Simple Strings
Easy Pieces For String Ensembles

Barbara Stanzeleit

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This book contains the score only. You can download the parts using the QR code printed on the first page.

Discover the joy of making music together!

This collection brings ensemble playing within reach from the very beginning. With three- and four-part arrangements ranging from Bach and Beethoven to folk tunes from around the world, pupils and students of all ages can experience the beauty of string sound while building confidence and musicality. Suitable after just one to two years of lessons, these pieces have been tested and loved by generations of learners.

Perfect for young players and equally inspiring for adults who want to share their hobby, this book opens the door to making music with friends, classmates, or fellow enthusiasts—creating moments of joy and success that last a lifetime.

About the Author

Barbara Stanzeleit is the author of the violin method Der kleine Geiger (“The Little Violinist”) and several other educational works. For four decades she ran her own music school for string instruments, where she combined solid instrumental training with a love of making music together—an idea that shaped the school from the very beginning. Alongside her teaching, she has always remained active as a violinist, performing both as a soloist and with ensembles in concerts, as well as in CD and radio productions.

Chapter 1: Renaissance and Baroque

Jean Philipp Rameau 　 Rigaudon (4 parts, very easy)
Pierre Phalese Intrada (3 parts, very easy)
Valentin Rathgeber　 Quodlibet (3 parts, 3 violins)
Johann Vierdanck　 Capriccio (3 parts)

Johann Sebastian Bach　
From "The Peasant Cantata" (3 parts)
Musette (3 parts, very easy)

Georg Friedrich Handel
Two Movements From "Music for the Royal Fireworks":
Menuet - La Rejouissance (4 parts)
Three Movements from "Water Music": Menuet - Air - Presto (4 parts)

Chapter 2: Famous Composers of the Classical Era

Joseph Haydn
Menuet 1 (3 parts)
Menuet 2 (4 parts)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Four Little Pieces (very easy)
Menuet (3 parts)
German Dance No. l (3 parts)
"The spinning girl" (3 parts)
Contredanse No. l (3 parts)
Three Little Pieces Contredanse No.2 (3 parts)
Allegro (3 parts)
German Dance No.2 (3 parts)

Ludwig van Beethoven
"Schone Minka" (4 parts, very easy)
Turkish March (4 parts)

Chapter 3: Folk Music

From Germany:
Bohemian Dance (3 parts, very easy)
"Quieselchen" (4 parts)

From Ireland: Devil's Dream (3 parts) "Washerwoman" (3 parts)

From England: "Greensleeves" (3 parts)

From Israel: Tsadik Katamar"(3 parts)

From Russia: Cossack Dance (3 parts)

From Hungary: Hungarian Dance (3 parts)

Chapter 4:

Suggestions for improvisation as an ensemble Example:

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