Originally from the Gendarmes' Duet from an 1867 revision of the 1859 Offenbach opera Geneviève de Brabant. Part 1 is all in treble clef.
ASTA Grading
Movement 1 (0:50)
Viola 1
2.0
Viola 2
2.5
Viola 3
1.5
Composer:
Ordord, Stuart
Title:
3 Pieces for 4 Violas and a Double Bass
Publisher:
Corda Music Publications
Voices:
4
Movements:
1
Duration:
8.5
8:3
Original Work:
Yes
Additional Parts:
Double bass
Notes:
I. Dancing Violas;
II. Interlude;
III. Violas in the Sun.
ASTA Grading
Movement 1 (2:45)
Viola 1
4.0
Viola 2
3.0
Viola 3
3.5
Viola 4
3.5
Movement 2 (3:3)
Viola 1
3.0
Viola 2
2.5
Viola 3
2.5
Viola 4
2.5
Movement 3 (2:15)
Viola 1
5.5
Viola 2
5.0
Viola 3
5.0
Viola 4
4.5
Composer:
Pachelbel, Johann
Dates:
1653–1706
Title:
Fantasia in C minor
Arranger:
Ross Cohen
Publisher:
Absolute Zero Viola Quartet
Voices:
4
Movements:
1
Duration:
3
3:00
Original Work:
No
ASTA Grading
Movement 1 (3:00)
Viola 1
4.0
Viola 2
3.0
Viola 3
3.0
Viola 4
2.5
Composer:
Pachelbel, Johann
Dates:
1653–1706
Title:
Canon in D
Arranger:
Lynne Latham
Publisher:
Latham Music, distributed by Ludwig Music Pub. Co.
Voices:
4
Movements:
1
Duration:
6.35
6:21
Original Work:
No
Notes:
Bass line switches between the 3rd and 4th part.
ASTA Grading
Movement 1 (6:21)
Viola 1
3.0
Viola 2
2.5
Viola 3
2.5
Composer:
Paganini, Nicolò
Dates:
1782–1840
Title:
Moto Perpetuo
Arranger:
Ross Cohen
Publisher:
Absolute Zero Viola Quartet
Voices:
4
Movements:
1
Duration:
5.5
5:3
Original Work:
No
ASTA Grading
Movement 1 (5:3)
Viola 1
5.0
Viola 2
5.0
Viola 3
5.0
Viola 4
5.0
Composer:
Paganini, Nicolò
Dates:
1782–1840
Title:
La Campanella
Arranger:
Ross Cohen
Publisher:
Absolute Zero Viola Quartet
Voices:
4
Movements:
1
Duration:
5.25
5:15
Original Work:
No
ASTA Grading
Movement 1 (5:15)
Viola 1
6.0
Viola 2
6.0
Viola 3
4.5
Viola 4
4.0
Composer:
Paiberdin, Oleg
Dates:
1971–
Title:
Anthem in Memory of Henry Purcell
Voices:
12
Movements:
1
Original Work:
Yes
Composition Date:
2002
Composer:
Palestrina, Giovanni Pierluigi da
Dates:
1525–1594
Title:
Hodie Christus Natus Est
Arranger:
Christine Due
Publisher:
Fountain Park Music Publishing
Voices:
8
Movements:
1
Duration:
2.75
2:45
Original Work:
No
Notes:
The work is for double viola quartet, notated Viola 1 (1), Viola 2 (1), etc. Notations here are made as the first quartet playing parts 1–4, second quartet playing 5–8. The first two parts of both quartets have treble clef.
ASTA Grading
Movement 1 (2:45)
Viola 1
3.0
Viola 2
3.0
Viola 3
2.5
Viola 4
2.0
Viola 5
3.5
Viola 6
2.5
Viola 7
2.5
Viola 8
2.0
Composer:
Palmgren, Selim
Dates:
1878–1951
Title:
Majnatt and Svanen
Arranger:
Simon Rowland-Jones
Publisher:
Comus Editions
Voices:
6
Movements:
1
Original Work:
No
Composer:
Papini, Guido
Dates:
1847–1912
Title:
Quartet
Editor:
Thomas Tatton
Publisher:
Rarities for Strings
Voices:
4
Movements:
4
Duration:
6.75
6:45
Original Work:
Yes
Composition Date:
c.1895
Notes:
I. Moderato assai;
II. Allegro moderato;
III. Andante sostenuto;
IV. Allegretto con spirito.