Christmas Carols

for string quartet

Collection 2

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Violin I
easy string quartet
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
arrangements by
Fabrizio Ferrari
F.Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847)
 
               
Moderato

    
f mf
6
       
        
f
     
         
11
      
 
rit.
   
16
   Refrain:
 
        
mf

O Holy Night
A.Adam (1803-1856)
Moderato

                        
f
6

    





         
mp
mf
11 
                

mf cresc.
17

                   

f
22
    
rit. 
           

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Violin I
Angels We Have Heard on High
Traditional French Carol
Allegretto

   
   
         
mp
mf

6 Refrain:
    
       
f

12
    
          

17 rit.

               
 

Carol of the Birds

Traditional Catalonian Carol

                       
Moderato

    
mf

9

                
  
mp

18
                
rit.
     
cresc. f
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Violin I
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
Traditional Carol
Andantino
        
         
mf mp

7
        
          
mf

12 Refrain:
      
       
f

   
17 rit.
         
  

Good King Wenceslas

P.Cantiones (1582 - ?)
Allegretto

                
  
f

6       
       

11      rit.  
     
  

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Violin I
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
J.B.Calkin (1827-1905)
Andante

    
p
       
       

8
       
        
   
mf

13
             
rit. 

      

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

R.Storrs Willis (1819-1900)
Andantino
         
  
      
      

f mf

7
          
            
p mf

13
          1.    2. 
          
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Violin I
O Come, O Come Immanuel
Traditional Carol

             
Andante

   
     
mf
8
               
Refrain:
     
  
f

     
15

       rit.
    
 

Pat a Pan
B.de La Mannoye (1641-1728)
Allegretto
               
   
mf
7
                 rit. 
    

Sussex Carol
Traditional Carol

Allegretto
         
               

f
6
          
      
       
11 rit.
         
           


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Violin I
We Gather Together to Ask the Lord's Blessing
E.Kremser (1838-1914)
Allegretto
            
    
f

6
                 
    

12 rit.
                
    

Away in a Manger
W.J.Kirkpatrick (1838-1921)
Andante
   
               
f

                 

12 rit.

             
   

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Violin II
easy string quartet
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
arrangements by
Fabrizio Ferrari
F.Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847)

Moderato   
           
mf f

          
6

      
     
mf
11
                
 
Refrain:
16
        rit.
     
  
f

O Holy Night
A.Adam (1803-1856)
Moderato
                 
     
mf f
7

                            

mp

14

      











   
 
cresc. mf
21
 rit.
 
    
       
    
   
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Violin II
Angels We Have Heard on High
Traditional French Carol
Allegretto
    
      
mp mf

6 Refrain:
 
              

f

11

          
 

16 rit.
  
         
 

Carol of the Birds

Traditional Catalonian Carol
Moderato
       
       
mp mf

10

                  


17 rit.
  
           
cresc. f
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Violin II
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
Traditional Carol
Andantino

                      
mp mf

8
 
              
mp

14 Refrain: rit.

           
 
f

Good King Wenceslas

P.Cantiones (1582 - ?)
Allegretto
   
            
f

                  


12
         rit. 
    

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Violin II
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
J.B.Calkin (1827-1905)
Andante
   
                 
     
mp

                 
   mp

12 rit.

              

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

R.Storrs Willis (1819-1900)
Andantino
    
         

      
mf f

7
                    
      
mf p

13
    1. 2.
              

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Violin II
O Come, O Come Immanuel
Traditional Carol
Andante
        
     
mp
8 Refrain:
         
     
f
15 rit.
          
  

Pat a Pan
B.de La Mannoye (1641-1728)
Allegretto
    
   
mp
7 rit.

         

Sussex Carol
Traditional Carol
Allegretto
 
                 
f      
7
  
        
         

12 rit.
  
        
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Violin II
We Gather Together to Ask the Lord's Blessing
E.Kremser (1838-1914)
Allegretto
   
  
   
         
f

8
      
        

13 rit.
  
              

Away in a Manger
W.J.Kirkpatrick (1838-1921)
Andante

               

f

           
  

13 rit.
   
           
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Viola
easy string quartet
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
arrangements by
Fabrizio Ferrari
F.Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847)

    
Moderato
   
         

mf

9
       
             

17 Refrain: rit.
                

O Holy Night A.Adam (1803-1856)

Moderato
                  
   
mf

                 
  p

15

                       

mp cresc. mf

21
 rit.
                  

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Viola
Angels We Have Heard on High
Traditional French Carol
Allegretto
          
mp

9 Refrain:

              
f

15 rit.
                        


Carol of the Birds

Traditional Catalonian Carol
Moderato
               
mp

           


17 rit.
              
cresc. f
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Viola
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
Traditional Carol
Andantino
              
mp

            

14 Refrain:
            rit.  
 
f

Good King Wenceslas

P.Cantiones (1582 - ?)
Allegretto
     
       
f

7
          
   

13
  rit.

         

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Viola
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
J.B.Calkin (1827-1905)
Andante
              
p

     
         
mp

12
rit.
  
            

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

R.Storrs Willis (1819-1900)
Andantino
        
 

      
mf

               

p

14
       1.     
2.
      

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Viola
O Come, O Come Immanuel
Traditional Carol
Andante
   
        
mp
8
    
Refrain:

        
f
14
         rit.

    

Pat a Pan
B.de La Mannoye (1641-1728)
Allegretto      
   
mp
7
        
rit.
 


Sussex Carol
Traditional Carol
Allegretto
     

 

  
   
 

  
f
6

    
      

       
11 rit.
                

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Viola
We Gather Together to Ask the Lord's Blessing
E.Kremser (1838-1914)
Allegretto
          
      


f

7
  
          
   

13 rit.
      
         

Away in a Manger
W.J.Kirkpatrick (1838-1921)
Andante
 
            
f

            

13 rit.
           
   
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Cello
easy string quartet Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
arrangements by
Fabrizio Ferrari
F.Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847)
Moderato
     
      
  
mf
7
      
          




12
           
   

17 Refrain:
       
rit.

     

O Holy Night A.Adam (1803-1856)

Moderato
         
 
mf

7
          
p

14
          

mp cresc. mf

21
      
rit.

     

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Cello
Angels We Have Heard on High
Traditional French Carol
Allegretto
             
mp

9 Refrain:
       
         
f

13
            
    

18
rit.
        
   

Carol of the Birds

Traditional Catalonian Carol
Moderato
         
    
  
mp

9
     
           

17
rit.
 
               
  f
cresc.
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Cello
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
Traditional Carol
Andantino
    
            
mp

8 Refrain:
        
             

15 rit.
         
      
f

Good King Wenceslas

P.Cantiones (1582 - ?)
Allegretto
              
 
f

6
     
            

12
        rit.
 
      
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Cello
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
J.B.Calkin (1827-1905)
Andante
      
     
p

7
     
        
mp

12 rit.
   
          

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

R.Storrs Willis (1819-1900)

        
Andantino
            
mf

7
  
          
   
 p

13
     1.
 2.

               
 


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Cello
O Come, O Come Immanuel
Traditional Carol

    
Andante
   
     
mp
8
     
   
Refrain:
     

f
15
        rit.
     


Pat a Pan
B.de La Mannoye (1641-1728)
Allegretto          
  
 
mp
6
        
    
10
       rit.
  
 

Sussex Carol
Traditional Carol
Allegretto
      
   
            
7 f
         

            
12
  
rit.
   
       
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Cello
We Gather Together to Ask the Lord's Blessing
E.Kremser (1838-1914)
Allegretto
          
       
 
f

7
     
            

13 rit.
 
         
    

Away in a Manger
W.J.Kirkpatrick (1838-1921)
Andante
         
       
f

7
          
      

12 rit.
         
        
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Viola II
can replace the cello part
easy string quartet Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
arrangements by
Fabrizio Ferrari
F.Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847)
Moderato
 
mf
7

12

 

17 Refrain:
rit.
  

O Holy Night A.Adam (1803-1856)

Moderato
  

mf


7

   
p

  
14

 
mp cresc. mf

21 rit.

  

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Viola II
Angels We Have Heard on High
Traditional French Carol

    
Allegretto

mp

          
9 Refrain:

     
f

13
           
     

18

     
rit.
   

Carol of the Birds

Traditional Catalonian Carol

  

Moderato
     
       
mp

         
       

17

   
rit.

          
cresc. f
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Viola II
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
Traditional Carol
Andantino


      
   
 
   
mp

8
      
Refrain:
    
          

15

       
rit.
     
  
f

Good King Wenceslas

P.Cantiones (1582 - ?)
Allegretto
 

           
 
f

     
6

            

12
       rit.

       

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Viola II
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
J.B.Calkin (1827-1905)
Andante
  
p

  

mp

12 rit.
  

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

R.Storrs Willis (1819-1900)
Andantino    
 
      
mf

 
7

   
   
p

  
13

   
1.

2.

    
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Viola II
O Come, O Come Immanuel
Traditional Carol
Andante
  
mp

 
8

 
Refrain:


f

15

 
rit.

Pat a Pan
B.de La Mannoye (1641-1728)


Allegretto

mp


6

    
10
   rit.
 

Sussex Carol
Traditional Carol

  
Allegretto
 
 
    
f
 

7
   
 

 
12
  
rit.
    
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Viola II
We Gather Together to Ask the Lord's Blessing
E.Kremser (1838-1914)

 
            
Allegretto
   
 
f

      

      
 

13

rit.
       
      

Away in a Manger
W.J.Kirkpatrick (1838-1921)

   
Andante
  
        

f

        
7

      

12
       
rit.
        

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Violin III optional part
(can replace the viola part)
Violin III
easy string quartet
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
arrangements by
Fabrizio Ferrari
F.Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809-1847)
Moderato

              
  
mf

9

                        

17 rit.
Refrain:
               

O Holy Night A.Adam (1803-1856)

Moderato

             
   
    
mf

      


           
p

15

          
 

mp
          
cresc.
mf

21
rit. 
         




           
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Violin III
Angels We Have Heard on High
Traditional French Carol
Allegretto

        
mp
 

9 Refrain:

           
   
f

15 rit.

     
 
            

Carol of the Birds

Traditional Catalonian Carol
Moderato

         
     
mp

9

    
      

17 rit.
  
    
 cresc.    
f
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Violin III
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
Traditional Carol
Andantino

   
          
mp

       
    

14 Refrain: rit.

                 
f

Good King Wenceslas

P.Cantiones (1582 - ?)
Allegretto

     
      

f

             


13 rit.

      
     
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Violin III
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
J.B.Calkin (1827-1905)
Andante

              
p

              
mp


12
rit.
               

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

R.Storrs Willis (1819-1900)
Andantino

             
   
mf

      

p
        

14
  1. 2.
  
             
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Violin III
O Come, O Come Immanuel
Traditional Carol
Andante
     
      
mp
8 Refrain:

              
f
14 rit.
      
      

Pat a Pan
B.de La Mannoye (1641-1728)
Allegretto

          
  
mp
7 rit.

              

Sussex Carol
Traditional Carol
Allegretto

      
           
f
6
 
     
            
11
 rit.

   
           
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Violin III
We Gather Together to Ask the Lord's Blessing
E.Kremser (1838-1914)
Allegretto
 
      
          
f

7
  
              

13 rit.
 
      
        

Away in a Manger
W.J.Kirkpatrick (1838-1921)
Andante

     
        
f

   
    
   

13 rit.
     
         
 
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