There’s something instantly captivating about this uplifting melody, and if played near the end of a concert, this will be the ear-worm piece that annoys the audience all the way home!
My arrangement for String Quartet is in the same key as the original and it fits nicely onto the most playable region of each instrument. The majority of the subtle embellishments in the melody and rhythm in successive verses is captured in Violin 1, and many of the instrumental motifs are here in the arrangement too.
It makes for a very pleasing and very accessible piece for satring quartet (or large ensemble), and at the marked metronome speed it runs for a little over 4½ minutes.
- See also a version for 4 guitars
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From A Distance
Bette Midler
From A Distance
Better Middler
$12.99 Intermediate level
See also version for 4 guitars