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Chamber Music With Bass

Bass players often bemoan the fact they cannot find much in the way of chamber music which includes the bass. But now that has changed. We offer a wide selection of works with bass. But in addition, we have teamed up with the well-known bass soloist, teacher and arranger, Dr. Anthony Scelba, in an effort to make even more works available to bass players. Dr. Scelba has made arrangements of several well-known chamber works, originally for two cellos, into stellar arrangements for cello and bass. Many of these arrangements, such as the Schubert String Quintet D.956, have been recorded to acclaim. Critics and players have hailed his arrangements as not only preserving the character of the originals but even adding a new dimension to these treasured works. We are very proud to present Dr. Scelba's outstanding arrangements and are pleased that we will be able to introduce additional arrangements as they become available.

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Anton Arensky (1861-1906)

Quartet for Vln, Vla, Vc & Bass, Op.35 Arr Dr Scelba

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Carl Arnold (1784-1873)

Sextet for Pno, 2 Vns, Vla, Vc & Kb in f minor, Op.23

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Mily Balakirev (1837-1910)

Octet for Pno, Vln, Vla, Vc, Bass, Fl, Ob & Hn, Op.3

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Vasili Barvinsky (1888-1963)

Variations for Pno, 2 Vns, Vla, Vc & Kb (1914)

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Alexander S Beaumont (1848-1913)

String Quintet with Bass (1889)

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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Piano Concerto No.1 for Piano & String Quintet

Piano Concerto No.5 for Piano & String Quintet

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Gyula Beliczay (1835-1893)

Serenade in d minor (4Vln, 2Vla, 2Vc & & Bass), Op.36

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Wm Sterndale Bennett (1816-1875)

Sextet for Pno, 2 Vns, Vla, Vc & Kb in f# minor, Op.8

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Henri Bertini (1798-1876)

Sextet No.3 for Pno, String Qt & Kb in E Major, Op.90

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Franz Berwald (1796-1868)

Septet in B flat Major (1828)

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Georges Bizet (1838-1875)

Petit mari, petite femme for Str Octet (w/ 2 Kb)

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Adolphe Blanc (1828-1885)

String Quintet No.3 in D Major, Op.21

String Quintet No.4 in E flat major, Op.22

String Quintet No.7 in E major, Op.50

Septet in E, Op.40 for Vln, Vla, Vc, Bass, Cln, Hn & Bsn

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Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)

String Quintet in B flat Major, Op.39 No.1, G.337

String Quintet in F Major, Op.39 No.2, G.338

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Alexander Borodin (1833-1887)

Sextet in d minor, Op.Post. Arrangement Dr Scelba

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Hakon Børresen (1876-1954)

Sextet in G Major, Op.5. Arrangement Dr Scelba

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Giovanni Bottesini (1821-1889)

Gran Quintetto for Str Qt & Bass in c minor, Op.99

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Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Clarinet Trio in a minor, Op.114 Arrangement Dr Weitzel

Sextet No.1 in B flat, Op.18 Arrangement Dr Scelba

Sextet No.2 in G, Op.36 Arrangement Dr Scelba

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Jean Baptiste Breval (1753-1823)

Three Trios for Violin, Cello & Bass, Op.39

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Frank Bridge (1879-1941)

Cherry Ripe for String Quartet & Bass (1916)

Roger de Coverley for Str Qt & Bass (1922) Arr Dr Scelba

Sally in Our Alley for String Quartet & Bass (1916)

String Sextet in E flat Major Arr by Dr Scelba

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Luigi Cherubini (1760-1842)

String Quintet in e minor Arrangement by Dr Scelba

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Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

Piano Concerto No.1 for Pno, Str Qt & Kb, Op.11

Piano Concerto No.2 for Pno, Str Qt & Kb, Op.21

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Carl Czerny (1791-1857)

Nonet for Piano, Strings & Winds in E flat Major (1850)

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Felicien David (1810-1876)

Les Quatre Saisons-Soirees de Printemps (String Quintet)

Les Quatre Saisons-Soirees d' Été (String Quintet)

Les Quatre Saisons-Soirees d' Automne (String Quintet)

Les Quatre Saisons-Soirees d' Hiver (String Quintet)

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Otto Dessoff (1835-1892)

String Quintet in G, Op.10 Arrangement by Dr Scelba

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Ignacy Dobrzynski (1807-1867)

String Sextet (2 Vln, Vla, 2 Vc & Bass) in E flat, Op.39

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Ernst von Dohnanyi

String Sextet in B flat Major Arrangement by Dr Scelba

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Felix Draeseke (1835-1913)

String Quintet in F, Op.77 Arrangement by Dr Scelba

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Georg Druschetzky (1745-1819)

Ottetto for Ob, Cln, Hn, Bsn, Vln, Vla, Vc & Bass

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Theodore Dubois (1837-1924)

Decet for Strings and Winds (1909)

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Jan Ladislav Dussek (1760-1812)

Quintet for Piano, Vln, Vla, Vc & Bass in f minor, Op.41

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Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)

2 Waltzes for String Quartet & Bass, Op.54

Sextet in A Major, Op.48 Arrangement by Dr Scelba

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Joachim Eggert (1779-1813)

Sextet for Vln, Vla, Vc, Kb, Cln, & Hn (1807)

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Edward Elgar (1857-1934)

Serenade in e minor (4Vln, 2Vla, 2Vc & & Bass), Op.20

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Joseph Eybler (1765-1846)

Quintet in B flat, Op.6 No.1 2Vln, Vla, Vc & Kb

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Louise Farrenc (1804-1875)

Quintet No.1 in a minor for Pno, Vln, Vla, Vc & Kb, Op.30

Quintet No.2 in E Major for Pno, Vln, Vla, Vc & Kb, Op.31

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Alexander Fesca (1820-1849)

Septet No.1 Vln, Vla, Vc & Bass, Ob, Hn & Pno, Op.26

Septet No.2 Vln, Vla, Vc & Bass, Ob, Hn & Pno, Op.28

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Arthur Foote (1853-1937)

Serenade in E Major (4Vln, 2Vla, 2Vc & & Bass), Op.25

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Eduard Franck (1817-1893)

String Sextet No.1 in Eb Maj, Op.41 Arr by Dr. Scelba

String Sextet No.2 in D Maj, Op.50 Arr by Dr. Scelba

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Robert Fuchs (1847-1927)

Serenade No.1 in D (4Vln, 2Vla, 2Vc & & Bass), Op.9

Serenade No.2 in C (4Vln, 2Vla, 2Vc & & Bass), Op.14

Serenade No.3 in e (4Vln, 2Vla, 2Vc & & Bass), Op.21

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Carl Futterer (1873-1927)

Octet in C for String Qt, Bass, Cln, Eng Hn,& Bsn (1921)

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Niels Gade (1817-1890)

String Sextet in E flat Major, Op.44 Arr by Dr Scelba

String Octet in F Major, Op.17 Arr by Dr Scelba

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Franz Xaver Gebel (1787-1843)

String Quintet No.1 in e minor, Op.20 Arr Dr Scelba

String Quintet No.6 in E flat Major, Op.25

Friedrich Gernsheim (1839-1916)

Divertimento for Fl, 2Vln, Vla, Vc & Bass, Op.53

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Louis Glass (1864-1926)

String Sextet in G Major, Op.15 Arr by Dr. Scelba

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Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936)

String Quintet in A Major, Op.39 Arr by Dr Scelba

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Reinhold Gliere (1875-1956)

String Sextet No.3 in C Major, Op.11 Arr by Dr Scelba

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Mikhail Glinka (1804-1857)

Divertimento Brillante for Piano, Str Qt & Bass

Grand Sextet for Piano, String Quartet & Bass

Grand Septet for Ob, Hn, Bsn, 2 Vln, Vc & Bass

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Hermann Goetz (1840-1876)

Quintet for Pno, Vln, Vla, Vc & Bass in c minor, Op.16

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Carl Goldmark (1830-1915)

String Quintet in a minor, Op.9 Arr by Dr Scelba

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Carlos Gomes (1836-1896)

O burrico de pau for 2 Vlns, Vla, Vc & Bass (1894)

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Jose Pedro de Sant'Anna Gomes (1834-1908)

Six Pieces for String Quintet-2 Vlns, Vla, Vc & Bass

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Théodore Gouvy (1819-1898)

String Quintet in G Major, Op.55 Arr by Dr Scelba

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Michael Haydn (1737-1806)

Divertimento in C Major for Vln, Vc & Bass MH 27

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Gustav Helsted (1857-1924)

Decet in D Major, Op.18 for Winds & Strings

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Victor Herbert (1859-1924)

Serenade (4Vln, 2Vla, 2Vc & & Bass), Op.12

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Richard Heuberger (1850-1914)

Nachtmusik for String Quintet or Nonet, Op.7

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Heinrich Hofmann (1842-1902)

Serenade for Flute, 2 Vlns, Vla, Vc & Bass, Op.65

Serenade for 2 Vlns, 2 Vlas, Vc & Bass, Op.65b

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Joseph Holbrooke (1878-1958

Four Dances for Pno, 2Vln, Vla, Vc & Bass, Op.20

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Johann Nep. Hummel (1778-1837)

Quintet in E Flat, for Pno, Vln, Vla, Vc & Bass, Op.87

Septet for Pno, Vla, Vc, Bass, Fl, Ob & Hn, Op.74

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Paul Juon (1872-1940)

Sextet for Piano,, Qt & Bass, Op.22 Arr by Dr Scelba

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Vasily Kalinnikov (1866-1901)

Serenade for 2 Vns, Vla, Vc & Kb in g minor (1891)

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Friedrich Kalkbrenner (1785-1849)

Sextet (Piano, String Qt & Bass) in G Major, Op.58

Septet (Ob, Cln, Hn, Bsn, Vc, Bass & Pno, Op.132)

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Mieczyslaw Karlowicz (1876-1909)

Serenade in C Major (4Vln, 2Vla, 2Vc & & Bass), Op.2

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Hugo Kaun (1863-1932)

String Quintet in f# minor, Op.29 Arr by Dr Scelba

Octet in F for String Qt, Bass, Cln, Hn & Bsn, Op.34

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August Klughardt (1847-1902)

String Quintet in g minor, Op.62 Arr by Dr Scelba

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Hans Koessler (1853-1926)

String Sextet in f minor Arrangement by Dr Scelba

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Conradin Kreutzer (1780-1849)

Septet in Eb for Vln, Vla, Vc, Bass, Cln, Hn & Bsn

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Arnold Krug (1849-1904)

String Sextet in D major, Op.68 Arr by Dr Scelba

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Josef Labor (1842-1924)

Quintet in e minor, for Piano, Vln, Vla, Vc & Bass, Op.3

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Franz Lachner (1803-1890)

Nonet (Fl, Ob, Cln, Hn, Bsn, Vln, Vla, Vc & Bass)

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Josef Lanner (1801-1843)

Note: These 19th century arrangements were originally

  for 2 Vlns,  Vla & bass but can also be played by the

cello which is why they are listed for standard string qt

Bruder Halt! Galopp, Op.16

Dornbacher Ländler, Op.9

Neue Wiener Ländler, Op.1

Die Romantiker Waltzes, Op.167

Steyrische Tänze, Op.165

Die Werber Waltzes

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Franz Lehár (1870-1948)

Gold & Silver Waltzes (Pno, 2Vlns, Vc & Bass)

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Franz Limmer (1808-1857

Quintet in d minor, for Pno, Vln, Vla, Vc & Bass, Op.13

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Sergei Lyapunov (1859-1924)

Piano Sextet (Pno, 2Vlns, Vla, Vc & Bass), Op.63

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Witold Maliszweski (1873-1939)

String Quintet in D Major, Op.3 Arr by Dr. Scelba

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Bohuslav Martinů (1890-1959)

Nonet for Fl, Ob, Cln, Hn, Bsn, Vln, Vla Vc & Bass

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Joseph Mayseder (1789-1863)

String Quintet (2 Vlns, 2 Vla & Vc) & Bass, Op.51

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Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

String Symphony No.1 (2 Vlns, Vla, Vc & Bass)

String Symphony No.2 (2 Vlns, Vla, Vc & Bass)

String Symphony No.3 (2 Vlns, Vla, Vc & Bass)

String Symphony No.5 (2 Vlns, Vla, Vc & Bass)

String Symphony No.6 (2 Vlns, Vla, Vc & Bass)

String Symphony No.7 (2 Vlns, 2 Vla, Vc & Bass)

String Symphony No.9 (4 Vlns, 2 Vla, Vc & Bass)

String Symphony No.11 (2 Vlns, 2 Vla, Vc & Bass)

String Symphony No.12 (2 Vlns, 2 Vla, Vc & Bass)

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Heinrich Molbe (1835-1915)

String Sextet (2 Vlns, 2 Vla & Vc & Bass), Op.64

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Ignaz Moscheles (1784-1870)

Septet (Vln, Vla, Vc & Bass, Cln, Hn & Pno, Op.88)

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Carl Nielsen (1865-1931)

Little Suite, Op.1 (4 Vlns, 2 Vla, 2 Vc & Bass)

Serenata in Vano Cln, Bsn, Hn Vc & Bass (1914)

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Jozef Nowakowski (1800-1865)

Quintet in E flat major for Pno, Vln, Vla, Vc & Kb, Op.17

George Onslow (1784-1853)

String Quintet No.9 in C Major, Op.25

String Quintet No.10 in f minor, Op.32

String Quintet No.11 in B flat Major, Op.33

String Quintet No.12 in a minor, Op.34

String Quintet No.13 in G Major, Op.35

String Quintet No.19 in c minor, Op.44

String Quintet No.20 in d minor, Op.45

String Quintet No.21 in g minor, Op.51

String Quintet No.22 in E flat Major, Op.57

String Quintet No.23 in a minor, Op.58

String Quintet No.26 in g minor, Op.67

String Quintet No.27 in D Major, Op.68

String Quintet No.28 in g minor, Op.72

String Quintet No.29 in E flat Major, Op.73

String Quintet No.30 in e minor, Op.74

Piano Quintet No.1 in b minor, Op.70

Sextet in a minor for Piano, Winds & Bass, Op.77bis

Sextet in a minor for Piano, Strings & Bass, Op.77bis

Nonet for Vln, Vla, Vc, Kb, Fl, Ob, Cln, Hn & Bsn

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Ignaz Pleyel (1757-1831)

Sextet for 2 Violins, 2Violas, Cello & Bass in F Major

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David Popper (1843-1913)

Requiem for 2 Vcs, Bass & Piano, Op.66 Arr Dr Scelba

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Giovanni Punto (1746-1803)

Quintet No.3 in F Major for Hn, Fl, Vln, Vla & Bass

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Joachim Raff (1822-1882)

String Sextet in g minor, Op.178 Arr by Dr Scelba

String Octet in C Major, Op.176 Arr by Dr Scelba-

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Carl Reinecke (1824-1910)

Serenade in g minor (4Vln, 2Vla, 2Vc & & Cb), Op.242

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Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)

Ancient Airs & Dances for Str Qt & Bass

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Joseph Rheinberger (1839-1901)

Nonet for Vln, Vla, Vc, Bass, Fl, Ob, Cln, Hn & Bsn

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Ferdinand Ries (1784-1838)

Quintet in b minor,for Pno, Vln, Vla, Vc & Bass, Op.74

Sextet in C Major,for Pno 2Vlns Vla Vc & Bass, Op.100

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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)

String Sextet in A Major, Arr by Dr Scelba

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Jakob Rosenhain (1813-1894)

Am Abend, A Tone Poem for String Qt & Bass, Op.99

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Julio Cesar Sanders (1897-1942)

Adios Muchachos for Cln, Vln, Vc, Bass & Piano

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Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

String Quintet in C Major, D.956 Arr by Dr Scelba

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Carl Schuberth (1811-1863)

String Octet in E Major for 4 Vln, 2Vla Vc & Bass

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Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)

En Saga for 4 Violins, 2 Violas, Cello, Bass, Fl & Cln

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Ethel Smyth (1858-1944)

String Quintet in in E Major, Op.1 Arr by Dr Scelba

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Andreas Späth (1790-1876)

Variations for Cln, Str Qt and Bass, Op.69

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Louis (Ludwig) Spohr (1784-1859)

Fantasy & Variations (Cln, 2Vln, Vla, Vc & Bass), Op.81

Nonet (Vln, Vla, Vc, Bass, Fl, Ob, Cln, Hn & Bsn), Op.31

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William Grant Still (1895-1978)

Danzas de Panama for String Quartet & Bass

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Johann Strauss, Jr. (1825-1899)

Note: These arrangements can be played as a quartet of 2 Vlns,

 Via & Bass or as a quintet for String Quartet & Bass

Morgenblätter Waltzes for Pno, 2Vlns, Vc  Bass Op.279

Schatzwalzer from the Gypsy Baron, Op.418

Tales from the Vienna Woods, Op.325

Emperor Waltzes, Op.437

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Johann Strauss, Sr. (1825-1899)

Note: These 19th century arrangements were originally

for 2 Vlns, Vla & bass but can also be played by the cello

which is why we have them available for standard string quartet

Kettenbrücke Waltzes, Op.4

Champagne Galopp, Op.8

Hof-Ball-Tänze Op.51 for 3 Violins & Cello

Bajaderen Waltzes, Op.53

Gitana Galopp, Op.108

Sperl Polka, Op.133

Salon Polka, Op.161

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Josef Strauss (1827-1870)

Note: 19th cent. arrangement originally for 2Vlns, Vla & Bass

Die guten, alten Zeiten Waltzes, Op.26

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Hermann Suter (1870-1926)

Sextet for 2 Violins, Viola, 2 Cellos & Bass, Op.18

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Sergei Taneyev (1856-1915)

String Quintet in G Major, Op.14 Arr by Dr. Scelba

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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Souvenir de Florence Str Sextet Arr by Dr. Scelba

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Ferdinand Thieriot (1838-1919)

Octet in B Flat for String Qt, Bass, Cln, Hn & Bsn, Op.62

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Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901_

Quintet in e minort for String Qt & Bass Arr. Dr. Scelba

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Robert Volkmann (1815-1883)

Serenade No.1 in C (4Vln, 2Vla, 2Vc & & Bass), Op.62

Serenade No.2 in F (4Vln, 2Vla, 2Vc & & Bass), Op.63

Serenade No.3 in d (4Vln, 2Vla, 2Vc & & Bass), Op.69

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Eugene Walckiers (1793-1866)

String Quintet No.2 in c minor, Op.94

Sextet for Flute & Strings in A Major, Op.49

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August Walter (1821-1896)

Octet in B Flat for Vln Vla Vc Bass, Cln, Hn & Bsn, Op.7

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Joseph Miroslav Weber (1854-1906)

String Quintet in D Major Arrangement by Dr Scelba

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Felix Weingartner (1863-1942)

Sextet (Pno, 2 Vlns, Vla, Vc & Bass) in e minor, Op.33

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Nicolai von Wilm (1834-1911)

Nonet (4 Vlns,  2 Vla, 2 Vc & Bass) in a minor, Op.150

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Friedrich Witt (1770-1836)

Septet for 2 Vlns, Vla, Vc & Bass, Cln, Hn, Bsn in F

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Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari (1876-1948)

Serenade in E flat (4Vln, 2Vla, 2Vc & & Bass), (1893)