Elgar: Serenade In E Minor, Op. 20, String Quartet

Category: String Quartet; Two Violins, Viola, and Cello ** Composer: Elgar, Edward ** Title: Serenade in E Minor, Op. 20 ** Score and Parts ** Transcribed and Edited by: Graham Bastable ** Publisher: International Music Company ** Difficulty: A5.

Edward Elgars beloved Serenade in E Minor, Op. 20, has long been a favorite of string orchestras. It is full of Elgars rich English romanticism, and, though a relatively youthful work for the composer (based on a now-lost piece called Three Pieces for String Orchestra, premiered when Elgar was 30), there is a decided maturity about it. This transcription now makes it available to the string quartet as well.