Story, Movie Quartets for All
Bring the magic of the movies to your ensemble with Movie Quartets for All, a flexible and engaging collection arranged by Michael Story. Part of the popular Instrumental Ensembles for All series, this versatile publication accommodates a wide variety of instrumental combinations, enabling musicians to perform in quartets or larger ensembles regardless of instrumentation. Suitable for strings, brass, woodwinds, and percussion, the collection makes ensemble playing accessible, educational, and enjoyable for musicians of varying experience levels.
Presented in score format, each arrangement includes parts of increasing difficulty, ranging from Grade 1 through Grade 3–4, enabling players of different abilities to perform together successfully. The collection features a wonderful selection of famous movie themes, musical theatre favourites, and popular classics that audiences instantly recognise and enjoy. Ideal for school concerts, recitals, auditions, festivals, community performances, and family music-making, Movie Quartets for All helps develop ensemble skills, rhythm, intonation, listening, and musical confidence while offering exciting, rewarding repertoire.
Key Features:
- Arranged by Michael Story
- Part of the Instrumental Ensembles for All series
- Flexible instrumentation for strings, brass, woodwinds, and percussion
- Playable by quartets or larger ensembles
- Suitable for Grades 1–4 players
- Score format with progressive difficulty levels
- Encourages ensemble playing and musicianship
- Ideal for concerts, recitals, auditions, and festivals
- Features famous movie and musical themes
- Suitable for mixed-ability groups
Contents:
- Hedwig's Theme – from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
- Over the Rainbow – from The Wizard of Oz
- And All That Jazz – from Chicago
- The Magnificent Seven Theme – from The Magnificent Seven
- Theme from A Summer Place – from A Summer Place
- Eye of the Tiger – from Rocky III
- There You'll Be – from Pearl Harbor
- Blues in the Night – from Blues in the Night
- The Pink Panther Theme – from The Pink Panther
- You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch – from How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
- Parade of the Charioteers – from Ben-Hur
- Hakuna Matata – from The Lion King