Four Songs from The Tempest (string trio – two violins and cello)

Title: Four Songs from Shakespeare’s The Tempest

Composer: John Banister, arr. David Gable

Instrumentation: Violin; Violin 2/Viola; Cello

Printout: 8 pages

Note: John Banister was a court composer to King Charles II of England after the restoration of the monarchy in 1660. The violin 1 part is playable on flute or oboe.

You may also be interested in Two Shakespearean Songs, for string trio (with alternate parts for violin 2 and viola).