripod.com/mk.html
SoundpointMusic
Michael Kimber

Includes:
Viola Fight Song for 4-part viola ensemble
In the vigorous style of a college athletics fight song, "VFS"
quotes seven best-loved themes from viola solo repertoire:
Berlioz Harold in Italy, Brahms Sonata in E-flat, Stamitz
Concerto in D, Telemann Concerto in G, Bartok Concerto,
J. C. Bach/Casadesus Concerto in C Minor, J. S. Bach Suite
No. 1 (Gigue).

"Three quirky little pieces" : for viola quartet or 4-part viola
ensemble by Michael Kimber
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Alfred Music publications:
Music Plus! An Incredible Collection [Viola Ensemble, or with Violin
and/or Cello]
By William Starr
ITEM: 00-14090X
PRICE: $7.95
Music Plus! was written to provide the student with great music that
is enjoyable, accessible, and that sounds reasonably complete in two
voices
Publisher: Alfred Pub Co 2004.

Festive Strings for Ensemble [Viola Ensemble]
Arr. and ed. Joanne Martin
ITEM: 00-0931
PRICE: $6.95
Festive Strings is a collection of well-known Christmas and Chanukah
melodies arranged to meet the needs of individuals, groups and
orchestras. In order to provide flexibility, the collection is
available in a number of instrumentations, all of which are
compatible with each other. Accessible keys have been used and
shifting is kept to a minimum. Titles are: Jingle Bells in D Major *
Joy to the World * Chanukah * Away in a Manger * Jolly Old Saint
Nicholas * God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen * S'Vivon * Jingle Bells in A
Major * Lo, How a Rose * O Christmas Tree.
Publisher: Summy-Birchard ; Miami/ Alfred

ViolaFest : Joanne. Vol. 1 & 2. Martin.
For viola duet, trio, or quartet : or for violin and viola ensemble.
by Joanne Martin
Summy-Birchard ; Miami/ Alfred (Suzuki)

Ensembles for Viola, Volume 1 & 2
By Elizabeth Stuen-Walker
Publisher Alfred Music (Suzuki)
PRICE: $6.95 each
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These publishers also have viola ensemble music for up to 12 violas playing together (or maybe not together?)

Answer 7

That's a great question

Answer 8

Would next weekend be too late?
I could promise you something by then.
If next weekend is not too late, post again next weekend.

Answer 9

You can check http://www.jwpepper.com/sheet-music/welcome.jsp