Product Description
VIVA LA VIDA - GUITAR QUARTET - BEST SELLER!
For Classical or Acoustic Guitar - sometimes it's erroneously listed here as Electric Guitar.
Derek Hasted writes "This piece is one of my most popular - it presents a massive wall of sound and theres musical interest for everyone - players and audience alike.
In fact Ive made 2 guitar ensemble arrangements - one in 6 parts (or larger ensemble) and this one, in 4 parts (or a larger group). This arrangement, which is a top seller, has double-stopping in the lower parts, giving greater volume and dynamic range than the sextet, and suits a quartet of equal abilities.
To find the other arrangement, which is a little easier (and also has an optional part for a bass-clef instrument), visit my website - link below - and go to the sextets page.
Based on a simple repeating chord sequence, this is a powerful piece of music and fits classical guitar so very well. Extending across three and a quarter octaves, there's a big sound, a strong melody, a hypnotic countermelody and a pulsing rhythm. When a version of this arrangement was played by Hampshire Guitar Orchestra it always went down a storm.
Ideal for a school concert or for an adult concert's closing item or encore.
The parts vary from intermediate to almost advanced intermediate.
Guitar 1 has some "8va" phrases - these need to be taken right up the neck so they top the wall of sound - the 8va is simply to aid reading.
Guitar 4 is tuned down to 6=D.
Fingering is left to the players - some might find repeated use of the Left Hand 4 very efficient, some might find it tiring, so please choose what works for you.
I hope you enjoy playing this piece!"
This is one of a large and growing range of accessible ensembles from experienced arranger Derek Hasted, and is supplied as full score and parts. Derek's website at www.derek-hasted.co.uk/smp lists all his arrangements by title and by "number of instruments", with links to soundclips and sample score.
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