Greensleeves: Variations for String Quartet (string quartet)

Title: Greensleeves: Variations for String Quartet

Composer: David Gable

Instrumentation: Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello

Printout: 7 pages

Note: Dating back at least as far as the time of Shakespeare, Greensleeves became a Christmas classic in the mid-nineteenth century when English hymnodist William Chatterton Dix set to it the lyrics “What child is this?” In this setting, the familiar tune is shared by violin 1 and viola, with the two violins providing a delicate filigree over the viola melody in the second section.

Greensleeves is also available in duet settings for two violins, violin/viola, and violin/cello.