Viola Quartet Database: Compiled by D. DeStefano, D. Gerling, H. Herndon, and K. Lewis


1	Viola Quartet Database	Compiled by:	Dominic DeStefano, Daphne Gerling,	Hillary Herndon, and	Katherine Lewis
2	Composer	trans.	Title	Publisher	Length	Where to buy	VA 1 Grade	VA 2 Grade	VA 3 Grade	VA 4 Grade

3	Albinoni, T.	Cohen, Ross	Sinfonia I. Allegro II. Adagio III. Allegro	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	Total time: 10' I. Allegro 4'38" II. Adagio 1'45" III. Allegro 3'28	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	4	3.5	3	3
4	Bach, Johann Sebastian	Ichiro Nodaïra	Chaconne (from Partita no. 2)	TV Man Union, Inc.	14'		6	5.5	5.5	5.5
5	Bach, Johann Sebastian	Ronald C. Dishinger	Menuet in G	Medici Music Press	2'10"	www.medicimusic.com	2.5	2	2	2
6	Bach, Johann Sebastian	Cohen, Ross	J.S. Bach– Prélude Adagio for Four Violas	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	3'30''	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	5	5	5	5	Grade five due to difficult figuration in the melody, which passes between all instruments, even though it is a slow piece, and mostly in first-third position.
7	Bach, Johann Sebastian	Cohen, Ross	Contrapunctus VII a 4, Augmentation et Diminutionem (From the Art of the Fugue)	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	4'	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	5	5	5	5
8	Bach, Johann Sebastian	Cohen, Ross	Quartet Sonata for four violas	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	5'50"	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5
9	Bach, Johann Sebastian	Cohen, Ross	Alla Duodecima (from Art of Fugue)	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	4'10"	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	5	4	3.5	3.5
10	Bainbridge, Simon		Birthday fragment : for four violas (2006)	Novello and Co.	5'	www.chesternovello.com	5	4	4	4	Aletoric work. Viola 1 has 7 "fragments" of the birthday tune while violas 2-4 accompany with staggered chromatic harmonic pattern.
11	Baur, Jürg		Fünf polyphone Miniaturen	Edition Dohr	6'		5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5
12	Beethoven	Cohen, Ross	Arietta Variations for Viola Quartet from Beethoven Op.111	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	18'	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	6	6	6	6
13	Beethoven, L. V.	Cohen, Ross	Beethoven Quartet Op. 111 for four violas	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	8'45''	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	6	6	6	6
14	Berlioz, Hector	Cohen, Ross	Fugue a trois sujets	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	4'	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	2.5	2	2	2
15	Bizet, Georges	Cohen, Ross	Menuetto for viola quartet	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	3'30''	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	4	4	4	3.5
16	Bizet, Georges	Cohen, Ross	La fleur que tu m'avais jetée	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	4'	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	4	4	3.5	3
17	Bowen, York		Fantasie Quartet	Rarities for Strings	12'15"	www.raritiesforstrings.com	5	4	4	4
18	Brahms	Cohen, Ross	Hungarian Dance no. 11	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	2'30"	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	4	3.5	3	3
19	Brahms, Johannes	A.L. Christopherson	Hungarian Dance	www.music-scores.com		www.music-scores.com
20	Brahms, Johannes	Cohen, Ross	Appassionata (from Brahms Sonata Op. 120 in F minor)	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	5'40''	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	5	5	5	5
21	Brewer, Thomas	Cohen, Ross	Pavin	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	3'45"	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	3	2.5	2	2
22	Bridge, Frank	Cohen, Ross	Cradle Song	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	2'30"	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	4	3	3	3
23	Byrd, William	Cohen, Ross	The Earle of Oxfords March	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	3'	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	3	3	2	2
24	Celis, Frits		Elegie voor Willy, Op. 50b	CeBeDeM	5'	http://www.cebedem.be/en
25	Charpentier, Marc-Antoine	Cohen, Ross	Concerto (Gigue angloise)	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	2'	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	3	2	2	2
26	Cherubini, Luigi	Cohen, Ross	Sonatina	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	8'30"	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	4.5	4	4	3.5
27	Chevreuille, Raymond		Quartet for 4 violas, Op. 24	CeBeDeM	16'	http://www.cebedem.be/en
28	Chopin, Frederic	Ronald C. Dishinger	Etude	Medici Music Press			3	2.5	2	2.5	parts say Grade 2-3
29	Chopin, Fredric	Cohen, Ross	Polska, Op.56 Nr. 3	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet		http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	3	3	3	3	viola 3 and 4 are a bit simpler than 1 and 2, but still mostly even in level.
30	Cohen, Ross		Beethoven Boogie for four violas	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	2'23''	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5
31	Cohen, Ross (aka Sancho Engano)		Tricksy Pizzi	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	2'50''	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	4	4	4	4	note: contains some left-hand pizzicato, similar to what one might find in Barbara Barber books.
32	Cohen, Ross (aka Sancho Engano)		Blue Synchopation for Four Violas	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	4'40''	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	4.5	4.5	3	3
33	Cohen, Ross (aka Sancho Engano)		Dixie Doodle	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	5'	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	5	5	5	5
34	Cohen, Ross (aka Sancho Engano)		El Rezo del Soldado	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	4'10''	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	plus Tenor Drum ostinato (very simple)
35	Cohen, Ross (aka Sancho Engano), Traditional		The Green Groves of Erin	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	3'30"	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	4	3	3	3
36	Cohen, Ross/ trad.		Rolling on the Ryegrass	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	4'20''	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5
37	Cohen, Ross/ trad.		A Hard Road to Travel– Variations on a traditional Irish Melody	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	4'10''	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	4.5	4.5	4.5	4
38	Cohen, Ross/ trad. Irish		Sheahan's Reel, for viola quartet	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	3'30''	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5
39	Corelli, Arcangello	Joshua Missal	Gavotte	Fountain Park Music Publishing		www.fountainparkmusic.com	2	2	2	3	Vla 4 has some tricky chromatic octaves, but is otherwise grade 2
40	De Falla, Manuel	Joshua Missal	Ritual Fire Dance	Fountain Park Music Publishing	6'30''	www.fountainparkmusic.com	3.5	3.5	3	3
41	Debussy	Cohen, Ross	La fille aux cheveux de lin	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	3'	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	4	3	3	3
42	Debussy, Claude	Joshua Missal	Golliwog's Cakewalk	Fountain Park Music Publishing	1'18"	www.fountainparkmusic.com	3	2.5	2	2.5
43	Dobronic, Antun	Miroslav Miletic	Vibes for Four Violas (1941) I.Joyously II. Painfully III. Carefree	Croation Music Information Center	12'	www.mic.hr	I. 4 II. 3 III. 6	I. 3.5 II. 2.5 III. 4	I. 3 II. 1.5 III. 3.5	I. 3 II. 1.5 III. 3	Quite a bit of unison playing, tricky ensemble rhythm.
44	Dufay, Guillaume	Cohen, Ross	L'homme armé	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	4'	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5
45	Durst, Matthias	Ed. David M. Bynog	Adagio for Four Violas	American Viola Society	3'	http://americanviolasociety.org/resources/scores/multiple-violaensemble-music/	2.5	2	2	2	Requires developed sound and vibrato
46	Dvorak, Antonin	arr. Julian Milone	Slavonic Dance in E minor	Cala Music Publishing	4'08"	http://www.calarecords.com/acatalog/Music_Publishing.html	6	5	4	3.5	Suggested 2 per part min.
47	Elgar, Edward	Ronald C. Dishinger	Gavotte from Contrasts, Op. 10, No.3	Medici Music Press	3'		4	3	3	2.5	parts say Grade 3-4, lively but chromatic melody. Parts 3 and 4 have some tricky entrances.
48	Elgar, Edward	?	Nimrod from Enigma Variations	n/a		n/a
49	Feazelle, Andrew		A View of Highgate from Hampstead Heath for Four Violas	American Viola Society	6'	http://americanviolasociety.org/resources/scores/multiple-violaensemble-music/	4	4	4	3.5
50	Francini, Enrique	Michel Michalakakos	La vi Llegar	n/a	2'40"	michel.michalakakos@gmail.com	4.5	4	3.5	3.5	Rhythm is the trickiest element
51	Frank, César	Cohen, Ross	Two Melodies	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	6'	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	4	3	2.5	2.5
52	Gammie, Ian		Lullaby of Viola-Land	Corda Music Publications	4'30"	www.cordamus.demon.co.uk	3	2	2	2.5	Optional cello part that doubles 4th viola. Introduces Jazz chord notation, possibility of improvisational sections.
53	Grieg, Edvard	Cohen, Ross	Poetic Tone Picture	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	3'	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	3	2.5	3	2.5
54	Grissom, Sean, arr.		Allons Danser Colinda	ENDPIN Music Pub.	various	http://americanviolasociety.org/resources/scores/javs-scores/	4	4	4	3	A "looping" arrangement for four violas. Aletoric. Viola 1 and 2 have the melody while viola 3 accompanies and viola 4 is a bassline. Can also be played by one performer with pre-recorded material or with a looping pedal.
55	Guthrie	Max Raimi	This Land is Your Land	Max Raimi	1'45"	maxraimi@gmail.com	5	4.5	5	4.5	An increasingly complex arrangement of a classic American folk song
56	Hampton, N.		Irish Melody	n/a	3'	n/a	3.5	3	3.5	3.5
57	Handel, George F.		Largo from Xerxes	Medici Music Press	4'10"	www.medicimusic.com	4	2	1.5	2	Viola 1 plays up to a high B, but the entire part is written in alto clef.
58	Handel, George F.		Sarabande	Medici Music Press	3'30"	www.medicimusic.com	3	2.5	2.5	2
59	Handel, George F.		Bourree	Medici Music Press	2'35"	www.medicimusic.com	3	1.5	1.5	2
60	Handel, George F.		Overture from Alexander's Feast	Corda Music Publications	4'30"	www.cordamus.demon.co.uk	4	3	2.5	2.5	Overture rhythms tricky
61	Harbison, John		Cuccaracia and Fugue	Associated Music Publishers	4'	www.schirmer.com	4	2.5	3	2.5
62	Harding, Kenneth		Divertimento	Corda Music Publications	13'30"	www.cordamus.demon.co.uk	6	4.5	4.5	4.5
63	Haydn	Cohen, Ross	Allegro ma dolce	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	3'	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	4	3	3	3
64	Haydn, Franz Joseph	Arr. Joshua Missal	Allegretto from String Quartet Op. 76, No. 2	Fountain Park Music Publishing	1'45"	www.fountainparkmusic.com	3	1.5	3	1.5	vla 4 has wrong note in m. 27
65	Heichelbech, Julien		Stamitz Circus		2'10"
66	Heichelbech, Julien		Bartosky Concerto		3'11"
67	Howe, Julia Ward	Max Raimi	Battle Hymn of the Republic	Max Raimi	1'30"	maxraimi@gmail.com	3	4	4	4
68	Joplin, Scott	Peter Taylor	Ragtime Dance for Four Violas	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	3'31''	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	3	3	3	3	mostly first pos. but fast chromatics. Some third. pos. Syncopated rhythm and "stamping" parts.
69	Joplin, Scott		Country Club Rag	Fountain Park Music Publishing	3'30"	www.fountainparkmusic.com	4	3	2.5	3	Vla 1 entirely in treble clef, has a high B. Vla 2 will need 2nd position.
70	Kallembach, James R.		Sophistication	Corda Music Publications	4 movements I. 3'15'' II. 3'45'' III. 1' IV. 3'10''	www.cordamus.demon.co.uk	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	Many meter changes, complex rhythms and artificial harmonics.
71	Kimber, Michael		La Folia	Fountain Park Music Publishing	4'45''	www.fountainparkmusic.com	2.5	2.5	2.2	2
72	Kimber, Michael		Traveling Music	Michael Kimber	I. Moving Along - 1'30" II. Quiet, Mysterious - 2'30" III. Lively - 1'30"	http://m_kimber.tripod.com/mkmusic.html	I. 1 II. 1 III. 2	I. 1 II. 1 III. 1.5	I. 2 II. 3 III. 2	I. 1 II. 1.5 III. 1.5
73	Kimber, Michael		Celebration Fanfare	Soundpoint Music	2'	http://m_kimber.tripod.com/mkmusic.html	4	3.5	3	3
74	Kimber, Michael		Three Quirky Little Pieces	Soundpoint Music	I. Rambling Rag - 2'50" II. Wandering Waltz - 2' III. Misbehaving March - 2'30"	http://m_kimber.tripod.com/mkmusic.html	I. 3 II. 3.5 III. 3	I. 3 II. 2 III. 3	I. 3 II. 2 III. 2	I. 2.5 II.1.5 III. 2.5	Syncopation and chromatic scales
75	Kimber, Michael		Viola Fight Song	Michael Kimber	1'30"	http://m_kimber.tripod.com/mkmusic.html	3	3	2	2	"Best-loved themes from famous viola works dearanged for the Iowa City Viola Quartet"
76	Kimber, Michael		Violapalooza!	Michael Kimber	1'15"	http://m_kimber.tripod.com/mkmusic.html	3	3	3	2
77	Kimber, Michael		Two Pieces in Spanish Style	Michael Kimber	I. 1'30" II. 1'12"	http://m_kimber.tripod.com/mkmusic.html	I. 2.5 II. 4	I. 2.5 II. 3	I. 1 II. 1.5	I. 1 II. 2.5	Homophonic texture, solos in vla I and vla 2 only
78	Kimber, Michael		Dancing Viola! I. Dancing Dawn II. Dancing Day III. Dancing Dreams	Michael Kimber	6' I. II. 2'20" III. 1'50"	http://m_kimber.tripod.com/mkmusic.html	I. 2.5 II. 2.5 II. 1'50"	I. 2.5 II. 2.5 III. 1.5	I. 2 II. 2 III. 1.5	I. 2.5 II. 1.5 III. 1	for Yangmi Lim and the Dancing Viola ensemble of Seoul, South Korea. simple, pentatonic melodies throughout all of the movements
79	Kimber, Michael		Two Viola Love Songs I. I Really Love to Play the Viola II. I'm Lost Without my Beautiful Viola	Michael Kimber	I. 3'17" II. 2'52"	http://m_kimber.tripod.com/mkmusic.html	I. 2.5 II. 3	I. 2.5 II. 2.5	I. 2 II. 2.5	I. 2 II. 1.5	Both songs are lyrical yet diatonic. The first viola part in the second movement is all in treble clef.
80	Lalo, Edouard	Cohen, Ross	Guitare	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	4'	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	5	3.5	3.5	3.5
81	Lane, Richard	Baird Knechtel, Thomas Tatton, Editors	Quartet for Four Violas (1978) I. Allegro Energico II. Adagio III. Allegretto	Compositions of Richard Lane	I. 4'30" II. 3'30" III. 1'30" IV. 3'	The composer's music is published by http://www.editions-bim.com/, however this piece is out of print. It is available through ILL request from the PIVA archive	I. 4 II. 2 III. 3 IV. 4	I. 4 II. 4 III. 2.5 IV. 3	I. 3.5 II. 2.5 III. 2.5 IV. 4	I. 3 II. 1.5 III. 1.5 IV. 3	for Myron Rosenblum Mvt. 1 lively and chromatic, Mvt. 2 lyrical and beautiful counterpoint
82	Lavelee, Calixa	arr. Robert Stoskopf	O Canada	Fountain Park Music Publishing	1'15"	www.fountainparkmusic.com	1.5	1.5	1	1
83	Leclair, Jean-Marie	Cohen, Ross	Le Tambourin	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	3'	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	4.5	3	3	2
84	Levin, Andrew		Fantasy on a Prelude, Based loosely on Prelude No. 1 from Bach's WTC	Fountain Park Music Publishing	4'15"	www.fountainparkmusic.com	3.5	3	2	2.5	melody all in vla 1 part
85	Lowry, Christopher		Romanza, for four violas, op. 15		8'	http://americanviolasociety.org/resources/scores/multiple-violaensemble-music/	4.5	4.5	4.5	4.5
86	Mac Lean, John		Elegy	Fountain Park Music Publishing	7'10"	www.fountainparkmusic.com	3	3	3	3	20th century chromaticism
87	Mahler, Gustav	Cohen, Ross	Trauermarsch	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	10'	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	4	4	4	1
88	Martin Folk Strings	Joanne Martin	Folk Strings	Summy-Birchard Music			Swing Low, Sweet Chariot 2 My Grandfather's Clock 1 Moo-Lee-Hua 2 Alouette 1 Marianina 1 Don't You Go 2 Farewell to Nova Scotia 2 Yankee Doodle 2 She's Like the Swallow 2.5 Valencianita 1.5	Swing Low, Sweet Chariot 2 My Grandfather's Clock 1 Moo-Lee-Hua 2 Alouette 1.5 Marianina 2 Don't You Go 2.5 Farewell to Nova Scotia 2 Yankee Doodle 1 She's Like the Swallow 2 Valencianita 2	Swing Low, Sweet Chariot 2 My Grandfather's Clock Moo-Lee-Hua Alouette Marianina Don't You Go Farewell to Nova Scotia Yankee Doodle She's Like the Swallow Valencianita	Swing Low, Sweet Chariot 1 My Grandfather's Clock Moo-Lee-Hua Alouette Marianina Don't You Go Farewell to Nova Scotia Yankee Doodle She's Like the Swallow Valencianita
89	Martin More Folk Strings	Joanne Martin	1. Shoo Fly 2. Tancuj, Tancuj 3. Linstead Market 4. Un Canadien Errant 5. Bella Bimba 6. The Leaving of Liverpool 7. I've Been Working on the Railroad 8. Aupres de Ma Blonde 9. Sakura 10. Good Evening	Summy-Birchard Music	1. 1'43" 2. 1'30" 3. 1'40" 4. 1'45" 5. 1'30" 6. 2'15" 7. 1'40" 8. 1'30" 9. 2'15" 10. 1'40"	Amazon.com	Shoo Fly - 2 Tancuj, Tancuj - 2 Linstead Market - 2 Un Canadien Errant - 1 Bella Bimba - 2 The Leaving of Liverpool - 2 I've Been Working on the Railroad - 2 Aupres de ma Blonde - 2 Sakura - 2 Good Evening - 2	Shoo Fly - 3 Tancuj, Tancuj - 3 Linstead Market - 3 Un Canadien Errant - 2 Bella Bimba - 3 The Leaving of Liverpool - 3 I've Been Working on the Railroad - 2 Aupres de ma Blonde - 2 Sakura - 2 Good Evening - 2	Shoo Fly - 2 Tacuj, Tancuj - 2 Linstead Market - 2 Un Canadien Errant - 1 Bella Bimba - 2 The Leaving of Liverpool - 2 I've Been Working on the Railroad - 2 Aupres de ma Blonde - 2 Sakura - 2 Good Evening - 2	Shoo Fly - 1.5 Tancuj, Tancuj - 1.5 Linstead Market - 2 Un Canadien Errant - 1 Bella Bimba - 2 The Leaving of Liverpool - 2 I've Been Working on the Railroad - 1.5 Aupres de ma Blonde - 1.5 Sakura - 2 Good Evening - 2
90	Martin, Joanne Violafest Volume 1		Danse d'Ecublens (Martin)	Alfred Publishing	Compilation of Duos, Trios and Quartets	www.alfred.com	1	1	1	1
91	Martin, Joanne Violafest Volume 2		Violafest Volume 2 Sunny Days (Martin) Reverie (Martin) Czardas (Martin)	Alfred Publishing	Compilation of Trios and Quartets	www.alfred.com	Sunny Days 3 Candlelight 3.5 Czardas 3.5	Sunny Days 2.5 Candlelight 3 Czardas 3	Sunny Days 2.5 Candlelight 3 Czardas 3	Sunny Days 2.5 Candlelight 2.5 Czardas 3
92	Mendelssohn	Cohen, Ross	Andante	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	4'	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	4	3.5	3	3
93	Mendelssohn-Bartholdy	Cohen, Ross	Rondo, for viola quartet	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	5'	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	4	4	3.5	3
94	Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix	David M. Bynog, ed.	Adagio from Sinfonia VIII arranged for Viola Quartet	American Viola Society	5'30"	http://americanviolasociety.org/resources/scores/multiple-violaensemble-music/	3	2.5	2.5	2.2
95	Missal, Joshua		Hoedown	Fountain Park Music Publishing	1'36"	www.fountainparkmusic.com	3	2.5	2.5	2.5	richoet bowing required for all four parts
96	Missal, Joshua	Russian Folk Song arr. Joshua Missal	The Sleigh	Fountain Park Music Publishing	1'40"	www.fountainparkmusic.com	3	3	2.5	2.5	ricochet bowing required for all 4 parts
97	Missal, Joshua		3 Moods for 4 Violas	Fountain Park Music Publishing	I. In a Lighthearted Mood - 2'30" II. In a Somber Mood - 3'40" III. In a Spirited Mood - 2'45"	www.fountainparkmusic.com	I. 4 II. 3 III. 3	I. 3 II. 4 III. 3	I. 3 II. 3 III. 3	I. 3 II. 2.5 III. 3
98	Mozart, W.A.	Cohen, Ross	Fuga, for four violas	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	3'50"	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	3.5	3.5	3	3
99	Mozart, W.A.	Ronald C Dishniger	Motet Ave Verum Corpus	Medici Music Press	3'	www.medicimusic.com	2	1	2	2	Ensemble very manageable
100	Nielsen	Cohen, Ross	Romance	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	4'	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	4	3.5	3	3
101	Ordord, Stuart		3 Pieces for 4 violas and a Double Bass	Corda Music Publications	I. Dancing Violas - 2'45" II. Interlude - 3'30" III. Violas in the Sun - 2'20"	www.cordamus.demon.co.uk	I. 4 II. 3 III. 5.5	I. 3 II. 2.5 III. 5	I. 3.5 II. 2.5 III. 5	I. 3.5 II. 2.5 III. 4.5
102	Pachelbel	Cohen, Ross	Fantasia in C minor	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	3'	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	4	3	3	2.5
103	Pachelbel, Johann	arr. Lynne Latham	Canon in D	Latham Music, distributed by Ludwig Music Pub. Co.	6'21"		3	2.5	2.5		Bass line switches between the 3rd and 4th part
104	Paganini, Niccolo	Cohen, Ross	Moto Perpetuo	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	5'30"	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	5	5	5	5
105	Paganini, Niccolo	Cohen, Ross	La Campanella	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	5'15"	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	6	6	4.5	4
106	Papini, Guido	ed. Thomas Tatton	Quartet	Rarities for Strings	I. Moderato Assai- 50" II. Allegro Moderato - 2'30" III. Andante Sostenuto - 2' IV. Allegretto con spirito - 1'30"	www.raritiesforstrings.com	I. 4.5 II. 5 III. 4 IV. 4	I. 3 II. 4 III. 3 IV. 4	I. 3 II. 3 III. 2 IV. 4	I. 2 II. 3 III. 2.5 IV. 3
107	Piazzolla, Astor	Arranged by Michel Michalakakos	Preparense	??	3'	??	4	3	3	3
108	Praetorius, Michael	Cohen, Ross	Bransle de villages	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	4'30"	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	3	2	2	1
109	Progressive Quartets	Doris Gazda	1.There's Music in the Air (Traditional) 2. America (H. Carey) 3. The Fox (American Fiddle Tune) 4. Early One Morning (English Folk Song) 5. Cindy (American Folk Song) 6. Oh! Susanna (S. Foster) 7. The Wabash Cannonball (American Folk Song) 8. Home on the Range (D. Kelley) 9. Pat-a-Pan (B. de la Monoye) 10. Fum! Fum! Fum! (C. Carol) 11. Flow Gently, Sweet Afton (J. Spilman) 12. Go Down Moses (American Spiritual) 13. Santa Lucia (Neapolitan Boat Song) 14. The Boll Weevil (Blues Song) 15. The Orchestra (W. Geisler) 16. Sailor's Song (E. Greig) 17. Two French Carols (Traditional) 18. Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair (S. Foster) 19. Musette (Gluck) 20. Evening Prayer from Hansel and Gretel (E. Humperdinck) 21. Lullaby (Mozart) 22. Minuet from Don Giovanni (Mozart) 23. The Reaper's Song (R. Schumann) 24. Viennese Refrain (Austrian Folk Song) 25. German Dance (F.Schubert) 26. Barcarolle (J. Offenbach) 27. Polka (J. Dussek) 28. Gavotte (Gluck) 29. Chanson Triste (Tchaikovsky) 30. Intermezzo (Mendelssohn) 31. Gavotte from Les petits riens (Mozart)	Carl Fischer		carlfischer.com	1.1 2.1 3.1 4.1 5.1 6.1 7.1 8.1 9.1 10.1 11.1 12.1 13.1 14.1 15.1 16.1 17.1/1 18. 1 19.1 20. 1.5 21. 1.5 22. 1 23. 1.5 24.1.5 25.2 26.1 27. 1 28. 1 29. 1.5 30. 1.5 31. 1.5	1.2 2.1 3.1 4.1 5.1 6.1 7.1 8.1 9.1 10.1 11.1 12.1 13.1 14.1 15.1 16.1 17. 1/1 18.1 19.1 20.1 21.1.5 22.1.5 23.1.5 24.1 25. 1 26.1.5 27.1 28.2 29.1 30.2 31.2	1. 1 2.1 3.1 4. 1 5. 1 6.1 7.1 8.1 9.1 10.1 11.1 13.1 14.1 15.1 16.1 17.1 18.1 19.1 20.1 21.1 22.1 23.1.5 24.1.5 25.2 26. 1.5 27. 1 28. 1.5 29.1 30. 2 31.1.5	1.1 2.1 3.1 4.1 5.1 6.1 7.1 8.1 9.1 10.1 11.1 12.1 13.1 14.1 15.1 16.1 17.1 18.1 19.1 20.1 21.1 22.1 23.1 24.1 25.1 26.1.5 27.1 28.1.5 28.1.5 29.1.5 30.2 31. 1.5	Can be played by any combination of string instruments
110	Prokofiev/Mendelson	arr. Julian Milone	Waltz from War and Peace	Cala Music Publishing	3'07"	http://www.calarecords.com/acatalog/Music_Publishing.html	5	4	4	2.1	Best for 4 part ensemble. Includes a bass part
111	Puccini, Giacomo	Cohen, Ross	Crisantemi	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	5'30"	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	5	4	4	3.1
112	Purcell, Henry		Marche from Suite No. 5 for Clavier	Medici Music Press	1'50"	www.medicimusic.com	1	1	1	4/1/2013
113	Purcell, Henry	Cohen, Ross	Fugue	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	4'45"	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	4	3.5	3.5	3.5
114	Pütz, Eduard		Frammenti : für vier Bratschen	P.J. Tonger	5'		6	6	6	5/1/2013
115	Quatrabratsche Vol. 1	Arr. David Levenson	1. Thanksgiving Hymn 2. Theme from Judas Maccabeus (Handel) 3. Angels We Have Heard on High 4. Jingle Bells 5. Jesu, Der Du Meine Seele (Bach) 6. The Scarlet Sarafan 7. Theme from Piano Sonata, K. 331 (Mozart)	Latham Music	Hymn - 30" Handel - 40" Angels - 30" Jingle Bells - 50" Bach - 50" Sarafan - 1' Mozart - 1'	www.sheetmusicplus.com	Hymn - 2 Handel - 2.5 Angels - 1 Jingle Bells - 2 Bach - 2 Sarafan - 3 Mozart - 2.5	Hymn - 1 Handel - 2 Angels - 1 Jingle Bells - 1 Bach - 1.5 Sarafan - 2 Mozart - 2	Hymn - 1 Handel - 1 Angels - 1 Jingle Bells - 1.5 Bach - 2 Sarafan - 2 Mozart - 1	6.1
116	Quatrebratsche Vol. 2	Arr. David Levenson	1. Theme from String Quartet, Op. 76 #3 (Haydn) 2. Prelude, Op. 28 #7 (Chopin) 3. Theme from String Quartet, Op. 29 (Schubert) 4. Prelude, Op. 28 #20 (Chopin 5. Themes from Symphony #2 (Brahms) 6. Impromptu, Op. 142 #2 (Schubert)	Latham Music	Haydn - 2'15" Chopin #7 - 32" Schubert Op 29 - 2'10" Chopin #20 - 1' Brahms - 1'25" Schubert Op 142 - 1'30"	www.sheetmusicplus.com	Haydn - 3 Chopin #7 - 3 Schubert Op 29 - 3 Chopin #20 - 3 Brahms - 3 Schubert Op 142 - 3	Haydn - 2 Chopin #7 - 1.5 Schubert Op 29 -2 Chopin #20 - 2 Brahms - 2 Schubert Op 142 - 2	Haydn - 2 Chopin #7 - 1 Schubert Op 29 - 1.5 Chopin #20 - 1.5 Brahms - 2 Schubert Op 142 - 2	7.1
117	Quatrebratsche Vol. 3	Arr. David Levenson	1. Lift Thine Eyes from Elijah (Mendelssohn) 2.Sailor's Song (Greig) 3. La Cinquantaine (Marie) 4. Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Bach) 5. Tambourian (Leclaire) 6. Spinning Song (Ellmenreich)	Latham Music	Mendelssohn - 1'50" Grieg - 1" Marie - 2'45" Bach - 2'30" Leclair - 1'45" Ellmenreich - 1'30"	www.sheetmusicplus.com	Mendelssohn - 1 Grieg - 2 Marie - 2 Bach - 2 Leclaire - 3 Ellmenreich - 2.5	Mendelssohn -1 Grieg - 2 Marie - 3 Bach - 2 Leclaire -3 Ellmenreich - 2	Mendelssohn - 1 Grieg - 2 Marie - 2 Bach - 2 Leclaire - 1.5 Ellmenreich - 2	8.1
118	Quatrebratsche Vol. 4	Arr. David Levenson	1. To a Wild Rose (E. MacDowell) 2. The Guitar Player (L. Schytte) 3. Puppet's Complaint 4. Chanson Triste, Op. 40, No. 2, (Tchaikovsky) 5. Funeral March of a Marionette (C. Gounod) 6. Children's March (F. Schubert)	Latham Music	MacDowell "To a Wild Rose" - 1'50" Schytte "The Guitar PLayer" - 55" Franck "Puppet's Complaint" -1'50" Tchaikovsky "Chanson Triste" - 2'45" Gounod "Funeral March of a Marionette" - 2'30" Schubert "Children's March" - 2'15"	www.sheetmusicplus.com	MacDowell - 2.5 Schytte - 3.5 Franck - 3 Tchaikovsky -3 Gounod - 3.5 Schubert - 4.	MacDowell - 1 Schytte -2.5 Franck -2 Tchaikovsky - 2 Gounod - 2 Schubert - 3	MacDowell - 2 Schytte - 2 Franck - 2 Tchaikovsky - 2 Gounod - 2 Schubert - 2	9.1
119	Rameau, Jean-Philippe	Cohen, Ross	Les Indes Galantes– Airs de Ballet for Violas Quartet 1. Menuet 2. Rigaudon 3. Gavotte en Rondeau 4. Danse des Sauvages 5. Air 6. Tambourin 7. Musette 8. Chaconne	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	Total: 20' 20'' 1. Menuet 3' 2. Rigaudon 1'45'' 3. Gavotte en Rondeau 1'45'' 4. Danse des Sauvages 1'45'' 5. Air 1'40 6. Tambourin 1'30'' 7. Musette 1'35'' 8. Chaconne 7'15''	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	5	5	5	10.1	need to divide the grading by movement because some is 4.
120	Ravel	Cohen, Ross	Pavane pour un infante défunte	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	5'	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	4	4	3.5	11.1
121	Ravel, Maurice	Julian Milone	Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte	Editions Durand, Ricordi	5'41"	www.calarecords.com	4.5	3	4	12.1	with harp (piano) and bass. Works best as a viola choir (multiple players per part).
122	Respighi	Cohen, Ross	Bachanalle, for four violas	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	6'50"	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	5.5	5.5	5	13. 1
123	Respighi, Ottorino	Cohen, Ross	Italiana	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	3'	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	3.5	3	3	14. 1
124	Rihm, Wolfgang		Canzona	Universal Editions	25'	http://www.universaledition.com
125	Rossi, Salomone	Cohen, Ross	Canzon	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	4'	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	3	2.5	2.5	15.1
126	Rzewski, Frederic		Fortune for Four Talking Violists		6'		6	6	6	16.1	Violists play and speak a Shakespeare sonnet simultaneously
127	Saint-Saëns, Camille	Cohen, Ross	Danse Macabre for Four Violas	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	7'30''	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	4.5	4	4	17.1
128	Sancho Engano	Cohen, Ross	Tango Bach– for four violas	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	5'10"	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	5	5	5	18.1
129	Sancho Engano	Cohen, Ross	For Four (for four violas)	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet		http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	4	4	4	19. 1
130	Sancho Engano	Cohen, Ross	Ukulele	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	2'55"	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	4.5	4	3	20.1
131	Sancho Engano	Cohen, Ross	Heading for Home: March and Jig	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	7'	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	4	4	3.5	21
132	Scarlatti, Domenico	arr. Ian Gammie	Sonata in F	Corda Music Publications	5'	www.cordamus.demon.co.uk	4	4	3	3
133	Schubert	Cohen, Ross	Moments musicaux no. 3	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	2'	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	4	4	4	4
134	Schubert, Franz	Cohen, Ross	Arpeggione' Quaret, for four violas	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	11'15"	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	5	5	4.5	4.5
135	Schubert, Franz	arr. Robert Stoskopf	Entr'acte from Rosamunde	Fountain Park Music Publishing	4'15"	www.fountainparkmusic.com	4	4	2	2
136	Shostakovich/Mass/Chervinsky	Arr. Julian Milone	Cheryomushki Galop	Cala Music Publishing	2'16"	http://www.calarecords.com/acatalog/Music_Publishing.html	4.5	4	3.5	2.5	with bass and percussion. Divisi on viola 4 part. Suggested 3 per part
137	Shulman, Alan		Two Episodes	Gems Music	I. Night - 4' II. Ancora - 5'	http://www.capital.net/com/ggjj/shulman	I. 4 II. 5	I. 3 II. 3.5	I. 3 II. 3	I. 3.5 II. 3
138	Slapin, Scott		Sketches	Ourtext	5'05"	www.ourtext.co.uk	4	3.5	3	3	Great rhythmic variety, nicely balanced textures.
139	Smith, John Stafford		The Star-Spangled Banner	Fountain Park Music Publishing	1'10''	www.fountainparkmusic.com	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	Contains dotted rhythms, some chromatic passages and viola 1 last note is a high B.
140	Sousa, John Philip		The Liberty Bell March	Ellicott Editions	3'12''		4	4	4	4	All 4 parts contain treble clef and go to high D.
141	Sousa, John Philip	Arr. Harold Lieberman	Stars and Stripes Forever	Fountain Park Music Publishing	5'30''	www.fountainparkmusic.com	4.5	4	4	4	Viola 1 part is mostly in treble clef and goes to 6th position.
142	Sousa, John Philip	Arr. Max Raimi	Stars and Stripes Forever	Max Raimi	3'40"	maxraimi@gmail.com	4	4	3.5	3.5
143	Strauss, J.	Cohen, Ross	Violetta	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	3'30"	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	3.5	2.5	2	2
144	Strayhorn, Billy	Arr.Julian Milone	Take the 'A' Train	Cala Music Publishing	3'08"	http://www.calarecords.com/acatalog/Music_Publishing.html	5.5	3.5	3	3.5	Suggested minimum: 3 1st, 3 2nd, 2 3rd, 2 4th
145	Struass, Johann & Josef	Arr. Joshua Missal	Pizzicato Polka	Fountain Park Music Publishing	2'15"	www.fountainparkmusic.com	3	2.5	2	2.5
146	Strauss, Johann Jr.	Arr. Joshua Missal	Perpetual Motion	Fountain Park Music Publishing	7'30''	www.fountainparkmusic.com	3.5	3	3	3	All parts contain syncopation, ornaments and chromatic passages. Viola 1 has parts written in treble clef and string crossings from C to D strings. Several optional endings.
147	Stuen-Walker, Elizabeth		Violas in Concert, Classical Collection Volume 1 All Glory, Laud and Honor (Bach) Praludium (Shostakovich)	Summy-Birchard Music	Compilation of 2-5 part viola ensembles	www.boosey.com	Bach 1.5 Shostakovitch 2	Bach 1.5 Shostakovitch 2.5	Bach 2 Shostakovitch 2.5	Bach 2 Shostakovitch 2.5
148	Tartini	Cohen, Ross	Adagio cantabile	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	3'	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	4	3	3	2.5
149	Tchaikovsky	Cohen, Ross	Suite for Viola Quartet from Op.37a 1. Autumn Song 2. Lily of the Valley 3. Barcarole 4. Carnival	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	Total time: 13'10" 1. Autumn Song 2'43" 2. Lily of the Valley 2'50" 3. Barcarole 4'34" 4. Carnival 3'	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	5	5	5	5
150	Tchaikovsky	Cohen, Ross	Aveu Passioné	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	4'	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	4	4	4	4
151	Tchaikovsky	Cohen, Ross	Barcarolle	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	6'30"	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	4	3.5	3	3
152	Telemann, G. P.	Cohen, Ross	Don Quixote Suite, for four violas 1. Overture Largo– Allegro 2. Awakening of Don Quixote 3. His Attack on the Windmills 4. Sighs of love for Princess Aline 5. Sancho Panza Swindled 6. Rosinante Galloping 7. The gallop of Sancho Panza's mule 8. Don Quixote at Rest	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	18'30''	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	4.5	4	4	4
153	Telemann, G.P.	Cohen, Ross	Concerto no. 2 for 4 violas	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	3'	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	3	2.5	2.5	2.5
154	Telemann, Georg Phillip	Arr. Alan Arnold	Concerto No. 1 in C I. Largo II. Allegro III. Adagio IV. Vivace	Viola World	I. 2'08" II. 1'50" III. 46" IV. 1'45"	http://www.violaworldpublications.com/	I. 2 II. 2.5 III. 1.5 IV. 1.5	I. 2.5 II. 2 III. 2 IV. 2	I. 1.5 II. 1.5 III. 1.5 IV. 1.5	I. 2.5 II. 2 III. 2.5 IV. 2	Editorial problems in 4th part of mvt. IV. Mvt. II very canonic
155	Telemann, Georg Phillip	Arr. Alan Arnold	Concerto No. 2 in G	Viola World	I. and II. 3'30" III. and IV. 3'45"	http://www.violaworldpublications.com/	I. and II. 1.5 III. and IV 2	I. and II. 1 III. and IV. 2	I. and II. 1 III. and IV. 1.5	I. and II. 1.5 III. and IV. 1.5	The easiest to put together of the Telemann Concertos, the ensemble is quite easy, especially in the first two movements. The fourth movement has more canonic entrances which could be difficult for beginners.
156	Telemann, Georg Phillip	Arr. Alan Arnold	Concerto No. 3 in F	Viola World	I. and II. 6' III. and IV. 4'20"	http://www.violaworldpublications.com/	I. and II. 2.5 III. and IV. 2.5	I. and II. 2 III. and IV. 2	I. and II. 2 III. and IV. 2	I. and II. 2 III. and IV	The first and second movement are straightforward in terms of the ensemble. The fourth movement employs basic syncopation, usually in pairs.
157	Telemann, Georg Phillip	Arr. Alan Arnold	Concerto No. 4 in D	Viola World	I. 2' II. 2'30 III. 1'15" IV. 3'30"	http://www.violaworldpublications.com/	I. 3.5 II. 3 III. 2 IV. 3	I. 3.5 II. 3 III. 1 IV. 2.5	I. 3.5 II. 3 III. 1.5 IV. 2.5	I. 3.5 II. 3 III. 1.5 IV. 2	Mvt. 1 is all double stops. Might work better as a double quartet for younger students at lower grade levels. Mvt. 2 Fugal Mvt. 3 homophonic melody in Vla 1
158	Traditional	Arr. David Bynog	Carol of the Birds El Cant dels ocells		1 movement		6	4.5	4.5	3.5
159	Traditional Christmas Carols	Ar. Michael Kimber	1. O Come, All Ye Faithful 2. The First Noel 3. It Came Upon a Midnight Clear 4. Nino Lindo 5. O Little Town of Bethlehem 6. silent Night 7. O Come, O Come, Emanuel 8. Hark! The Herald Angels SIng 9. Coventry Carol 10. Joy to the World 11. Lo, How a Rose e're Blooming 12. What Child is this 13. Angels we have heard on high 14. We Wish you a Merry Christmas 15. Feliz Navidad	Soundpoint Music	1. 45" 2. 50" 3. 33" 4. 1' 5. 34" 6. 1' 7. 50" 8. 40" 9. 25" 10. 20" 11. 32" 12. 40" 13. 30" 14. 20" 15. 26"	http://m_kimber.tripod.com/mkmusic.html	I. 1 2. 1 3. 2 4. 1 5. 1 6. 2 7. 2 8. 3 9. 1 10. 2 11. 1 12. 2.5 13. 1 14. 2 15. 2.5	1. 1.5 2. 1 3. 2 4. 2 5. 1 6. 1 7. 1 8. 1 9. 1 10. 1 11. 2 12. 2 13. 1 14. 1 15. 2.5	1. 1 2. 1.5 3. 1 4. 2 5. 1.5 6. 1 7. 1 8. 1 9. 1 10. 1 11. 1 12. 1 13. 1 14. 1 15. 2.5	1. 1 2. 1.5 3. 1 4. NA 5. 1 6. 1 7. 1 8. 2 9. 1 10. 1 11. 1 12. 1 13. 1 14. 1.5 15. 2.5	In Nino Lindo, there are 3 parts - the top voice is doubled if for 4 players.
160	Vaughan Williams, Ralph		A Winter's Willow	Medici Music Press	2'45"	www.medicimusic.com	3	2.5	2	2.5
161	Vivaldi	Cohen, Ross	Sinfonia	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	3'	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	4	3.5	4	3
162	Vivaldi, Antonio	Arr. Alan Arnold, Edited by William Lincer	Concerto for Four Violas and Piano I. Alelgro II. Largo-Larghetto-Adagio-Largo III. Allegro	Viola World	1. 5' II. 3 III. 5	http://www.violaworldpublications.com/	I. 3 II. 3 III. 3	I. 2.5 II. 2.5 III. 3	I. 2.5 II. 2 III. 2.5	I. 3 II. 2.5 III. 3	Piano part Equal distribution of solos in first movement. Tricky string crossings in third movement, some counting difficulties.
163	von Tilzer, Albert and Jack Norwith	Jon Jeffrey Grier	Take Me Out to the Ballgame A Bench-Clearing Brawl for Four Violas	Latham Music	~5'	www.sheetmusicplus.com	3	3	3	3	Theatrical elements--the violists also have to be convincing actors! Several performance videos exist on YouTube.
164	Walker, Geoffery	Cohen, Ross	Absolute Zero Rag– for four violas	Absolute Zero Viola Quartet	4'34''	http://www.absolutezeroviola4.com/	4	4	4	4
165	Weinzierl, Max von	Ed. David M. Bynog	Nachtstück			http://americanviolasociety.org/resources/scores/multiple-violaensemble-music/	5.5	4	4	3.5
166	Wreede, Katrina		In Praise of August Sundogs		5'30"	http://americanviolasociety.org/resources/scores/multiple-violaensemble-music/	4	4	4	4	Approachable use of extended techniques
167	Wreede, Katrina		Violas on a Roll		4'	http://americanviolasociety.org/resources/scores/multiple-violaensemble-music/	4	4	3	3	Includes improvisation
168	Zeumer, Gerhard		Bratschengrüsse : a birthday quodlibet for four viola