singer, one-man choir, guitarist and composer
I saw my lady weep for string quartet
SM-000267944
- Composer
- John Dowland
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Arranger
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David W Solomons
- Publisher
- David W Solomons
- Genre
- Classical / Instrumental
- Instrumentation
- Violin, Viola, Cello
- Scored for
- Quartet
- Type of score
- Full score, Parts
- Duration
- 4'20"
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Year of composition
- 2016
Description
Arrangement of John Dowland's lute song "I saw my lady weep".
In the first verse the 1st instrument takes the vocal line while the 4th instrument takes the bass line
and the 2nd and 3rd instruments complete the harmony of the original lute part
In the second verse the 3rd instrument takes the vocal line, the 4th instrument continues to take the bass line
and the 1st and 2nd instruments move round to complete the harmonies.
Versions are available for string quartet, various wind quartets and brass quartet.
The sound sample is an electronic preview.
The pdf file contains the score and parts.