Product Description
Originally written and recorded by Marvin Gaye in 1967, "If This World Were Mine" is a soulful love ballad that earned a place on the Billboard Hot 100 chart but never quite took off in the mainstream. That is, of course, until Luther Vandross and Cheryl Lynn revamped it for Lynn's album Instant Love fifteen years later -- their slow-jam extended recording of the song proceeded to take over the music scene, earning a top-five spot on the Hot R&B Singles chart and becoming an anthem of everlasting love for audiences around the world. So it's no wonder that the Luther Vandross version of this song is still a popular wedding request to this day! This Cellobat arrangement for your string quartet maintains the lush harmonies, call-and-response verses, and dynamic passion of the original for a chart that's sure to tug on your audience's heartstrings. Rated advanced-intermediate mainly for some tricky rhythms throughout; this will be learnable for more advanced students and sightreadable for professionals.
Sarah Cellobat Chaffee is an in-demand acoustic & electric cellist and string arranger. You may have seen her onstage with legendary rock band Aerosmith as the cellist for their Deuces Are Wild residency, playing more than 50 sold-out shows with the Bad Boys from Boston; she is also the principal cellist for the Las Vegas Raiders House Band, playing at Allegiant Stadium for a crowd of 60,000 at all of the team's home games. She also plays and tours with many other world-renowned groups including the Femmes of Rock, David Perricos Pop Strings Orchestra, Premiere Wedding Music, and Bella Electric Strings. Sarah has made a number of TV appearances including the Billboard Music Awards, the Latin Grammy Awards, the iHeartRadio Music Festival, and the CBS reality show Love Island; she also played with Michael Bublé for his sold-out Resorts World residency and appeared with him on the Kelly Clarkson Show. Sarah has performed with numerous other artists including Disturbed, Mötley Crüe, Celine Dion, Sammy Hagar, the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Halsey, Kygo, and Sarah Brightman.
Sarah is also an acclaimed string arranger who has published hundreds of arrangements under her own label, Cellobat Charts. She is the exclusive arranger for several award-winning wedding and event companies across the United States, and she has created custom arrangements for many other ensembles worldwide. Sarah's mission is to provide other string players with excellent charts that are user-friendly, sightreadable, fun to play and fun to listen to -- crowd pleasing guaranteed! Sarah is proud to say that she's performed her own Cellobat Charts at venues including the MGM Grand Garden Arena, the Super Bowl LVIII Team Owners' Party, the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix, the Netflix Licensing Expo, private events for Louis Vuitton Fine Jewelry, and the Vegas Golden Knights' Annual Gala -- and she promises that you will love them too!
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This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters. ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds.