Product Description
Written, recorded, and released in 1959 by brothers Santo and Johnny Farina, "Sleep Walk" reached the top of the Billboard charts that year and has been popular ever since. A staple of the steel-guitar surf rock era, the beautiful instrumental ballad was later covered by a number of other artists, influenced a number of other songs, and even inspired Stephen King to write a screenplay! Originally written for a proposal, this string quartet arrangement brings to life the languid melodies, beautiful harmonies and countermelodies, and laid-back surf rock groove of the original for a chart that's just as much fun to play as it is to listen to. Rated intermediate; there are a handful of high notes and syncopated rhythms in the v1 part, but overall this will be playable for students and easily sightreadable for professionals.
Sarah Cellobat Chaffee is an in-demand acoustic & electric cellist and string arranger. Currently, she performs with legendary rock band Aerosmith in their Deuces Are Wild residency show, and she is the principal cellist for the Raiders House Band, playing for a crowd of 60,000 at all of the team's home games. She also plays with many other groups including Premiere Wedding Music, Bella Electric Strings, the Femmes Of Rock, and David Perricos Pop Strings Orchestra. Sarah has performed and recorded with numerous other artists including Disturbed, Mötley Crüe, Celine Dion, Halsey, Michael Bublé, Sarah Brightman, and Lady A. She is the exclusive arranger for a number of award-winning wedding and event companies all across the United States, including Premiere Wedding Music, Las Vegas Music Oasis, and Impulse Strings, and she has created custom arrangements for many other ensembles all over the world. You can find her at:
http://www.cellobat.com
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