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Chamber Music Library - Strings
Midsummer Musical Retreat has a large collection of chamber music with an emphasis on the standard repertoire for instrumentalists and a usable selection for vocalists. This music will be filed and available during camp week in the MMR chamber music library in Reid Campus Center.
All selections in the tables listed below with a blue background are digital files that will be available for printing at camp through your faculty coach.
This collection has been enhanced by the generous gifts of many of our campers and faculty. If you wish to donate sheet music, contact midsummer@musicalretreat.org
The MMR Chamber Music Library is divided into sections. Each section of this catalog is both SORTABLE and SEARCHABLE.
To SORT, click on the orange label at the top of any column.; i.e., To find a composer, click on the word composer and all of his/her works in our collection will be grouped.
To SEARCH, use the drop down menus to select the number of players and/or ensemble type; or your may enter the composer or instrumentation available as indicated. Click on the APPLY button to complete the search.
| Player # | Composer | Album Title | Content |
Instrumentation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Gershwin, George | The Best of George Gershwin | 5 tunes arranged by Steven Rosenhaus - with full score | 2 violins, viola, cello |
| 4 | Bach, J. S. | Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 | 2 violins, viola, cello | |
| 4 | Multiple | Album of Easy String Quartets - Volume III | 10 quartets by 10 different composers | 2 violins, viola, cello |
| 4 | Bach, J. S. | Fantasia and Fugue for String Quartet | Fantasia and Fugue for String Quartet | 2 violins, viola, cello |
| 4 | Multiple | Wedding Music for String Quartet | 12 tunes arranged by Cleo Aufderhaar | 2 violins, viola, cello |
| 4 | Meyerberer, G. | Kronungsmarsch - aus der Oper: Der Prophet | 2 violins, viola, cello | |
| 4 | Sullivan, Arthur | Best loved Gilbert & Sullivan hits | 13 tunes arranged by William Zinn | 2 violins, viola, cello |
| 4 | Ludwig, Claus-Dieter | A Five-Course Birthday Dinner - for String Quartet | 2 violins, viola, cello | |
| 4 | Multiple | Music for Four | 25 tunes by multiple composers arranged by Daniel Kelly | 2 violins, viola, cello |
| 4 | Smetana, B. | Quartet in E Minor "From My Life" | Quartet in E Minor "From My Life" | 2 violins, viola, cello |
| 4 | Von Weber, Carl Maria | Invitation To The Dance | String Quartet arranged by Carlo Martelli | 2 violins, viola, cello |
| 4 | Debussy, Claude | Quartet No. 1 | Quartet No. 1 | 2 violins, viola, cello |
| 4 | Barry, John | The John Dunbar Theme - from "Dances with Wolves" | String Quartet arranged by Tony Esposito | 2 violins, viola, cello |
| 4 | Beethoven | Streich-Quartette Op. 127, 130-133, 135 | Streich-Quartette Op. 127, 130-133, 135 | 2 violins, viola, cello |
| 4 | Handel, G. F. | Arrival of the Queen of Sheba | String Quartet arranged by Carlo Martelli | 2 violins, viola, cello |
| 4 | Turina, Joaquin | La oracion del torero | La oracion del torero | 2 violins, viola, cello |
| 4 | Strauss, Johann Jr. | Blue Danube Waltz for String Quartet (or String Orchestra) | Blue Danube Waltz for String Quartet (or String Orchestra) | 2 violins, viola, cello |
| 4 | Bowman, Ueday | 12th St. Rag | String quartet with optional string bass, score included | 2 violins, viola, cello |
| 4 | Multiple | Music for Weddings, Vol 1, 2nd Ed. | 5 selections for String Quartet with score | 2 violins, viola, cello |
| 4 | Bartok, Bela | Rumanian Folk Dances I "Jocul Cu Bata" | String Quartet | 2 violins, viola, cello |
| 4 | Shostakovich, Dmitry | Quartet No. 10, Opus 118 | String Quartet | 2 violins, viola, cello |
| 4 | Multiple | Ballet Classics - for String Quartet | 8 selections from ballet classics arranged by Carole Rabinowitz | 2 violins, viola, cello |
| 4 | Thurgood, Robert W. | Spring Madrigal for String Quartet | String Quartet | 2 violins, viola, cello |
| 4 | Borodin, Alexander | Quartet No. 2 in D Major | String Quartet | 2 violins, viola, cello |
| 4 | Multiple | Clazzical Quartets - for String Quartet | 3 selections arranged by Bobby Schiff | 2 violins, viola, cello |
| 4 | Dvorak, Antonin | Slavonic Dance No. 7 | 2 violins, viola, cello | |
| 4 | Janacek, Leos | Quartet No. 1 (Inspired by Tolstoy's "Kreutzer Sonata") | String Quartet - revised by Milan Skampa | 2 violins, viola, cello |
| 4 | Multiple | More Wedding Music - for String Quartet | 12 selections for String Quartet | 2 violins, viola, cello |
| 1 | Puccini | Nessun Dorma (from Turandot) | String Quartet arranged by Donald Fraser | 2 violins, viola, cello |
| 4 | Janacek, Leos | Quartet No. 2 - "Intimate Letters" | String Quartet | 2 violins, viola, cello |
| 4 | Elgar, Edward | Chanson de Nuit Op. 15, No. 1 | String Quartet arranged by Donald Fraser | 2 violins, viola, cello |
| 4 | Bach, J. S. | Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 - First Movement (Abridged) | String Quartet arranged by Vernon Leidig | 2 violins, viola, cello |
| 4 | Haydn, Franz Joseph | Serenade | String Quartet arranged by William Zinn | 2 violins, viola, cello |
| 4 | Beethoven | String Quartet in Eb major Op. 127 | String Quartet | 2 violins, viola, cello |
| 4 | Multiple | Collection of Easy Pieces | 10 short easy pieces for string quartet | 2 violins, viola, cello |
| 4 | Beethoven | String Quartet in C# minor, Op. 131 | String Quartet | 2 violins, viola, cello |
| 4 | Multiple | Beatles Medley | Eleanor Rigby, Norwegian Wood, Hide Your Love, Yesterday - arranged by RW Davis - with score | 2 violins, viola, cello |
| 4 | Beethoven | String Quartet in A minor, Op. 132 | String Quartet | 2 violins, viola, cello |
| 4 | Multiple | Arrangements For Strings - The Wedding Album | 24 short pieces - arranged by Matthew Naughton | 2 violins, viola, cello |
| 4 | Mozart | Serenade in Four Movements (Eine Kleine Nachtmusik) | String Quartet edited and arranged by Albert Stoessel | 2 violins, viola, cello |
| 4 | Multiple | Arrangements For Strings - Gypsy Airs/Fritz Kreisler Album | 18 short pieces - arranged by Matthew Naughtin | 2 violins, viola, cello |
| 4 | Beethoven | Adagio from Opus 13, Pathetique Piano Sonata | String Quartet arranged by Carlo Martelli | 2 violins, viola, cello |
| 4 | Vivaldi, Antonio | The Best of Antonio Vivaldi Concertos - volume One - for String Orchestra of String Quartet | Concerto in Re maggiore #246 | 2 violins, viola, cell and bass (ad lib) |
| 4 | Vivaldi, Antonio | The Best of Antonio Vivaldi Concertos - volume One - for String Orchestra of String Quartet | Concerto in Re minore #176 | 2 violins, viola, cell and bass (ad lib) |
| 4 | Vivaldi, Antonio | The Best of Antonio Vivaldi Concertos - volume One - for String Orchestra of String Quartet | Concerto in La minore #411 | 2 violins, viola, cell and bass (ad lib) |
| 4 | Vivaldi, Antonio | The Best of Antonio Vivaldi Concertos - volume One - for String Orchestra of String Quartet | Concerto in Fa maggiore #288 | 2 violins, viola, cell and bass (ad lib) |
| 4 | Vivaldi, Antonio | The Best of Antonio Vivaldi Concertos - volume One - for String Orchestra of String Quartet | Concerto in Sol minore #287 | 2 violins, viola, cell and bass (ad lib) |
| 4 | Vivaldi, Antonio | The Best of Antonio Vivaldi Concertos - volume One - for String Orchestra of String Quartet | Concerto in La minore #413 | 2 violins, viola, cell and bass (ad lib) |
| 4 | Lachner, Franz | String Quartet Op. 77 | String Quartet Op. 77 | 2 violins, viola, and cello |
| 4 | Spohr, Louis | String Quartet, Op. 27 | String Quartet, Op. 27 | 2 violins, viola, and cello |