Quartet Version

Easy - D Major - 4/4 - Eighth, quarter, half, dotted half and whole notes. Work on dynamic contrast with crescendo-decrescendo. Ritardando and fermata indications. Some D major scale work offered in the first violin. Melody doubled in Viola and Cello at times. Piano part. (2:35)

Medium - G Major - Gminor - 4/4 - A jazzy little piece in swing. Eighth, quarter, half and whole notes. Work on dynamic contrast with crescendo-decrescendo and the concept of “Swing”. Melody in first violin. Some melody in viola. Beginner parts for violin, viola, cello and bass. Piano Part. (2:47)

Medium - D Minor 4/4 -South America feel. Hemiola throughout Vln I, Vln II and Viola and Cello. One third positions note in Vln I measure 37. Some doubling in viola and cello Easier parts for violin, viola, cello and bass. Piano Part

A minor - 3/4 - Melody occurs in all parts. Bowings are only suggested. Some third position in first violin Written for my great-great great Grandfather Samuel Cleland. He was born in Ballywoollen, Down Northern Ireland in July of 1786. At the age of 27 he arrived in Orange County, New York to look for land and decided to go back to Ireland to marry Jane Jean Martin. In 1815 he immigrated to New York with his new wife and bought a stone house with 60 acres. In 1858, he bought a farm in the Janesville Township of Wisconsin. He and his wife had nine children. His son, Samuel Cleland was my great great grandfather. He and his wife Mary Ann McCartney had eight daughters. The eldest was my great grandmother Helen Burnett Cleland. Dedicated to all immigrants who make their way to the United States of America. (2:21)

Medium - E minor - 4/4 - quarter, dotted quarter (Bass I), eighth, sixteenth, half, dotted half, whole note. Ethnic flavor, Dynamic contrast, slurs and ties, ornamental passages. Easy Parts Vln III, Vla II, Cello II and Bass II. Piano Part (2:32)

Medium Easy - Written for my Great Niece - Medium - D major - 4/4quarter, dotted quarter, eighth, half, dotted half, whole notes. Dynamic contrast, some slurs, syncopation throughout and focus on staccato phrase ending unique to the music. Easy Parts Vln III, Vla II, Cello II and Bass II. Piano Part (2:00)

Advanced because of meter changes. Inspired by Bloch - B Minor and A Minor -5/4, 4/4 and 6/4 meters quarter, eighth, half and whole. Work on dynamic contrast with crescendo-decrescendo. A focus on accented notes is present Melody often doubled in viola. Easier parts Vln, Vla, Cello and Bass. Piano Part. (2:04)

Medium Easy - C major - 4/4 - quarter, tied eighth to quarter, eighth, sixteenth, half, dotted half, whole notes. Repetitive syncopated phrases in all parts except beginner parts. Staccato/Legato within phrases. Dynamic contrast. Easier parts Vln, Vla, Cello and Bass. Piano Part. (2:01)

Medium - E minor 4/4 quarter, dotted quarter, eighth, sixteenth, half, dotted half, whole notes. A sharps and D sharps haunt this modal piece. Repetitive staccato rhythmic figure introduced in the beginning is found in nearly all parts. Dynamic contrast. Easy Parts Vln III, Vla II, Cello II and Bass II. Piano Part (3:07)

Medium - A Minor - 4/4 quarter, eighth, half, dotted half, whole notes. Syncopated figure in all parts except in easier parts. Vln II, Val II, Cello II and Bass II. Hemiola throughout melody. Piano part. (2:18)

Medium Easy - D Major - 4/4 quarter, eighth, half, dotted half, whole notes. Syncopated figure in Bass I. Dynamic contrast. easier parts. Vln II, Val II, Cello II and Bass II. Piano Part

Medium Easy - B Minor transitions to D Major at the end. 4/4 quarter, eighth, half, dotted half, whole notes. Stacatto /Legato contrast. Dynamic contrast.Easy parts added for Vln, Vla, Cello and Bass. Piano Part.

Medium - A Minor - B Minor - A Minor - 4/4 - quarter, eighth, sixteenth, half, dotted half, whole. Repeated rhythmic motifs in melody and some harmonies. Beginner parts for violin, viola, cello and bass. Nyx is the Greek goddess and personification of the night. Her children are personifications of primarily negative forces. (2:05)

Advanced Medium -F Minor/A Major - B Minor/D Major -E Minor/G Major - Traditional Celtic fiddle, followed by slow mournful middle section which finishes with beginning section in E minor Some third position work in Violin I. Easier parts Vln II, Val II, Cello II and Bass II. Piano Part.

Medium - D Major 3/4 - quarter, eighth, half, dotted half notes. Eighth note scale runs in Viola I. Viola and Cello have some melody. Easy Parts Vln III, Vla II, Cello II and Bass II. Piano Part (2:06)

Medium - A Minor to C Major to A Minor 3/4 quarter, eighth, half, dotted half notes. Work on dynamic contrast with crescendo-decrescendo. Scale work runs occur throughout the piece. Violin I, Violin II, Viola, Cello, Bass and Piano (3:17)

Medium - D Major to B Minor passages. 4/4 Eighth, occasional dotted eighth to sixteenth phrase in lower strings. quarter, half, and whole notes. Limited third position in first violin with notes indicated an octave lower in the part. Some staccato in lower parts. 2nd violin harmony offered in second half of the piece. Melody doubled in Viola second half of the piece. Easier parts Vln, Vla, Cello and Bass. Piano Part. (2:17)

Medium - D Major 4/4 - quarter, dotted quarter (Bass I), eighth, half, dotted half, whole note. Melody and Counter Meldody blend together for final third of the piece. C sharp on the G string introduced in Violin II, Viola II and Violin III. Easy Parts Vln III, Vla II, Cello II and Bass II. Piano Part (3:18)

Medium - D Major - 4/4 - Eighth, quarter, half, dotted half and whole notes. Work on transitions between arco and pizzicato except in first violin melody. Some dynamic contrast. Tenuto and staccato contrast. Some D major scale work in 1st Violin. Easier parts Vln, Vla, Cello and Bass. Piano Part. (2:40)

Medium - D Major 4/4 quarter, dotted half, half, dotted half, whole notes. Easy syncopated figure in second half of the piece. Counter melody introduce in first violin to melody from first section in lower strings. Easier parts Vln, Vla, Cello and Bass with no syncopation. Piano Part. (2:18)

Medium - A Minor - Syncopation in first and second violins. Dynamic contrast Easier parts Vln, Vla, Cello and Bass with no syncopation. Piano Part (2:29)

Medium - D Major - 3/4-Some partial scale runs in Vln II and Vla I. A - B - A/B Form. Dynamic contrast Easier parts Vln, Vla, Cello and Bass. Piano Part. (2:54)

Medium Easy D Major, but has a modal Asian feel. 4/4-quarter, dotted quarter, eighth, half, dotted half, whole notes. Easier parts Vln, Vla, Cello and Bass. Piano Part.(2:04)